Dick Young (cricketer)

Richard Alfred Young (16 September 1885 – 1 July 1968) was an English sportsman who played both cricket and association football for England.

Dick Young
Personal information
Full name
Richard Alfred Young
Born16 September 1885
Dharwad, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died1 July 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 82)
Hastings, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsJohn Young (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 156)13 December 1907 v Australia
Last Test21 February 1908 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905–1908Cambridge University
1905–1925Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 139
Runs scored 27 6,653
Batting average 6.75 28.80
100s/50s 0/0 11/38
Top score 13 220
Balls bowled 0 150
Wickets 3
Bowling average 38.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/32
Catches/stumpings 6/– 115/29
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2022

As a cricketer he played as a wicket-keeper for Sussex County Cricket Club from 1905 to 1925 and for Cambridge University Cricket Club from 1905 to 1908.[1] He represented England in two Test matches on their 1907–08 tour of Australia.[2] Young was a dual international winning a cap for the England amateur international side against Hungary.[1]

Young was born at Dharwad, Kingdom of Mysore in British India in 1885.[1][3] He was educated at Repton School, captaining the school cricketeer in his final two years, before going up to King's College, Cambridge in 1904.[1][4] He won cricket Blues in all four years he was a student. He also played football for the university and played, as an amateur, for Corinthian F.C.[4] His brother was John Young, who also played first-class cricket for Sussex.[1]

Young worked as a teacher of mathematics and cricket at Eton College.[4] He died at Hastings in 1969. He was aged 82.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dick Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Test matches played by Dick Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Dick Young, CricInfo. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Youn, Richard Alfred, Obituaries in 1968, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1969. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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