Dick Penn

Dick Penn

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Penn
Born	6 January 1855(1855-01-06) Lee, London, England
Died	18 October 1889(1889-10-18) (aged 34) Lee, London, England
Nickname	Dick
Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling style	Left-arm round arm orthodox slow bowler
Relations	Frank Penn, William Penn
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1875-1884	Kent
First-class debut	12 July 1875 Kent v Sussex
Last First-class	12 May 1884 Kent v MCC
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	48
Runs scored	539
Batting average	7.81
100s/50s	-/1
Top score	66
Balls bowled	9646
Wickets	222
Bowling average	16.07
5 wickets in innings	20
10 wickets in match	3
Best bowling	8-34
Catches/stumpings	21/-
Source: [1], 28 February 2011

Alfred ("Dick") Penn (6 January 1855 - 18 October 1889) was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Kent from 1875 to 1884.

Penn was born at The Cedars, Lee, Lewisham, the son of John Penn a manufacturer of marine engines at works in Deptford and Greenwich.^[1] In 1874 he was playing cricket for Gentlemen of West Kent. He joined the county side in 1875 and played his opening match against Sussex. He played 48 first-class matches, 41 of which were for Kent. His strength was as a bowler and he achieved five wickets in an innings 20 times and ten wickets in a match 3 times. His last first class match was against MCC.

Penn was a left-hand batsman and played 82 innings in 48 first class matches with an average of 7.81 and a top score of 66. He was a left-arm round arm orthodox slow bowler and took 222 first class wickets at an average of 16.07 and a best performance of 8 for 34.^[2]

Penn died at Lee, at the age of 34. His brothers Frank and William also played cricket for Kent. His brothers-in-law were the rugby internationals Joseph Fletcher Green and Frederick Stockes.

References

1. ^ Ideal Homes:a History of South East London Suburbs
2. ^ Dick Penn at Cricket Archive