John Young (cricketer, born 1863)

Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1876, was named John Young

John Young
Personal information
Full name
John William Young
Born(1863-05-24)24 May 1863
Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Died9 May 1933(1933-05-09) (aged 69)
Bolsover, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894Derbyshire
FC debut30 July 1894 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last FC9 August 1894 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, March 2012

John William Young (24 May 1863 9 May 1933) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1894.

Young was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, the son of William H Young, a coal miner and his wife Mary. Young himself was a colliery carpenter.[1]

During the 1894 season, Young appeared in two matches which were not part of the County Championship but qualified as first-class matches. These were against Yorkshire and Leicestershire and Derbyshire won both through follow-ons. As a result, Young, batting at the lower-middle-order played one inning in each and failed to score in either.[2]

Young was a right-handed batsman and did not score a single run in his first-class career. He was one of only two Derbyshire batsmen to have an average of 0.00 in the 1894 season, the other being fellow season debutante, William Delacombe.

Young died in Bolsover at the age of 69.

References

  1. British Census 1881 RG11 3428/14 p22
  2. John Young at Cricket Archive
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