Blake Nikitaras
Nikitaras playing First Class cricket with New South Wales in October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 2000 Mount Lawley, Western Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Steve Nikitaras (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | New South Wales (squad no. 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–present | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 former state cricketer Steve Nikitaras.[2]
Early life
Nikitaras is of Greek descent. Nikitaras is from Oak Flats in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. He plays for St George Cricket Club in NSW Premier Cricket.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] This earned him a rookie deal with NSW for the 2022-23 season.[6][7]
In December 2022 Nikitaras was given a contract for the Big Bash League with Sydney Thunder.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Blake Nikitaras | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "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.