Mervyn Julius of Newton was recently awarded the Boland Premier League Umpire of the Year title for the 2010/11 season, among 45 umpires in the Boland region.
He also was an umpire during the Jive Pro20 final and Premier League MTN40 final.
Marais Erasmus, ex-Boland cricket player and now an umpire on the international panel, is his inspiration, says Julius, who started umpiring in 2004.
