Thomas Penny (cricketer)
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| Full name | Thomas Simpson Penny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1929 Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 1983 (aged 54) Casterton, Cumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1951–1952 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Simpson Penny (15 July 1929 – 26 July 1983) was an English first-class cricketer.
Penny was born at Bristol in July 1929. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1951 and 1952, making five appearances.[3] He scored 73 runs in his five matches, with a high score of 34.[4] With his right-arm off break bowling, he took 11 wickets at an average of 36.36 and best figures of 4 for 75.[5] After graduating from Oxford, Penny became a schoolteacher, teaching at Canford School amongst others.[6] He died in July 1983 at Casterton, Cumberland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p519: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "Player profile: Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "No. 44174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1966. p. 12459.
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