Madeline Penna

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Madeline Penna | female = true | image = 2022–23 WBBL MS v AS 22-11-05 Penna (03).jpg | caption = Penna batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL{{!}}08 | alt = Penna batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL08 | full_name = Madeline Marie Penna | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|08|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm leg break | role = All-rounder

| club1 = Australian Capital Territory | year1 = {{nowrap|2019/20–2021/22}} | clubnumber1 = 11 | club2 = Melbourne Stars | year2 = 2019/20 | clubnumber2 = 11 | club3 = Adelaide Strikers | year3 = {{nowrap|2020/21–present}} | clubnumber3 = 11 | club4 = South Australia | year4 = {{nowrap|2022/23–present}} | clubnumber4 = 11 | club5 = Canterbury | year5 = 2023/24 | clubnumber5 = 22 | club6 = Essex | year6 = 2025 | clubnumber6 =

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| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1806/1806555/1806555.html CricketArchive | date = 20 October | year = 2024 }}

'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cricketact.com.au/teams/meteors |title=Abode Hotels ACT Meteors |work=Cricket ACT |publisher=Cricket Network |access-date=24 March 2021 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321174801/https://www.cricketact.com.au/teams/meteors |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/players |title=Players |work=Adelaide Strikers |publisher=Cricket Network |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/1201476.html |title=Madeline Penna |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>

==Early life== Penna was born on 30 August 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1806/1806555/1806555.html |title=Madeline Penna |work=CricketArchive |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> When she was nine, she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, which is effectively loose bone under her kneecap.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/11/08/maddie-penna-stars-in-the-wbbl/ |title=Maddie Penna stars in the WBBL |last=Konstantopoulos |first=Mary |work=The Roar |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1118/1118194.html |title=Australian Capital Territory Women v Victoria Women |work=CricketArchive |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/madeline-penna-melbourne-stars-last-minute-call-up-wbbl05-womens-big-bash-bankstown-act/2019-10-29 |title=Penna pushes past pain to make whirlwind entrance |last=Jolly |first=Laura |work=cricket.com.au |date=29 October 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

Penna joined the Adelaide Strikers for the 2020–21 WBBL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/final-wbbl06-squads-contracting-strikers-heat-hurricanes-renegades-stars-scorchers-thunder-sixers/2020-10-11 |title=Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL06 |last=Jolly |first=Laura |work=cricket.com.au |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/7023425/powerful-striking/ |title=Madeline Penna strikes form in the WBBL for the Adelaide Strikers |last=Boulous |first=Chris |work=Liverpool City Champion |date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7165639/remember-the-name-penna-lights-up-the-wncl/ |title=Rising ACT Meteors star Maddie Penna notches maiden WNCL ton |last=Helmers |first=Caden |work=The Canberra Times |date=13 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>

On 15 October 2024, Penna scored her maiden Twenty20 century against the Melbourne Renegades in the 2024 T20 Spring Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |title=AS-W vs MR-W Cricket Scorecard, 13th Match at Adelaide, October 15, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/t20-spring-challenge-2024-25-1445044/adelaide-strikers-women-vs-melbourne-renegades-women-13th-match-1445056/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commonscat-inline}} *{{cricinfo|id=1201476}} *{{cricketarchive|id=1806555}} *[https://www.cricket.com.au/players/madeline-penna/NqX2IRAceUeQ7FqNB4Mzew Madeline Penna] at Cricket Australia

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penna, Madeline}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women cricketers Category:ACT Meteors cricketers Category:Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers Category:Melbourne Stars (WBBL) cricketers Category:South Australia women's cricketers Category:Canterbury Magicians cricketers Category:Essex women cricketers