Zak Foulkes Explained

Zak Foulkes
Fullname:Zakary Glen Foulkes
Country:New Zealand
Birth Date:5 June 2002
Birth Place:Christchurch, Canterbury
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Batting all-rounder
International:true
T20idebutdate:21 April
T20idebutyear:2024
T20idebutagainst:Pakistan
T20icap:102
Lastt20idate:27 April
Lastt20iyear:2024
Lastt20iagainst:Pakistan
Date:10 January 2023
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/zakary-foulkes-1202098 ESPNcricinfo

Zakary Glen Foulkes (born 5 June 2002) is a New Zealand cricketer, who is a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium bowler. He plays for the Canterbury Kings in domestic cricket.[1]

Personal life

Foulkes was born in Christchurch, in the Canterbury Region.[2] He is the son of Glen Foulkes, who is also a New Zealand cricketer having represented the Canterbury Country.[3] His elder brother Liam Foulkes also currently plays for the Canterbury Country.[4] His younger brother Robbie Foulkes also played school level cricket.[5] He attended his secondary education from St Andrew's College at Christchurch.[6]

Early career

Foulkes represented the Canterbury cricket team in age level and provincial cricket.[7] He made his debut in under-17 cricket for the Canterbury Under-17s, on 17 January 2019 in the 2018–19 National Under-17 Tournament.[8] He got out for just 10 runs in that match.[9] He also played five matches for St Andrew's College in the 2019 Gillette Cup, a secondary school level cricket competition.[10] On 2 December 2019, he scored 112 runs off 120 balls, and took two wickets, helping his team to win the match against Rosmini College.[11] He was the leading performer for St Andrew's College in that tournament,[12] [13] aggregating 267 runs and taking 9 wickets,[14] contributing his team towards their maiden Gillette Cup title.[15]

He made his debut in under-19 cricket for the Canterbury Under-19s, on 17 December 2020 in the 2020–21 National Under-19 Tournament.[16] He was the joint highest wicket-taker for the Canterbury team in that tournament, grabbing 8 wickets[17] besides scoring 145 runs.[18] His all-round performance helped Canterbury to finish the tournament as the table-toppers.[19] [20]

In October 2021, he was called up to the Canterbury A cricket team for the 2021–22 National Provincial A matches.[21] He played six matches in the tournament, scoring 177 runs including a fifty.[22]

Domestic career

Hawke Cup

Foulkes represents the Canterbury Country cricket team in the Hawke Cup, a non-first-class annual cricket competition for New Zealand's district associations.[23] In January 2021, he was named in the Canterbury's squad for 2020–21 Hawke Cup. He made an impressive performance in his Hawke Cup debut match, on 29 January 2021, scoring 92 runs and bagging a six-wicket haul.[24]

On 4 November 2022, he took 2 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings, helping his team to win the inaugural match of the 2022 season against Hawke's Bay by an innings and 26 runs.[25] In the very next match, he hit a century, scoring 161 runs and took two wickets against Southland on 13 November 2022.[26] [27] He continued his excellent form in the tournament, hitting another century in the match against Marlborough, on 11 December 2022.[28] [29]

Professional cricket

He made his List A debut for Canterbury, on 20 February 2022 in the 2021–22 Ford Trophy.[30] He made his first-class debut for Canterbury, on 3 March 2022, against Auckland in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.[31]

In June 2022, Foulkes was awarded professional contract for the first time by Canterbury ahead of the 2022–23 season.[32] In August 2022, he was recruited by the Wynnum-Manly ahead of the inaugural season of the KFC T20 Max,[33] a premier T20 competition for the emerging players, organized by the Queensland Cricket.[34] On 30 August 2022, he smashed an unbeaten 102 runs off 52 balls, guiding his team to win the thriller against Sandgate-Redcliffe by 1 wicket.[35]

