Ben Cliff

Benjamin Michael Cliff (born 23 October 2002) is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire Cricket Club.^[1] He is a right handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.^[2]

Ben Cliff

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Michael Clifff
Born	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023–present	Yorkshire
FC debut	10 September 2023 Yorkshire v Glamorgan
LA debut	2 August 2022 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 3 8 5 Runs scored 23 3 2 Batting average 7.66 1.50 – 100s/50s 0 0 0 Top score 20 0 2* Balls bowled 180 315 96 Wickets 3 9 8 Bowling average 42.66 35.00 18.62 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/27 3/37 4/31 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2025

Early life

From Halifax, West Yorkshire,^[3] Cliff played as a youngster at Copley Cricket Club in the Halifax League.^[4][5]

Career

He signed a rookie contract with Yorkshire in July 2022. He began to be included in first-team squads which Yorkshire Director of Cricket Darren Gough described as “recognition for his performances” in second-XI cricket for Yorkshire.^[6][7] He made his List A debut for Yorkshire on 2 August 2022 against Northamptonshire, in 2022 One-Day Cup.^[8]

During the 2023 season, he remained part of the Yorkshire red ball first team and in July 2023, was given a two-year professional contract with the county.^[9][10][11] He made his first-class debut for Yorkshire against Glamorgan on 10 September 2023 in 2023 County Championship.^[12]

Playing in the 2nd XI T20 final in July 2024, he took an unusual caught and bowled when Somerset batter Ned Leonard struck the ball against the batter at the non-strikers end which deflected it back to Cliff.^[13][14]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Yorkshire earlier in the 2024 season in 2024 T20 Blast, Cliff took career-best figures of 4/31 against Nottinghamshire at Headingley on 19 July 2024.^[15][16]

International career

Cliff played for England U19 on their tour of Sri Lanka in December 2021, where he took four wickets at an average of 23.25. In January 2022, he was added to 2022 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup squad in the place of Sonny Baker, who was ruled out of England's squad due to a back injury.^[17][18] He also featured for the team in the 2022 summer season.^[19]