Julius Sumerauer

{{short description|Jersey cricketer (born 2001)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Julius Sumerauer

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| country = Jersey

| fullname = Julius Thomas Silvester Sumerauer

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|2|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ngamiland, Botswana

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| heightinch =

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| batting =Right-handed

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| international = true

| odidebutdate = 27 March

| odidebutyear = 2023

| odidebutagainst = Canada

| odicap = 9

| lastodidate = 30 March

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Namibia

| T20Idebutdate = 31 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Guernsey

| T20Icap = 11

| lastT20Idate = 7 June

| lastT20Iyear = 2025

| lastT20Iagainst = Guernsey

| date = 8 June 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1112220.html Cricinfo

|bowling=Right-arm fast medium}}

Julius Sumerauer (born 12 February 2001) is a cricketer who plays for Jersey.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1112220.html |title=Julius Sumerauer |access-date=15 June 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/insight/emerging-players-to-watch-under-21-part-2/6/ |title=Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2 |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=20 April 2020}} In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000711.shtml |title=Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=Cricket Europe |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529044753/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000711.shtml |url-status=dead }} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1185174/game/1185200 |title=1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 May 2019}} He played in Jersey's third match of the Regional Finals, against Norway, on 16 June 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185186.html |title=8th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 16 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2019}}

Sumerauer was a member of the Jersey squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-09-16/strong-balanced-dynamic-jersey-name-squad-for-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title='Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=ITV News |access-date=16 September 2019}} In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-11-07/jersey-name-squad-for-world-cup-challenge-league-tournament-in-oman/ |title=Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman |work=ITV News |access-date=7 November 2019}} He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1207061.html |title=1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 December 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/jersey-squad-t20-world-cup-europe-qualifiers/ |title=Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain |work=Czarsportz |access-date=4 October 2021}} In June 2022, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. On 21 June 2022, in Jersey's match against Italy, Sumerauer took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket, with 6/32.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000007/000762.shtml |title=Jersey win again in Uganda |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621191207/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000007/000762.shtml |url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web |title=3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-play-off-2023-1365085/canada-vs-jersey-3rd-match-1365094/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

In September 2024, Sumerauer was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya.{{cite web|url=https://www.jerseycricket.je/latest-news/jersey-mens-squad-announced-for-icc-cwc-challenge-league-a|title=Jersey Men’s Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League|publisher=Jersey Cricket|accessdate=24 September 2024}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/crmjrjy3rjeo|title=Jersey’s Farmers win European Cricket League final|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/2025/03/24/farmers-crowned-european-champions/|title=Farmers crowned European Champions|publisher=Jersey Evening Post|accessdate=1 April 2025}}