About Bryan Young (cricketer)
Bryan Andrew Young (born 3 November 1964) is a former international cricketer who played 35 Test matches and 74 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for New Zealand between 1990 and 1999. He played internationally as a right-handed opening batsman who scored over 2,000 Test runs, including a highest score of 267 not out against Sri Lanka in 1997. == Early life and domestic career == Young was born at Whangārei in the Northland Region of New Zealand in 1964. He began his cricket career as a wicket-keeper and lower-order batsman for Northern Districts. He made his first-class cricket debut for the side in January 1984 and played for the side until the end of the 1997/98 season when he moved to Auckland for his final season as a professional cricketer. He played more than 150 matches for Northern Districts. == International cricket == Young made his international debut for New Zealand in an ODI against Australia at Melbourne in December 1990. During the early 1990s he became a "dogged" opening batsman and played his first Test match in December 1993 during New Zealand's tour of Australia. He went on to make 35 test and 74 ODI appearances for the national side, playing his final international matches in March 1999 against South Africa. Young acquired a reputation as a slow scoring opening batsman and his record as an opener has been described as "traditional, old-school".
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