Born in Bishop's Stortford, he lived at Egerton Stud, Newmarket and attended Stetchworth Toll Primary and Newmarket Grammar School.

For the last 20 years, he was a postman delivering in Barrington and Cambridge.

He played football and cricket for Stetchworth, Dullingham and Six Mile Bottom and was secretary of the Six Mile Bottom Football and Cricket Clubs for many years until his death.

He also played darts and had helped to raise a lot of money for charities, including Cancer UK, for which more than £1,000 has already been raised in his memory.

Mr Cornish is survived by his wife, Pauline, and leaves step-daughters Tina and Judith, his mother and father, Jan and Bill Cornish, sister Penny, and grandchildren Harry, Georgie, Millie and Fletcher Daniels, and Owen and Olivia Appleby.

His funeral took place at St Mary's Church, Dullingham, on April 4 and the Rev Pauline Reed officiated.

Family mourners were: Pauline Cornish (widow), Tina Daniels, Judith Appleby, Jan and Bill Cornish, Penny Bullen, Harry, Georgie, Millie and Fletcher Daniels, and Owen and Olivia Appleby, Brian and Joyce Williams, Ian Williams (rep Sam and the girls), Clive and Valerie Halbert, Kerry Williams (Tom and boys), Brenda Williams, Steve and Wendy Giles, Sonia Giles, Nicola Joslin, Clive Bullen, Jim Daniels and Matthew Appleby.

Other mourners were: Mark Baldwin, Steve and Elaine Cooke (Elaine White), Zoe Taylor, Michelle Taylor, Jen Taylor (Elaine and Matthew Reed), Tony Davis, Craig Sharp, Stephanie Coe, Albert Franklin (Mrs Franklin), Peter Taylor (Barry and Sue Simpson), Jock Webb, Brian Fisher, Ian Scrafton, Charles Grief, Stephanie and Gary Mayes (Chloe and Cameron), Sarah and Derek Breen, Millie and Gracie, Archie Shipp and Gemma, Dot and Den Marsden, Doris and Ron Jaggard, Adrian Jaggard, Graham Pearson, Ian Lister, Jo Tripp, Pauline and Aldo Galea, Aileen and John Liddell (Emily Ellerton), Mr and Mrs D Pearce (Mrs Miller), Trevor Stanbridge, Gordon Neall, John Tolton (Violet Tolton, Mike Hulyer and Angela), Mr and Mrs Peter Smith, Sue and Ray Dean, Tina Jolley (Paul Jolley), Lesley and Terry Pipe, Lindsay Pipe, Shaen Sampson, Jean and Maurice Mingay, Carol Wright, Arch and Paula, Mr and Mrs Keith Baldwin, Mr and Mrs Doug Baldwin, Bill Foreman, Robin Hay, Margaret Cox, Terry Williams, Arthur Vowden, Shaun Fuller (Carol Fuller), Mr and Mrs L Page (Kirsty and Maria), Mark and Sandie Pollington, David McGreavy, Fred and Michelle Scruby, D Franklin, Wendy Diggins, Kelvin Alderton, Sue and Nick Elmer, Jackie Burton (Eric, Polly and Lucy), Ashley Mack, Jack Warrell, Charlie Warrell, Richard Kelly, Amanda Hunter (John Dunn), Mr and Mrs K McDonnell (Gail and Claire), Henry Mann, Karen McDonnell (Mark Langlands), Derek Baldwin (Pauline, Stephen and Chris), Duncan Baldwin (Jonathan and family), Lynn Hazlewood (John Hazlewood and Claire Blackburn), Brian Hogan, Michael Crossey, Nathan Bird (Laura Thurley), Will Harper, Tom and Ed Harper, Darren Halfpenny (Tremaine), Janet Williams (Jodie and Darren), Kristian Liles and Jade, Marion Allen, Anne Borrows (Peter Borrows), Mr R Wright (Mrs T Wright), Kim Ward, Sonia Bowens, Eric and Sue Polley, Martin Pipe, Michael Misson, Keith and Emily Owen, Rob and Yvonne Hussey, Lucy and Michael Peacock, Paul and Shona Meyrick, Richard Clarke, Gordon Lowes, Roy Pearson (Sheila), Robert Fox (CWU Royal Mail), Nicky, Chris and Shannon Copare, Paul Sparks, Lucy Matthews, Martin Wilson, Mel Saunders, Ray Nockolds, Chris Welsh, Alan Ellis, Rod Jeffries, Gary Liston, Stephen Farrow, Nigel Duff, Kevin Gillingham, Dave Thompson, Matthew Bailey and Jackie, Mrs S Baldwin (A Baldwin), Jill Warrell, Dave Haw, Colin Hill (Helen), Anne Beake (John), Adrian Williams, Darren Baldwin, Danielle Miller, Dick and Christine White, Duncan and Mandy Pearce (Peter and Vicki Baker), Martin Alsop (Jason Baker and Stetchworth Granby Football Club), Mr and Mrs Malcolm Bryson, Mr M Starvis, Sally and Roger Peyton, Dr P Croucher and Malcolm and Lesley Bird (Sir Martin and Lady Nourse and Andrew Spooner).