Madeline Penna

Madeline Marie Penna (born 30 August 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for South Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). An all-rounder, she bowls right-arm leg spin and bats right-handed.^[1][2][3]

Madeline Penna

Penna batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL|08
Personal information
Full name	Madeline Marie Penna
Born	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019/20–2021/22	Australian Capital Territory (squad no. 11)
2019/20	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 11)
2020/21–present	Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 11)
2022/23–present	South Australia (squad no. 11)
2023/24	Canterbury (squad no. 22)
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 43 74 Runs scored 1,061 990 Batting average 29.47 29.11 100s/50s 2/3 1/4 Top score 118* 113 Balls bowled 705 253 Wickets 14 16 Bowling average 44.14 21.18 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/38 4/20 Catches/stumpings 21/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 October 2024

Early life

Penna was born on 30 August 2000.^[4] When she was nine, she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, which is effectively loose bone under her kneecap.^[5]

Cricket career

Penna made her WNCL debut for the ACT Meteors on 22 September 2019 against Victoria. She scored 14 runs and took one wicket for 24 from seven overs.^[6] Two days before the beginning of the 2019–20 WBBL, Penna had not been selected for any of the teams, but due to an injury to Alana King, the Melbourne Stars offered her a position in their squad. She went wicketless on debut but took four for 20 in her second match, against Sydney Thunder.^[7]

Penna joined the Adelaide Strikers for the 2020–21 WBBL.^[8] In the final week of the tournament she struck a "whirlwind" half-century against the Hobart Hurricanes, the first by a number seven in WBBL history, scoring 56 from 33 balls including 24 runs off a single over.^[9] In the 2020–21 WNCL, Penna made her maiden one-day century, scoring 118 from 100 deliveries to help the ACT Meteors to a 64-run win over Western Australia.^[10]

On 15 October 2024, Penna scored her maiden Twenty20 century against the Melbourne Renegades in the 2024 T20 Spring Challenge.^[11]

References

1. "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors". Cricket ACT. Cricket Network. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "Players". Adelaide Strikers. Cricket Network. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. "Madeline Penna". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
4. "Madeline Penna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
5. Konstantopoulos, Mary (22 December 2015). "Maddie Penna stars in the WBBL". The Roar. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
6. "Australian Capital Territory Women v Victoria Women". CricketArchive. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. Jolly, Laura (29 October 2019). "Penna pushes past pain to make whirlwind entrance". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
8. Jolly, Laura (11 October 2020). "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL06". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
9. Boulous, Chris (24 November 2020). "Madeline Penna strikes form in the WBBL for the Adelaide Strikers". Liverpool City Champion. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
10. Helmers, Caden (13 March 2021). "Rising ACT Meteors star Maddie Penna notches maiden WNCL ton". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
11. "AS-W vs MR-W Cricket Scorecard, 13th Match at Adelaide, October 15, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Madeline Penna at Wikimedia Commons

• Madeline Penna at ESPNcricinfo
• Madeline Penna at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Madeline Penna at Cricket Australia