Edward Cornwell
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| Full name | Edward Cornwell | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1827 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1873 (aged 46) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Cornwell (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1851–1863 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Edward Cornwell (10 September 1827 — 19 September 1869) was an English first-class cricketer.
Cornwell was born at Cambridge in September 1827. A professional cricketer, Cornwell was a prominent figures in Cambridgeshire cricket in the 1850s and early 1860s. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1851, with Cornwell playing first-class cricket intermittently for various Cambridgeshire representative sides as a wicket-keeper until 1863, making eleven appearances.[1] Across hus eleven appearances, he scored 133 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 10.23, with a highest score of 33; as a wicket-keeper he made three stumpings.[2] Cornwell was employed as a professional by a number of clubs in the East of England between 1849 and 1863.[3] He died at Cambridge in September 1873, two days after his 46th birthday. His older brother, Henry, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Cornwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Cornwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Teams Edward Cornwell played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2022.