Frankston Peninsula’s Noah Langham, 14, scores four centuries in opening two months of season

A Frankston 14-year-old prodigy who already has seven centuries to his name, including four in the past six weeks, has surged onto Cricket Victoria’s radar. SEE HIM BAT

He’s the 14-year-old batting prodigy who already has seven centuries to his name.

Noah Langham’s appetite for runs is only increasing — he already has peeled off four hundreds this season.

Watch him bat and you’ll understand why.

Langham is a strong kid with a classy technique beyond his years.

His straight driving is a thing of beauty.

The kid who idolises Joe Root has filled his boots in the past couple of months.

Langham made a slow start to the 2024-25 season when he was run out for two in Frankston Peninsula’s fourths against Casey South Melbourne on October 5.

Noah Langham working on his game in the Frankston Peninsula nets. Picture: Simon McEvoy

But the run tap was about to be turned on.

He cracked 62 in the next round, with 9 fours and 1 six.

Langham then blitzed 100 for Delacombe Park’s under-16s, and he was away.

A few days later he hit 119 in Frankston’s fourths, causing jaws to drop.

Back to the under-16s and Langham hammered 102 off 68 balls against Old Peninsula, with 19 fours and 2 sixes, in mid November.

Seeing them like watermelons, days later he lined up in Delacombe Park’s under-18s and made 101 retired not out against Carrum Downs, putting away 14 fours and 1 six.

Langham’s stats on Playhq show he’s scored 650 runs this season already.

“He’s a beauty,” Frankston Peninsula coach Pete Marshall said.

“Lovely boy, quiet and just goes about his business.

“He’s one of the first at training and comes for extras, and just loves it, he doesn’t want to get ahead of himself.

“He’s identified already at Cricket Victoria.”

Noah Langham has scored seven centuries before the age of 15. Picture: Simon McEvoy

Marshall said Langham possesses power and timing that belies his age.

“He demolishes the loose ball,” he said.

“He needs to work a bit more on his running between wickets but anything loose he will put away.

“Very strong square of the wicket. He’s been a delight. But let’s not rush him.”

Langham, who turns 15 on Friday, said he’s enjoying his cricket and was “just trying to be relaxed and focus”.

Asked to identify the key to his century-making ways, he said:

“Don’t throw away my wicket. I prefer two day cricket because you’ve got a lot of time to bat.”

Noah Langham and Pete Marshall. Picture: Simon McEvoy

Noah Langham: “He demolishes the loose ball.’’ Pic: Simon McEvoy

Langham scored three centuries as a 13-year-old playing in England last year, including one at senior level, when he and his dad John, who’s English, spent several months there.

Langham is also a wicketkeeper and you sense he enjoys that almost more than batting.

His eyes light up when he talks about the two leg-side stumpings off a pace bowler he affected while keeping up to the stumps in a match last week.

“I think the strong side of my keeping is standing up at the stumps,’’ he said.

“It’s good because there’s a bit of pressure on as well.”

The future is bright for the youngster from Tooradin, but John is careful not to expose his son to too much cricket. For the past week John has given Noah a spell from playing and training.

But the summer is still early and there’s more runs to be scored.

NOAH LANGHAM’S GOLDEN SUMMER

October 23: 100 retired not out for Delacombe Park U16s v Mornington

October 26: 119 for Frankston Peninsula 4ths v Greenvale Kangaroos

November 22: 102 retired not out for Delacombe Park U16s v Old Peninsula

November 25: 101 retired not out for Delacombe Park U18s v Carrum Downs.