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]
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| Full name | John Gordon Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1901-02-19)19 February 1901 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1949(1949-03-20) (aged 48) Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921-22 to 1923-24 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]