Craig Young
Personal information
Full name
Craig Alexander Young
Born (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 33)
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 46)8 September 2014 v Scotland
Last ODI17 December 2023 v Zimbabwe
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 ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 44 59 18 78
Runs scored 125 72 97 313
Batting average 10.41 6.54 8.08 9.78
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 40* 22 23 40*
Balls bowled 2,072 1,160 2,717 3,584
Wickets 73 65 67 119
Bowling average 25.63 23.41 24.13 27.03
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/46 4/13 5/37 5/46
Catches/stumpings 12/– 11/– 5/– 18/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 December 2023

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.[1]

In December 2018, Young was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[2][3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]

Early and domestic career

Young played for Bready Cricket Club in the North West Senior League as a medium pace bowler. After playing for the Ireland national under-19 cricket team at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup where he took nine wickets, Young was given a one-year contract by Sussex for 2010.[6] A series of injuries prevented him from making a significant impression, and much of his cricket for Sussex came for the county's second team. He made his first-class debut in an ICC Intercontinental Cup for Ireland against Scotland in late 2013, taking four wickets in the first innings and two in the second during an innings victory for Ireland.[7] Early the following year, a few months after being released by Sussex, Young was contracted as an "A" category player for Ireland, the highest level of contract,[8] and he made his one-day debut for the side shortly thereafter, albeit not in a full international match.[9]

In July 2019, Young was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12]

International career

Young made his One Day International debut for Ireland in September 2014, and became the ninth player to take five wickets on ODI debut.[13] That remains his best performance for Ireland in ODIs.[9] In Ireland's 2015 ICC Intercontinental Cup victory over the United Arab Emirates, Young recorded his best match figures in a first-class match, collecting four wickets in the first innings and three in the second, during a large victory for his side.[14]

In May 2018, Young was added to Ireland's Test squad for their match against Pakistan, but he was not selected to play.[15] In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[16] In July 2019, he was named in Ireland's Test squad for their one-off match against England at Lord's, but he did not play.[17]

In September 2019, Young was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[18] On 10 July 2020, Young was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[19][20] In September 2021, Young was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ireland Under-19 star Craig Young gets Sussex deal". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Sep 11–14, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Young, Thompson get Ireland 'A' contracts". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Player profile: Craig Young". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ Bailey, Ryan (8 September 2014). "Young's debut five-for sets up victory". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Dublin, Jun 2–5, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Craig Young replaces Nathan Smith in Ireland squad for Pakistan Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Ireland Wolves squads named for Scotland 'A' series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. ^ "England v Ireland: Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker, Simi Singh and Craig Young in 14-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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