| Zak Evans | |
| Fullname: | Zak Kai Evans |
| Nickname: | Cherry[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Draftpick: | Category B rookie |
| Years1: | 2025– |
| Games Goals1: | 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]
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Year1: | 2018/2019 - |
| Club2: | Melbourne Renegades |
| Year2: | 2018/2019 - |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | — |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Deliveries1: | 186 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 105.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 7 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 6 |
| Deliveries2: | 102 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 50.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/68 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 10 |
| Runs3: | 8 |
| Bat Avg3: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 6 |
| Deliveries3: | 168 |
| Wickets3: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 21.61 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 7/– |
| Date: | 4 October 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1088612.html Cricinfo |
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.
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.