Percival Penman

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Percival Penman
Australia
Personal information
Full name Arthur Percival Penman
Born 23 January 1885(1885-01-23)
Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Died 11 September 1944 (aged 59)
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Role Bowler
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years Team
1904-1906 New South Wales
First-class debut 24 December 1904: New South Wales v Queensland
Last First-class 12 January 1906: New South Wales v Australian XI
Career statistics
First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 45
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15*
Balls bowled 819
Wickets 18
Bowling average 21.94
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/48
Catches/stumpings 0/0

As of 1 January 2008
Source: CricketArchive

Arthur Percival Penman, usually known by his middle name, (23 January 188511 September 1944) was an Australian cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket for New South Wales in the early 20th century.[2]

[edit] Biography

Born in New South Wales in 1885,[2] Penman first played for the New South Wales cricket team in December 1904 in a first-class match against Queensland. He played further matches for New South Wales against Tasmania and Queensland in the same season. The following season he played his last two first-class matches against Queensland and an Australian XI. He never played a match in the Sheffield Shield.[3]

In the mid 1920s, Penman played three matches for the Federated Malay States, two against the Straits Settlements and one against Hong Kong.[4] He died in New South Wales in 1944.[2]

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