Nyeem Young (born 22 September 2000) is a West Indian

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er. Young was named in the West Indies' squads for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. At the 2020 tournament, in the Group B match against England, Young became the first cricketer for the West Indies to score a fifty and take a

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in the same U19 match. For his performance, he was named the man of the match. Following his performance in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he was signed by the

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to play in the

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. He made his

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debut on 25 August 2020, for the Barbados Tridents in the

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. In March 2022, Young was called up to a white-ball training squad with the national team to prepare for international fixtures during 2022. In April 2023, Nedd was named in West Indies Academy's squad for the 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series. He made his first-class debut for West Indies Academy on 19 April 2023, against Team Headley.

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* 2001 births Living people Barbados Royals cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub