Melan Kalpage vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

Year-by-year, aligned by age (as at the 1 September cutoff) — see where Melan 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.

Melan Kalpage career · imported matches

BAT Working on Basics

754 runs
14.3 avg · 65.39 SR
59 inns

BOWL 48

72 wkts
4.54 econ · 14.82 avg

FIELD 42

20 ct · 1 st
5 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 16: Melan Kalpage made 168 runs (HS 39); Sam made 1,715 (HS 117) at State 2nd XI level .

🧤 Fielding

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

🎯 Bowling

Age	Melan Kalpage — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	—	20
10	—	20
11	9	27	18 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	—	37
13	—	35
14	43	29	+14 wkts vs Sam at this age
15	18	1	+17 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	2	2	+0 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 Batting

Age	Melan Kalpage		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 Melan Kalpage
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Melan Kalpage
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Melan Kalpage
9	—	—	647 (66)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Melan Kalpage
10	—	—	685 (83)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Melan Kalpage
11	106 (44)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,065 runs behind Sam's pace
12	—	—	962 (89)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Melan Kalpage
13	—	—	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	Sam was active at U15 district rep (Weblin Shield); no record for Melan Kalpage
14	280 (53)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,542 runs behind Sam's pace
15	200 (38)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,875 runs behind Sam's pace
16	168 (39)	State age championships	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,547 runs behind Sam's pace
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Melan Kalpage
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Melan Kalpage
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Melan Kalpage
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Melan Kalpage

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