Background
He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland.
He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland.
Younger was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. 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 National Westminster Trophy.
He made 4 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1994 National Westminster 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 National Westminster Trophy. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 75.50, with best figures of 2/32.