Richard Alfred Young (16 September 1885 – 1 July 1968) was an English sportsman who played both cricket and association football for England.
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| Full name | Richard Alfred Young | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1885 Dharwad, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 1968 (aged 82) Hastings, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Young (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 156) | 13 December 1907 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 21 February 1908 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905–1908 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905–1925 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]