Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968 in
Salisbury,
Rhodesia
Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...
) is a former Zimbabwean
cricketer
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who played for
Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his
fielding. He was a substitute fielder for England during the
2005 Ashes series
The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Starting on 21 July 2005, England and Australia played five Tests, with the Ashes held by Australia as the most recent victors. The ...
. He had a career average of almost 40
runs per innings. Penney later became an assistant coach of the
West Indies cricket team.
Personal life
Penney went to Blakiston Junior School; the same primary school in Zimbabwe as England cricketer
Graeme Hick.
Career
Playing career
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'.
[ Penney played for Warwickshire in the match where ]Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing reco ...
scored a world record 501 *. In 2003, Penney scored 52 runs from 28 balls in the first Twenty20 match in England.
Whilst still playing, he worked as a specialist fielding coach with the English cricket team, and was a substitute fielders used in the 2005 Ashes series
The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Starting on 21 July 2005, England and Australia played five Tests, with the Ashes held by Australia as the most recent victors. The ...
, coming on for Simon Jones.[
]
Coaching career
Immediately after retiring as a player, Penney was appointed an assistant coach of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Penney was later Sri Lankan head coach.St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
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,[ and Barbados Tridents.][ Penney was later an assistant coach of the Netherlands,]limited overs cricket
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.[ James Foster replaced Penney as Netherlands assistant coach.][
In February 2021, he was appointed as the lead assistant coach of Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 14th season of IPL (2021). In April 2022, he was appointed as a head coach for Barbados Royals.]
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1968 births
Living people
Zimbabwean people of British descent
White Rhodesian people
Cricketers from Harare
Zimbabwean cricketers
Boland cricketers
Warwickshire cricketers
Mashonaland cricketers
Mashonaland A cricketers
Zimbabwean cricket coaches
Indian Premier League coaches
Alumni of Prince Edward School