Geoffrey Cornu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Cornu

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1913

Place of Birth: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jun-2007

Profession: military personnel, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.