Brian Langford
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| Batting style | Right handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm offbreak | |
| First-class record | ||
| Matches | 510 | |
| Runs scored | 7588 | |
| Batting average | 13.59 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/14 | |
| Top score | 68* | |
| Balls bowled | 89275 | |
| Wickets | 1410 | |
| Bowling average | 24.79 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 83 | |
| 10 wickets in match | 16 | |
| Best Bowling | 9-26 | |
| Catches/Stumpings | 229 | |
| First class debut: -, 1953 Last first class game: -, 1974 Source: [1] |
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Brian Anthony Langford (born December 17, 1935) in Birmingham, Warwickshire, is a former English first class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained the county from 1969 until 1971 and his career tally of 1390 wickets is bettered by only two Somerset bowlers. In a game against Lancashire in 1958, Langford finished the match with 15 wickets for 54 runs. This is the second best match figures for Somerset and his first innings 9/26 is the 3rd best performance in an innings*. He finished the year with 116 wickets, a career best.
In 1969, he had the following remarkable analysis in the John Player League (40 overs a side List A limited overs match) against Essex at Yeovil: 8 overs, 8 maidens, 0 runs, 0 wickets.
- Record correct as of 2007
