Country: | England |
Fullname: | Geoffrey Cornu |
Birth Date: | 29 June 1913 |
Birth Place: | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Death Place: | England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Leg break googly |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 60 |
Bat Avg1: | 30.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 21 |
Deliveries1: | 756 |
Wickets1: | 13 |
Bowl Avg1: | 39.46 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 3/92 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
Date: | 25 December |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11338.html Cricinfo |
Geoffrey Cornu (29 June 1913 - 29 June 2007) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Sheffield, Cornu was educated at Malvern College.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford in 1934.[2] He made four further appearances in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, the last of which came in 1937 against Oxford University.[2] Across his five matches, he scored a total of 60 runs with a highest score of 21 not out,[3] 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.[4] Cornu served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Artillery during World War II. He died on his 94th birthday in 2007.[1]