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| Full name | Molly Mae Penfold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 2001 Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 143) | 21 September 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 July 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 62) | 6 October 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 July 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Molly Mae Penfold (born 15 June 2001) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Hearts.[1][2][3] In April 2021, Penfold was added to New Zealand's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their third WT20I match against Australia.[4] In August 2021, Penfold was added to New Zealand's squad for their tour of England,[5] replacing Rosemary Mair who was ruled out due to an injury.[6] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 21 September 2021, for New Zealand against England.[7]
In February 2022, Penfold was added to New Zealand's squad as a reserve player for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.[8]
In September 2024 she was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9]
- ^ "Molly Penfold". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Molly Penfold". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Auckland Hearts name squad for the 2020-21 season; Anna Peterson will continue to lead". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "NZ W vs AUS W: Devine ruled out of third T20I". ANI. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Rosemary Mair ruled out of England tour with shin injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "White Ferns call up promising quick bowler Molly Penfold for tour of England". Stuff. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Leicester, Sep 21 2021, New Zealand Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "White Ferns batter Lauren Down ruled out of Women's Cricket World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Devine and Bates set for ninth consecutive T20 World Cup". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.