Maurice Langdon

Maurice Charles Langdon (12 October 1934 – 27 March 2022) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Northern Districts from 1957 to 1965.

Maurice Langdon

Personal information
Full name	Maurice Charles Langdon
Born	(1934-10-12)12 October 1934 Wanganui, New Zealand
Died	27 March 2022(2022-03-27) (aged 87) Tauranga, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1957/58–1964/65	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 25 Runs scored 836 Batting average 19.90 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 77 Balls bowled 3,997 Wickets 60 Bowling average 24.43 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 8/21 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2019

Langdon was a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He held the record for 33 years for best bowling in an innings by a Northern Districts player in first-class cricket. In January 1964 he claimed 8/21 against Auckland.^[1] This surpassed Gren Alabaster's mark of 8/30 of less than a year before, and stood until Alex Tait took 9/48 — also against Auckland — in February 1997.^[2]

Langdon died in Tauranga on 27 March 2022, aged 87.^[3]