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
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 Test2 December 2025 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 200)20 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI18 January 2026 v India
ODI shirt no.32
T20I debut (cap 88)28 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I10 November 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentCentral Districts
2021Durham
2022Northamptonshire
2023–2024Nottinghamshire
2025Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 23 55 20 139
Runs scored 1,215 1,823 344 8,609
Batting average 31.97 36.46 18.10 39.85
100s/50s 0/11 4/11 0/2 16/51
Top score 89 120 56 174*
Catches/stumpings 26/– 30/– 6/– 103/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2019–2021
ICC Champions Trophy
Runner-up 2025 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 January 2026

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. He was captain of the New Zealand Under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

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