Penny Kinsella

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Penny Kinsella

| female = true

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1988–1995

| fullname = Penelope Dale Kinsella

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Palmerston North, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nickname =

| family = David Kinsella (father)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = Batter

| testdebutdate = 18 January

| testdebutyear = 1990

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap = 91

| lasttestdate = 7 February

| lasttestyear = 1995

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 20 January

| odidebutyear = 1988

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap = 47

| lastodidate = 20 February

| lastodiyear = 1995

| lastodiagainst = Australia

| odishirt =

| club1 = Central Districts

| year1 = 1981/82–1987/88

| club2 = Wellington

| year2 = {{nowrap|1988/89–1996/97}}

| columns = 4

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 131

| bat avg1 = 16.37

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 53

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 20

| runs2 = 443

| bat avg2 = 26.05

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 57

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = WFC

| matches3 = 46

| runs3 = 1,927

| bat avg3 = 29.19

| 100s/50s3 = 0/15

| top score3 = 90

| deliveries3 = 170

| wickets3 = 11

| bowl avg3 = 11.45

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/35

| catches/stumpings3 = 33/–

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 76

| runs4 = 1,637

| bat avg4 = 23.05

| 100s/50s4 = 0/8

| top score4 = 93

| deliveries4 = 12

| wickets4 = 1

| bowl avg4 = 9.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/9

| catches/stumpings4 = 18/–

| date = 29 April 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17281/17281.html CricketArchive

}}

Penelope Dale Kinsella (born 14 August 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1988 and 1995. She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Wellington.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/54405.html |title=Penny Kinsella |access-date=16 April 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17281/17281.html |title=Penny Kinsella |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=CricketArchive}}

In 1992–93 she scored the highest aggregate ever made by a Wellington club cricketer in one season, 1259 runs.{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://wellingtoncollegians.org/pages/history|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Wellington Collegians Cricket Club|language=en}} The Penny Kinsella Trophy is awarded to the Wellington U19 Women's Most Valuable Player.{{Cite web|title=Age-group stars celebrated|url=https://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/newsarticle/102543|access-date=22 April 2021|website=www.cricketwellington.co.nz}}

She is a teacher at Onslow College in Wellington.{{Cite web|date=18 January 2021|title=Where is she now? Penny Kinsella|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/where-is-she-now-penny-kinsella?fbclid=IwAR2ZOQ9usZ3s0pkGrURnXlWZvyMHa2Fl2LOjYfpDm6GkyzxmGRIOjfWePtE|access-date=18 January 2021|website=Newsroom|language=en-AU}} Her father is former cricket umpire David Kinsella.{{Cite web|title=THE PROJECT TEAM|url=http://nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/womenincricket/project-team/|access-date=7 July 2020|website=NZ CRICKET MUSEUM|language=en-US}}