George Langdon

Who was George Langdon?

George Leopold Langdon was an English cricketer. Langdon was a left-handed batsman. He was born at Winchester, Hampshire.

Langdon made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground on 10 June 1839, in what was Sussex County Cricket Club's inaugural first-class match. Making the majority of his career first-class appearances in 1839, he appeared in four further matches for Sussex in that season. He also appearance twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club in that season, as well as once for the Gentlemen of Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as appearing once for a combined Sussex and Nottinghamshire team against England. He appeared in two first-class matches for Sussex in 1840 against England and Nottinghamshire, as well as appearing for England against Kent. The following season he made two first-class appearances for the Gentlemen against the Players, as well as a single first-class match for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In total, he made fifteen first-class appearances, eight of which came for Sussex. He scored 130 runs for the county, at an average of 9.28 and with a high score of 38.