Thomas Lang (cricketer)

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Thomas William Lang (22 June 1854 – {{death date and age|df=y|1902|5|30|1854|6|22}}) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a roundarm right-arm medium pace bowler who played from 1872 to 1875 for Oxford University Cricket Club and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Lang was born at Selkirk, Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30871/30871.html |website=CricketArchive |title=Thomas Lang |accessdate=15 September 2012}}

Lang made 18 first-class appearances, scoring 303 runs @ 13.17 with the highest innings of 54, his sole half-century. He held 9 catches and took 76 wickets at 14.52 with a best analysis of 6–27. He took 10 wickets in a match on one occasion and five wickets in an innings on five other occasions.

Lang was educated at Loretto School, Clifton College"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p29: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948 and Balliol College, Oxford. He became a stockbroker. He died at Virginia Water, Surrey on 26 December 1894.