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Cricket Milestone: Jeremiah Louis Joins West Indies Test Team for England Tour

Basseterre, Saint Christopher – In a historic moment for St. Kitts, Jeremiah Stevenson Louis has been selected to join the West Indies Test team for their upcoming tour of England. This makes him the second player from St. Kitts to achieve this honor, following in the footsteps of his brother, Mikyle Louis, who was the first player from St. Kitts to be selected for the West Indies Test team.

Jeremiah Louis, born on March 12, 1996, in St. Kitts, has had a phenomenal year in 2024, particularly in the West Indies Four Day Championship, where he took an impressive 29 wickets at an average of 14.78. His selection is a testament to his hard work and exceptional performance on the field.

Player Profile: Jeremiah Stevenson Louis

• Full Name: Jeremiah Stevenson Louis
• Born: March 12, 1996, St. Kitts
• Age: 28 years and 105 days
• Batting Style: Right-hand bat
• Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast
• Playing Role: Bowler
• Teams:
• Leeward Islands
• St Kitts & Nevis
• St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
• West Indies B

Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Best Bowling (Innings)	Best Bowling (Match)	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4w	5w	10w
FC	57	100	7529	3841	151	6/69	9/112	25.43	3.06	49.8	8	2	0
List A	29	29	851	825	25	5/33	5/33	33.00	5.81	34.0	0	1	0
T20s	6	5	72	116	3	2/42	2/42	38.66	9.66	24.0	0	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	High Score	Average	Balls Faced	Strike Rate	100s	50s	4s	6s	Catches	Stumpings
FC	57	92	24	1581	78*	23.25	3681	42.95	0	4	167	26	34	0
List A	29	21	7	248	41*	17.71	258	96.12	0	0	17	6	9	0
T20s	6	4	4	11	11*	–	20	55.00	0	0	1	0	1	0

Jeremiah Louis is a Kittitian cricketer who has made significant contributions to the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He made his senior debut for the Leewards during the 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition against Trinidad and Tobago and later debuted in List A against Jamaica. One of His best bowling performances to date came in a four-day game against the Windward Islands, taking 3/29.

In the 2017 CPL player draft, Louis was selected by the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots. He achieved his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in November 2017 while playing for the Leeward Islands against Barbados. In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.

Louis’s selection to the West Indies Test team marks a significant milestone in his career and is a proud moment for St. Kitts. His impressive record and recent performance indicate a promising future as he joins the elite ranks of West Indies cricket.