Aaron William Summers (born 24 March 1996) is an Australian former cricketer.[1][2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Hobart Hurricanes in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season on 21 December 2017.[4] He made his List A debut for Tasmania in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup on 19 September 2018.[5]
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| Full name | Aaron William Summers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 26) Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Tasmania (squad no. 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Karachi Kings (squad no. 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Southern Punjab (squad no. 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]
In December 2020, it was announced that Summers would play in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup, becoming the first Australian cricketer to play in a domestic cricket competition in Pakistan,[9] after signing with Southern Punjab.[10]
In May 2021, after playing professionally and working in Darwin, Summers was arrested and charged in relation to seven counts of grooming and possessing child abuse material.[11][12] In December 2021, after pleading guilty, he was jailed for 3 years and 11 months, and was registered as a sex offender.[13]