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Jeremiah Louis: 155 First-Class Wickets and CPL 2026

Jeremiah Louis is a right-arm medium-fast bowler from St Kitts with 155 wickets and 1,625 runs from 62 first-class matches. Born on 12 March 1996, he was 30 on 23 August 2026. Louis earned a place in the West Indies Test squad for the 2024 tour of England after taking 30 wickets in the 2023/24 regional championship, but a hamstring injury ended the tour before he made his Test debut. He is in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' CPL 2026 squad, although he did not appear in any of the team's first four official scorecards through 20 August.

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Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast bowlerBorn 12 March 1996

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Full nameJeremiah Stevenson Louis

Age30As of 23 August 2026

Date of birth12 March 1996St Kitts

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm medium-fast

Career overview

Jeremiah Louis cricket career

Born in St Kitts on 12 March 1996; age 30 on 23 August 2026.

Right-arm medium-fast opening bowler and useful lower-order right-handed batter.

Career record of 155 wickets and 1,625 runs from 62 first-class matches at the current CWI cutoff.

Took 30 wickets at 19.90 in seven matches during the 2023/24 West Indies Championship.

Selected for West Indies in England in 2024 but remains uncapped after a hamstring injury.

Career story

Jeremiah Louis career and playing journey

Who is Jeremiah Louis?

Jeremiah Louis is a professional cricketer from St Kitts who plays primarily as an opening bowler. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-fast. Cricket West Indies lists him as a lower-order batter as well as a bowler, a description supported by four first-class fifties and a high score of 78 not out. His 155 first-class wickets still make bowling the defining discipline.

Louis has represented Leeward Islands, West Indies A and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. A team listing describes selection at a particular time, not a guarantee of an appearance. That distinction is especially important in his career: he travelled with the West Indies Test squad without receiving a cap, and he has been named in CPL squads far more often than his seven completed T20 appearances suggest.

Jeremiah Louis's first-class record

Cricket West Indies records 62 first-class matches between 2014 and 2026. Louis bowled 8,051 balls, took 155 wickets at 26.62 and conceded 3.07 runs per over. His best innings figures are 6/69 and his best match return is 9/112. The record contains eight four-wicket innings and two five-wicket hauls, showing repeated wicket-taking beyond a single peak spell.

With the bat, Louis has 1,625 runs from 100 innings, including 26 not-outs. His average is 21.95, with four fifties and a high score of 78 not out. Those numbers are strong for a lower-order bowler but do not make him a top-order all-rounder. They do show why a scorecard can treat him as more than a number ten whose only job begins with the ball.

The 2017/18 season that established Jeremiah Louis

Louis's first major first-class peak came in the 2017/18 regional four-day tournament. He took 40 wickets from ten matches at 23.45, with two four-wicket innings, one five-wicket haul, best innings figures of 6/69 and a best match return of 9/112. He delivered 1,778 balls in the competition, evidence of both workload and an opening bowler's repeated role across long spells.

His complete 2017/18 first-class season also included two matches against England Lions. The wider season total was 41 wickets from 12 matches because one wicket came in that separate tour. Keeping the competition and full-season figures apart prevents a common double count: the 40 regional wickets already sit inside the 41-wicket season and the current 155-wicket career record.

Jeremiah Louis's 5/33 in one-day cricket

Louis's strongest List A tournament came in the 2018/19 Super50. He took ten wickets from six matches at 15.50, conceded 5.13 runs per over and recorded career-best figures of 5/33. That remains his only five-wicket haul in List A cricket. The compact six-match sample is a significant tournament achievement without being a complete description of his longer one-day record.

Across 37 List A matches, Louis has 30 wickets at 36.16 and 345 runs at 20.29. His batting high score is 41 not out, while his best bowling remains 5/33. The format includes regional 50-over competitions but no ODI appearances for West Indies. A West Indies A selection or senior Test squad place cannot be converted into an international one-day cap.

How Jeremiah Louis developed as a lower-order batter

Louis's batting became a meaningful secondary contribution over several regional seasons. In the 2021/22 West Indies Championship he scored 96 runs from three innings, including 44, while taking 18 wickets from five matches at 20.16. The following season he made 197 runs at 28.14, with a career-best 78 not out, alongside 13 wickets.

In 2023/24 he added 239 runs at 21.72, with a high score of 45. Official round reports show practical examples: a patient 45 against West Indies Academy and 41 in the first innings of a win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force. Those innings supported the bowling case; they did not replace it. His place remained that of a new-ball bowler capable of extending an innings.

Jeremiah Louis's 30-wicket 2023/24 championship

Louis took 30 wickets from seven matches in the 2023/24 West Indies Championship. His average was 19.90, economy rate 3.32 and strike rate 35.9 balls per wicket. He recorded a five-wicket haul of 5/29 and a best match return of 8/70. This was the strongest recent season behind his first West Indies Test squad call-up.

