# Blake Nikitaras

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Australian cricketer (born 2000)

Blake Nikitaras Nikitaras playing First Class cricket with New South Wales in October 2025 Personal information Born (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 26) Mount Lawley, Western Australia[1] Batting Left-handed Bowling Left-arm medium Role Batter Relations Steve Nikitaras (father) Domestic team information Years Team 2021/22–2025/26 New South Wales (squad no. 45) 2022/23–present Sydney Thunder (squad no. 47) Career statistics Competition FC LA T20 Matches 18 2 3 Runs scored 738 25 9 Batting average 22.36 12.50 4.50 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/0 Top score 56 20 8 Catches/stumpings 8/– 1/– 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2025

**Blake Nikitaras** (born 29 April 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) and [Sydney Thunder](/source/Sydney_Thunder). He is a left-handed batsman. He is the son of former state cricketer [Steve Nikitaras](/source/Steve_Nikitaras).[2]

## Early life

Nikitaras is of Greek descent. Nikitaras is from [Oak Flats](/source/Oak_Flats%2C_New_South_Wales) in the [Illawarra](/source/Illawarra) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales). He plays for [St George Cricket Club](/source/St_George_Cricket_Club) in [NSW Premier Cricket](/source/Sydney_Grade_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](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) in [Canberra](/source/Canberra).[4]

In March 2022 Nikitaras made his first-class debut for [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) scoring 44 and 56 against the [South Australia cricket team](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) in the [Sheffield Shield](/source/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](/source/Big_Bash_League) with [Sydney Thunder](/source/Sydney_Thunder).[8][9]

Nikitaras was delisted by New South Wales at the end of the [2025-26 season](/source/2025-26_Sheffield_Shield).[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Blake Nikitaras | cricket.com.au"](https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA:1956/blake-nikitaras). *www.cricket.com.au*. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Blake Nikitaras"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/blake-nikitaras-1169066). *Espncricinfo*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nikitaras hoping to strike for Sydney Thunder in upcoming Big Bash League"](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8013406/nikitaras-hoping-to-strike-for-sydney-thunder/). *Illawaramercury.com*. 9 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kerr, Nikitaras headline Blues inclusions for 2022-23"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/nsw-blues-mens-contract-list-squad-2022-23-nikitaras-kerr-hadley-smith-warner-cummins-hazlewood/2022-05-11). *Cricket.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Oak Flats' Blake Nikitaras makes impressive Sheffield Shield debut for NSW Blues"](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7677177/oak-flats-talent-blake-nikitaras-eyeing-new-goal-after-making-sheffield-shield-debut/). *Illawarra Mercury*. 29 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Can they live up to the promise? NSW squad breakdown"](https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/09/10/can-they-live-up-to-the-promise-nsw-squad-breakdown/). *theroar.com.au*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Blues contract list: 'Mature aged' Shield debutants ink deals"](https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/bluescontracts2223/2022-05-11). *cricketnsw.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["YOUNG GUN BLAKE NIKITARAS SIGNS WITH THUNDER"](https://www.sydneythunder.com.au/news/blake-signs/2022-12-12). *Sydneythunder.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["BBL 12: Sydney Thunder sign Blake Nikitaras"](https://babacric.in/bbl/bbl-12-sydney-thunder-sign-blake-nikitaras/). *babacric.in*. 12 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["NSW Blues' 2026-27 squad locked in"](https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/4502065/nsw-blues-2026-27-squad-locked-in). [New South Wales cricket team](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team). 12 May 2026.

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