The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, commented, "the son of a music hallcomic, Jack Young was a theatrical performer and extremely popular with spectators".[1]
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Young was born in London, and was a slow left-arm spin bowler, who relied on accuracy and a flat delivery rather than flight. He was on the staff at Middlesex for much of the 1930s, but only came to the fore after World War II. In 1947, he took more than 150 wickets as Middlesex, led by the batting of Denis Compton, Bill Edrich and Jack Robertson, won the County Championship, and he repeated the feat two years later when the Championship was shared with Yorkshire. He also took more than 150 wickets in 1951 and 1952, so that, when he retired from injury after just three matches in the 1956 season, he had taken more than 1,300 wickets in ten seasons at an average of less than 20 runs per wicket.
Young played Test cricket for England eight times between 1947 and 1949, but took only 17 wickets in those games. Though his accuracy made him economical, and he bowled eleven consecutive maiden overs on his home Test debut at Trent Bridge against the 1948 AustraliansDon Bradman and Lindsay Hassett, then a world-record return, he appeared to lack the penetration to trouble the best batsmen. He was also perhaps unlucky in selection policies: in 1948, he played the first, third and fifth Tests and was omitted from the chosen 12 at Headingley, where the pitch for the fourth Test might have suited him better.
His tally of 1,182 wickets for Middlesex is bettered by only Fred Titmus and Jim Sims since World War II.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcBateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 192. ISBN1-869833-21-X.
December 12, 2023
jack, young, cricketer, john, albert, young, october, 1912, february, 1993, english, cricketer, played, middlesex, england, first, class, cricket, career, lasted, from, 1933, 1956, jack, youngpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, albert, youngborn, 1912, octobe. John Albert Young 14 October 1912 5 February 1993 1 was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex and England His first class cricket career lasted from 1933 to 1956 Jack YoungPersonal informationFull nameJohn Albert YoungBorn 1912 10 14 14 October 1912Paddington London EnglandDied5 February 1993 1993 02 05 aged 80 St John s Wood London EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxInternational informationNational sideEnglandTest debut26 July 1947 v South AfricaLast Test25 June 1949 v New ZealandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 8 341Runs scored 28 2 485Batting average 5 59 8 93100s 50s 0 0 0 1Top score 10 62Balls bowled 2 368 78 965Wickets 17 1 361Bowling average 44 52 19 685 wickets in innings 0 8210 wickets in match 0 17Best bowling 3 65 9 55Catches stumpings 5 150 Source Cricinfo 18 November 2022The cricket writer Colin Bateman commented the son of a music hall comic Jack Young was a theatrical performer and extremely popular with spectators 1 Life and career editYoung was born in London and was a slow left arm spin bowler who relied on accuracy and a flat delivery rather than flight He was on the staff at Middlesex for much of the 1930s but only came to the fore after World War II In 1947 he took more than 150 wickets as Middlesex led by the batting of Denis Compton Bill Edrich and Jack Robertson won the County Championship and he repeated the feat two years later when the Championship was shared with Yorkshire He also took more than 150 wickets in 1951 and 1952 so that when he retired from injury after just three matches in the 1956 season he had taken more than 1 300 wickets in ten seasons at an average of less than 20 runs per wicket Young played Test cricket for England eight times between 1947 and 1949 but took only 17 wickets in those games Though his accuracy made him economical and he bowled eleven consecutive maiden overs on his home Test debut at Trent Bridge against the 1948 Australians Don Bradman and Lindsay Hassett then a world record return he appeared to lack the penetration to trouble the best batsmen He was also perhaps unlucky in selection policies in 1948 he played the first third and fifth Tests and was omitted from the chosen 12 at Headingley where the pitch for the fourth Test might have suited him better His tally of 1 182 wickets for Middlesex is bettered by only Fred Titmus and Jim Sims since World War II 1 References edit a b c Bateman Colin 1993 If The Cap Fits Tony Williams Publications p 192 ISBN 1 869833 21 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Young cricketer amp oldid 1156524356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
