Will Young
83New Zealand · OP · 2021 to 2026 · on scorecards: WA Young
BATTING
- Matches
- 63
- Innings
- 63
- Runs
- 2050
- Average
- 35.34
- Strike rate
- 84.57
- High score
- 120
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 31 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Will Young played 63 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2021 to 2026. The first came against Bangladesh at University Oval, with a score of 11, and the last against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 120 from 112 balls against Netherlands at Seddon Park in 2022, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 4 hundreds, 12 fifties. At home the average was 43.4 across 20 ODIs; away it was 34.0 across 33 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Bangladesh: 411 runs at 37.4 in 12 ODIs. Seddon Park was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 226 runs at 45.2. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 40 of the ODIs Will Young played and lost 21.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 63 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 112 | Netherlands | Seddon Park | 2022 | Won |
| 107 | 113 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 2025 | Won |
| 105 | 84 | Bangladesh | University Oval | 2023 | Won |
| 103* | 114 | Netherlands | Bay Oval | 2022 | Won |
| 90* | 86 | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve | 2025 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12 | 411 | 37.36 | 1/3 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 357 | 39.67 | 1/2 |
| England | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 348 | 69.60 | 0/3 |
| West Indies | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0/1 |
| India | 6 | 183 | 30.50 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 294 | 98.00 | 2/1 |
| Ireland | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/0 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 695 | 43.44 | 3/3 |
| Away | 33 | 1,089 | 34.03 | 1/7 |
| Neutral | 10 | 266 | 26.60 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seddon Park | 6 | 226 | 45.20 | 1/1 |
| National Stadium | 5 | 247 | 49.40 | 1/1 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 0/2 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0/1 |
| Providence Stadium | 3 | 100 | 33.33 | 0/0 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bangladesh, 2021 at University Oval
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Kensington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 22 November 1992
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,424
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 72.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 95.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 45.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 46.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,360 balls faced in that period.
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