London (AFP)

England’s Ollie Robinson was smashed for 43 runs in the most expensive over in the history of the English County Championship on Wednesday as Louis Kimber raced to the fastest double hundred in the competition.

Sussex paceman Robinson was struck for two sixes, six fours – three of which were off no-balls – and a single by Leicestershire’s Kimber in the fourth and final day of their Division Two match. Surrey’s Alex Tudor conceded 38 runs in an over in 1998, of which Lancashire’s Andrew Flintoff hit 34.

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That mark was equalled earlier this week when England spinner Shoaib Bashir conceded 38 runs while bowling for Worcestershire against Surrey, with fellow international Dan Lawrence doing most of the damage.

Kimber, batting at number eight, smashed 243 runs off just 127 balls to take Leicestershire to the brink of an astonishing win but he was bowled by Nathan McAndrew with his side agonisingly short of their target as Sussex won by 18 runs.

The 27-year-old’s double-hundred came off just 100 balls, making it the second-fastest in first-class cricket history.