The tournament record also shows breadth across matches. He returned 3/41 in a defeat to West Indies Academy, took 3/38 in the first innings against Trinidad and Tobago, and collected 3/54 plus 3/59 as Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses and Colleges. Those reported spells explain how a seven-match total reached 30 rather than presenting the aggregate without match context.

Why West Indies selected Jeremiah Louis in 2024

Cricket West Indies added Louis to the 15-player Test squad for England on 27 June 2024. He replaced Kemar Roach, who was rehabilitating a knee injury sustained in county cricket. The selection came after Louis's 30-wicket regional campaign and gave him his first place in a senior West Indies touring squad.

The squad already included Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph and Jayden Seales, with Jason Holder providing another seam option. Louis was therefore competing for a place rather than arriving as a confirmed member of the playing eleven. Squad status is a genuine achievement, but it must not be described as a Test debut or added to his first-class record as an international appearance.

Why Jeremiah Louis did not make his Test debut in England

Louis did not play in the first two Tests at Lord's or Trent Bridge. During the second match he sustained a hamstring injury and Cricket West Indies replaced him with Akeem Jordan before the third Test at Edgbaston. Louis stayed with the touring group for treatment, but the injury ruled him out of the series.

The outcome leaves a precise career distinction: Louis has been selected in a West Indies Test squad but remains uncapped. A profile that calls him a Test cricketer would overstate the public record; a profile that ignores the tour would miss his highest selection level. The accurate wording preserves both the achievement and the absence of a debut.

Jeremiah Louis with West Indies A

Before the senior squad call, Louis played three first-class matches for West Indies A between 2018 and 2022. He took two wickets in that small sample, including 1/27, and scored 21 runs. The low totals reflect only those three matches and should not be used to erase his much larger Leeward Islands record.

Cricket West Indies also selected him for both the four-day and 50-over West Indies A series against Bangladesh A in August 2022. He appeared in one first-class match and took 1/29 from 15 overs. A-team cricket is a development and selection bridge, but it is not senior international cricket and does not create a Test or ODI cap.

Jeremiah Louis in the 2024/25 domestic season

Louis returned to regional competition after the England injury. In the 2024/25 Super50 he played eight matches, took five wickets at 52.00 and scored 97 runs from seven innings. He was not out four times, which lifted his batting average to 32.33, and his highest score was 34 not out. The bowling return was less productive than his 2018/19 peak.

His 2024/25 first-class season was shorter: three matches, four wickets at 47.50 and 19 runs. Best figures of 3/44 supplied most of those wickets in one innings. The small sample should not be blended with the previous 30-wicket season to create a false trend. It documents a quieter return after injury rather than proving a permanent decline.

What happened to Jeremiah Louis in the 2026 championship

Louis played the first two matches of Leeward Islands' 2026 championship campaign. He delivered 174 balls, conceded 96 runs and did not take a wicket. With the bat he made 24 runs from four innings, including a high score of 19. These are the official two-match figures, not a forecast for the full season.

The second match against Trinidad and Tobago ended as a draw after officials declared the pitch unfit and dangerous. Louis was struck while batting, received medical attention and was taken to hospital for evaluation of a possible concussion. Cricket West Indies later said he had been discharged and remained under observation. The update does not authorize a claim about his condition or availability beyond that dated statement.

Jeremiah Louis's limited T20 record

Louis's T20 career is much smaller than his first-class record. Cricket West Indies lists seven matches, three wickets and 11 runs. He bowled 96 balls, conceded 163 runs and recorded best figures of 2/42. All four of his batting innings ended not out, which is why no meaningful batting average is shown despite the small run total.

Six of his seven bowling appearances came for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. He played three matches in 2018 and took two wickets, with single appearances in 2016, 2019/20, 2022 and 2024 completing the career line. A seven-match sample cannot support the same level of T20 assessment as his 62-match first-class career.

Jeremiah Louis with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in CPL 2026

Louis is listed in the Patriots' 2026 squad and retains the current team relationship on this page. He did not appear in the official scorecards against Trinbago Knight Riders on 8 August, Saint Lucia Kings on 12 August, Jamaica Kingsmen on 18 August or Antigua & Barbuda Falcons on 20 August. The correct live-season line at that cutoff is squad member with no appearance, not zero wickets from four matches.

The distinction matters because a player can be available, omitted, injured or selected later without the squad page explaining every match decision. Future CPL 2026 figures should begin only when an official scorecard lists Louis in a playing eleven. His current portrait and team link remain valid identity assets, while the match record stays separate and evidence-led.

How Jeremiah Louis compares across formats

Louis's first-class record is the most developed: 155 wickets from 62 matches, compared with 30 from 37 List A games and three from seven T20s. His first-class bowling average of 26.62 is also stronger than the List A average of 36.16 and the T20 average of 54.33. Those differences reflect both role and sample size, not a universal ranking of ability.