He made his Twenty20 debut for the Canterbury Kings, on 8 January 2023, against the Auckland Aces in the 2022–23 Men's Super Smash.[36] He picked up a wicket conceding 26 runs from 4 overs on his T20 debut match.[37] He was the joint highest wicket-taker for Canterbury Kings with 12 wickets from ten matches leading his team to the grand final.[38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Zakary Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Zak Foulkes . 2023-01-10 . Wisden . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Profile: Glen Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  4. Web site: Profile: Liam Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  5. Web site: Junior Secondary School matches played by Robbie Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  6. Web site: Darfield go top of Canterbury Country premier cricket over Christmas break . 2023-01-08 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  7. Web site: Teams which Zak Foulkes played . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  8. Web site: New Zealand Under-17 Tournament Matches played by Zak Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  9. Web site: Scorecard: Canterbury Under-17s v Northern Districts Under-17s, National Under-17 Tournament 2018/19 . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  10. Web site: Players who have played for St Andrew's College . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  11. Web site: 2019-12-05 . Historic Gillette Cup triumph for St Andrew's . 2023-01-08 . Otago Daily Times . en.
  12. Web site: Batting Averages / St Andrew's College / 2019-20 Gillette Cup . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  13. Web site: Rhys Mariu and StAC proud Gillette Cup winners . 2023-01-09 . College Sport Media . en.
  14. Web site: St Andrew's win Gillette Cup - plus a team of the tournament . 2023-01-09 . College Sport Media . en.
  15. Web site: Gillette Cup title to St Andrew's College . 2023-01-08 . St Andrew's College.
  16. Web site: New Zealand Under-19 Tournament Matches played by Zak Foulkes . 2023-01-08 . CricketArchive.
  17. Web site: Bowling Averages for Canterbury Under-19s – 2020/21 National Under-19 Tournament. . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  18. Web site: Batting Averages for Canterbury Under-19s – 2020/21 National Under-19 Tournament . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  19. Web site: Under 19s win national tournament . 2023-01-10 . Canterbury Cricket . en-US.
  20. Web site: Points Table – 2020/21 National Under-19 Tournament . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  21. Web site: 21 October 2021. Canterbury A squad announced . 2023-01-10 . Otago Daily Times . en.
  22. Web site: Batting Averages – 2021/22 National Provincial A matches . subscription . 2023-01-10 . CricketArchive.
  23. Web site: Canterbury Country Players . subscription . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  24. Web site: Canterbury Country v Nelson – Hawke Cup 2020/21 (Zone 3 Challenge Match) . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  25. Web site: Hawke's Bay v Canterbury Country – Hawke Cup 2022/23 (Challenge Match) . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  26. Web site: 13 November 2022. Southland handed lesson in Hawke Cup challenge . 2023-01-09 . Stuff . en.
  27. Web site: 14 November 2022. Hawke Cup remains with holders Canterbury Country . 2023-01-09 . NZ Sports Wire . en-NZ.
  28. Web site: 13 December 2022. Win or lose, Celtic reign supreme in Marlborough cricket final . 2023-01-09 . Stuff . en.
  29. Web site: Canterbury Country v Marlborough – Hawke Cup 2022/23 (Zone 3) . 2023-01-09 . CricketArchive.
  30. Web site: 25th Match, Canterbury vs Auckland - 2021/22 Ford Trophy . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  31. Web site: 13th Match, Canterbury vs Auckland - 2021/22 Plunket Shield . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  32. Web site: NZ domestic contracts: Milne moves to Wellington, Glenn Phillips reunites with brother Dale at Otago . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  33. Web site: T20 Max bolstered by Bash talent ahead of launch . 2023-01-10 . Cricket Australia . en.
  34. Web site: Introducing: KFC T20 Max . 2023-01-10 . Brisbane Heat . en.
  35. Web site: Max Match Winners . 2023-01-10 . Queensland Cricket . en.
  36. Web site: 15th Match, Canterbury v Auckland- 2022/23 Super Smash . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  37. Web site: 8 January 2023. Canterbury Kings beat the rain, Auckland Aces for overdue Super Smash victory . 2023-01-08 . Stuff . en.
  38. Web site: Fulton hopes 'third time's the charm' as Canterbury chase elusive Super Smash title . ESPN . 10 April 2023.