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Will Young New Zealand Cricketer

He made his first-class debut for Central Districts in the 2011/12 New Zealand domestic cricket season and became captain of the team in December 2015 at the age of just 23. Under his captaincy the Central Stags remained undefeated and won the one-day Ford Trophy in 2016 and the first-class Plunket Shield in 2018. Young then decided to step down from captaincy to concentrate on his batting and make a living in New Zealand. In December 2018, he was named in New Zealand’s Test squad for the first time for the series against Sri Lanka, but did not play.

William Alexander Young is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays as a batsman for the New Zealand cricket team and Central Districts. He was the 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.

Young signed a three-match contract with Nottinghamshire in July 2023 and scored a century on his debut against Surrey. He joined Nottinghamshire for the first half of the 2024 season. In April 2024, Young scored 174 not out against Somerset in an unbroken partnership of 392 with Joe Clarke, setting a new record for the third wicket for Nottinghamshire, surpassing the record that had stood for the previous 121 years.