Peter James William Young (born 14 September 1986) is an English former first-class

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er. Young was born at

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in September 1986. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Oxford Brookes, he played first-class cricket for

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in 2006–08, making nine appearances. Young scored 280 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 23.33 and with a high score of 54, his only first-class half century. With his right-arm medium-fast, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 1 for 26. His brother, Ed, also played first-class cricket.

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