Laurence Osmaston Cordner (7 February 1911 – 11 July 1992) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the VFL with Hawthorn.

Larry Cordner
Personal information
Full name
Laurence Osmaston Cordner
Born(1911-02-07)7 February 1911
Warrnambool, Victoria
Died11 July 1992(1992-07-11) (aged 81)
Penshurst, Victoria
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break and googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930/31–1933/34Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 43
Batting average 14.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 30*
Balls bowled 760
Wickets 7
Bowling average 68.85
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/154
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2014

Cordner made just one VFL appearance for Hawthorn, against Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval during the 1933 season.[1] His cousins were more successful, two of them Denis and Don, are members of the Melbourne Football Club Team of the Century. His half-brother Alan Cordner also played senior VFL football.

The first of Cordner's three first-class cricket matches came in the Sheffield Shield competition of 1930–31 against South Australia, with his only notable contribution being the wicket of Bert Tobin.[2] Four weeks later, at the MCG, he was part of the Victorian team which played a tour match with the West Indians. He took five wickets in the match, including Lionel Birkett twice and a prized victim in George Headley.[3] Cordner then saved the game for Victoria with the bat by making 30 not out in the fourth innings as Victoria hung on with nine wickets down.[4] His final match came in 1934 against Western Australia.

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References

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  1. ^ Gigacz, Andrew (5 April 2021). "The one and only... Larry Cordner". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Victoria v South Australia 1930/31". CricketArchive.
  3. ^ "Obituaries in 1992". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 1993. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Victoria v West Indians 1930/31". CricketArchive.
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