Full Name
Louis Philip James Kimber
Born
24 February 1997
Place Of Birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Country
England
Role
All Rounder
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Louis Kimber
Louis Kimber
Louis Kimber
Louis Kimber (born 24 February 1997) is an English professional cricketer, an aggressive right-handed batter and off-break bowler known for his explosive 2024 performances for Leicestershire, including the fastest County Championship double-hundred (100 balls) and a record 43 runs in a single over against Sussex. He joined Northamptonshire in 2025 and is a Trent Rockets player in The Hundred 2026.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire vs Lancashire · Match 3 | First Class | April 3, 2026 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 91.89 |
| Leicestershire vs Kent · 49th Match | First Class | September 15, 2025 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 180.00 |
| Birmingham Phoenix (Men) vs Welsh Fire (Men) · Match 24 | T100 | August 22, 2025 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Northern Superchargers (Men) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Men) · Match 14 | T100 | August 15, 2025 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Birmingham Phoenix (Men) vs Oval Invincibles (Men) · Match 10 | T100 | August 12, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kent vs Leicestershire · 44th Match | First Class | July 29, 2025 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58.62 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent vs Leicestershire · 44th Match | First Class | July 29, 2025 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Derbyshire vs Leicestershire · 39th Match | First Class | July 22, 2025 | 34.1 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire · Match 96 | T20 | July 10, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire · Match 82 | T20 | July 6, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Leicestershire vs Warwickshire · Match 75 | T20 | July 4, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Yorkshire vs Leicestershire · Match 31 | T20 | June 8, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 91.89 |
| The Hundred Mens 2025 | T100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 252 | 138 | 24 | 15 | 182.61 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 60 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 91.43 |
| The Hundred Mens 2024 | T100 | Jul 23, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 19 | 1 | 166 | 7 | 2/14 | 8.74 |
| County Championship Division Two 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 73.1 | 12 | 202 | 3 | 1/30 | 2.76 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Jul 24, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 1/29 | 6.18 |
| Vitality Blast 2024 | T20 | May 30, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 1/23 | 9.00 |
| Vitality County Championship Division Two 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 5, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024 | 80.5 | 6 | 367 | 4 | 1/21 | 4.54 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 54 | 47 | 811 | 510 | 59 | 19.7800 | 159.0100 | 6 | 65 | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 31 | 28 | 833 | 796 | 102 | 34.7000 | 104.6400 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 6 | 1 |
| First Class | 42 | 67 | 1605 | 2594 | 243 | 25.4700 | 61.8700 | 4 | 207 | 41 | 8 | 2 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 54 | 14 | 29.00 | 174 | 263 | 8 | 32.8700 | 9.0600 | 21.7000 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 31 | 12 | 40.50 | 245 | 246 | 9 | 27.3300 | 6.0200 | 27.2000 | 4/61 | 4/61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 42 | 27 | 210.30 | 1263 | 788 | 11 | 71.6300 | 3.7400 | 114.8000 | 1/8 | 2/71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Middlesex Middlesex
Kent Kent
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire
Teams Played For
- Current: Northamptonshire (2025-), Trent Rockets (2026)
- Past: Birmingham Phoenix (2024-2025), Leicestershire (2021–2025), Loughborough MCCU (2019), Lincolnshire (Minor Counties)
Domestic And Franchise Debuts
- First-Class (FC) Debut: 26 March 2019, for Loughborough MCCU vs Leicestershire.
- T20 Debut: 13 June 2021, for Leicestershire vs Durham.
- List A Debut: 22 July 2021, for Leicestershire vs Derbyshire.
- The Hundred Debut: 2024 (represented Birmingham Phoenix).
Records & Achievements
- Fastest Double Hundred: Achieved in 100 balls in the County Championship for Leicestershire against Sussex in June 2024.
- Most Runs in an Over: Scored 43 runs in one over (off Ollie Robinson) in 2024.
- Most Sixes: Set a record for the most sixes in a County Championship innings (21) in 2024.
- Trophy: Won the 2023 One-Day Cup with Leicestershire.
Career Statistics (fc/la/t20)
- FC: 41 Matches, 1,571 Runs, 243 Top Score, 11 Wickets.
- LA: 31 Matches, 833 Runs, 102 Top Score, 9 Wickets.
- T20: 54 Matches, 811 Runs, 59* Top Score, 8 Wickets.
- 2024/2025 Form: Scored over 3,000 runs and took 26 wickets for Leicestershire across 5 years, with a high strike rate in T20s.
