Bancroft
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George, 1800–91, U.S. historian and statesman.
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Hubert Howe, 1832–1918, U.S. publisher and historian.
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Former opener David Warner taught batter Cameron Bancroft how to use sandpaper to rough up the ball, and Bancroft was then caught doing so by TV cameras during play.
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It had echoes of eight years ago in Brisbane, when Smith and Cameron Bancroft laughed through the Jonny Bairstow headbutt incident.
From BBC
The spat followed comments to a gambling website from the 43-year-old last week on how England should make Smith feel "guilty" about his part in the 'Sandpapergate' incident, where Australia's "leadership group" had a plan, carried out by Cameron Bancroft, to tamper with the ball to "get an advantage".
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She was one of a group of people who had raised complaints about the work, which Mr Bancroft said was "essential" to protect his land from erosion.
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Mr Bancroft declined to be interviewed by the BBC, but denied damaging the local wildlife, adding he had only cut down dead or dying trees.
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