John Young (cricketer, born 1884)

John Young
Personal information
Full name	John Villiers Young
Born	16 August 1884; Dharwar, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	8 September 1960 (aged 76); Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Relations	Dick Young (brother)
Domestic team information
1908	Sussex
Career statistics
Matches	3
Runs scored	105
Batting average	21.00
100s/50s	0/1
Top score	84
Balls bowled	30
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	0/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2011

John Villiers Young (16 August 1884 — 8 September 1960) was an English first-class cricketer.

Young was born in British India at Dharwar in August 1884. He was educated in England at Eastbourne College, where he played as an all-rounder for the college cricket team from 1901 to 1904, captaining the team in his final two years.^[1] From Eastbourne he went up to the University of Cambridge in 1906, where he spent a year before transferring to the University of Oxford, where he attended St John's College, Oxford; he had the distinction of appearing in freshman matches for both Cambridge and Oxford, but never appeared for either team's senior sides.^[1] Young appeared in three first-class cricket matches for Sussex in the 1908 County Championship, making appearances against Essex, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire.^[2] He scored 105 runs in his three matches at an average of 21.00, with a highest score of 84.^[3] After graduating from Oxford, Young entered into the Imperial Forestry Service in December 1909.^[4] He served in the First World War from May to August 1918 in the British Indian Army Reserve of Officers as a second lieutenant.^[5] He resumed his service in the Imperial Forestry Service after the war, retiring in February 1925.^[6] He later served as a councillor on Eastbourne Town Council for Hampden Park Ward from 1938.^[7] He died in hospital at Eastbourne in September 1960. His brother was Dick Young, who played Test cricket for England.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Green, Benny (1970). Wisden Anthology 1940–1963. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 986.
^ "First-Class Matches played by John Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Young". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ The Commonwealth Forestry Review. Vol. 40. Commonwealth Forestry Association. 1961. p. 3.
^ "No. 31032". The London Gazette. 26 November 1918. p. 13931.
^ The India Office and Burma Office List. Harrison and Sons, Limited. 1928. p. 876.
^ A New Councillor Mr J. V. Young Returned Unopposed For Hampden Park. Eastbourne Chronicle. 27 August 1938. p. 13