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John Kemp (cricketer, born 1928)

South African cricketer (1928-2010)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ104177270 ↗
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John Kemp (14 March 1928 – 14 June 2010) was a South African cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Border in 1947/48. His son John Wesley Kemp also played for Border, and his grandson Justin Kemp played international cricket for South Africa.

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The public source identifies “John Kemp (cricketer, born 1928)” as south African cricketer (1928-2010). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around John, Kemp and cricketer.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1928, 2010, 1947—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1928-03-14. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with John, Kemp and cricketer providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “John Kemp (cricketer, born 1928)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.