James Neil Lang (2 May 1900 – 1973) was an English
first-class cricketer who played eight matches for
Worcestershire in the early 1920s. He was born in
Ludlow,
Shropshire and died at
Birmingham,
Warwickshire.
Lang was not particularly successful,
averaging over 50 with his left-arm spin and never reaching double figures with the bat. His first victim was
Hampshire's
Harold Gilligan
Alfred Herbert Harold Gilligan (29 June 1896 – 5 May 1978) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Sussex and England. Gilligan captained England on their four-Test tour of New Zealand in 1929–30, which England won 1–0.
Lif ...
, while his most successful game was his last, against
Nottinghamshire, when he took three wickets including that of
Wally Hammond.
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1900 births
1973 deaths
Sportspeople from Ludlow
English cricketers
Worcestershire cricketers
Cricketers from Shropshire
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