James A.J. Nussbaumer, also known as Jamie Nussbaumer, (born 27 June 1987) is a

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er who plays for the

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. He played in the

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tournament. He played in the

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tournament.

Personal life and club career

Jamie Nussbaumer is the son of Austrian Toni Nussbaumer, who became a hotelier and businessman in Guernsey. He attended school at

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. 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

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against

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at the Rose Bowl in

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. He also played club cricket for Cobo Cricket Club. In 2009, he was invited to join

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on a pre-season training camp in South Africa. In 2010, he played for Sussex's academy in a one day tournament. In 2012 during the

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in London, he expressed a comment that "

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is just not a sport" after

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born

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had won gold in the team dressage event.

International career

Nussbaumer was called up to the Guernsey under-19s team in 2006. In 2013, he was named as the captain of Guernsey and led a call for more players to participate in cricket following a decline in numbers of people playing it in Guernsey. Nussbaumer captained them for four

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tournaments. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nussbaumer, Jamie 1987 births Living people Guernsey cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Guernsey people of Austrian descent