Will Young
Will Young — career overview
Will Young is a cricketer who represents New Zealand in international cricket as a batsman (Right Handed Bat, Right-arm offbreak bowler). In international cricket Will Young has appeared in 22 Tests (1,178 runs at 32.72, with 10 fiftys); 46 ODIs (1,674 runs at 44.97, with 3 hundreds and 10 fiftys); 20 T20Is (344 runs at 18.11, with 2 fiftys). Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Will Young with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where New Zealand rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 22 | 39 | 3 | 1178 | 89 | 32.72 | 2535 | 46.47 | - | 10 | 149 | 5 |
| ODI | 46 | 46 | 5 | 1674 | 120 | 44.97 | 1934 | 88.07 | 3 | 10 | 189 | 27 |
| T20I | 20 | 19 | - | 344 | 56 | 18.11 | 338 | 101.78 | - | 2 | 35 | 10 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20I | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Will Young — Career Overview
Will Young is a batsman from New Zealand. Will bats right handed bat and bowls right-arm offbreak. Specialist batters anchor an innings and shape its tempo. The best combine a tight defensive technique with the range of strokes needed to score off any ball, and the temperament to bat long across all conditions and formats. New Zealand is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 22 Tests: 1,178 runs at an average of 32.72, strike rate 46.47 (10 fiftys); 46 ODIs: 1,674 runs at an average of 44.97, strike rate 88.07 (3 hundreds, 10 fiftys); 20 T20Is: 344 runs at an average of 18.11, strike rate 101.78 (2 fiftys). Franchise leagues — the IPL, PSL, BBL, CPL, SA20 and others — make up an increasing share of the modern cricket calendar, with selection in these competitions shaping income, exposure and the pathway back into national squads. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Will Young's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Will Young's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.