He employed "late swing and extra quickness off the wicket" effectively and had a "compact action".
He took 14 wickets, including five for the cost of 96 runs (5/96) against Cantebrury in the first representative match of the season and 5/21 against Wellington in the last.
[4] He came close to leading the New Zealand bowling averages during the season and was awarded the Wycherley Trophy as Otago's best bowler of 1939–40.
[6][7] During World War II Lemin served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
[8] He played some services cricket during the war, including taking five wickets in the final first-class match of his career, an April 1943 fixture between the RNZAF against the New Zealand Army.