Jamie Nussbaumer
{{short description|Guernsey cricketer}}
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James A.J. Nussbaumer, also known as Jamie Nussbaumer, (born 27 June 1987) is a cricketer who plays for the Guernsey cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/364098.html |title=Jamie Nussbaumer |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv5-2014/engine/match/722657.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Cayman Islands v Guernsey at Kuala Lumpur, Mar 6, 2014 |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/979843.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 3rd Place Playoff: Guernsey v Vanuatu at St Martin, May 28, 2016 |access-date=28 May 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Personal life and club career
Jamie Nussbaumer is the son of Austrian Toni Nussbaumer, who became a hotelier and businessman in Guernsey.{{cite web |url=https://www.cobobayhotel.com/pages/cobo-history |title=Cobo history |publisher=Cobo Bay Hotel |access-date=1 March 2020 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620123002/https://www.cobobayhotel.com/pages/cobo-history |url-status=dead }} He attended school at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. During his time at school, he represented them in cricket, scoring a maiden century in his first match after being called up to replace a player who had gone to watch England against Australia at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.{{cite web |url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2005/06/14/cobo-jamie-comes-of-age/ |title=Cobo Jamie comes of age |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=14 June 2005 |access-date=1 March 2020}} He also played club cricket for Cobo Cricket Club. In 2009, he was invited to join Sussex County Cricket Club on a pre-season training camp in South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8429671.stm |title=Guernsey crickets get "lifetime chance" |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=1 March 2020}} In 2010, he played for Sussex's academy in a one-day tournament.{{Cite web |url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2010/07/31/sussex-call-on-our-jamie/ |title=Sussex call on our Jamie |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=31 July 2010 |access-date=1 March 2020}} In 2012 during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he expressed a comment that "Dressage is just not a sport" after Sark born Carl Hester had won gold in the team dressage event.{{cite web |first=Simon |last=De La Rue |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/19180865 |title=Sport that won historic Olympic gold fights for respect |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2012 |access-date=1 March 2020}}
=International career=
Nussbaumer was called up to the Guernsey under-19s team in 2006.{{cite web |url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2006/07/27/jersey-put-to-the-sword/ |title=Jersey put to the sword |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=27 July 2006 |access-date=1 March 2020}} In 2013, he was named as the captain of Guernsey{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/21657888 |title=Jamie Nussbaumer named new Guernsey cricket captain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2013 |access-date=1 March 2020}} and led a call for more players to participate in cricket following a decline in numbers of people playing it in Guernsey.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/27696267 |title=Guernsey's Jamie Nussbaumer worried by lack of cricketers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=1 March 2020}} Nussbaumer captained them for four World Cricket League tournaments.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2017-09-18/nussbaumer-steps-down-as-guernsey-captain/ |title=Nussbaumer steps down as Guernsey captain |publisher=ITV News |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=1 March 2020}} He continued as Guernsey captain until 2017 when he stepped down due to wishing to spend more time with his family and due to concerns he would be rested too much to be an effective captain.{{Cite web |first=James |last=Law |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41305652 |title=Jamie Nussbaumer: Guernsey bowler steps down as captain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=1 March 2020}}
References
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External links
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