| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Henry Cornwell |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Death Place: | Hackney, Middlesex, England |
| Family: | Edward Cornwell (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Cambridgeshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 266 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.64 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 61 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 10 April |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11342.html Cricinfo |
Henry Cornwell (19 December 1822 — 19 September 1869) was an English first-class cricketer.
Cornwell was born at Cambridge in December 1822. He was a leading figure in Cambridgeshire cricket in the 1840s.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for a Cambridge Town and County Club team in 1844 against Cambridge University at Parker's Piece, and was considered a cricketer of a high enough standard to play for an ad-hoc All-England in 1845 and 1846, with appearances against Nottinghamshire and Kent. He continued to play first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire representative sides until 1849, having made eleven appearances across first-class cricket since 1844.[2] Cornwell was held in high regard by fellow players, with William Glover, a fellow Cambridgeshire cricketer, describing him as one of the few batsman able to take on the bowling of William Clarke.[1] He scored 266 runs across his eleven first-class appearances, at an average of 15.64 and with a highest score of 61, which was his only score above fifty.[3]
Cornwell was active in the Cambridge branch of the Conservative Party and was notorious for intimidating political opponents, raising mobs for hustings, and rumoured involved in voter fraud.[1] In July 1846, he was convicted of assaulting a Mr. Stevens.[4] He later moved to London with his wife following the 1853 Cambridge Commission into corruption.[1] Cornwell died September 1869 at Hackney. His brother, Edward, was also a first-class cricketer.