Full Name
Ben William Sanderson
Born
3 January 1989
Place Of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Country
England
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Ben Sanderson
Ben Sanderson
Ben Sanderson
Ben William Sanderson (born 3 January 1989) is an English professional cricketer known as a highly consistent right-arm medium-fast bowler, primarily for Northamptonshire and the Trent Rockets in The Hundred. He is recognized for his ability to swing the ball and has surpassed 500 career wickets, with over 400 in first-class cricket.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex · Match 9 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Northamptonshire vs Lancashire · Match 3 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 26 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 37.68 |
| Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 51 | First Class | September 15, 2025 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Northamptonshire vs Hampshire · 2nd Semi-Final | T20 | September 13, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Middlesex vs Northamptonshire · 38th Match | First Class | July 22, 2025 | 12 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 96 | T20 | July 10, 2025 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex · Match 9 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 36 | 8 | 107 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.97 |
| Kent vs Northamptonshire · Match 7 | First Class | April 10, 2026 | 32 | 12 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.91 |
| Northamptonshire vs Lancashire · Match 3 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 41.3 | 6 | 121 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 51 | First Class | September 15, 2025 | 24 | 7 | 84 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Northamptonshire vs Hampshire · 2nd Semi-Final | T20 | September 13, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14.50 |
| Surrey vs Northamptonshire · 1st Quarter Final | T20 | September 3, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 33 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 38.82 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 47 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 117.50 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 156 | 212 | 25 | 3 | 73.58 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Vitality Blast 2024 | T20 | May 30, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 68.75 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 129.3 | 28 | 365 | 18 | 5/62 | 2.82 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 6.3 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 2/26 | 9.69 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 56.5 | 1 | 457 | 26 | 6/8 | 8.04 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 150.2 | 35 | 480 | 19 | 6/66 | 3.19 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 37.4 | 4 | 149 | 6 | 2/28 | 3.96 |
| Vitality Blast 2024 | T20 | May 30, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024 | 42 | 1 | 375 | 15 | 4/15 | 8.93 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 107 | 31 | 121 | 137 | 27 | 8.6400 | 88.3200 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 53 | 27 | 169 | 273 | 31 | 8.8900 | 61.9000 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 118 | 161 | 1188 | 2362 | 65 | 10.0600 | 50.2900 | 43 | 175 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 107 | 106 | 352.30 | 2115 | 3040 | 131 | 23.2000 | 8.6200 | 16.1000 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 53 | 49 | 361.50 | 2171 | 1909 | 67 | 28.4900 | 5.2700 | 32.4000 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 118 | 200 | 3629.50 | 21779 | 9822 | 434 | 22.6300 | 2.7000 | 50.1000 | 8/73 | 10/55 | 20 | 24 | 3 |
Matches
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Middlesex Middlesex
Kent Kent
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Major Teams Represented
- Current: Northamptonshire (2015–present), Trent Rockets (The Hundred)
- Past: Yorkshire (2008–2011), Shropshire
- Other: England Under-19s
Domestic Debuts
- First-Class debut: 14 May 2008 for Yorkshire vs Durham
- List A debut: 25 April 2010 for Yorkshire vs Essex
- T20 debut: 17 July 2010 for Yorkshire vs Notts
Key Career Statistics & Records
- First-Class (FC): 115+ matches, 420+ wickets, bowling average ~22.69, best bowling 8/73.
- List A: 50+ matches, 60+ wickets.
- T20: 100+ matches, 130+ wickets, best bowling 6/8.
- Highlights: Took 55 Championship wickets in 2016, 60 in 2018, and 41 in 2022.
- Top Performance: Achieved career-best 6/8 for Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
Awards And Achievements
- Won the T20 Blast with Northamptonshire (2016).
- Named in the Division Two Greene King Team of the Year for 2019.
- Surpassed 500 career wickets in 2025.
