| Fullname: | Raymond James Kemp |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1945–46 to 1949–50 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 413 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/2 |
| Top Score1: | 152 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 30 December 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/raymond-kemp-37553 Cricinfo |
Raymond James Kemp (6 April 1918 – 27 December 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1946 to 1949.
Kemp was a right-handed batsman. He had his best season in 1947–48, when after scoring 209 not out, 143 and 279 in non-first-class matches for Hutt Valley he was selected to play in Wellington's last match of the Plunket Shield, and scored 152 against Auckland; he took part in consecutive century partnerships with Eric Dempster and Alan McLean.[1] [2] He was selected to represent the North Island later that season and made 59 and 5 in the North Island's narrow victory over the South Island.[3]
Kemp played five first-class matches over the next two seasons without success.[4] He continued to have success with Hutt Valley, helping them to win the Hawke Cup for the first time in December 1948 and retain it until April 1950.[5] [6]
Kemp served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II, stationed in the New Hebrides.[7] [8] [9]