Derek Semmence
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Full name | Derek John Semmence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Worthing, Sussex, England | 20 April 1938||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 March 2020 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Semmo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1959 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957–1958 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1974 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2011 |
Derek John Semmence (20 April 1938 – 29 March 2020) was an English
.Semmence made his first-class cricket debut for Sussex County Cricket Club against Warwickshire in the 1956 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Sussex until 1959.[2] Semmence served in the Royal Air Force in his early years with Sussex, which in 1957 entitled him to play first-class cricket for the Combined Services, firstly against Surrey. He played two further matches for the Combined Services, one in 1957 against Worcestershire and another in 1958 against Warwickshire.[2] Having last played first-class cricket in 1958, Semmence made a single first-class appearance for Essex in 1962 against Oxford University.[3]
In 1964, he joined
Semmence later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Northumberland from 1973 to 1974, making 24 appearances.[4] He played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Cambridgeshire in 1976 against Bedfordshire.[4] Semmence was the president of Worthing Cricket Club[7] and previously coached youth cricket for Rajasthan in India.[8]
References
- ^ "In memoriam: Derek Semmence". Sussex Cricket. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Essex, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1956 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Profile: Derek Semmence". worthingcc.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Semmence to coach Rajasthan's junior teams". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.