George Langdon

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.

For the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, see George C. Langdon.

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

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 Gentlemen of Sussex 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. "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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