John Young (cricketer, born 1884)

John Young

Personal information
Full name	John Villiers Young
Born	16 August 1884 Dharwar, Kingdom of Mysore, India
Died	8 September 1960 (aged 76) Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Unknown
Relations	Dick Young (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1908	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 105 Batting average 21.00 100s/50s –/1 Top score 84 Balls bowled 30 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2011

John Villiers Young (16 August 1884 – 8 September 1960) was an English cricketer. Young's batting and bowling style is unknown. He was born at Dharwar, Kingdom of Mysore, (today Dharwad, Karnataka, India). He was educated at Eastbourne College and later attended St John's College, Oxford.^[1]

Young made his first-class debut for Sussex against Essex in 1908 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances in 1908, against Worcestershire and Warwickshire.^[2] In these three matches, he scored a total of 105 runs at an average of 21.00, with a high score of 84.^[3] This score came on debut against Essex.^[4]

He died at Eastbourne, Sussex on 8 September 1960. His brother was Dick Young, who played Test cricket for England.

References

1. "Player profile: John Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
4. "Essex v Sussex, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

External links

• John Young at ESPNcricinfo
• John Young at CricketArchive