Craig Young (cricketer)

Craig Alexander Young (born 4 April 1990) is an Irish professional cricketer. Young is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. On 26 May 2013, Young made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland. He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014, taking 5 wickets for 45 runs. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015.

Craig Young
Personal information
Full name
Craig Alexander Young
Born (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 28)28 February 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 46)8 September 2014 v Scotland
Last ODI07 March 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 34)18 June 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I10 December 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Sussex
2013–presentNorth West Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 45 59 19
Runs scored 1 125 72 98
Batting average — 10.41 6.54 8.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 40* 22 23
Balls bowled 130 2,132 1,160 2,847
Wickets 5 74 65 72
Bowling average 11.00 26.08 23.41 23.22
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/24 5/46 4/13 5/37
Catches/stumpings 0/– 12/– 11/– 5/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 March 2024

In December 2018, Young was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.

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