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Kimber revels in the honour of playing in an England shirt

by
The Cricket Paper Team
4 August 2019

YOUNG GUN

NICK KIMBER
Nottinghamshire fast bowler
Representing England is always an honour but Nottinghamshire tyro Nick Kimber says only this summer has he truly embraced wearing the Three Lions shirt.
The 18-year-old seamer was hastily called up for an England Under-19 debut last year and rushed into the squad for a Youth Test against South Africa at Scarborough.
Within a year, Kimber has gone from stop-gap to mainstay, leading the England attack in the recently concluded Under- 19 Tri-Series against India and Bangladesh.
“I think I was ready for this summer more than I was last ...