Justin Kemp
86South Africa · BAT · 2001 to 2007 · on scorecards: JM Kemp
BATTING
- Matches
- 85
- Innings
- 66
- Runs
- 1512
- Average
- 31.5
- Strike rate
- 83.12
- High score
- 100*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 10
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 32
- Average
- 31.71
- Economy
- 4.67
- Strike rate
- 40.7
- Best figures
- 3/20
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 33 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Justin Kemp played 85 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2007. The first came against Sri Lanka at Mangaung Oval, and the last against Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium in 2007.
The highest score in the archive is 100 not out from 89 balls against India at Newlands in 2006, in a match South Africa won. In all: 1 hundred, 10 fifties. At home the average was 40.3 across 37 ODIs; away it was 29.1 across 22 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against India: 254 runs at 50.8 in 11 ODIs. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 130 runs at 21.7. Justin Kemp captained South Africa in 3 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 3. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 54 of the ODIs Justin Kemp played and lost 26.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 85 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100* | 89 | India | Newlands | 2006 | Won |
| 86 | 76 | Asia XI | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2007 | Lost |
| 80 | 50 | England | Buffalo Park | 2005 | Won |
| 78* | 81 | Zimbabwe | St George's Park | 2005 | Won |
| 73 | 64 | New Zealand | Mangaung Oval | 2005 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/20 | 6.2 | India | Kingsmead | 2001 | Won |
| 3/21 | 4.1 | India | St George's Park | 2006 | Won |
| 3/54 | 8.5 | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 2/9 | 3 | Pakistan | Newlands | 2007 | Won |
| 2/14 | 7 | Kenya | Newlands | 2001 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 219 | 31.29 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 11 | 254 | 50.80 | 1/1 | 9 | 14.00 |
| West Indies | 10 | 146 | 29.20 | 0/1 | 7 | 25.29 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 149 | 74.50 | 0/1 | 3 | 55.33 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 148 | 24.67 | 0/1 | 2 | 28.50 |
| England | 8 | 206 | 29.43 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 34 | 5.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 21.67 |
| Asia XI | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 0/1 | 3 | 33.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 178 | 59.33 | 0/2 | 1 | 105.00 |
| Ireland | 2 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 29.50 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 725 | 40.28 | 1/6 | 16 | 32.44 |
| Away | 22 | 378 | 29.08 | 0/1 | 8 | 25.88 |
| Neutral | 26 | 409 | 24.06 | 0/3 | 8 | 36.13 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 9 | 130 | 21.67 | 0/1 | 4 | 21.25 |
| Newlands | 6 | 216 | 216.00 | 1/2 | 5 | 12.80 |
| St George's Park | 6 | 117 | 39.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 35.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 6 | 45 | 11.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 43.33 |
| SuperSport Park | 6 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 19.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 27.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2001 at Mangaung Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2007 at Iqbal Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 October 1977
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,819
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 61.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 140.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 42.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,427 balls faced in that period.
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