| Intro | South African cricketer | ||
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Athlete Cricketer |
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| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 2 March 1912, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Death |
27 November 1942 (aged 30 years) |
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| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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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. 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. 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.