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Thomas Penny (cricketer)

Thomas Penny (cricketer)

English cricketer

Thomas Simpson Penny (15 July 1929 – 26 July 1983) was an English first-class cricketer.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p519: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  2. [2]
    "Player profile: Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. [5]
    "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Penny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "No. 44174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1966. p. 12459.
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