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Penny Kinsella

Batter · New Zealand Women

Team
New Zealand Women
Role
Batter
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg break

Penny Kinsella is a cricketer who plays for New Zealand. She was born on 14 August 1963 in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Penny plays as a batter, bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg break.

International career

  • Test: debut on 18 January 1990 against Australia (cap 91); most recent Test on 7 February 1995 against India.
  • ODI: debut on 20 January 1988 against Australia (cap 47); most recent ODI on 20 February 1995 against Australia.

Penny has played 2 international formats.

Career statistics

In 6 Tests Penny has scored 131 runs at an average of 16.37, with a highest score of 53. Her tally includes 1 fifty. In the field: 3 catches.

In 20 ODIs Penny has scored 443 runs at an average of 26.05, with a highest score of 57. Her tally includes 2 fifties. In the field: 0 catches.

In 46 first-class matches Penny has scored 1,927 runs at an average of 29.19, with a highest score of 90. Her tally includes 15 fifties. With the ball she has taken 11 wickets at 11.45, with best figures of 4/35. In the field: 33 catches.

In 76 List A matches Penny has scored 1,637 runs at an average of 23.05, with a highest score of 93. Her tally includes 8 fifties. With the ball she has taken 1 wicket at 9.00, with best figures of 1/9. In the field: 18 catches.

Career statistics (as of 29 April 2021)
Competition Test ODI first-class List A
Matches 6 20 46 76
Runs 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/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • Central Districts (1981/82–1987/88)
  • Wellington (1988/89–1996/97)

Questions and answers

When was Penny Kinsella born?

14 August 1963, in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

What is Penny Kinsella’s playing style?

Right-handed batter; bowls right-arm leg break.

How many Test runs has Penny Kinsella scored?

131 runs in 6 matches (as of 29 April 2021).

How many ODI runs has Penny Kinsella scored?

443 runs in 20 matches (as of 29 April 2021).

When did Penny Kinsella make her Test debut?

18 January 1990 against Australia.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Penny Kinsella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 29 April 2021. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.