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| Full name | Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1892 Linton, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1982 (aged 89) Fordcombe, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1926 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 19 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1911–1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Scots Greys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | First World War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis KCVO KBE KStJ MC (4 March 1892 – 4 January 1982), 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 side between 1926 and 1928 and succeeded his father Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis as Baron Cornwallis in 1935.