Henry Fitzroy James Langley (8 December 1846 – 20 November 1884) was an English

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er who played two

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matches during the 1866

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. In the first of the two matches, he appeared for

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, a wandering

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club, playing as a specialist batsman, albeit low in the batting order. He scored four runs in the match, although he was

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without scoring in the second innings. In his following match, he batted as number eleven for the

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, and made a

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in the first innings, before once again remaining not out without scoring in the second innings. He continued to play for I Zingari on a number of occasions between 1866 and 1878. He made his highest score for the club in an 1871 match against Huntingdonshire, when he remained 27

. He served in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. He died in

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, Argentina on 20 November 1884.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langley, Henry 1846 births 1884 deaths English civil servants English cricketers I Zingari cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from the City of Westminster People from Westminster