Craig Alexander Young (born 4 April 1990) is an Irish professional

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er. Young is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm medium pace. On 26 May 2013, Young made his first-class debut for

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against

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. He made his

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debut against Scotland in September 2014, taking 5 wickets for 45 runs. He made his

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debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015. In December 2018, Young was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by

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for the 2019 season. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from

, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.

Early and domestic career

Young played for Bready Cricket Club in the

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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

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for 2010. 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

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for

against

in late 2013, taking four wickets in the first innings and two in the second during an innings victory for Ireland. 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, and he made his one-day debut for the side shortly thereafter, albeit not in a full international match. In July 2019, Young was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

International career

Young made his

debut for Ireland in September 2014, and became the ninth player to take five wickets on ODI debut. That remains his best performance for Ireland in ODIs. In Ireland's 2015 ICC Intercontinental Cup victory over the

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, 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. In May 2018, Young was added to Ireland's

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squad for their match against Pakistan, but he was not selected to play. In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the

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. In July 2019, he was named in Ireland's

squad for their one-off match against England at

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, but he did not play. In September 2019, Young was named in Ireland's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. On 10 July 2020, Young was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training

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for the ODI series against the England cricket team. In September 2021, Young was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the

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. In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Craig 1990 births Living people Cricketers from Derry (city) Irish cricketers Ireland Test cricketers Ireland One Day International cricketers Ireland Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Cricketers who have taken five wickets on One Day International debut North West Warriors cricketers