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| Full name | Robert Samuel Langer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1948 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 September 2023 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Justin Langer (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74–1981/82 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 January 1974 Western Australia v New Zealanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 26 February 1982 Western Australia v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 2 February 1974 Western Australia v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 6 March 1982 Western Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Samuel Langer (3 October 1948 – 14 September 2023) was an Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Langer's first-class career extended from 1973–1974 until 1981–1982.[1] He made 2,756 first-class runs in 44 matches at an average of 43.06 with a highest score of 150 not out. In 15 limited overs matches, his best score was 99 not out in a total of 338 runs at 28.16 average. Langer scored five first-class hundreds and 18 half-centuries during his career.[1]
Langer was never selected for the official Australian team. However in 1977 he signed to play World Series Cricket for the WSC Australian team and spent the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons with WSC.[2] He won three Sheffield Shield championships (1974-75, 1976-77 and 1980-81) and two One-Day Cup titles (1973-74 and 1976-77) with Western Australia.
Langer was the uncle of Justin Langer, former Australian Test batsman and Somerset County Cricket Club captain.