Derek John Semmence (20 April 1938 – 29 March 2020) was an English cricketer.[1] Semmence was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Worthing, Sussex.
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 Devon, making his debut for the county in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Devon until 1966, making nine appearances.[4] Semmence returned to Sussex in 1967, playing six first-class matches for the county from 1967 to 1968.[2] A somewhat inconsistent batsman at the first-class level, in 35 first-class matches for Sussex he scored 841 runs at a batting average of 15.57, with two half centuries and a single century high score of 108[5] against Nottinghamshire in his debut 1956 season.[6] Semmence was the youngest Sussex player to score a century for the county, a record which remains to this day.
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]
Referencesedit
^"In memoriam: Derek Semmence". Sussex Cricket. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ abc"First-Class Matches played by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^"Oxford University v Essex, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^ abc"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.
^. 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.
derek, semmence, derek, john, semmence, april, 1938, march, 2020, english, cricketer, semmence, right, handed, batsman, bowled, right, medium, pace, born, worthing, sussex, personal, informationfull, namederek, john, semmenceborn, 1938, april, 1938worthing, su. Derek John Semmence 20 April 1938 29 March 2020 was an English cricketer 1 Semmence was a right handed batsman who bowled right arm medium pace He was born in Worthing Sussex Derek SemmencePersonal informationFull nameDerek John SemmenceBorn 1938 04 20 20 April 1938Worthing Sussex EnglandDied29 March 2020 2020 03 29 aged 81 NicknameSemmoBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1956 1959Sussex1957 1958Combined Services1962Essex1964 1966Devon1967 1968Sussex1973 1974Northumberland1976CambridgeshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 39Runs scored 890Batting average 14 59100s 50s 1 2Top score 108Balls bowled 156Wickets 1Bowling average 123 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 43Catches stumpings 24 Source Cricinfo 19 April 2011 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 Devon making his debut for the county in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire He played Minor counties cricket for Devon until 1966 making nine appearances 4 Semmence returned to Sussex in 1967 playing six first class matches for the county from 1967 to 1968 2 A somewhat inconsistent batsman at the first class level in 35 first class matches for Sussex he scored 841 runs at a batting average of 15 57 with two half centuries and a single century high score of 108 5 against Nottinghamshire in his debut 1956 season 6 Semmence was the youngest Sussex player to score a century for the county a record which remains to this day 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 edit 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 External links editDerek Semmence at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek Semmence amp oldid 1156847714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
