Shaun Young (born 13 June 1970) is an

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administrator for Eastlake Football Club, Canberra, and former professional

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er who played in a single

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for

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in 1997. He played for

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in Australian domestic cricket.

Early life and career

Young was born at

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in 1970.Shaun Young
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''. Retrieved 7 August 2019. He made his senior debut for Tasmania in October 1990, having played age group cricket for the state. He established himself as an

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in the Tasmanian side, making his

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debut in the

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the following season and going on to play in over 100 Shield matches for the state side.Shaun Young
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Test cricketer

He had one season playing English

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, playing for

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during 1997. After making his highest score, 237 runs made against

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in July, he was called into the Australian touring side as a replacement after a series of bowling injuries and the return to Australia of

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'', 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-07. Young had played for Young Australia during their tour of England in 1995 and was in England when a replacement was required. He played in a tour match against

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alongside

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, another replacement who was called up from the Lancashire League, and was named in the side for the final Test of the 1997 Ashes series at

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. Young went wicketless in the match and scored four runs in Australia's second innings, having been dismissed for a

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in their first innings. He played once for Australia A against the touring Pakistanis in 1996, but the Oval Test was his only appearance for the full Australian side.

Later career

After the 2001/02 Australian season Young was released by Tasmania and moved into Australian Football administration, becoming general manager of the

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in 2010 after holding other roles within

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. He moved to become the general manager at

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in 2016.Tasmanian State League competition chief Shaun Young resigns
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'', 14 January 2002. He played Lancashire League cricket for

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between 2001 and 2003, as well as making seven appearances for

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in the

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during the same period. Young's brother, Claye Young, also played for Tasmania.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Shaun 1970 births Living people Australia Test cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Tasmania cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers People from Burnie, Tasmania Australian cricketers

Early life and career

Test cricketer

Later career

See also

References

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