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
Born	16 September 1885 Dharwad, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died	1 July 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 82) Hastings, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	John Young (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 156)	13 December 1907 v Australia
Last Test	21 February 1908 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905–1908	Cambridge University
1905–1925	Sussex
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]