Penelope Dale Kinsella (born 14 August 1963) is a New Zealand former

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er who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6

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and 20

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for

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between 1988 and 1995. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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

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in Wellington. Her father is former cricket umpire David Kinsella.

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