Ben William Sanderson (born 3 January 1989[1]) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a seam bowler, capable of opening the bowling, and an aggressive batsman and fielder.
Sanderson began his career with Yorkshire County Cricket Club 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 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]