Tom Young (cricketer)

Tom Young
Personal information
Full name
Archibald Young
Born(1890-11-06)6 November 1890
Bathwick, Bath, Somerset, England
Died2 April 1936(1936-04-02) (aged 45)
Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1933Somerset
FC debut24 August 1911 Somerset v Worcestershire
Last FC1 September 1933 Somerset v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 312
Runs scored 13,159
Batting average 25.45
100s/50s 11/63
Top score 198
Balls bowled 25,905
Wickets 388
Bowling average 25.58
5 wickets in innings 9
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 8/30
Catches/stumpings 216/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 December 2008

Archibald Young, known as "Tom", was a professional first-class cricketer who appeared for Somerset in more than 300 matches. Though a regular cricketer for a dozen years, he was frequently in poor health because of damage to his lungs during the First World War and he died at the age of 45, less than three years after his most successful cricket season.