Julius Sumerauer

Julius Sumerauer
Personal information
Full name
Julius Thomas Silvester Sumerauer
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Ngamiland, Botswana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 9)27 March 2023 v Canada
Last ODI30 March 2023 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 11)31 May 2019 v Guernsey
Last T20I23 May 2026 v Guernsey
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 5 49 30
Runs scored 97 424 399
Batting average 24.25 15.14 22.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 35 54* 41
Balls bowled 294 859 1.385
Wickets 12 49 49
Bowling average 22.27 22.04 21.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/51 4/21 6/32
Catches/stumpings 1/– 24/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2026

Julius Sumerauer (born 12 February 2001) is a cricketer who plays for Jersey.[1][2]

Career

In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.[3] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.[4] The same month, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[5] He played in Jersey's third match of the Regional Finals, against Norway, on 16 June 2019.[6]

Sumerauer was a member of the Jersey squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7] In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[8] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[9]

In October 2021, Sumerauer was named in Jersey's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[10] In June 2022, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. On 20 May 2022, he made his maiden T20I half-century, scoring 54 not out from 32 balls against Guernsey in the opening match of that year's Inter-Insular Series[11] On 21 June 2022, in Jersey's match against Italy, Sumerauer took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket, with 6/32.[12]

In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[13]

In September 2024, Sumerauer was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya.[14]

Sumerauer was named the tournament Most Valuable Player as his club, Farmers, won the 2025 T10 European Cricket League, scoring 90 not out in their semi-final win over Skanderborg and then hitting 35 off 13 balls in the final as the Jersey team defeated Roma.[15][16]

He was included in the Jersey squad for the 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final.[17][18]

Sumerauer was named in the Jersey squad for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A in Cyprus.[19] He took 4/21 in his team's first group stage match against Switzerland in a nine-wicket win.[20][21] In their second group game against the hosts Cyprus, Sumerauer was named man-of-the-match after top scoring with 43 and taking 3/29 as Jersey won by nine-wickets.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Julius Sumerauer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "8th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 16 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jersey beat Guernsey by 37 runs in first inter-insular cricket match since 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Jersey win again in Uganda". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Jersey's Farmers win European Cricket League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Farmers crowned European Champions". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Jersey pick Greenwood despite motoring offence admissions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Jersey Cricket name 15-man Squad for T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Jersey Squad For ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Jersey make swift work of the Swiss". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Jersey thrash Switzerland in T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Jersey beat hosts Cyprus in T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2026.