Francis Cornish played once for the South Wales Cricket Club, against Wiltshire in 1882 before emigrating to Canada where he worked in the Department of Indian Affairs, besides following his father into the Ministry and being ordained in 1900.
Born in Narberth during 1863, Francis was the son of Rev. Charles Cornish, the Recor of Ludchurch. He attended Llandovery College and his prowess at cricket saw him become the captain of cricket at the school. Later that summer, and probably through the influence of CP Lewis, who taught at Llandovery, Francis was chosen in the South Wales Cricket Club’s team which travelled to Marlborough College to play a two-day game with Wiltshire. Francis scored 30 besides claiming a couple of wickets in what proved to be his only appearance for the Club.
Francis subsequently attended Worcester College, Oxford where he continued to play cricket to a decent standard before emigrating to Canada in 1884 and joining the Department of Indian Affairs in Regina. Three years later he joined the Sarcee Indian Reserve staff, before moving to a similar reserve in 1894 at Rainy River in Ontario.
Francis left the Indian Reserve in 1896 and subsequently became a farmer at Yorkton in Saskatchewan. He became ordained in 1900 and subsequently became Archdeacon Cornish. He died during July 1965 in Victoria, British Colombia a few months after his 102nd birthday.
CORNISH, Francis Cole
Born – Narberth, Pembrokeshire, January 1863.
Died – Victoria, British Colombia, 4 July 1965.