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| Full name | Nicholas John Kemp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1956 Bromley, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1981 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 May 1977 Kent v Australians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 9 June 1982 Middlesex v Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 31 July 1977 Kent v Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 30 May 1982 Middlesex v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas John Kemp (born 16 December 1956) is an English businessman and former professional cricketer.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
Kemp was born at Bromley in Greater London and educated at Tonbridge School. [1] [2] He first played for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI in 1974 before touring the West Indies with a Young England side in 1976 [1] before making his first-class cricket debut for Kent in May 1977 against the touring Australians. [3]
Bromley is a large town in South East London, England, and the principal town of the London Borough of Bromley. Its location is 9.3 miles (15.0 km) south-east of Charing Cross,
Tonbridge School is an independent boarding and day school for boys in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde. It is a member of the Eton Group and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies. It is a public school in the British sense of the term.
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. The club was first founded in 1842 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and the club has always held first-class status. Kent have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire.
Kemp made a total of 13 first-class appearances for the Kent First XI as well as playing eight times in limited overs cricket for the county between 1977 and 1981, primarily as a bowling all-rounder. He moved to Middlesex in 1982, making a further five first-class and one limited overs appearances. [3] [4] In his 18 first-class matches he took only 16 wickets, six of which came in one match against Surrey in 1980. [1]
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Middlesex which has effectively been subsumed within the ceremonial county of Greater London. The club was founded in 1864 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and the club has always held first-class status. Middlesex have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Surrey County Cricket Club is a first-class club in county cricket, one of eighteen in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Surrey, including areas that now form South London. Teams representing the county are recorded from 1709 onwards; the current club was founded in 1845 and has held first-class status continuously since then. Surrey have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England, including every edition of the County Championship.
After leaving Middlesex, Kemp developed a finial services career in wealth management, going on to found and manage Stoneford Administration Services, a financial services company. [4] [5] His son, Ben, was a member of Kent's Cricket Academy for young players before progressing to play a number of matches for the county Second XI and three first-class matches for the Oxford MCC University side. [6] [7]
