His first match was between Australia and Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 8 December to 12 December 1989, a drawn match on which the bat dominated, Tom Moody and Mark Taylor scoring centuries.
In May 2005, Worcestershire announced that Rhodes had been appointed as head coach, following the departure of Tom Moody.
Schooled at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, where his father was headmaster, he exhibited great talent for athletics (particularly the high jump) and Australian rules football but truly excelled at cricket being selected to train with the 1st XI side (usually made up of year twelve students) at just thirteen, and play with them the following year.
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Shikhar Dhawan is the captain, Darren Sammy is the deputy for the sunrisers, Tom Moody is the head coach and Simon Helmot is the assistant coach of the team.
On 14 May 2007, the WACA announced Penney's appointment as assistant coach of the Western Warriors under Tom Moody for the next three years.