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| country = England | | country = England | ||
| international = | | international = | ||
| fullname = John Villiers Young | | fullname = John Villiers Young | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = 16 August 1884 | ||
| | | birth_place = [[Dharwad|Dharwar]], [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|9|8|1884|8|16|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|9|8|1884|8|16|df=yes}} | ||
| | | death_place = [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]], England | ||
| heightft = | | heightft = | ||
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| club1 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] | | club1 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] | ||
| year1 = 1908 | | year1 = 1908 | ||
| columns = 1 | | columns = 1 | ||
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | | column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | ||
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| runs1 = 105 | | runs1 = 105 | ||
| bat avg1 = 21.00 | | bat avg1 = 21.00 | ||
| 100s/50s1 = | | 100s/50s1 = –/1 | ||
| top score1 = 84 | | top score1 = 84 | ||
| deliveries1 = 30 | | deliveries1 = 30 | ||
| wickets1 = | | wickets1 = – | ||
| bowl avg1 = | | bowl avg1 = – | ||
| fivefor1 = | | fivefor1 = – | ||
| tenfor1 = | | tenfor1 = – | ||
| best bowling1 = | | best bowling1 = – | ||
| catches/stumpings1 = | | catches/stumpings1 = –/– | ||
| date = 11 December | | date = 11 December | ||
| year = 2011 | | year = 2011 | ||
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'''John Villiers Young''' (16 August 1884 | '''John Villiers Young''' (16 August 1884 — 8 September 1960) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er. | ||
Young | Young was born in [[British India]] at [[Dharwad|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.<ref name="OBIT">{{cite book|title=Wisden Anthology 1940–1963|first=Benny|last=Green|publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London|page=986|year=1970|language=English}}</ref> 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 teams senior sides.<ref name="OBIT"/> Young appeared in three [[first-class cricket]] matches for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in the [[1908 County Championship]], making appearances against [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], and [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34156/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by John Young|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2011-12-11|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored 105 runs in his three matches at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 21.00, with a highest score of 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34156/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Young|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2011-12-11|url-access=subscription}}</ref> After graduating from Oxford, Young entered into the [[Indian Forest Service|Imperial Forestry Service]] in December 1909.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Commonwealth_Forestry_Review/d_IsAQAAMAAJ|title=The Commonwealth Forestry Review|publisher=Commonwealth Forestry Association|page=3|year=1961|volume=40|language=English}}</ref> He served in the [[First World War]] from May to August 1918 in the [[British Indian Army]] Reserve of Officers as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|second lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31032|date=26 November 1918|page=13931}}</ref> He resumed his service in the Imperial Forestry Service after the war, retiring in February 1925.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_India_Office_and_Burma_Office_List/zVkKAAAAIAAJ|title=The India Office and Burma Office List|publisher=Harrison and Sons, Limited|page=876|year=1928|language=English}}</ref> He later served as a councillor on [[Eastbourne Borough Council|Eastbourne Town Council]] for Hampden Park Ward from 1938.<ref>A New Councillor Mr J. V. Young Returned Unopposed For Hampden Park. ''Eastbourne Chronicle''. 27 August 1938. p. 13</ref> He died in hospital at [[Eastbourne]] in September 1960. His brother was [[Dick Young (cricketer)|Dick Young]], who played [[Test cricket]] for [[England cricket team|England]].<ref name="OBIT"/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People from Dharwad]] | [[Category:People from Dharwad]] | ||
[[Category:People educated at Eastbourne College]] | [[Category:People educated at Eastbourne College]] | ||
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[[Category:Alumni of St John's College, Oxford]] | [[Category:Alumni of St John's College, Oxford]] | ||
[[Category:English cricketers]] | [[Category:English cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]] | [[Category:Sussex cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:Imperial Forestry Service officers]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | |||
[[Category:Councillors in East Sussex]] | |||
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| Full name | John Villiers Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1884 Dharwar, Mysore, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1960 (aged 76) Eastbourne, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dick Young (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 teams 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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