William Penn (cricketer)

William Penn (29 August 1849 – 15 August 1921) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in the 1870s.[1]

William Penn
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Penn
Born(1849-08-25)25 August 1849
Lee, London
Died15 August 1921(1921-08-15) (aged 71)
Belgravia, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast (round-arm)
RelationsJohn Penn (father)
John Penn (brother)
Frank Penn (brother)
Dick Penn (brother)
Eric Penn (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1870-1878Kent
FC debut18 August 1870 Kent v Nottinghamshire
Last FC22 July 1878 Kent v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 22
Runs scored 402
Batting average 18.3
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 March 2014

Penn was born in Lee in Lewisham in south-east London, the son of John Penn, a manufacturer of marine engines at the John Penn and Sons works in Deptford and Greenwich. He was educated at Harrow School where he was in the cricket XI.[2][3]

Cricket

A right-handed batsman and bowler Penn played 18 times for Kent between 1870 and 1878 as well as appearing for MCC in 1874 and Gentlemen of the South between 1871 and 1874.[1] His younger brothers Frank and Dick Penn also played for Kent and his son Eric Penn played for Cambridge University and MCC.

Business career

William Penn became a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1873, proposed by his father and Joseph Whitworth.[4] He became a partner in the family business around the same time, began to manage the firm in 1875,[5] and in 1889, when the firm was incorporated as John Penn and Sons Ltd, he and his elder brother John were the two principal shareholders.[6] When the company amalgamated with the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company ten years later, William Penn became a director of the new company, but resigned from the board by April 1901 on health grounds.[7]

Penn died at Belgravia in London in August 1921 aged 71.[8]

References
  1. William Penn, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. Hartree, p.71
  3. Dauglish MG, Stephenson PK (1911) The Harrow School Register 1800–1911, p.379. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-11-11.)
  4. Hartree, p.74
  5. Hartree, p.106
  6. Hartree, p.88
  7. Hartree, p.97
  8. William Penn, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  • Hartree, Richard (2008) John Penn and Sons of Greenwich, Richard Hartree. ISBN 9781843064114
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