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Edward Cornwell

1827 – 1873

English cricketer

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Lived 1827 – 1873 (aged 46). Edward Cornwell was a cricketer.

Edward Cornwell (10 September 1827 — 19 September 1873) 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. 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. Cornwell was employed as a professional by a number of clubs in the East of England between 1849 and 1863. He died at Cambridge in September 1873, two days after his 46th birthday. His older brother, Henry, was also a first-class cricketer.

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Who was Edward Cornwell?

English cricketer

When was Edward Cornwell born?

Edward Cornwell was born on 10 September 1827 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

When did Edward Cornwell die?

Edward Cornwell died on 12 September 1873 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

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Edward Cornwell was a cricketer.

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· Wikidata: Q112118249

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