| Arthur Langton | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Chudleigh Beaumont Langton |
| Nickname: | Chud |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Maiduguri, Nigeria Protectorate |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightinch: | 3 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium Right-arm medium |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 15 |
| Runs1: | 298 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 73* |
| Deliveries1: | 4199 |
| Wickets1: | 40 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 45.67 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/58 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/- |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 52 |
| Runs2: | 1218 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.96 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/7 |
| Top Score2: | 73* |
| Deliveries2: | 11317 |
| Wickets2: | 193 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.74 |
| Fivefor2: | 9 |
| Tenfor2: | 2 |
| Best Bowling2: | 6/53 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 41/- |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutdate: | 15 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 1935 |
| Lasttestdate: | 3 March |
| Lasttestyear: | 1939 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46132.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 16 April 2018 |
Arthur Chudleigh Beaumont "Chud" Langton (2 March 1912 – 27 November 1942) was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Tests from 1935 to 1939.[1] Jack Fingleton rated him amongst the best medium-paced bowlers he ever saw.
Langton was educated at King Edward VII School, Johannesburg. A tall, red-headed all-rounder, he came to prominence on the tour of England in 1935, when he made his Test debut. In the Second Test at Lord's he took 2 for 58 and 4 for 31 and made 44 batting at number eight in the second innings, valuable contributions to South Africa's first-ever Test victory in England, and subsequently to their 1–0 series victory.[2] In the "Timeless Test" in Durban in 1938–39, he bowled 91 eight-ball overs, including 56 with a strapped back during the second innings, placing him fifth on the all-time list of most balls bowled in a Test: 728.
He died in Nigeria Protectorate at the age of 30 while serving as a flight lieutenant with the South African Air Force in World War II, when his Lockheed B34 Ventura bomber spun and crashed on landing.