George Langdon

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George Langdon
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Leopold Langdon
Born(1818-02-11)11 February 1818
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died2 January 1894(1894-01-02) (aged 75)
St Paul's Cray, Kent, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1839Marylebone Cricket Club
1839–1842Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 224
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2012

George Leopold Langdon (11 February 1818 – 2 January 1894) was an English cricketer. Langdon was a left-handed batsman. He was born at Winchester, Hampshire.

Langdon made his first-class cricket debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground on 10 June 1839, in what was Sussex County Cricket Club's inaugural first-class match.[1] Making the majority of his career first-class appearances in 1839, he appeared in four further matches for Sussex in that season.[1] He also appearance twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club in that season, as well as once for the against the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as appearing once for a combined Sussex and Nottinghamshire team against England.[1] He appeared in two first-class matches for Sussex in 1840 against England and Nottinghamshire, as well as appearing for England against Kent.[1] The following season he made two first-class appearances for the Gentlemen against the Players, as well as a single first-class match for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] In total, he made fifteen first-class appearances, eight of which came for Sussex. He scored 130 runs for the county, at an average of 9.28 and with a high score of 38.[2] Overall, he scored 224 runs at an average of 8.00, with a high score of 38.[3]

Outside of cricket, he was an Anglican priest, with his final parish being St Paul's Cray, Kent, where he died on 2 January 1894.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by George Langdon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Langdon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Player profile: George Langdon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ "St Paulinus Churchyard M.I.s, St Paul Cray". www.kentarchaeology.org.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

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