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Justin Miles Kemp (born 2 October 1977) is a South African former internationalcricketer who played all formats of the game forSouth Africa.

Kemp is the 3rd generation cricketer to play first class cricket, his grandfatherJohn Miles Kemp played a single match forBorder in 1947–48, while his fatherJohn Wesley Kemp made three appearances for the same province in 1975–76 and 1976–77. His cousin is former South African internationalDavid Callaghan.^[1]

Kemp made his International debut in anODI againstSri Lanka on 14 January 2001.^[2] He made his Test debut a week later also against Sri Lanka.^[3] He was taken on the tour of theWest Indies in the 2000/2001 season but he did not score many runs and was involved in a controversy when he admitted smoking marijuana with 6 South African players.^[4] He was selected for eight more One day games but again he disappointed and was dropped. He was out of the South African side for nearly three years until he was selected to play in the home series against England. In this series Kemp impressed with his big hitting with him smashing 80 runs from 50 balls in an innings that included 7 sixes. Following his performances he was picked for the series againstZimbabwe and in the match atDurban he hit 53 from 21 balls in an innings that included 5sixes. He was then taken on his second tour of theWest Indies where he made an impressive 65 atTrinidad.

He was then selected to represent Africa in theAfro-Asian Cup although he batted lower down the order and struggled. In the South African season of 2005/2006 he showed that he is a match winner when he blasted 73 from 64 atBloemfontein. Kemp then went on his first tour of India where he showed he was able to bat on slower pitches. He went on the South African tour of Australia where he made a rare appearance in aTest Match when he andJacques Rudolph formed a partnership that rescued a draw for South Africa atPerth. He was not picked for the second Test and has not been picked in a Test Match since. He struggled in the VB Series that involvedSri Lanka, Australia and South Africa with him averaging just 17.00. He quickly returned to form when Australia toured South Africa as he made 51 from 41 balls at Newlands Cape Town.

He was selected in South Africa's squad for the2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India where he showed he is more than just a big hitter when he made 64 from 110 balls in a partnership withMark Boucher where he along withMark Boucher set the record for the highest 6th wicket stand inICC Champions Trophy(131)^[5] 26 November 2006, in the third ODI of the series between India and South Africa, his side were at 137 for 7 when Kemp came in and smashed his way to his maiden ODI century with the help ofAndrew Hall. Together they put on a world record 8th wicket stand of 138^[6][7] and took their score to 274, with Kemp named Man of the Match.^[8] He also showed that he is a useful medium pace bowler when he took three wickets at St George's Park Port Elizabeth. He was selected in the 30-man provisional squad for the2007 Cricket World Cup.

In 2008, Kemp joined the rebelIndian Cricket League, which was not recognised by any cricket board or the ICC, thereby ending his international career with South Africa. In the ICL, Kemp played for the Hyderabad Heroes team.^{[citation needed]}

In2003, Kemp played in England forWorcestershire, with a best bowling return of 5/48 in theCounty Championship againstGlamorgan in June, and a top score of 90 againstHampshire in the same competition in September.

On 20 March 2008, the ECB banned Kemp and four other Kolpak players because of their involvement in the ICL. The decision was, however, overruled and Kemp was cleared to play forKent, with whom he has a two-year deal. However, changes to theKolpak regulations meant Kemp could not return to the county for 2010.^[9]

In 2010, Kemp joined theChennai Super Kings franchise ofIndian Premier League for $100,000.

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