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Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis

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English cricketer (1892-1982)

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Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, was a British peer, cavalry officer and amateur cricketer. He served during the First World War and was later prominent in public life in the county of Kent, holding a range of public offices.

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Kent County Cricket Club1919-1926

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Military Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

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Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis, was a British peer, cavalry officer and amateur cricketer. He served during the First World War and was later prominent in public life in the county of Kent, holding a range of public offices. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club, captaining the team between 1926 and 1928 and succeeded his father Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis as Baron Cornwallis in 1935.

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Lived 1892 to 1982 · aged 89
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