Trevor Penney

Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968 in Salisbury, Rhodesia) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding. He was a substitute fielder for England during the 2005 Ashes series. He had a career average of almost 40 runs per innings. Penney later became an assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team.

Trevor Penney
Personal information
Full nameTrevor Lionel Penney
Born (1968-06-12) 12 June 1968
Salisbury, Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–1998/99Mashonaland A
1993/94–2000/01Mashonaland
1991/92–2005Warwickshire
1991/92Boland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 158 291 15
Runs scored 7,975 5,141 322
Batting average 39.28 28.88 35.77
100s/50s 15/36 –/21 –/1
Top score 151 90 52
Balls bowled 259 25 –
Wickets 6 1 –
Bowling average 30.66 21.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling 3/18 1/8 –
Catches/stumpings 94/2 113/2 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2012

Personal life

Penney went to Blakiston Junior School; the same primary school in Zimbabwe as England cricketer Graeme Hick.[1]

Career

Playing career

A right-handed occasional medium-pace bowler and batsman, he was chiefly recognised for his fielding, being described by The Guardian as 'one of the best fielders to have graced the county game'.[2] Penney played for Warwickshire in the match where Brian Lara scored a world record 501*.[3] In 2003, Penney scored 52 runs from 28 balls in the first Twenty20 match in England.[4]

Whilst still playing, he worked as a specialist fielding coach with the English cricket team, and was a substitute fielders used in the 2005 Ashes series, coming on for Simon Jones.[2] On 22 September 2005 he announced his retirement from first class cricket.[5]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring as a player, Penney was appointed an assistant coach of Sri Lanka. Penney was later Sri Lankan head coach.[5]

In May 2007, the WACA announced Penney's appointment as assistant coach of the Western Warriors under Tom Moody for the next three years.[6] Penney has also worked as a coach for Indian Premier League teams Kings XI Punjab, Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders, and has been assistant coach of Caribbean Premier League teams St Lucia Zouks, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots,[5] and Barbados Tridents.[7]

In 2015, he was appointed Sri Lankan fielding coach for the second time, and he has also worked as a coach for India,[8] and the United States.[7] Penney was later an assistant coach of the Netherlands,[9] and in December 2019, Penney was appointed as an assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team. His role is focused on limited overs cricket.[5][10] James Foster replaced Penney as Netherlands assistant coach.[9]

References
  1. James, Steve (2016). The Art of Centuries. Random House. p. 13. ISBN 9780857502421.
  2. "Why Ponting's rant over run-out was a load of poppycock". The Guardian. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Pause, rewind, play: West Indies great Brian Lara becomes first batsman to score 500 in an innings". Scroll. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "On This Day In Sport, June 13: Babe Ruth's Farewell, Hello To Twenty20, Spain's World Cup Chaos". Outlook. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. "West Indies appoint Trevor Penney as assistant coach for white-ball cricket". International Cricket Council. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. "Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors". 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
  7. "West Indies appoint Trevor Penney as assistant coach for white-ball formats". The Statesman. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. Booth, Lawrence (2015). The Shorter Wisden 2015: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472915214.
  9. "James Foster joins Netherlands as consultant coach". The Cricketer. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. "West Indies add Trevor Penney as assistant coach for T20 World Cup challenges". The Cricketer. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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