A former New Zealand Under 19 captain, Will Young was first called into the BLACKCAPS Test squad in 2018 for the Sri Lanka series as bating cover, having performed well for his domestic side, the Central Stags.
Young relinquished the captaincy of the Stags to focus on his batting, his volume of runs earning him a place in the BLACKCAPS starting XI against Bangladesh at Hagley Oval at the end of the 2019/20 season.
Unfortunately, Young and the BLACKCAPS didn’t take the field for the Test Match with the Christchurch Mosque shootings forcing the game to be cancelled.
Young was included on the BLACKCAPS contract list first the first time in 2019 and eventually made his Test debut against West Indies at Seddon Park in 2020.
Young has also featured in ODI and T20 cricket for the BLACKCAPS and registered his maiden ODI century against Netherlands in March 2022. He was named the ANZ Men's ODI Player of the Year at the 2021/22 ANZ New Zealand Cricket awards.
Young has also featured for Northamptonshire in the English County championship and captained Northants for the 2022 English summer.
