Martin Young (cricketer)

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Martin Young
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling type Right-arm slow
First-class List A
Matches 475 2
Runs scored 24555 22
Batting average 30.69 11.00
100s/50s 40/113 0/0
Top score 198 21
Balls bowled 208 -
Wickets 4 -
Bowling average 43.00 -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 2-35 -
Catches/stumpings 178/0 1/0

Debut: [[]], 1946
Last appearance: [[]], 1964
Source: Cricket Archive

Douglas Martin Young (April 15, 1924 - June 18, 1993) was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. He was a right handed opening batsman.

Young scored 23400 runs in his career with Gloucestershire, including 40 hunreds. His most prolific year came in 1959 when he managed 2090 runs. It was the second time that he had passed 2000 runs in a season, having also done so in 1955. In 1962 he put on 395 with Ronald Nicholls against Oxford University which remains the highest first class opening stand by Gloucestershire.

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