Richard Langridge
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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.
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Full name | Richard James Langridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1939-04-13)13 April 1939 Brighton, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 January 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 65) Chichester, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | James Langridge (father) John Langridge (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 September 2022 |
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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]