Maurice Langdon

Maurice Charles Langdon (12 October 1934 – 27 March 2022) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Northern Districts from 1957 to 1965.

Maurice Langdon
Personal information
Full name
Maurice Charles Langdon
Born(1934-10-12)12 October 1934
Wanganui, New Zealand
Died27 March 2022(2022-03-27) (aged 87)
Tauranga, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957-58 to 1964-65Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 25
Runs scored 836
Batting average 19.90
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 77
Balls bowled 3997
Wickets 60
Bowling average 24.43
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/21
Catches/stumpings 12/0
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2019

Langdon was a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He held the record for 33 years for best bowling in an innings by a Northern Districts player in first-class cricket. In January 1964 he claimed 8/21 against Auckland.[1] This surpassed Gren Alabaster's mark of 8/30 of less than a year before, and stood until Alex Tait took 9/48 — also against Auckland — in February 1997.[2]

Langdon died in Tauranga on 27 March 2022, aged 87.[3]

References
  1. "Auckland v Northern Districts in 1963/64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. "Most Wickets in an Innings for Northern Districts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  3. "Maurice Langdon obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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