Charles Landon
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Charles Whittington Landon (30 May 1850 – 5 March 1903) was an English
amateur
first-class cricket
er, who played six games for Lancashire County Cricket Club
in 1874 and 1875, and nine for Yorkshire
between 1878 and 1882. Having first played for the Lancashire Gentlemen, he also appeared for the Yorkshire Gentlemen from 1876 to 1902, putting on 271 with A.D. Dickson on one occasion.
Born in Bromley
, Kent
, England
, the son of the chaplain at Bromley College, he was educated at Bromsgrove School
and appeared for their first XI in 1866 and 1867. Standing just over 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and weighing almost 12 stone (168 lb, 76 kg), he was a right-handed batsman and a right-round-arm bowler with an eccentric action. Bowling against the Australians in 1882, a contemporary report said "the amateur's delivery was very curious and caused a great deal of laughter". He was reputed to be a brilliant field at cover-point.
He played in four matches for Lancashire in 1874. Moving to Yorkshire he played for his adopted county from 1878 to 1882 without much success. He had the misfortune to be bowled for 0 in eight consecutive innings against George Freeman
, but scored 72 on the ninth occasion in a non first-class game. In 1879, he took 119 wickets for the Gentlemen of Yorkshire but, in his first-class cricket only two wickets at 71.50 each. In fifteen first-class matches in all, he scored 172 runs at 7.27, and took eight catches.
Landon died on 5 March 1903 in Ledston
, Yorkshire, at the age of 52.
English people
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amateur
Amateur status in first-class cricket
Amateur status in first-class cricket had a special meaning, especially in England, in that the amateur in this context was not merely someone who played cricket in his spare time but a particular type of first-class cricketer who existed officially until 1962, when the distinction between amateurs...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played six games for Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1874 and 1875, and nine for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1878 and 1882. Having first played for the Lancashire Gentlemen, he also appeared for the Yorkshire Gentlemen from 1876 to 1902, putting on 271 with A.D. Dickson on one occasion.
Born in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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, the son of the chaplain at Bromley College, he was educated at Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove School, founded in 1553, is a co-educational independent school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. The school has a long history and many notable former pupils.-History:...
and appeared for their first XI in 1866 and 1867. Standing just over 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and weighing almost 12 stone (168 lb, 76 kg), he was a right-handed batsman and a right-round-arm bowler with an eccentric action. Bowling against the Australians in 1882, a contemporary report said "the amateur's delivery was very curious and caused a great deal of laughter". He was reputed to be a brilliant field at cover-point.
He played in four matches for Lancashire in 1874. Moving to Yorkshire he played for his adopted county from 1878 to 1882 without much success. He had the misfortune to be bowled for 0 in eight consecutive innings against George Freeman
George Freeman
George Freeman is a Canadian comic book penciller, inker, and colorist.Freeman's comic book illustrating career began with Richard Comely's independent Canadian publication, Captain Canuck. He made the move to the majors and subsequently worked on several superhero comics, such as Green Lantern,...
, but scored 72 on the ninth occasion in a non first-class game. In 1879, he took 119 wickets for the Gentlemen of Yorkshire but, in his first-class cricket only two wickets at 71.50 each. In fifteen first-class matches in all, he scored 172 runs at 7.27, and took eight catches.
Landon died on 5 March 1903 in Ledston
Ledston
Ledston is a village and civil parish north of Castleford and east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough...
, Yorkshire, at the age of 52.