The batting contribution follows a similar pattern. He has 1,625 first-class runs and four fifties, compared with 345 List A runs and 11 T20 runs. The 78 not out and productive 2022/23 season show lower-order value, but his selection case has consistently rested on opening-bowling wickets. That is why the 30-wicket 2023/24 campaign matters more than a generic all-round label.

What remains unresolved in Jeremiah Louis's career

Louis reached the West Indies Test squad but has not yet crossed the final step to a debut. His 2026 first-class return was interrupted by the dangerous-pitch incident, and the available official update stops at discharge and medical observation. The profile therefore does not speculate about long-term health, selection plans or a future international cap.

His established record remains substantial: 155 first-class wickets, two five-wicket hauls, useful lower-order runs and a 30-wicket season that earned national recognition. The current CPL relationship gives him another possible route into competition, but squad membership is not performance. The next meaningful update should come from a confirmed playing eleven, scorecard or official medical and selection notice.

Jeremiah Louis records

Jeremiah Louis career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

First-class (CWI, 23 August 2026)62matches

Batting

Innings: 100
Runs: 1625
High score: 78*
Average: 21.95
Strike rate: 42.61
Not outs: 26
100s / 50s: 0/4

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 108
Wickets: 155
Best bowling: 6/69
Average: 26.62
Economy: 3.07
Strike rate: 51.9
Balls: 8051
Catches / stumpings: 35/0
5w / 10w: 2 / 0

List A (CWI, 23 August 2026)37matches

Batting

Innings: 28
Runs: 345
High score: 41*
Average: 20.29
Strike rate: 86.46
Not outs: 11
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 36
Wickets: 30
Best bowling: 5/33
Average: 36.16
Economy: 6.10
Strike rate: 35.5
Balls: 1067
Catches / stumpings: 12/0
5w / 10w: 1 / 0

T20 (CWI, 23 August 2026)7matches

Batting

Innings: 4
Runs: 11
High score: 11*
Strike rate: 55.00
Not outs: 4
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 6
Wickets: 3
Best bowling: 2/42
Average: 54.33
Economy: 10.18
Strike rate: 32.0
Balls: 96
Catches / stumpings: 1/0
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Leeward Islands first-class career

Debut

Regional debut in the 2014/15 season

Last listed match

155 wickets and 1,625 runs from 62 matches at the current CWI cutoff

West Indies selection

Debut

West Indies A first-class cricket from 2018

Last listed match

Selected for the 2024 England Test tour but remained uncapped after injury

Caribbean Premier League

Debut

Seven career appearances from 2016 to 2024

Last listed match

Patriots squad member with no appearance in the first four official CPL 2026 scorecards

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 155 wickets from 62 first-class matches at 26.62.
Collected 40 wickets in ten matches during the 2017/18 regional four-day tournament.
Recorded List A career-best figures of 5/33 in the 2018/19 Super50.
Took 30 wickets at 19.90 in seven matches during the 2023/24 West Indies Championship.
Joined the West Indies Test squad in England in 2024 as Kemar Roach's replacement.
Scored 1,625 first-class runs, including four fifties and a high score of 78 not out.

Reader questions

Jeremiah Louis FAQ

How old is Jeremiah Louis?

Jeremiah Louis was born in St Kitts on 12 March 1996. He was 30 years old on 23 August 2026.

What is Jeremiah Louis's role?

Jeremiah Louis is a right-arm medium-fast opening bowler and right-handed lower-order batter.

How many first-class wickets has Jeremiah Louis taken?

Cricket West Indies listed Louis with 155 wickets from 62 first-class matches at an average of 26.62 on the 23 August 2026 review date.

What are Jeremiah Louis's best first-class bowling figures?

Louis's best innings figures are 6/69 and his best match return is 9/112.

Has Jeremiah Louis played Test cricket for West Indies?

No. Louis joined the 2024 England Test squad but did not play. A hamstring injury ruled him out before the third Test, so he remains uncapped.

Why was Jeremiah Louis selected for West Indies in 2024?

Louis replaced the injured Kemar Roach after taking 30 wickets at 19.90 in the 2023/24 West Indies Championship.

Did Jeremiah Louis play in the Patriots' first CPL 2026 matches?

No. He was in the 2026 squad but was absent from the official scorecards for the Patriots' first four matches through 20 August.

Conclusion

Jeremiah Louis has built a strong regional career around 155 first-class wickets, two five-wicket hauls and useful lower-order batting. His 30 wickets in 2023/24 earned a West Indies Test squad place, but the 2024 England tour ended through injury before a debut. The 2026 championship brought another medical interruption, while his CPL status remains squad membership without an appearance in the Patriots' first four completed matches. His next career update should follow confirmed scorecard or official selection evidence rather than assumption.