Rob Langer
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| Full name | Robert Samuel Langer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
3 October 1948 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | JL Langer (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1982 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 January 1974 Western Australia v New Zealanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 26 February 1982 Western Australia v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 2 February 1974 Western Australia v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 6 March 1982 Western Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Samuel Langer (born 3 October 1948 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Langer's first-class career extended from 1973–1974 until 1981–1982.[1] He made 2,756 first-class runs in 44 matches at an average of 43.06 with a highest score of 150 not out. In 15 limited overs matches, his best score was 99 not out in a total of 338 runs at 28.16 average. Langer scored five first-class hundreds and 18 half-centuries during his career.[1] In 1977, he signed to play World Series Cricket for the WSC Australian team and spent the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons with WSC.[2]
After retiring from cricket, Langer went on to be Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Speedway Commission from 1999 until 2001, whereupon he became a Senior Consultant. In June 2002, Langer was appointed as High Performance Manager for the Western Australian Cricket Association.[3]
Langer is the uncle of Justin Langer, former Australian Test batsman and Somerset captain, when he retired from all competitive cricket in 2009.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cricket Archive Rob Langer retrieved 21 June 2007
- ↑ Cricket Archive Other matches played by Rob Langer retrieved 21 June 2007
- ↑ CricInfo WACA announces two new appointments retrieved 21 June 2007