Born(1901-02-19)19 February 1901Christchurch, New Zealand
Died20 March 1949(1949-03-20) (aged 48)Dunedin, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
1921-22 to 1923-24Canterbury
Matches6
Runs scored154
Batting average17.11
100s/50s0/0
Top score35
Balls bowled0
Wickets–
Bowling average–
5 wickets in innings–
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling–
Catches/stumpings1/0
Overview
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.
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. 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. He was later an umpire, standing in three first-class matches in the 1930s and 1940s.
He and his wife Violet had one son. Jack died in March 1949.
Career
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. 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. He was later an umpire, standing in three first-class matches in the 1930s and 1940s.
He and his wife Violet had one son. Jack died in March 1949.
