Full name Michael Edward Younger Name Mike Younger 1974–1994 Northumberland | Batting style Left-handed Role Singer-songwriter | |
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Born 29 November 1951 (age 72) ( 1951-11-29 ) Corbridge, Northumberland, England Albums Every Stone You Throw, Somethin in the Air Nominations Independent Music Award for Best Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter | ||
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
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Michael Edward 'Mike' Younger (born 29 November 1951) is a former English cricketer. Younger was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland.
Younger made his debut for Northumberland in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Younger played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1974 to 1994, which included 156 Minor Counties Championship matches and 20 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Northumberland against Middlesex in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 123 runs at an batting average of 30.75. He made his only half century when he scored 57 against Middlesex in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 75.50, with best figures of 2/32.