Mike Young (cricket)

Mike Young (born December 21, 1955) is a former Australian cricket team fielding coach, as well as a former US minor league and Australian baseball manager, player and coach.

Playing career

Young attended the

Australian Baseball League team, which he also player-coached and led to a national championship (the Claxton Shield) in 1982.^[1]

Managerial career

America

Because the Australian and American seasons do not overlap, Young was able to pursue opportunities on both continents, and in 1985 landed the job of coach with the

Cleveland Indians organisation.^[1]

Australia

At the same time, he was becoming a major player in the development of

Seoul, South Korea. He was twice named the International Baseball Federation coach of the year, in 1997 and 1999, for his work with the Australian national team. This included its results in two Intercontinental Cups, a bronze medal in the 1997 tournament and then to a gold medal at home in 1999. Young's work down under coincided with a period when Australian baseball was booming, producing Major League players like Dave Nilsson, Mark Hutton, Cam Cairncross, Shayne Bennett and Chris Snelling, all of whom reached the major leagues. This boom is linked to Young's work, as he is the one who developed the idea of the Australian Baseball Academy, which is jointly funded by Major League Baseball and aims at grooming Australian baseball talent. The number of Australian players signed by MLB has quadrupled since the Academy's foundation.^[2]

Cricket

Young's career took another twist in 2000 when the Australian

Indian cricket team as a fielding consultant.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Sporting Life - A life in baseball and cricket? p32" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
^ "The Sporting Life - A life in baseball and cricket? p33" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
^ Buchanan sends for US help
^ Cricket beckons USA baseball coaches
^ Beefy should shut it, says Young
^ "BCCI appoint Michael Young as new Fielding Consultant". Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.

[autogenerated32-1] "The Sporting Life - A life in baseball and cricket? p32" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2008.

[2] "The Sporting Life - A life in baseball and cricket? p33" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2008.

[3] Buchanan sends for US help

[4] Cricket beckons USA baseball coaches

[5] Beefy should shut it, says Young

[6] "BCCI appoint Michael Young as new Fielding Consultant". Archived from the original on 6 December 2009.

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