Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968) 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 first class career average of 39.28 runs per innings. Penney later became an assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team.
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| Full name | Trevor Lionel Penney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1968 Salisbury, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98–1998/99 | Mashonaland A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94–2000/01 | Mashonaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–2005 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92 | Boland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life edit
Penney went to Blakiston Junior School; the same primary school in Zimbabwe as England cricketer Graeme Hick.[1]
Career edit
Playing career edit
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 fielder 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 edit
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]
In February 2021, he was appointed as the lead assistant coach of Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 14th season of IPL (2021).[11] In April 2022, he was appointed as a head coach for Barbados Royals.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ James, Steve (2016). The Art of Centuries. Random House. p. 13. ISBN 9780857502421.
- ^ a b "Why Ponting's rant over run-out was a load of poppycock". The Guardian. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "West Indies appoint Trevor Penney as assistant coach for white-ball cricket". International Cricket Council. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Moody returns home to coach Retravision Warriors". 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ^ a b "West Indies appoint Trevor Penney as assistant coach for white-ball formats". The Statesman. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2015). The Shorter Wisden 2015: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472915214.
- ^ a b "James Foster joins Netherlands as consultant coach". The Cricketer. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "West Indies add Trevor Penney as assistant coach for T20 World Cup challenges". The Cricketer. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Rajasthan Royals". Rajasthan Royals. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Penney announced as Barbados Royals coach". Newsday. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Barbados Royals announce Trevor Penney as their new Head Coach". The Print. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.