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.
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| Full name | Richard James Langridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1939 Brighton, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2005 (aged 65) Chichester, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | James Langridge (father) John Langridge (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ "Richard Langridge". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Leicestershire v Sussex 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
External links edit
- Richard Langridge at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Richard Langridge at ESPNcricinfo