Maurice Langdon

Maurice Charles Langdon was born 12 October 1934 in Wanganui. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Northern Districts, mostly in the Plunket Shield.

Langdon at one time held the record for best bowling in an innings by a Northern Districts player in first-class cricket. Against Auckland in January 1964, he claimed 8/21.^[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]

Notes

1. ^ "Auckland v Northern Districts in 1963/64". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26568.html. Retrieved 16 May 2009. 
2. ^ "Most Wickets in an Innings for Northern Districts". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/NewZealand/Firstclass/NorthernDistricts/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html. Retrieved 16 May 2009. 

References

• Player Profile: Maurice Langdon from CricketArchive

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