Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968 in

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, Rhodesia) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played for

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, noted particularly for his fielding. He was a substitute fielder for England during the

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. He had a career average of almost 40 runs per innings. Penney later became an assistant coach of the

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Personal life

Penney went to Blakiston Junior School; the same primary school in Zimbabwe as England cricketer

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Career

Playing career

A right-handed occasional medium-pace bowler and

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, he was chiefly recognised for his fielding, being described by ''

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'' as 'one of the best fielders to have graced the county game'. Penney played for

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in the match where Brian Lara scored a world record 501 *. In 2003, Penney scored 52 runs from 28 balls in the first

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match in England. Whilst still playing, he worked as a specialist fielding coach with the

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, and was a substitute fielders used in the

, coming on for Simon Jones. On 22 September 2005 he announced his retirement from first class cricket.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring as a player, Penney was appointed an assistant coach of Sri Lanka. Penney was later Sri Lankan head coach. In May 2007, the WACA announced Penney's appointment as assistant coach of the

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under

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for the next three years. Penney has also worked as a coach for

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and

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, and has been assistant coach of

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, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, and

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. In 2015, he was appointed Sri Lankan fielding coach for the second time, and he has also worked as a coach for

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, and the

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. Penney was later an assistant coach of the

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, and in December 2019, Penney was appointed as an assistant coach of the

. His role is focused on limited overs cricket. James Foster replaced Penney as Netherlands assistant coach. In February 2021, he was appointed as the lead assistant coach of

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ahead of the 14th season of

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(2021). In April 2022, he was appointed as a head coach for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Penney, Trevor 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