Career
His obituary in Wisden called him "one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century never to play a Test match". In between, he scored more than 34,000 runs as an opening batsman and made 76 centuries, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1950. In addition, Langridge took 784 catches, mostly at slip, including 69 in his last season at the age of 45.
Only five players have taken more catches in a career or in a season.
Langridge became a first-class umpire on retirement and stood in seven Test matches and eight One Day Internationals. He was awarded an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to cricket.