Louis Kimber Breaks First-Class Cricket Record with 43-Run Over Against Sussex

Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber Smashes Record with 43-Run Over Against Sussex

In a stunning display of batting prowess, Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber made cricket history by scoring the most runs ever in a single over of first-class cricket. Kimber hammered Sussex’s Ollie Robinson for 43 runs in a dramatic County Championship match on Wednesday.

On the fourth and final day of their Division Two County Championship clash, Robinson delivered the most expensive over in the competition’s history. Kimber’s 43-run onslaught surpasses the previous record of 38 runs, previously held by Alex Tudor, Andrew Flintoff, and most recently Dan Lawrence.

Kimber’s remarkable knock reached 192 off just 95 balls by lunchtime, contributing to an impressive eighth-wicket partnership of 200 runs with Ben Cox. Leicestershire scored 236 runs in the morning session, leaving them needing just 80 more runs for victory with three wickets in hand.

Here’s a ball-by-ball breakdown of the record-breaking over:

1. Kimber started the over by pulling Robinson to backward square leg for six runs.
2. Robinson’s no-ball was smashed for four, totaling seven runs for the delivery.
3. Kimber guided a bouncer to third man for four runs.
4. Another bouncer was pulled for six over backward square leg.
5. A swat to square leg added another four runs.
6. Kimber cut the ball to the off-side boundary for four more, with an additional no-ball making it a six-run delivery, bringing up his century.
7. Kimber found the gap at mid-on for four runs.
8. A no-ball allowed Kimber to drive through cover for another four, adding six more runs.
9. Finally, Kimber pulled the ball for a single, bringing the total to 43 runs from the over.

Kimber’s feat is believed to be the highest number of runs scored in an over in first-class cricket without any deliberate compliance from the bowler, such as bowling for a declaration. This historic performance by Kimber will be remembered as a milestone in the annals of cricket.