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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. 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 googly bowling, coming at a bowling average of 39.46 and best innings figures of 3/92. Cornu served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Artillery during World War II. He died on his 94th birthday in 2007.

References

1. ^ "No. 34898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1939.
2. ^ "Player profile: Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Geoffrey Cornu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

External links

• Geoffrey Cornu at ESPNcricinfo

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