Maurice Charles Langdon (12 October 1934 – 27 March 2022) was a
New Zealand cricketer who played 25
first-class matches for
Northern Districts from 1957 to 1965.
Langdon was a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He held the record for 33 years for best bowling in an innings by a Northern Districts player in first-class cricket. In January 1964 he claimed 8/21 against
Auckland
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. This surpassed
Gren Alabaster's mark of 8/30 of less than a year before, and stood until
Alex Tait took 9/48 — also against Auckland — in February 1997.
Langdon died in
Tauranga on 27 March 2022, aged 87.
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1934 births
2022 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Cricketers from Whanganui
Northern Districts cricketers
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