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Lately, we saw Louis Kimber smashing a record-breaking double century for Leicestershire against Sussex in the County Championship. It was reported that the 27- time-old batsman played a major 243-run knock in only 127 balls in the alternate innings.
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Who Is Louis Kimber?
#WhoIsLouisKimber?
Kimber made his first-class debut in 2019 at the age of 22 having played for minor counties preliminarily. Louis Kimber also inked his first contract with Leicestershire in May 2021 after finishing up a Master’s at Loughborough University. Making on to make a century for the alternate XI against Nottinghamshire beforehand in the season, he made his debut for the first XI in the alternate half of 2021, where he went on to make 13 and four in each innings against Kent.
What became notorious was when he scored his demoiselle first-class century against Sussex in 2022 and, having made his List A and T20 debut the former time, made his demoiselle List A hundred against Somerset in the One Day Cup in August 2022. In the final of Leicestershire’s winning crusade in the 2023 One Day Cup, Kimber hit 18 off 22 in Leicestershire’s innings.
This right-hand batter played a stunning knock of 243 runs from just 127 balls and shattered several records during this monumental innings. likewise, he also broke 20 fours and 21 sixes. It was more shocking when he took England’s cricketer Ollie Robinson to the cleansers, as the ultimate conceded a record 43 runs in an over.
He was fur on 72 runs off 56 balls when Robinson came to the coliseum in the 59th over.
Louis Kimber And Highest Achievement
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In a statement, Louis Kimber stated that he’d try to savour and enjoy the extraordinary 243 from 127 balls win for Leicestershire in Hove despite a massive fail against the Sussex. Be it a failure Louis Kimber did well and phenomenal.
Set at a doubtful 464 to win, Leicestershire was floundering at 144 for 6 when Kimber began his innings in the third over and as soon as we saw it, Wiaan Mulder came to the alternate victim of James Coles. Louis Kimber also went ahead to say that” You do not get numerous days like this in your career. It was unthinkable really.”
In an interview with a journalist, he indeed said that it was sad that we could not make it past the line but other than that it was a good day and you have to enjoy days like these. It was good fun.”
Fastest Double- Double-Century in The First Class
Ravi Shastri- 123 balls Bombay vs Baroda, 1985
Louis Kimber- 100 balls, Leicester Vs Sussex, 2024
Shafigullah- 89 balls, Kabul region vs Boost Region, 2018
Tanmay Agarwal- 119 balls, Hyderabad vs Arunachal, 2024
Meanwhile, he also broke the record for the most sixes in an innings in a country justice by hitting 21 outside during his knock.
This record was preliminarily held by Ben Stokes who hit 17 sixes in 2022. During the same innings, the 27- 27-time-old also broke the record for the loftiest first-class score while fur at number 8 or lower.
Most Sixes By A Player In County Championship Innings
Then’s a list of all the people;
21- Louis Kimber vs Sussex, 2024
17- Ben Stokes vs Worcestershire, 2022
16- Andrew Symonds vs Glamorgan, 1995
16- Graham Napier vs Surrey, 2011
While we’re talking about this this should also be noted that Kimber’s knock went in vain as Leicestershire lost the game by 18 runs. Chasing a record 464 runs, Leicestershire sailed out for 446 with Kimber being the last gate to fall.
Conclusion
Whatever the reason may be, be it loss or palm, Louis Kimber has shown exceptional performance through and through.
