Country: | England |
Fullname: | Thomas Simpson Penny |
Birth Date: | 15 July 1929 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Death Place: | Casterton, Cumberland, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1951 - 1952 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 73 |
Bat Avg1: | 24.33 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 34 |
Deliveries1: | 858 |
Wickets1: | 11 |
Bowl Avg1: | 36.36 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 4/75 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Date: | 23 March |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18887.html Cricinfo |
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. He died in July 1983 at Casterton, Cumberland.