W. A. Young

Not to be confused with Will Young (cricketer), aka WA Young, a New Zealand cricketer.

William Alexander Young was an Australian Test cricket umpire. He umpired one Test in 1912.

Young umpired 15 first-class matches between 1901 and 1913, all of them in Melbourne.[1] He umpired the Test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 9 February to 13 February 1912, won easily by England after a record first-wicket partnership of 323 between Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes. Young gave Rhodes out caught by the wicket-keeper.[2] Young's colleague was Bob Crockett.[3]

  1. ^ "WA Young as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Fourth Test Match". The Age: 6. 13 February 1912.
  3. ^ "4th Test, Melbourne, Feb 9 - 13 1912, England tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021.