George Stephen Kempis (25 November 1871 – 17 March 1948) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1892 to 1894.[1]
 George Kempis in 1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Stephen Kempis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1871 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 March 1948 (aged 76) Scottburgh, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Gus Kempis (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892/93–1893/94 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A medium-pace bowler, his best bowling performance came in Transvaal's match against Griqualand West in 1892–93, when he opened the bowling in the second innings and took 4 for 34.[2] He toured England with the first South African touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played, but he had little success.[3]
His elder brother Gus played in South Africa's inaugural Test match in 1889.
References
edit- ^ "George Kempis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Transvaal 1892–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "The South African Team in England", Cricket, 23 August 1894, pp. 349–50.