- Michael Youll
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Personal information Full name Michael Youll Born 26 April 1939
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandBatting style Left-handed Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox Relations Oliver Youll (son) Domestic team information Years Team 1962–1981 Northumberland 1956–1957 Warwickshire Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 4 3 Runs scored 15 65 Batting average 7.50 32.50 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 9 36* Balls bowled 506 – Wickets 14 – Bowling average 21.57 – 5 wickets in innings 1 – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 5/99 – Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2011 Michael Youll (born 26 April 1939) is a former English cricketer. Youll was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Youll made his first-class debut for Warwickshire, he against Scotland in 1956. Youll made 3 further appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against the Combined Services in 1957.[1] In his 4 first-class matches, he took 14 wickets at an average of 21.57, with a single five wicket haul.[2] This came against Scotland in his debut match, with Youll taking 5/99 in his first bowling innings in first-class cricket.[3] He served in the Royal Air Force while at Warwickshire, while being a regular in the Warwickshire Second XI, he left the county at the end of the 1961 season, having found his opportunities limited.[4]
He joined Northumberland in 1962, making his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. Youll played Minor counties cricket for Nothumberland from 1962 to 1981, which included over 100 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[4] He made his List A debut for Northumberland against Lincolnshire in the 1971 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Bedfordshire and Somerset, both in the 1977 Gillette Cup.[5] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 65 runs at a batting average of 32.50, with a high score of 36 not out.[6]
His son, Oliver, played Minor counties and List A cricket for Northumberland.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Michael Youll". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34151/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Michael Youll". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34151/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Scotland, 1956". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/22/22140.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Michael Youll". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34151/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Michael Youll". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34151/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Youll". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34151/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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Categories:- 1939 births
- Living people
- People from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English cricketers
- Warwickshire cricketers
- Northumberland cricketers
- Royal Air Force personnel
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