The 20-year-old from Bedford has just signed his first professional terms with Northants, a two-year deal his reward for a stellar season with the second team, bat in hand.
Pakistan came within an ace of making it through to the semi-final stage this summer, and probably would have done so were it not for a calamitous defeat to the West Indies in their opening match and a rained off fixture against Sri Lanka.
Within 24 hours of a loan deal being agreed Bamber is already in action for Gloucestershire as they host Leicestershire in a battle of the bottom two sides in Division Two.