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 Working on Basics

120 runs
4.21 avg · — SR
37 inns

BOWL ~33

21 wkts
3.57 econ · 25.95 avg

FIELD 19

5 ct · 0 st
2 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 13: Matthew Ward made 17 runs (HS 7); Sam made 1,806 (HS 159) at U15 district rep (Weblin 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	0 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 3 ro	16 dismissals behind Sam's pace
10	0 ct · 0 ro	11 ct · 10 ro	21 dismissals behind Sam's pace
11	3 ct · 2 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	12 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	2 ct · 0 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	20 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	0 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	19 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	—	23 ct · 2 ro
15	—	19 ct · 4 ro
16	—	21 ct · 2 ro
17	—	13 ct · 0 ro
18	—	15 ct · 0 ro
19	—	21 ct · 2 ro
20	—	2 ct · 0 ro

🎯 Bowling

Age	Matthew Ward — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	4	20	16 wkts behind Sam's pace
10	5	20	15 wkts behind Sam's pace
11	6	27	21 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	4	37	33 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	2	35	33 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	—	29
15	—	1
16	—	2
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 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	28 (7)	Representative cricket	647 (66)	Representative cricket	619 runs behind Sam's pace
10	32 (12)	Representative cricket	685 (83)	State age championships	653 runs behind Sam's pace
11	26 (11)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,145 runs behind Sam's pace
12	17 (17)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	945 runs behind Sam's pace
13	17 (7)	Representative cricket	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,789 runs behind Sam's pace
14	—	—	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	Sam was active at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep); no record for Matthew Ward
15	—	—	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	Sam was active at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep); no record for Matthew Ward
16	—	—	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	Sam was active at State 2nd XI; no record for Matthew Ward
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Ward
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Ward
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Ward
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Ward

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