New Northants contract for young left-arm seamer Louw
Left-arm seamer Tiaan Louw has signed a new contract with Northants that will see him stay at the cinch County Ground until the end of the 2027 season.
The 20-year-old has been part of the squad at Wantage Road since signing a rookie contract as a teenager in 2024.
He was first spotted by the club's coaching staff as a net bowler on a pre-season trip to Stellenbosch in South Africa.
Louw attended school there, and is a graduate of Bishop’s Diocesan College in Cape Town.
He has had to be patient for his chance, and didn't make his first team debut until this season, when he was selected for the Metro Bank One Day Cup clash with Leicestershire in July.
The Wycombe-born player went on to make two more 50-over appearances, against Somerset and Gloucestershire, and head coach Darren Lehmann sees Louw as one for the future.
"Tiaan is exciting young cricketer who has a lot of excellent attributes," said the Australian.
"He's had that experience of first team cricket and now we're looking forward to seeing him develop and start knocking on the door a bit more over the next year."
As for Louw himself, he is glad to be offered the chance to extend his stay at Northants, having
"I’m extremely grateful to have made my first team debut in the One Day Cup this summer and glad to have been offered another contract for next season," said Louw, who also played a lot of cricket for Kislingbury Temperance in the Northants Cricket League in 2026.
"I’m going to work hard this winter and hopefully make further appearances and contributions across all formats in 2027."