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Justin Kemp

Justin Miles Kemp
South Africa · Batsman
Right Handed Bat Right-arm fast-medium October 02, 1977 (49 years) Queenstown, Cape Province
1,821
Career runs
Test best #90ODI best #31T20 best #5
102
Matches
1,821
Runs
100
Highest
1
100s

Overview

Justin Kemp

A strapping all-rounder - built like a Hulk - Justin Kemp hails from a strong cricketing background. Kemp's grandfather John Miles Kemp played a single match for Border in 1947–48, while his father John Wesley Kemp made three appearances for the same province in 1975–76 and 1976–77. His cousin is former South African international David Callaghan.

On his day, Kemp could generate massive power and launch bowlers out of the park with ease. He also chipped in with some good right-arm medium pace. Kemp was earmarked as Lance Klusner's successor, but he did not have a long career.

He had a dream start though to his Test career, registering match figures of 5-52 in his debut Test against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2001. Lacking a solid defensive technique with the bat, Kemp was found out in Tests. As it stands, he has played only 4 Tests. He was also pulled up for ill-discipline when he was caught smoking marijuana when South Africa went on to beat West Indies in their own backyard in a Test series in 2001.

Kemp was more effective in limited overs cricket. He delivered a series win for South Africa in England in 2005 - following up his 36-ball 57 in Cape Town with a 50-ball 80 in East London. He scored his maiden and only ODI ton against India the next year in a big winning cause. However, he fizzled out in the World Cup and soon became the forgotten man in the international circuit.

Despite his international career meeting a premature end, Kemp has been a key player for Cape Cobras in domestic cricket. Kemp also represented Chennai Super Kings in 2010 after severing ties with the rebel ICL.

Recent Batting

ScoreOppFormatDate
DNBPBKST2018 Apr 10
DNBPBKST2021 Mar 10
4(8)DCT2019 Mar 10
DNBKKRT2016 Mar 10
22(16)DCGT2014 Mar 10

Recent Bowling

WicketsOppFormatDate
0-12PBKST2018 Apr 10
0-1PBKST2021 Mar 10
0-14DCT2019 Mar 10
3-12KKRT2016 Mar 10
0-15DCGT2014 Mar 10

Stats

Career by format

international & domestic formats
Test4 matches
Batting
80
Runs
13.33
Avg
55
HS
0/1
100/50
Bowling
9
Wkts
24.67
Avg
3/33
Best
53.22
SR
ODI85 matches
Batting
1,512
Runs
31.5
Avg
100
HS
1/10
100/50
Bowling
32
Wkts
31.72
Avg
3/20
Best
40.72
SR
T208 matches
Batting
203
Runs
50.75
Avg
89
HS
0/1
100/50
Bowling
0
Wkts
0.0
Avg
0/5
Best
0.0
SR

Franchise & T20 leagues

club competitions
IPL5 matches
Batting
26
Runs
13
Avg
22
HS
0/0
100/50
Bowling
3
Wkts
18.0
Avg
3/12
Best
14.67
SR

ⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.

Full statistics tables

Batting

TestODIT20IPL
Matches48585
Innings66672
Runs80151220326
Balls250181916024
Highest551008922
Average13.3331.550.7513
SR32.0083.13126.88108.34
Not Out01830
Fours1198171
Sixes060101
Ducks2600
50s11010
100s0100
200s0000
300s0000
400s0000

Bowling

TestODIT20IPL
Matches48585
Innings84815
Balls4791303644
Runs2221015554
Maidens201000
Wickets93203
Avg24.6731.720.018.0
Eco2.784.6757.36
SR53.2240.720.014.67
BBI3/333/200/53/12
BBM5/523/200/53/12
4w0000
5w0000
10w0000

Matches

MatchFormatResultDate
RSAL v BANL
15th Match · Road Safety World Series T20 2020-21
T20South Africa Legends won by 10 wkts15 Mar 2021

Career

15 Mar 2021
Most recent
15 Mar 2021
Earliest in archive
1
Matches in archive
T20
Latest format

Matches by format

T20 1

ⓘ Debut and match counts reflect matches currently in our archive, which may not cover a player's entire career.

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