Alfred Young (cricketer)

Alfred Young (cricketer)

Alfred Joseph Karney Young (August 1, 1865 – January 5, 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he played one first-class match for Kent in 1890, scoring a total of ten runs. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34152/34152.html|title=Alfred Young player profile|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2008-09-27] "Wisden" described him as having "special skill in placing the ball off his legs and late cutting".cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228196.html|title=Wisden – 1943 – Obituaries in 1942|publisher="Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"|accessdate=2008-09-27]

He later became a resident magistrate in Cape Town, South Africa, where he died aged 76.

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