Born at Bombay in the British Raj, Lang was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper.

[3] He played six first-class matches for Sussex in 1912, as well as making his debut for Cambridge University (where he was at Trinity College[4]) against the Marylebone Cricket Club.

[5] He played seven first-class matches for the university in 1913, as well as six for Sussex, most of which came in the latter stages of the County Championship.

[7] With the onset of the First World War, Lang enlisted in the British Army and served with the Grenadier Guards with the rank of second lieutenant.

[1] He was reported missing in action on the Western Front near the village of Cuinchy in northern France on 26 January 1915, presumed killed the previous day.