Jack Young (New Zealand cricketer)
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New Zealand cricketer
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| Full name | John Gordon Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1901年02月19日)19 February 1901 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1949(1949年03月20日) (aged 48) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1921-22 to 1923-24 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Gordon Young (19 February 1901 – 20 March 1949) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1922 to 1924.[1]
Career
[edit ]A batsman, Young made his highest first-class score in his first match, when he scored 35 opening in the second innings against Auckland in 1921–22.[2] In a non-first-class match for Canterbury B against Hawke's Bay in January 1920 he scored 238 not out in about 280 minutes.[3] He was later an umpire, standing in three first-class matches in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]
He and his wife Violet had one son. Jack died in March 1949.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Jack Young" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1921-22" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Heavy Scoring". Sun: 11. 3 January 1920.
- ^ "Jack Young as Umpire in First-Class Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". Otago Daily Times: 1. 21 March 1948.