| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Edward Cornwell |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Family: | Henry Cornwell (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year1: | 1851 - 1863 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 133 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.23 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/3 |
| Date: | 23 May |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10973.html Cricinfo |
Edward Cornwell (10 September 1827 — 19 September 1869) 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.[1] 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.[2] Cornwell was employed as a professional by a number of clubs in the East of England between 1849 and 1863.[3] He died at Cambridge in September 1873, two days after his 46th birthday. His older brother, Henry, was also a first-class cricketer.