John Langridge

English cricketer

John Langridge

Personal information

Full name|

John George Langridge

Born| (1910-02-10)10 February 1910
Chailey, Sussex, England
Died| 27 June 1999(1999-06-27) (aged 89)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium pace
Role| Batter, umpire
Relations| Brother, James; nephew, Richard
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1928–1955| Sussex
Umpiring information
Tests umpired| 7 (1960–1963)
ODIs umpired| 8 (1975–1979)
FC umpired| 557 (1956–1983)
LA umpired| 219 (1963–1983)
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

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Matches | 574
Runs scored | 34,378
Batting average | 37.44
100s/50s | 76/152
Top score | 250*
Balls bowled | 3,390
Wickets | 44
Bowling average | 42.00
5 wickets in innings | –
10 wickets in match | –
Best bowling | 3/15
Catches/stumpings | 788/–

Source: CricketArchive, 19 November 2024

John George Langridge MBE (10 February 1910 – 27 June 1999) was a cricketer who played for Sussex and later became a first-class umpire. His obituary in Wisden called him "one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century never to play a Test match".[1]

Born into a cricketing family at Newick, north of Lewes, John Langridge followed his elder brother James into the Sussex side in 1928 and stayed there until he retired in 1955. In between, he scored more than 34,000 runs as an opening batsman and made 76 centuries, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1950. Considered unlucky not to have earned a place in the national team,[1][2] only Alan Jones of Glamorgan has scored more runs but not played for his country, and no one who scored as many centuries as Langridge failed to win international recognition. In addition, Langridge took 788 catches, mostly at slip, including 69 in his last season at the age of 45; only five players have taken more catches in a career or in a season.[1]

Langridge became a first-class umpire on retirement and stood in seven Test matches and eight One Day Internationals. He was appointed an MBE for services to cricket.[2]

## See also

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* List of Test cricket umpires
* List of One Day International cricket umpires

## References

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* S Canynge Caple (compiler). "Langridge, (John)". The Cricketers' Who's Who. Lincoln Williams (Publishers) Ltd. Adam Street, Adelphi, London. 1934. Page 94.

1. ^ a b c Player Profile from CricInfo
2. ^ a b "John Langridge - Sussex batting legend dies (30 June 1999)". CricInfo. ESPN. 30 June 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

## External links

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* John Langridge at ESPNcricinfo

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