Richard Langridge

Richard James Langridge (13 April 1939 – 3 January 2005) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Sussex from 1957 to 1971. He was the son of the English Test cricketer James Langridge, who also played for Sussex.

Richard Langridge
Personal information
Full name
Richard James Langridge
Born(1939-04-13)13 April 1939
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died3 January 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 65)
Chichester, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RelationsJames Langridge (father)
John Langridge (uncle)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 212 31
Runs scored 8310 501
Batting average 22.89 18.55
100s/50s 5/42 0/2
Top score 137* 74
Balls bowled 99
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 189/0 16/0
Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2022

Langridge was a tall left-handed opening batsman who had particular success in the early 1960s, making 1675 runs in 1961 followed by 1885 runs in 1962.[1] He made the highest of his five first-class centuries against Leicestershire in 1963, when he carried his bat for 137 not out in a Sussex total of 222.[2]

References

  1. "Richard Langridge". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. "Leicestershire v Sussex 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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