Will Young (cricketer)

Will Young
Young batting for Northamptonshire in 2022
Personal information
Full name
William Alexander Young
Born (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 280)3 December 2020 v West Indies
Last Test13 February 2024 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 200)20 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI23 December 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.32
T20I debut (cap 88)28 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I21 January 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentCentral Districts
2021Durham
2022Northamptonshire
2023–2024Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 16 31 18 127
Runs scored 717 1,244 295 7,887
Batting average 26.55 44.42 17.35 39.83
100s/50s 0/7 3/8 0/2 16/45
Top score 89 120 53 174*
Catches/stumpings 13/– 13/– 6/– 84/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 July 2024

William Alexander Young (born 22 November 1992) is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays as a batsman for the New Zealand cricket team and Central Districts.[1] He was captain of the New Zealand Under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Young made his international debut in December 2020 and has since played international cricket in all formats of the game.[3]

  1. ^ "Will Young: Nottinghamshire sign New Zealand batter on three-game red-ball deal". BBC. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ Will Young - Cricinfo profile
  3. ^ "Will Young to make Test debut as BJ Watling ruled out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.