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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · Match 44 | T20 | June 6, 2026 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180.00 |
| Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 12 | T20 | May 24, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Northamptonshire vs Glamorgan · Match 4 | T20 | May 22, 2026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 22 | First Class | May 15, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire · Match 17 | First Class | May 8, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex · Match 9 | First Class | April 17, 2026 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire · Match 54 | T20 | June 9, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · Match 44 | T20 | June 6, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire · Match 30 | T20 | May 31, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire · Match 25 | T20 | May 29, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.67 |
| Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 12 | T20 | May 24, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Northamptonshire vs Glamorgan · Match 4 | T20 | May 22, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 39 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 40.63 |
| 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 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 21 | 1 | 162 | 7 | 2/8 | 7.71 |
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 184.3 | 47 | 553 | 34 | 7/31 | 3.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham vs Northamptonshire · Match 44 | T20 | June 6, 2026 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180.00 |
Matches
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.
