Jack Bancroft
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Jack Bancroft born John Bancroft, was a Welsh
cricket
er, and rugby union
international. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played for Glamorgan
. Bancroft also played rugby for Swansea RFC
. He was born and died in Swansea
.
Bancroft's brother, Billy
, was a Welsh
rugby international and the first paid professional for the Glamorgan cricketing side. His father William was groundsman at St. Helen's rugby and cricket ground, and Jack showed great interest and skill in both cricket and rugby from an early age.
. He gained his first international cap in 1909 replacing the injured Bert Winfield
. against England. During Bancroft's career he scored 19 points against France in the 1910 international, at the time a record for a Welsh player in a single match. His final game for Wales was against France in 1914.
Bancroft was a tailend batsman alongside teammate Jack Nash.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. Bancroft also played rugby for Swansea RFC
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
. He was born and died in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
.
Bancroft's brother, Billy
Billy Bancroft
Billy Bancroft was a Welsh international fullback who played club rugby for Swansea and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, becoming their first professional player in 1895....
, was a Welsh
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
rugby international and the first paid professional for the Glamorgan cricketing side. His father William was groundsman at St. Helen's rugby and cricket ground, and Jack showed great interest and skill in both cricket and rugby from an early age.
Rugby career
As well as playing for Swansea at club level, Bancroft was capped eighteen times for the Welsh national teamWales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
. He gained his first international cap in 1909 replacing the injured Bert Winfield
Bert Winfield
Herbert Benjamin 'Bert' Winfield was an English rugby union player who played international rugby for Wales. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks and captained Wales against Ireland in 1908...
. against England. During Bancroft's career he scored 19 points against France in the 1910 international, at the time a record for a Welsh player in a single match. His final game for Wales was against France in 1914.
International matches
Wales 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914 1909, 190, 1911, 1912, 1913 1909, 1910, 1912, 1914Cricket career
Jack Bancroft was wicket-keeper for Swansea, and played Minor Counties Cricket for Glamorgan as early as 1908. Bancroft was called up to the Glamorgan first team on nine occasions during the 1922 season before hanging up his gloves.Bancroft was a tailend batsman alongside teammate Jack Nash.
External links
- Jack Bancroft at Cricket Archive