Richard Langridge

Richard Langridge
Personal information
Full name
Richard James Langridge
Born(1939-04-13)13 April 1939
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died3 January 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 65)
Chichester, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RelationsJames Langridge (father)
John Langridge (uncle)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 212 31
Runs scored 8310 501
Batting average 22.89 18.55
100s/50s 5/42 0/2
Top score 137* 74
Balls bowled 99
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 189/0 16/0
Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2022

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Richard Langridge". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Leicestershire v Sussex 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2022.