Ben Sanderson Ben Sanderson 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 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 County Cricket Club announced that Sanderson was being released by the county. He then spent time playing minor county cricket for Shropshire, club cricket for Rotherham Town and working as a builder. On 18 July 2015 Sanderson made his
Ben Stokes for the Test series against India. He was selected as an all rounder for the first Test at Trent Bridge, taking 2–81 in the first innings. He was out for a duck when batting as England took a first innings lead thanks to a record partnership from Joe Root and James Anderson. Stokes failed to pick up a wicket in the second innings as the match finished in a draw. He kept his place in the team for the next Test at Lords and took figures of 2–40 in the first innings. However, his poor form with the bat continued