John Young (cricketer, born 1863) explained

Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1876, was named John Young

John Young
Country:England
Fullname:John William Young
Birth Date:24 May 1863
Birth Place:Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Bolsover, England
Batting:Right-handed
Year1:1894
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:30 July
Debutyear1:1894
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Yorkshire
Lastdate1:9 August
Lastyear1:1894
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:0
Bat Avg1:0.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:0
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:March
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34157/34157.html CricketArchive

John William Young (24 May 1863 - 9 May 1933) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1894.

Young was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, the son of William H Young, a coal miner and his wife Mary. Young himself was a colliery carpenter.[1]

During the 1894 season, Young appeared in two matches which were not part of the County Championship but qualified as first-class matches. These were against Yorkshire and Leicestershire and Derbyshire won both through follow-ons. As a result, Young, batting at the lower-middle-order played one inning in each and failed to score in either.[2]

Young was a right-handed batsman and did not score a single run in his first-class career. He was one of only two Derbyshire batsmen to have an average of 0.00 in the 1894 season, the other being fellow season debutante, William Delacombe.

Young died in Bolsover at the age of 69.

Notes and References

  1. British Census 1881 RG11 3428/14 p22
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/34/34157/34157.html John Young at Cricket Archive