George Lang (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Lukis Lang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1837 Harrow, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 June 1898 (aged 61) Camberley, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Lang (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Lukis Lang (23 February 1837 – 2 June 1898) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Arthur Lang, he was born at Harrow in February 1937. He was educated firstly at Harrow School, before attending Haileybury and Imperial Service College.[1] Lang appeared three times in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England in 1856–57, making two appearances against the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex and once appearance against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex.[2] He scored a total of 88 runs in his three matches, at an average of 29.33 and a high score of 50.[3] With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 9.22 and best figures of 4 for 30.[4] He left for British India in 1858, where he served in the Indian Civil Service until 1898. Lang died at Camberley in June 1898.[1] His brother, Robert, also played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ a b Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 35.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Lang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Lang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Lang". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.