The 32-year-old top order batsman currently plays for first-class cricket side Central Districts and has represented New Zealand across all formats.
Young has also enjoyed spells across England’s domestic test scene, featuring for Durham, Northamptonshire and Nottingham since 2021. He has 134 first-class matches to his name, scoring 8,404 runs at a batting average of 40.21, including sixteen 100s, and fifty 50s.
Young replaces Warwickshire’s injured top order batsman and New Zealand captain Tom Latham, who was forced to withdraw from New Zealand’s test series against Zimbabwe with a shoulder injury.