Samuel Langton Explained

Samuel Langton
Country:England
Fullname:Samuel Thomas Langton
Birth Date:24 January 1886
Birth Place:Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:7 June
Debutyear1:1909
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Leicestershire
Lastdate1:9 May
Lastyear1:1910
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:14
Bat Avg1:2.80
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:6
Deliveries1:78
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:October
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30879/30879.html CricketArchive

Samuel Thomas Langton (24 January 1886 – 10 July 1918) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910.

Langton was born at Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season in June in a match against Leicestershire and made one more appearance during the season, making little contribution to Derbyshire's run count during the season. He played one game in the 1910 season against Sussex when he made his top scoring innings of 6 runs. He was a right-handed batsman and played 5 innings in 3 matches with a top score of 6 and an average of 2.80. He bowled 13 overs giving 42 runs for no wickets.

Langton died at the age of 32 in Doncaster.