Charles Langton (11 July 1823 – 18 November 1900) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Charles Langton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1823 Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 1900 (aged 77) Aigburth, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1849 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langton was born at Liverpool and was educated at Rugby School, entering in 1837.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Lancashire against Yorkshire in 1849, played at Sheffield and Manchester.[2] He scored 21 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 7,[3] while with the ball he took 3 wickets.[4]
Langton ran an insurance brokerage business, based in London and Liverpool, with his company Langton Charles & Co. being liquidated in 1866.[5] By 1875, he was involved with the Liverpool Juvenile Reformatory Association as a treasurer, assisting with administration of the reformatory school ship Akbar, alongside a reformatory farm for boys and a reformatory school for girls.[6] He died at Aigburth in November 1900.
References
edit- ^ Billington, W. (1867). Rugby School Register: From 1675 to 1867 Inclusive. p. 114.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Langton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Langton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Langton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Liverpool Commercial List. Estell & Company. 1871. p. 21.
- ^ Report to the Inspector. Vol. 18. H.M. Stationery Office. 1875. p. 53.