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| Full name | Geoffrey Cornu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1913 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2007 (aged 94) England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Cornu (29 June 1913 – 29 June 2007) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Sheffield, Cornu was educated at Malvern College. [1] [2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford in 1934. [3] He made four further appearances in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, the last of which came in 1937 against Oxford University. [3] Across his five matches, he scored a total of 60 runs with a highest score of 21 not out, [4] while with the ball he took 13 wickets with his leg break googly bowling, coming at a bowling average of 39.46 and best innings figures of 3/92. [5] Cornu served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Artillery during World War II. [1] He died on his 94th birthday in 2007. [2]
- ^ a b "No. 34898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1939.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Geoffrey Cornu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1913 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2007 (aged 94) England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 25 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Cornu (29 June 1913 – 29 June 2007) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Sheffield, Cornu was educated at Malvern College. [1] [2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford in 1934. [3] He made four further appearances in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, the last of which came in 1937 against Oxford University. [3] Across his five matches, he scored a total of 60 runs with a highest score of 21 not out, [4] while with the ball he took 13 wickets with his leg break googly bowling, coming at a bowling average of 39.46 and best innings figures of 3/92. [5] Cornu served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Artillery during World War II. [1] He died on his 94th birthday in 2007. [2]
- ^ a b "No. 34898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1939.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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| This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |