Stephen MacDonald Kimpton (5 March 1914 – 18 July 1997) was an

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first-class

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er. The son of Victor Yule Kimpton, he was born in the inner

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suburb of

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in March 1914. He was educated at

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, before studying in England at

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. While studying at Oxford, he played

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for

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in 1935, making four appearances. Kimpton scored 112 runs in his four matches, at an

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of 18.66 and a high score of 31. With his right-arm slow bowling, he took 9 wickets at a

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of 42.66 and best figures of 4 for 65. After graduating from Oxford, Kimpton went into business, which included roles as chairman of the

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and deputy chairman of

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. Kimpton died at Melbourne in July 1997. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer who played

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in England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimpton, Stephen 1914 births 1997 deaths Cricketers from Melbourne Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Australian cricketers Oxford University cricketers Westpac people 20th-century Australian sportsmen