Arthur Langton

{{Short description|South African cricketer (1912–1942)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Arthur Langton

| image = Arthur Langton_c1935.jpg

| caption = Langton c. 1935

| fullname = Arthur Chudleigh Beaumont Langton

| nickname = Chud

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|3|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|11|27|1912|3|2|df=yes}}

| death_place = Maiduguri, Nigeria Protectorate

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 3

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
Right-arm medium

| columns = 2

| column1 = Tests

| matches1 = 15

| runs1 = 298

| bat avg1 = 15.68

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 73*

| deliveries1 = 4199

| wickets1 = 40

| bowl avg1 = 45.67

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/58

| catches/stumpings1= 8/-

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 52

| runs2 = 1218

| bat avg2 = 19.96

| 100s/50s2 = 0/7

| top score2 = 73*

| deliveries2 = 11317

| wickets2 = 193

| bowl avg2 = 25.74

| fivefor2 = 9

| tenfor2 = 2

| best bowling2 = 6/53

| catches/stumpings2= 41/-

| international = true

| country = South Africa

| testdebutfor =

| testdebutagainst =

| testdebutdate = 15 June

| testdebutyear = 1935

| lasttestdate = 3 March

| lasttestfor =

| lasttestagainst =

| lasttestyear = 1939

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46132.html Cricinfo

| date = 16 April 2018

}}

Arthur Chudleigh Beaumont "Chud" Langton (2 March 1912 – 27 November 1942) was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Tests from 1935 to 1939.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/657/657.html| title = Arthur Langton | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 11 January 2012}} Jack Fingleton rated him amongst the best medium-paced bowlers he ever saw.

Langton was educated at King Edward VII School, Johannesburg. A tall, red-headed all-rounder, he came to prominence on the tour of England in 1935, when he made his Test debut. In the Second Test at Lord's he took 2 for 58 and 4 for 31 and made 44 batting at number eight in the second innings, valuable contributions to South Africa's first-ever Test victory in England, and subsequently to their 1–0 series victory.{{cite web|title=2nd Test, South Africa tour of England at London, Jun 29 – Jul 2 1935|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17557/scorecard/62629/england-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-south-africa-tour-of-england-1935/|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=16 April 2018}} In the "Timeless Test" in Durban in 1938–39, he bowled 91 eight-ball overs, including 56 with a strapped back during the second innings, placing him fifth on the all-time list of most balls bowled in a Test: 728.

He died in Nigeria Protectorate at the age of 30 while serving as a flight lieutenant with the South African Air Force in World War II, when his Lockheed B34 Ventura bomber spun and crashed on landing.