Cameron Bancroft

Cameron Bancroft
Bancroft playing for Gloucestershire in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Cameron Timothy Bancroft
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32)
Attadale, Western Australia
NicknameBangers
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 451)23 November 2017 v England
Last Test14 August 2019 v England
Only T20I (cap 79)31 January 2016 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentWestern Australia
2014/15–2022/23Perth Scorchers
2016–2017Gloucestershire
2019–2021Durham
2023Somerset
2023/24–presentSydney Thunder
2024Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA
Matches 10 1 165 100
Runs scored 446 10,576 3,263
Batting average 26.23 38.59 40.78
100s/50s –/3 –/– 29/37 5/22
Top score 82* 0* 228* 176
Balls bowled 66
Wickets 2
Bowling average 38.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 16/– 1/– 249/1 80/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Cameron Timothy Bancroft (born 19 November 1992) is an Australian cricketer contracted to Western Australia in Australian first class cricket, Gloucestershire in English first class cricket, and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He made his Test debut for the Australian national team in November 2017.

As a result of a Cricket Australia investigation into a ball tampering incident during the 3rd Test against South Africa in March 2018, Bancroft and two others, captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, were charged by Cricket Australia on 27 March 2018 with bringing the game into disrepute, suspended, and sent home from the tour. The next day, as a result of his involvement in the ball tampering incident, Cricket Australia banned Bancroft from all international and domestic cricket for nine months and was banned from any leadership role in Australian cricket for an additional year.[1] Bancroft made his return to cricket on 30 December 2018, playing for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season.[2] Bancroft scored 138 not out on his Sheffield Shield return as well.[3]

  1. ^ "Tampering trio learn their fate". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Bancroft fails to deliver in return". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Bancroft smacks 138 on FC return in Sheffield". 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2019.