Bio

Ben William Sanderson born 3 January 1989 is an English first-class cricketer, who was contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Sanderson is a seam bowler, 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. 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. 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. He was also on the victorious side in the Twenty20 cup, taking 3/31 against Durham in the final. He was rewarded for these performances with a new three-year contract.