Derek Semmence
Personal information
Full name
Derek John Semmence
Born(1938-04-20)20 April 1938
Worthing, Sussex, England
Died29 March 2020(2020-03-29) (aged 81)
NicknameSemmo
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1959Sussex
1957–1958Combined Services
1962Essex
1964–1966Devon
1967–1968Sussex
1973–1974Northumberland
1976Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 39
Runs scored 890
Batting average 14.59
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 108
Balls bowled 156
Wickets 1
Bowling average 123.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/43
Catches/stumpings 24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2011

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]

References

  1. ↑ "In memoriam: Derek Semmence". Sussex Cricket. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Oxford University v Essex, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Semmence". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1956 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Profile: Derek Semmence". worthingcc.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Semmence to coach Rajasthan's junior teams". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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