Zak Evans

Zak Evans
Personal information
Full name Zak Kai Evans
Nickname(s) Cherry[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Draft Category B rookie
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2025– Gold Coast 0 (0)

Zak Evans (born 26 March 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played first-class and List A cricket for Victoria, and played in the Big Bash League for the Melbourne Renegades.[2]

Cricket career

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/2019–Victoria
2018/2019–Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 2 10
Runs scored 0 7 8
Batting average — 3.50 4.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 0 6 6
Balls bowled 186 102 168
Wickets 1 2 13
Bowling average 105.00 50.50 21.61
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/31 2/68 5/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2021

Evans made his Twenty20 debut on 27 January 2020, for the Melbourne Renegades in the 2019–20 Big Bash League season.[3] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut on 30 October 2020, for Victoria in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.[5] He made his List A debut on 15 January 2021, for Victoria in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.[6]

Evans was delisted from Victoria's contract list ahead of the 2023-24 season.[7] Evans spent the winter playing club cricket in Essex in the hope of pushing for more Sheffield Shield opportunities the following season despite the loss of his contract,[8] however these opportunities were not forthcoming.

AFL career

Following the end of his professional cricket career, Evans was signed by the Gold Coast Suns as a Category B rookie to play in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the 2025 season.[9] Evans had played junior football before committing to pursuing a career in cricket, with his last competitive football match being in 2018 while playing for Xavier College.

References

  1. ^ "Zak Evans". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Zak Evans". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ "(D/N)Big Bash League at Melbourne (Docklands), Jan 27 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ "6th Match, Sheffield Shield at Adelaide, Oct 30 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "1st Match, Sydney, Feb 15 2021, The Marsh Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ "State squads: All the ins and outs for the 2023-24 season". cricket.com.au. 14 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Would Vic captain-in-waiting be tempted by AFL approach?". Herald Sun. 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Zak Evans signs with the SUNS". Gold Coast Suns. 22 July 2024.
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