Blake Nikitaras
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| Born | 29 April 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022– | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Blake Nikitaras (born 29 April 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Sydney Thunder. He is a left-handed batsman. He is the son of international cricketer Steve Nikitaras.[1]
Early life
Nikitas is from Oak Flats in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. He plays for St George Cricket Club in NSW Premier Cricket.[2]
Career
Ahead of the 2020-21 season Nikitaras injured his anterior cruciate ligament playing a friendly game of basketball and missed the majority of the season instead rehabbing for months at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[3]
In March 2022 Nikitaras made his first-class debut for New South Wales scoring 44 and 56 against the South Australia cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.[4] This earned him a rookie deal with NSW for the 2022-23 season.[5][6]
In December 2022 Nikitaras was given a contract for the Big Bash League with Sydney Thunder.[7][8]
Personal life
He is the son of former professional cricketer Steve Nikitaras.[9]
References
- ^ "Blake Nikitaras". Espncricinfo.
- ^ "Nikitaras hoping to strike for Sydney Thunder in upcoming Big Bash League". Illawaramercury.com. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Kerr, Nikitaras headline Blues inclusions for 2022-23". Cricket.com.
- ^ "Oak Flats' Blake Nikitaras makes impressive Sheffield Shield debut for NSW Blues". Illawarra Mercury. 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Can they live up to the promise? NSW squad breakdown". theroar.com.au.
- ^ "Blues contract list: 'Mature aged' Shield debutants ink deals". cricketnsw.com.
- ^ "YOUNG GUN BLAKE NIKITARAS SIGNS WITH THUNDER". Sydneythunder.com.
- ^ "BBL 12: Sydney Thunder sign Blake Nikitaras". babacric.in. 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Sydney Thunder sign Blake Nikitaras for BBL 12". Cricket.one.
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