Player profile

Will Young

Batsman

Born: Nov 22, 1992
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm off-break
From: New Plymouth

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
T20	60	1,692	29.17	140.18	101*
T20I	47	677	18.81	107.29	56
Test	31	1,325	30.11	47.04	89
List A	32	1,413	50.46	101.87	157
First-class	106	6,540	39.4	49.32	174*
ODI	65	2,065	34.42	84.22	120

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
First-class	106	0	2.67	3.0	—

Recent performances

ODI match form

7 Nov 2026New Zealand vs IndiaODI · Sky Stadium, Wellington

Batting: 6 (17) • 1×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

4 Nov 2026New Zealand vs IndiaODI · Eden Park, Auckland

Batting: 9 (11) • 2×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

22 Jul 2026New Zealand vs West IndiesODI · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Batting: 56 (63) • 6×4, 1×6
Bowling: —

19 Jul 2026New Zealand vs West IndiesODI · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Batting: 20 (22) • 3×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

17 Jul 2026New Zealand vs West IndiesODI · Providence Stadium, Guyana

Batting: 23 (42) • 3×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

14 Jul 2026New Zealand vs West IndiesODI · Providence Stadium, Guyana

Batting: 28 (31) • 5×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

12 Jul 2026New Zealand vs West IndiesODI · Providence Stadium, Guyana

Batting: 49 (63) • 5×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

23 Apr 2026New Zealand vs BangladeshODI · Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Batting: 19 (25) • 2×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

20 Apr 2026New Zealand vs BangladeshODI · Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Batting: 2 (7)
Bowling: —

17 Apr 2026New Zealand vs BangladeshODI · Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Batting: 30 (42) • 2×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

About

Player story

Will Young played a major role in Central Districts winning the 2017-18 Plunket Shield. He was the second highest run-getter for his side and fourth overall, with 686 runs in 10 games. In fact, he has been the most consistent batsman for the Stags over a period of time. A right-hand batsman, Young bats in the middle order generally at number four. He has a proper blend of defence and attack, which can be seen in his numbers in all three forms of the game. Young made his debut in 2012 as a 20-year-old and a couple of seasons later he had his breakthrough season, 909 runs at 53. Since then there has never been a season where Young has not gone past 500 runs in a season. His least productive year since 2014 was in 2016-17 where he still managed to score 591 runs. Getting the captaincy of Central Districts brought the best out of him as he recorded his career-best score of 162 in the title winning 2017-18 season. Young's impressive numbers in the domestic circuit earned him a call-up to the national squad, and he, subsequently, made his international debut (in Tests) against West Indies in December 2020. In a matter of three months, Young went onto make his ODI and T20I debut as well (both against Bangladesh). A watertight technique, and with a great head on his shoulders, plenty of pundits in New Zealand cricket hope for improved consistency from Young across formats.

Latest news

Player stories

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

'Pace is good, but skills matter': Auqib Nabi on adapting to New Zealand conditions

12 Nov 2026

crictracker.com

[Watch] KL Rahul takes brilliant catch as Auqib Nabi bags his second wicket in Wellington ODI

7 Nov 2026

sportskeeda.com

KL Rahul clinches a brilliant diving catch as Auqib Nabi strikes again to dismiss Will Young in NZ vs IND 2026 2nd ODI [Watch]

7 Nov 2026

crictracker.com

[Watch] Arshdeep Singh removes Will Young for 9 to give India early edge in 1st ODI at Auckland

4 Nov 2026

sportskeeda.com

Arshdeep Singh strikes with the new ball to dismiss Will Young for 9 in NZ vs IND 2026 1st ODI [Watch]

4 Nov 2026