George_Kempis

George Kempis

George Kempis

South African cricketer

George Stephen Kempis (25 November 1871 – 17 March 1948) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1892 to 1894.[1]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

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

  1. [1]
    "George Kempis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Griqualand West v Transvaal 1892–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. [3]
    "The South African Team in England", Cricket, 23 August 1894, pp. 349–50.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article George_Kempis, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.