Percival Penman

Arthur Percival Penman, usually known by his middle name, (1885–1944) was an Australian cricketer and Australian rugby union representative. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket for New South Wales in the early 20th century.

Percival Penman

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Percival Penman
Born	(1885-01-23)23 January 1885 Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 September 1944(1944-09-11) (aged 59) Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1904–1906	New South Wales
First-class debut	24 December 1904 New South Wales v Queensland
Last First-class	12 January 1906 New South Wales v Australian XI
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 45 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 15* Balls bowled 819 Wickets 18 Bowling average 21.94 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/48 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 1 January 2008

Percival Penman

Rugby union career
Position(s) fullback International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1905 Australia 1 (0)

Cricket career

Born in New South Wales on 23 January 1885, Penman first played for the New South Wales cricket team in December 1904 in a first-class match against Queensland. He played further matches for New South Wales against Tasmania and Queensland in the same season. The following season he played his last two first-class matches against Queensland and an Australian XI. He never played a match in the Sheffield Shield.

In the mid-1920s, Penman played three matches for the Federated Malay States, two against the Straits Settlements and one against Hong Kong. He died in New South Wales on 11 September 1944.

Rugby union career

Penman was also a rugby union international for Australia, being capped for his country as a fullback in a friendly against New Zealand, at Dunedin, on 2 September 1905.

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers