Two games, three five-wicket hauls, and two spots on the Sydney Cricket Ground honour board dedicated to his name.
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It's one of the most impressive openings to a Sheffield Shield career in history and it belongs to Canberra product Nick Winter.
The South Australian fast bowler cleaned up the NSW batting line-up in consecutive innings to leave the Redbacks on the cusp of victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Fresh off a five-wicket haul against Victoria on debut, Winter ripped through the Blues to finish with 5-48 in the first innings, and backed it up with 5-61 in the second dig.
Now the Redbacks require a further 42 runs for victory with seven wickets in hand leading into day four, which has left some joking Shield cricket is as easy as it gets for Winter.
"A few of the boys have said that, but I try not to get ahead of myself. It's been pretty special so far," Winter said.
"Obviously this game and my debut have been pretty amazing personally. From a team point of view, we missed out on winning against Victoria last game so I'd really like to stand in the middle of the huddle and get my red baggy poured on with a bit of a beer.
"I haven't even really had time to reflect on my debut, it's just all happened really quickly. As cliche as it sounds, I think in a few weeks it might sink in. I'm obviously very happy to have done what I've done.
"I was pretty happy just to get my first wicket and my first run against Victoria. To have three five-fors against my name is pretty special.
"I walked into the change rooms and saw my name up on the SCG honour board next to Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. It's a pretty massive experience and a massive honour for me.
"Someone from Canberra, I never thought I'd have my name up on the SCG honour board. It's been pretty amazing so far, this Shield cricket stuff."
Among the scalps claimed by Winter are former Test players Ed Cowan, Moises Henriques and Peter Nevill, as well as promising players Kurtis Patterson and Nick Larkin.
The 24-year-old has relished the use of the Dukes ball, which has been introduced into Shield cricket with the aim of helping Australian batsman combat the swinging ball in Ashes series in England.
Just don't tell him he might be a smokey for the 2019 Ashes.
"Absolutely not," Winter laughed.
"My brother sent me a text joking about that, and we've obviously got Jake Lehmann [son of Australian coach Darren Lehmann] in our change room so he's been talking a bit of garbage about that.
"I'm not getting too far ahead of myself now. I'm pretty happy to be part of the South Australian team and I guess my next step is just to nail down that spot."
The left-arm quick's ability to swing the ball in to right-handers has proven absolutely vital for a South Australian outfit flailing at the bottom of the table.
Injury ultimately saw Winter lose his rookie contract last season, but South Australia had always made clear they had faith in his ability - it was just a matter of getting an opportunity.
He has taken 54 wickets in 12 games since moving to Adelaide University two seasons ago and was the leading wicket taker in the Futures League last summer.
Winter has had plenty of people telling him that his "time is now" - the kid from Canberra is making the most of it.
While Winter has been doing that, a fellow Canberra product in Tom Rogers is cutting it up for Tasmania - scoring 48, and claiming 4-9 and 3-46 against Tasmania.
