Craig Young
Overview
Craig Young
Craig Young is a right-arm medium-pacer from Ireland, best known for his fantastic figures of 5 for 22 in the European Under-19 Championships against Guernsey in 2009. His eye-catching domestic performances earned him a first-Class debut for Ireland against Scotland in September 2013.
Again Young is someone who has represented Ireland in the under-19 World Cup in 2010 and was inarguably their best bowler as he scalped 9 wickets from 5 games.
After a brief stint with Sussex that was peppered with injury scares, Young was awarded a Cricket Ireland contract in 2014. On his ODI debut against Scotland, he picked up 5/46 in his 10 overs. He had a good year, emerging as Ireland's top bowler during the World Cup acclimatization tour in Australia and New Zealand.
He was picked to represent Ireland in the 2015 WC as he himself and others believed that he could fill in the boots left vacant by Boyd Rankin. But unfortunately he did not get a single game in the tournament.
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Recent Batting
| Score | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) | ITA | T20I | 26 Jan 26 |
| 2*(3) | BAN | T20I | 02 Dec 25 |
| 6* & 0* | BAN | Test | 11 Nov 25 |
| DNB | ENG | T20I | 21 Sep 25 |
| DNB | ENG | T20I | 17 Sep 25 |
Recent Bowling
| Wickets | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-15 | ITA | T20I | 26 Jan 26 |
| 1-30 | BAN | T20I | 02 Dec 25 |
| 0-54 & DNB | BAN | Test | 11 Nov 25 |
| 1-21 | ENG | T20I | 21 Sep 25 |
| 0-26 | ENG | T20I | 17 Sep 25 |
Stats
Career by format
international & domestic formatsⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.
Full statistics tables
Batting
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 4 | 48 | 72 | 0 |
| Innings | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Runs | 17 | 166 | 82 | 0 |
| Balls | 44 | 189 | 109 | 0 |
| Highest | 6 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| Average | 5.67 | 13.83 | 6.83 | 0 |
| SR | 38.64 | 87.84 | 75.23 | 0 |
| Not Out | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Fours | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Sixes | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 4 | 48 | 72 | 0 |
| Innings | 7 | 45 | 71 | 0 |
| Balls | 448 | 2300 | 1429 | 0 |
| Runs | 242 | 2094 | 1935 | 0 |
| Maidens | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Wickets | 8 | 81 | 87 | 0 |
| Avg | 30.25 | 25.85 | 22.24 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 3.24 | 5.46 | 8.12 | 0 |
| SR | 56.0 | 28.4 | 16.43 | 0.0 |
| BBI | 3/24 | 5/46 | 4/13 | -/- |
| BBM | 5/55 | 5/46 | 4/13 | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| Match | Format | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADF v DBG 26th Match · European T20 Premier League 2026 | T20 | Amsterdam Flames won by 59 runs | 15 Sep 2026 |
| BAN v IRE 3rd T20I · Ireland tour of Bangladesh, 2025 | T20 | Bangladesh won by 8 wkts | 2 Dec 2025 |
| BAN v IRE 1st Test · Ireland tour of Bangladesh, 2025 | TEST | Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs | 15 Nov 2025 |
| IRE v ENG 3rd T20I · England tour of Ireland, 2025 | T20 | England won by 6 wkts | 21 Sep 2025 |
| IRE v ENG 1st T20I · England tour of Ireland, 2025 | T20 | England won by 4 wkts | 17 Sep 2025 |
| ZIM v IRE 3rd T20I · Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | T20 | No result due to rain | 25 Feb 2025 |
| ZIM v IRE 2nd T20I · Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | T20 | Zimbabwe won by 3 wkts | 23 Feb 2025 |
| ZIM v IRE 1st T20I · Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | T20 | No result - due to rain | 22 Feb 2025 |
| ZIM v IRE Only Test · Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | TEST | Ireland won by 63 runs | 10 Feb 2025 |
| IRE v RSA 3rd ODI · Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024 | ODI | Ireland won by 69 runs | 7 Oct 2024 |
| IRE v RSA 2nd ODI · Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024 | ODI | South Africa won by 174 runs | 4 Oct 2024 |
| IRE v RSA 1st ODI · Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024 | ODI | South Africa won by 139 runs | 2 Oct 2024 |
| IRE v RSA 1st T20I · Ireland v South Africa in UAE, 2024 | T20 | South Africa won by 8 wkts | 27 Sep 2024 |
| IRE v ZIM Only Test · Zimbabwe tour of Ireland, 2024 | TEST | Ireland won by 4 wkts | 29 Jul 2024 |
| CAN v IRE 13th Match, Group A · ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 | T20 | Canada won by 12 runs | 7 Jun 2024 |
| IRE v SL 13th Match · ICC Mens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2024 | T20 | Sri Lanka won by 41 runs | 31 May 2024 |
| NED v IRE 6th T20I · Netherlands T20I Tri-Series, 2024 | T20 | Ireland won by 3 runs | 24 May 2024 |
| IRE v SCO 5th T20I · Netherlands T20I Tri-Series, 2024 | T20 | Ireland won by 5 wkts | 23 May 2024 |
| IRE v PAK 3rd T20I · Pakistan tour of Ireland, 2024 | T20 | Pakistan won by 6 wkts | 14 May 2024 |
| IRE v PAK 2nd T20I · Pakistan tour of Ireland, 2024 | T20 | Pakistan won by 7 wkts | 12 May 2024 |
| IRE v PAK 1st T20I · Pakistan tour of Ireland, 2024 | T20 | Ireland won by 5 wkts | 10 May 2024 |
| AFG v IRE 1st ODI · Afghanistan v Ireland in UAE, 2024 | ODI | Afghanistan won by 35 runs | 7 Mar 2024 |
| AFG v IRE Only Test · Afghanistan v Ireland in UAE, 2024 | TEST | Ireland won by 6 wkts | 3 Mar 2024 |
Career
Matches by format
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