Charles Young

Charles Robertson Young (2 February 1852 — 12 April 1913) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of D. Young, an assistant superintendent in the Revenue Survey of the Indian Civil Service, Young was born in British India at Dharwar in February 1852. Young made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Gravesend in 1867. At the time, he was aged 15 years and 131 days, making him the youngest debutant in first-class cricket. His record did however remain an English first-class record until 2011, when Yorkshire's Barney Gibson debuted aged 15 years and 27 days. During his debut, Young scored 20 not out batting at number 9 and took his maiden wicket, that of Kent opening batsman George Bennett. He made a further two appearances in 1867, both against Kent. taken against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1882. He was described by Haygarth in Scores and Biographies as "an average left-handed bat", Despite Hampshire losing their first-class status at the end of the 1885 season, Young continued to play second-class county cricket until 1890. Whilst resident at Southampton, he was otherwise employed as a clerk. He had married Elizabeth Payne in 1873 at South Stoneham. Young later relocated to Bolton, where he worked as an insurance agent. He died at there in April 1913 from bronchial asthma and cardiac failure; his wife had predeceased him two years prior.