Cameron Bancroft set to play for Durham

Cameron Bancroft will be available for Durham for the entire 2019 season.

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Suspended Australia opener Cameron Bancroft is all set to play County Cricket as has been signed up by Durham as their overseas player for the 2019 season, confirmed by the club on Friday (August 17).

Bancroft will be available for the entire season and will represent Durham in all three formats of the game and the 25-year-old feels grateful to get an opportunity to play County Cricket for the club.

As per reports in Cricbuzz, Durham head coach Jon Lewis said of Bancroft’s signing, “Cameron provides us with a very talented overseas signing who can bulk up our batting line-up and help us compete for silverware. [New Zealander] Tom Latham has done a great job for us over the past two seasons but we anticipate Tom being unavailable due to the World Cup in 2019, therefore we were delighted to be able to bring Cameron in. Cameron is a talented top order batsman and a great talent across all formats. He has the appetite and temperament for scoring big runs.”

Meanwhile, Bancroft said, “I am excited to join Durham for the 2019 county season. With the Ashes and ODI World Cup both being played in the UK in 2019, it will be a huge summer of cricket. I am grateful for the opportunity and I can't wait to get over and make an impact with Durham. With the Ashes and World Cup both being played in the UK in 2019 it will be a huge summer of cricket. I am grateful for the opportunity.”

Noteworthy, Bancroft received a nine-month ban from Cricket Australia earlier this year for his role in a ball-tampering scandal after he was found guilty of altering the condition of the ball in South Africa. Steve Smith and David Warner who were the masterminds of the incident were handed a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia. 

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 17 Aug, 2018

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