Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn explained

Simon Douglas-Pennant
Country:England
Birth Date:28 June 1938
Birth Place:Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Family:Cyril Douglas-Pennant (uncle)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left-arm fast-medium
Club1:Cambridge University
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:35
Runs1:101
Bat Avg1:4.59
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:14
Deliveries1:5962
Wickets1:83
Bowl Avg1:36.51
Fivefor1:3
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:7/56
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:10 July 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12236.html Cricinfo

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn (born 28 June 1938), is a British nobleman. He is the current holder of the title of Baron Penrhyn – he succeeded his father Nigel's elder brother the 6th Baron, who died without male issue in 2003.

He studied at Eton College and Clare College, Cambridge, where he represented the university at cricket from 1959 to 1961 as a left-arm opening bowler.[1] In the match against Free Foresters in 1959 he took his best innings and match figures in first-class cricket: 7 for 56 and 3 for 115, for match figures of 10 for 171.[2]

On 5 October 1963 he married Josephine Upcott, daughter of Robert Upcott.[3] They have four children:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Person Page. www.thepeerage.com.
  2. Web site: Cambridge University v Free Foresters 1959 . CricketArchive . 9 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron penrhyn, b1938. www.douglashistory.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Penrhyn, Baron (UK, 1866). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315173623/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/penrhyn1866.htm. 2014-03-15.