If Cradock won at Coronel

If Britain won the Battle of Coronel, would Cradock become commander of the battlecruisers?

He would likely advance, but a senior battlefleet or squadron role is more plausible than an automatic battlecruiser command.

A victory at Coronel would likely earn Cradock a more senior appointment or a recall to the battle fleet. He could enter the promotion path for a squadron command. Seniority and the wider appointment system would still constrain the outcome. Direct command of the battlecruisers would therefore remain possible but far from automatic.