Geoffrey Cornu (29 June 1913 – 29 June 2007) was an
English first-class cricketer.
Born at
Sheffield, Cornu was educated at
Malvern College
Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...
.
He made his debut in
first-class cricket for the
Free Foresters against
Oxford University at
Oxford in 1934.
He made four further appearances in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters, the last of which came in 1937 against Oxford University.
Across his five matches, he scored a total of 60 runs with a highest score of 21
not out, while with the ball he took 13 wickets with his
leg break
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action. The leg spinner's normal delivery causes the ball to spin from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the ...
googly bowling, coming at a
bowling average
In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly use ...
of 39.46 and best innings figures of 3/92.
Cornu served as a
second lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
Australia
The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until ...
with the
Royal Artillery during
World War II.
He died on his 94th birthday in 2007.
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1913 births
2007 deaths
Cricketers from Sheffield
People educated at Malvern College
English cricketers
Free Foresters cricketers
British Army personnel of World War II
Royal Artillery officers
Military personnel from Sheffield
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