Shaun Young (born 13 June 1970, Burnie, Tasmania) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in one Test at The Oval in London in 1997. He was called into the test team as a replacement as he happened to be in England at the time. He played in 138 first-class cricket matches for Tasmania and Gloucestershire taking 274 wickets with his best bowling 7/64. He was dropped from the Tasmanian team in 2002. Young is currently a sports administrator, being appointed by AFL Tasmania as head of the Tasmanian State League football competition in Tasmania late in the 2010 season.