Penny Kinsella

New Zealand cricketer

Penny Kinsella

Personal information

Full name|

Penelope Dale Kinsella

Born|  (1963-08-14) 14 August 1963 (age 61)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm leg break
Role| Batter
Relations| David Kinsella (father)
International information
National side|

* New Zealand (1988–1995)

Test debut (cap 91)| 18 January 1990 v Australia
Last Test| 7 February 1995 v India
ODI debut (cap 47)| 20 January 1988 v Australia
Last ODI| 20 February 1995 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1981/82–1987/88| Central Districts
1988/89–1996/97| Wellington
Career statistics
| Competition | WTest | WODI | WFC | WLA

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Matches | 6 | 20 | 46 | 76
Runs scored | 131 | 443 | 1,927 | 1,637
Batting average | 16.37 | 26.05 | 29.19 | 23.05
100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/15 | 0/8
Top score | 53 | 57 | 90 | 93
Balls bowled | – | – | 170 | 12
Wickets | – | – | 11 | 1
Bowling average | – | – | 11.45 | 9.00
5 wickets in innings | – | – | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | – | – | 0 | 0
Best bowling | – | – | 4/35 | 1/9
Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 0/– | 33/– | 18/–

Source: CricketArchive, 29 April 2021

Penelope Dale Kinsella (born 14 August 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1995. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Wellington.[1][2]

In 1992–93 she scored the highest aggregate ever made by a Wellington club cricketer in one season, 1259 runs.[3] The Penny Kinsella Trophy is awarded to the Wellington U19 Women's Most Valuable Player.[4]

She is a teacher at Onslow College in Wellington.[5] Her father is former cricket umpire David Kinsella.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Penny Kinsella". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
2. ^ "Penny Kinsella". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. ^ "History". Wellington Collegians Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
4. ^ "Age-group stars celebrated". www.cricketwellington.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
5. ^ "Where is she now? Penny Kinsella". Newsroom. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
6. ^ "THE PROJECT TEAM". NZ CRICKET MUSEUM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

## External links

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* Penny Kinsella at ESPNcricinfo
* Penny Kinsella at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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New Zealand squad – 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup runners-up

* 1 Anderson
* 2 Astle
* 3 Bond
* 4 Campbell
* 5 Drumm
* 6 Gunn
* 7 Harris
* 8 Hockley
* 9 Illingworth (c)
* 10 Kinsella
* 11 Lewis
* 12 McLauchlan
* 13 Musson
* 14 Turner

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