Arthur Percival Penman, usually known by his middle name, (1885–1944) was an Australian

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er and Australian

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representative. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played

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for

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Cricket career

Born in

on 23 January 1885, Penman first played for the New South Wales cricket team in December 1904 in a first-class match against

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. He played further matches for New South Wales against

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and Queensland in the same season. The following season he played his last two first-class matches against Queensland and an

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. He never played a match in the

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. In the mid-1920s, Penman played three matches for the

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, two against the

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and one against

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.Other matches played by Percival Penman
at CricketArchive 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

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in a friendly against New Zealand, at Dunedin, on 2 September 1905.

References

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Cricket career

Rugby union career

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