Samuel Langton

Samuel Thomas Langton (24 January 1886 10 July 1918) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910.

Samuel Langton
Personal information
Full name
Samuel Thomas Langton
Born(1886-01-24)24 January 1886
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Died10 July 1918(1918-07-10) (aged 32)
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1909–1910Derbyshire
FC debut7 June 1909 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Last FC9 May 1910 Derbyshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 14
Batting average 2.80
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 6
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, October 2012

Langton was born at Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season in June in a match against Leicestershire and made one more appearance during the season, making little contribution to Derbyshire's run count during the season. He played one game in the 1910 season against Sussex when he made his top scoring innings of 6 runs. He was a right-handed batsman and played 5 innings in 3 matches with a top score of 6 and an average of 2.80. He bowled 13 overs giving 42 runs for no wickets.

Langton died at the age of 32 in Doncaster.

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