Cameron Bancroft scored 289 more Sheffield Shield runs this Australian domestic season than second-placed South Australia batter Daniel Drew and faced 664 balls more than him.
The prolific opener just last month had, quite fittingly, hit the winning runs to secure Western Australia’s Shield title. It capped a dominant season for him where Bancroft was also an extremely valuable member of WA’s 50-over triumph and Perth Scorchers’ continual domination of the Big Bash League.
Despite a brilliant domestic season across formats, appearing right at the peak of his powers at age 30, Bancroft was contentiously overlooked for Australia’s touring squad to the U.K, which incorporates the World Test Championship final against India and the first two…