David Young (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer and sport psychologist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Young

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = David John Young

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Coventry, Warwickshire, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 2

| batting = Right-handed

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| role =

| family =

| club1 = Middlesex Cricket Board

| year1 = 2002

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = LA

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 32

| bat avg1 = 16.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 22

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| date = 18 November

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23580.html Cricinfo

}}

David John Young (born 11 December 1977) is a former English cricketer and a sport psychologist. Young was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire.

Young studied at Durham University, where he appeared for the university team.{{cite web |title=Teams David Young played for |url=https://stats.thecricketer.com/Archive/Players/45/45355/all_teams.html |work=The Cricketer |access-date=30 June 2022}} He later represented the Middlesex Cricket Board in 2 List A matches against the Derbyshire Cricket Board and Cambridgeshire in the 1st and 2nd rounds of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which were held in 2002.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45355/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by David Young] In his 2 List A matches, he scored 32 runs at a batting average of 16.00, with a high score of 22.

Since 2019 Young is the Manchester City FC 1st team psychologist, having previously held the same position with the England cricket team for a number of years. [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45355/a_Batting_by_Team.html List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Young]