James Langridge
Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "a great servant of Sussex, Jim Langridge played only one Test after the War in a sporadic England career. As a steady left-handed batsman and patient left-arm spinner, his Test opportunities were greatly limited by the presence of Yorkshire's Hedley Verity".
Born in Newick, Sussex, Langridge was an all rounder who played first class cricket for almost thirty years, James Langridge – always called by his forename to distinguish him from his younger brother, Sussex opening batsman John Langridge – was a middle-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler. Initially played by Sussex from 1924 as a batsman, he scored 1,000 runs in an English cricket season twenty times and finished with 31,716 runs and 42 centuries. He ranks as 52nd on the all-time list of run-getters, 11 places behind his own brother.
Matches 8 in tests 695 in fc
Runs scored 242 in tests 31716 in fc
Batting average 26.88 in test 35.20 in fc
100s/50s 0 century and1fifty in tests 42 centuries and 181 fifties in fc
Top score 70 in test 167 in fc
Balls bowled 1074 in tests 89840 in fc
Wickets 19 in tests 1530 in fc
Bowling average 21.73 in tests 22.56 in fc
5 wickets in innings 2 in tests 91 in fc
10 wickets in match 0 in tests14 in fc
Best bowling 7/56 in tests 9/34 in fc
Catches/stumpings 6/- 380/-
Postscript: wow,those are some incredible stats,can't believe he wasn't picked by somebody till now
Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "a great servant of Sussex, Jim Langridge played only one Test after the War in a sporadic England career. As a steady left-handed batsman and patient left-arm spinner, his Test opportunities were greatly limited by the presence of Yorkshire's Hedley Verity".
Born in Newick, Sussex, Langridge was an all rounder who played first class cricket for almost thirty years, James Langridge – always called by his forename to distinguish him from his younger brother, Sussex opening batsman John Langridge – was a middle-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler. Initially played by Sussex from 1924 as a batsman, he scored 1,000 runs in an English cricket season twenty times and finished with 31,716 runs and 42 centuries. He ranks as 52nd on the all-time list of run-getters, 11 places behind his own brother.
Matches 8 in tests 695 in fc
Runs scored 242 in tests 31716 in fc
Batting average 26.88 in test 35.20 in fc
100s/50s 0 century and1fifty in tests 42 centuries and 181 fifties in fc
Top score 70 in test 167 in fc
Balls bowled 1074 in tests 89840 in fc
Wickets 19 in tests 1530 in fc
Bowling average 21.73 in tests 22.56 in fc
5 wickets in innings 2 in tests 91 in fc
10 wickets in match 0 in tests14 in fc
Best bowling 7/56 in tests 9/34 in fc
Catches/stumpings 6/- 380/-
Postscript: wow,those are some incredible stats,can't believe he wasn't picked by somebody till now
