Matthew Ward vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

Year-by-year, aligned by age (as at the 1 September cutoff) — see where Matthew sits against Sam at the same age.

Both figures count imported matches only — a player with just rep matches imported will show lower volumes than one with a full career on file. Treat totals as indicative of level reached, not a like-for-like volume race.

Matthew Ward career · imported matches

BAT 48

3,077 runs
19.42 avg · 65.14 SR
185 inns

BOWL 63

178 wkts
2.99 econ · 16.35 avg

FIELD 32

77 ct · 0 st
3 run outs

Sam Konstas career · imported matches

BAT 77

15,884 runs
43.01 avg · 70.39 SR
460 inns

BOWL

228 wkts
3.09 econ · 17.11 avg

FIELD 60

203 ct · 1 st
43 run outs

At age 20: Matthew Ward made 223 runs (HS 67); Sam made 371 (HS 151) at First-class / Sheffield Shield level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Matthew Ward	Sam Konstas	Callout
6	—	1 ct · 2 ro
7	—	6 ct · 1 ro
8	—	9 ct · 4 ro
9	1 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 3 ro	15 dismissals behind Sam's pace
10	5 ct · 1 ro	11 ct · 10 ro	15 dismissals behind Sam's pace
11	10 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	7 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	7 ct · 0 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	15 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	17 ct · 1 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	1 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	7 ct · 0 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	18 dismissals behind Sam's pace
15	10 ct · 0 ro	19 ct · 4 ro	13 dismissals behind Sam's pace
16	2 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	21 dismissals behind Sam's pace
17	6 ct · 1 ro	13 ct · 0 ro	6 dismissals behind Sam's pace
18	2 ct · 0 ro	15 ct · 0 ro	13 dismissals behind Sam's pace
19	8 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	15 dismissals behind Sam's pace
20	2 ct · 0 ro	2 ct · 0 ro	+0 dismissals vs Sam at this age

🎯 Bowling

Age	Matthew Ward — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	12	20	8 wkts behind Sam's pace
10	4	20	16 wkts behind Sam's pace
11	6	27	21 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	13	37	24 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	26	35	9 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	45	29	+16 wkts vs Sam at this age
15	19	1	+18 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	24	2	+22 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	2	—	+2 wkts vs Sam at this age
18	—	—	+0 wkts vs Sam at this age
19	18	1	+17 wkts vs Sam at this age
20	9	—	+9 wkts vs Sam at this age

🏏 Batting

Age	Matthew Ward		Sam Konstas		Callout
	Runs (HS)	Level reached	Runs (HS)	Level reached
6	—	—	152 (30)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Ward
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Ward
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Ward
9	100 (27)	Representative cricket	647 (66)	Representative cricket	547 runs behind Sam's pace
10	174 (31)	Representative cricket	685 (83)	State age championships	511 runs behind Sam's pace
11	99 (50)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,072 runs behind Sam's pace
12	220 (93)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	742 runs behind Sam's pace
13	214 (31)	State age championships	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,592 runs behind Sam's pace
14	633 (78)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,189 runs behind Sam's pace
15	573 (58)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,502 runs behind Sam's pace
16	187 (39)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,528 runs behind Sam's pace
17	246 (123)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	773 runs behind Sam's pace
18	178 (39)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	937 runs behind Sam's pace
19	230 (69)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	836 runs behind Sam's pace
20	223 (67)	A	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	148 runs behind Sam's pace

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