Background
He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
Saunders was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. Saunders made his first-class debut for Sussex against Hampshire in the 1922 County Championship. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1923 County Championship.
In his eleven first-class matches, he scored 186 runs at an average of 11.62, with a high score of 36.
With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 64.50, with best figures of 1/6. He died at Hove, Sussex on 26 February 1957.