| Dick Young | |
| Fullname: | Richard Alfred Young |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Dharwad, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Death Place: | Hastings, Sussex, England |
| Family: | John Young (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| International: | true |
| Country: | England |
| Testcap: | 156 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Australia |
| Testdebutdate: | 13 December |
| Testdebutyear: | 1907 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Lasttestdate: | 21 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 1908 |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1905–1908 |
| Club2: | Sussex |
| Year2: | 1905–1925 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 27 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 139 |
| Runs2: | 6,653 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.80 |
| 100S/50S2: | 11/38 |
| Top Score2: | 220 |
| Deliveries2: | 150 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 38.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 115/29 |
| Date: | 15 December |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/0/305/305.html CricketArchive |
Richard Alfred Young (16 September 1885 – 1 July 1968) was an English sportsman who played both cricket and association football for England.
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]