Thomas Lang (cricketer)

Thomas William Lang (22 June 1854 – 30 May 1902) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a roundarm right-arm medium pace bowler who played from 1872 to 1875 for Oxford University Cricket Club and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Lang was born at Selkirk, Scotland.[1]

Lang made 18 first-class appearances, scoring 303 runs @ 13.17 with a highest innings of 54, his sole half-century. He held 9 catches and took 76 wickets @ 14.52 with a best analysis of 6–27. He took 10 wickets in a match on one occasion and five wickets in an innings on five occasions.[1]

Lang was educated at Loretto School, Clifton College[2] and Balliol College, Oxford. He became a stockbroker. He died at Virginia Water, Surrey on 26 December 1894.[1]

References
  1. "Thomas Lang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p29: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.