Ben Sanderson

Ben Sanderson
Personal information
Full name Ben William Sanderson
Born (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Nickname Sando
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2011 Yorkshire (squad no. 18)
2015–present Northamptonshire (squad no. 26)
First-class debut 14 May 2008 Yorkshire v Durham
List A debut 25 April 2010 Yorkshire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 29 18 12
Runs scored 151 43 8
Batting average 6.29 21.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 42 19* 7*
Balls bowled 4,769 576 221
Wickets 103 17 17
Bowling average 21.83 34.11 15.52
5 wickets in innings 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 8/73 3/36 4/21
Catches/stumpings 5/– 7/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 July 2017

Ben William Sanderson (born 3 January 1989,[1] Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who was contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Sanderson is an all-rounder, capable of opening the bowling. An aggressive batsman and fielder, he made his first-class debut for Yorkshire, against Durham, at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, on 14 May 2008.

In September 2011, Yorkshire CCC announced that Sanderson was being released by the county.[2] He then spent time playing minor county cricket for Shropshire, club cricket for Rotherham Town and working as a builder.[3]

On 18 July 2015 Sanderson made his return to first class cricket playing for Northants against Derbyshire, and later signed a two-year contract to play for Northants. [4] During the 2016 season, he took 55 first-class wickets at an average of 21.89, including career best figures of 8/73 against Gloucestershire in September.[5] He was also on the victorious side in the Twenty20 cup, taking 3/31 against Durham in the final.[6] He was rewarded for these performances with a new three year contract.[7]

References

  1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. "Yorkshire Secure Young Talent". Yorkshireccc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. Bailey, Chris (23 September 2016). "Ben built for success at Northants". The Cricket Paper.
  4. "WELCOME ON BOARD BEN!". NorthantsCricket.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. Wright, Matt (15 September 2016). "Ben Sanderson tears through Gloucestershire to end Northants' season in style". Northampton Herald and Post. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. Dobell, George. "Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. "Ben Sanderson: Northamptonshire seamer signs new three-year deal with club". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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