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]
.jpg) Young batting for Northamptonshire in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Alexander Young | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1992 New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 280) | 3 December 2020 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 February 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 200) | 20 March 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 23 December 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 88) | 28 March 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 21 January 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–present | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Young made his international debut in December 2020 and has since played international cricket in all formats of the game.[3]
Career edit
In the 2011/12 New Zealand domestic cricket season he made his first-class debut for Central Districts, becoming the team's captain in December 2015 at just 23 years of age. Under his captaincy the Central Stags won the one-day Ford Trophy in 2016 and the first-class Plunket Shield unbeaten in 2018. Young then elected to step down from the captaincy to focus on his batting and making the New Zealand side.
In December 2018, he was named in New Zealand's Test squad for the series for the first time against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.[4]
In March 2019, Young was named to make his Test cricket debut one day before a Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh was scheduled to begin at Hagley Oval. However, a terrorist attack in Christchurch on the same afternoon saw the match cancelled by New Zealand Cricket.
Despite not yet having played an international match, in May 2019 he was one of the twenty players awarded an annual NZC contract for the 2019–20 season by New Zealand Cricket.[5]
In May 2019, Young was going to be named as a reserve player for New Zealand in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, but made the decision to undergo shoulder surgery instead after an injury to his right labrum at a training camp.[6]
Despite his shoulder injury, Young scored back-to-back centuries for a New Zealand XI against Australia in a one-day warm-up series of three unofficial ODIs in Brisbane in May 2019. Young averaged more than 100 in the series with consecutive scores of 60, 130 and 111 against the defending Cricket World Cup champions.
In November 2020, Young was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[7][8] Later the same month, he was named in New Zealand's Test squad for the series against the West Indies.[9] He made his Test debut for New Zealand on 3 December 2020, against the West Indies.[10]
In March 2021, Young was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[11] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand on 20 March 2021, against Bangladesh.[12] Later the same month, Young was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for their series against Bangladesh.[13] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 28 March 2021, against Bangladesh.[14]
In March 2022, in the opening match against the Netherlands, Young scored his first century in ODIs, with an unbeaten 103 runs.[15]
In January 2023 Young hit five consecutive deliveries for six in an over of a T20 match off Auckland spinner Louis Delport. He was dismissed in the final ball of the over attempting to hit the rare six sixes in an over feat.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Will Young: Nottinghamshire sign New Zealand batter on three-game red-ball deal". BBC. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Will Young - Cricinfo profile
- ^ "Will Young to make Test debut as BJ Watling ruled out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Somerville out, Will Young in: New Zealand's squad for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy Neesham, Tom Blundell and Will Young handed New Zealand contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Shoulder surgery likely to rule Will Young out for rest of the year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand call up Devon Conway, rest Kane Williamson and Trent Boult for West Indies T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "1st Test, Hamilton, Dec 3 2020, West Indies tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Black Caps vs Bangladesh: Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell get ODI callups". Stuff. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Dunedin, Mar 19 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Finn Allen gets New Zealand T20I call-up, Adam Milne returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I, Hamilton, Mar 28 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand beat the Netherlands by seven wickets in ODI in Mount Maunganui". Stuff. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Super Smash: Blackcaps batter Will Young explodes for 30 runs off five balls in Central Stags win over Auckland". Newshub. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.