# James Young (hurler)

James Young is an Irish hurler from County Laois.
He plays for the Clonaslee–St Manman's club and was a regular on the senior Laois county team, for whom he was regularly one of the highest scoring players in the country.
In 2006, James received a nomination for an All-Star award.
In 2007, he was nominated for the Vodafone GAA Hurling All Stars awards.
In 2009, he announced his retirement from the sport.

## Championship appearances

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Match report |
| 1 | 7 May 2000 | Cusack Park, Mullingar | Westmeath | 1–3 | 3-18 : 2–8 | Leinster Round Robin | Irish Independent |
| 2 | 17 May 2000 | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow | Carlow | 0–1 | 2-16 : 1–10 | Leinster Round Robin | Irish Independent |
| 3 | 28 May 2000 | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Dublin | 0–1 | 0-18 : 0–18 | Leinster Round Robin play-off | Irish Independent |
| 4 | 5 June 2000 | O'Connor Park, Tullamore | Dublin | 0–1 | 1-14 : 2–15 | Leinster Round Robin play-off replay | Irish Independent |
| 5 | 7 May 2001 | O'Connor Park, Tullamore | Meath | 1–1 | 3-16 : 1–7 | Leinster First Round | Irish Independent |
| 6 | 20 May 2001 | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Dublin | 0–0 | 1-15 : 2–11 | Leinster Quarter-final | Irish Independent |
| 7 | 10 June 2001 | Croke Park, Dublin | Wexford | 0–1 | 0-17 : 0–10 | Leinster Semi-final | Irish Independent |
| 8 | 5 May 2003 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Wicklow | 0–7 | 2-22 : 0–10 | Leinster Preliminary Round Quarter-final | Irish Independent |
| 9 | 10 May 2003 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Carlow | 0–4 | 5-15 : 1–10 | Leinster Preliminary Round Semi-final | Irish Independent |
| 10 | 24 May 2003 | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Dublin | 0–11 | 2-15 : 1–18 | Leinster Preliminary Round Final | Irish Independent |
| 11 | 31 May 2003 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Dublin | 0–8 | 0-15 : 3–11 | Leinster Preliminary Round Final Replay | Irish Independent |
| 12 | 14 June 2003 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Tipperary | 0–5 | 0-13 : 3-28 | All-Ireland Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 13 | 16 May 2004 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Meath | 1–6 | 1-13 : 0–8 | Leinster Preliminary Round | Irish Independent |
| 14 | 29 May 2004 | O'Connor Park, Offaly | Offaly | 0–11 | 1-15 : 2-23 | Leinster Quarter-final | Irish Independent |
| 15 | 26 June 2004 | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick | Clare | 0–6 | 2-15 : 7–19 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 16 | 22 May 2005 | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny | Dublin | 1–9 | 4-14 : 0–14 | Leinster Quarter-final | Irish Independent |
| 17 | 12 June 2005 | Croke Park, Dublin | Wexford | 0–7 | 1-10 : 0-24 | Leinster Semi-final | Irish Independent |
| 18 | 18 June 2005 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Galway | 0–6 | 2-11 : 2-22 | Qualifier | Irish Independent |
| 19 | 1 July 2005 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Limerick | 1–5 | 1-9 : 2–15 | Qualifier | Irish Independent |
| 20 | 9 July 2005 | Casement Park, Belfast | Antrim | 0–8 | 0-21 : 1–16 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 21 | 23 July 2005 | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow | Dublin | 0–7 | 1-10 : 3–13 | Relegation Semi-final | Irish Independent |
| 22 | 30 July 2005 | Páirc Tailteann, Navan | Antrim | 0–11 | 1-23 : 1–15 | Relegation Final | Irish Independent |
| 23 | 21 May 2006 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Offaly | 0–4 | 0-8 : 2–12 | Leinster First Round | Irish Independent |
| 24 | 17 June 2006 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Galway | 0–8 | 2-13 : 7-28 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 25 | 1 July 2006 | Cusack Park, Mullingar | Westmeath | 1–13 | 2-15 : 2–9 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 26 | 8 July 2006 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Waterford | 0–8 | 1-13 : 2–17 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 27 | 27 May 2007 | O'Connor Park, Tullamore | Offaly | 0–8 | 0-10 : 1-26 | Leinster First Round | Irish Independent |
| 28 | 30 June 2007 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Galway | 1–8 | 1-14 : 3-20 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 29 | 7 July 2007 | Casement Park, Belfast | Antrim | 0–9 | 1-13 : 1-23 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 30 | 14 July 2007 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Clare | 1–7 | 1-11 : 2–14 | Qualifiers | Irish Independent |
| 31 | 31 May 2009 | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise | Galway | 0–3 | 0-17: 5-29 | Leinster Quarter-final | Irish Independent |