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Cameron Bancroft cleared to play Premier Cricket in Western Australia

Cameron Bancroft, who is currently serving a nine-month ban for ball tampering, has been cleared to play Premier Cricket in Western Australia

Updated on: May 14, 2018, 18:23:00 IST
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Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has been cleared to play Premier Cricket in Western Australia while he serves a ban for ball tampering.

Cameron Bancroft  will be playing Premier Cricket for Willetton despite his nine-month ban for ball tampering. (AFP)
Cameron Bancroft will be playing Premier Cricket for Willetton despite his nine-month ban for ball tampering. (AFP)

The opener was given a nine-month suspension from international and state cricket in March after admitting attempting to alter the condition of the ball during the Newlands Test against South Africa.

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Bancroft was due to be playing for Somerset, but the county cancelled his contract following the Cape Town fiasco - which also resulted in Steve Smith and David Warner being given one-year bans.

The 25-year-old will get some time in the middle before his ban ends in December, though, after the Western Australian District Cricket Council voted 14-2 in favour of him playing for Premier Cricket for Willetton.

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Bancroft is still contracted to Western Australia and Perth Scorchers and is set to join them for pre-season training in June.

Newly appointed Australia head coach Justin Langer stated that he would happily welcome back Bancroft, Smith and Warner once their suspensions end.