Charles Landon
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Charles Whittington Landon (May 30, 1850–March 5, 1903) was a first class cricketer who played 6 games for Lancashire CCC in 1874 and 1875 and 9 for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1878 and 1882. Having first played for the Lancashire Gentlemen, he also appeared for the Yorkshire Gentlemen from 1876 to 1902, putting on 271 with A.D. Dickson on one occasion.
The son of the chaplain at Bromley College, he was educated at Bromsgrove School and appeared for their first XI in 1866 and 1867. Standing just over 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and weighing almost 12 stone (168 lb, 76 kg), he was a right-handed batsman and a right-round-arm bowler with an eccentric action. Bowling against the Australians in 1882, a contemporary report said "the amateurs delivery was very curious and caused a great deal of laughter." He was reputed to be a brilliant field at cover-point.
He played in four matches for Lancashire in 1874, making his top score of 47 against Kent CCC at Old Trafford on 18 August. Moving to Yorkshire he played for his adopted county from 1878 to 1882 without much success. He had the misfortune to be bowled for 0 in 8 consecutive innings against George Freeman, but scored 72 on the ninth occasion in a non–first class game. In 1879 he took 119 wickets for the Gentlemen of Yorkshire but in first class cricket just 2 at 71.5 in his career. In 15 first class matches in all, he scored 172 runs at just 7.27 and took 8 catches.
Born on May 30, 1850 in Bromley, Kent, he died on March 5, 1903 at Ledston Hall, Yorkshire and was buried two days later.
