Jack Balkin vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

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

Jack Balkin career · imported matches

BAT Working on Basics

982 runs
19.27 avg · 50.27 SR
58 inns

BOWL 47

88 wkts
4.26 econ · 25.69 avg

FIELD 42

26 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 20: Jack Balkin made 74 runs (HS 53); Sam made 371 (HS 151) at First-class / Sheffield Shield level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Jack Balkin	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	—	13 ct · 4 ro
12	—	20 ct · 2 ro
13	—	13 ct · 6 ro
14	—	23 ct · 2 ro
15	—	19 ct · 4 ro
16	2 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	21 dismissals behind Sam's pace
17	2 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 0 ro	11 dismissals behind Sam's pace
18	15 ct · 0 ro	15 ct · 0 ro	+0 dismissals vs Sam at this age
19	6 ct · 2 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	15 dismissals behind Sam's pace
20	1 ct · 0 ro	2 ct · 0 ro	1 dismissals behind Sam's pace

🎯 Bowling

Age	Jack Balkin — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	—	20
10	—	20
11	—	27
12	—	37
13	—	35
14	—	29
15	—	1
16	5	2	+3 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	12	—	+12 wkts vs Sam at this age
18	34	—	+34 wkts vs Sam at this age
19	32	1	+31 wkts vs Sam at this age
20	5	—	+5 wkts vs Sam at this age

🏏 Batting

Age	Jack Balkin		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 Jack Balkin
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Jack Balkin
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Jack Balkin
9	—	—	647 (66)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Jack Balkin
10	—	—	685 (83)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Jack Balkin
11	—	—	1,171 (100)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Jack Balkin
12	—	—	962 (89)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Jack Balkin
13	—	—	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	Sam was active at U15 district rep (Weblin Shield); no record for Jack Balkin
14	—	—	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	Sam was active at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep); no record for Jack Balkin
15	—	—	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	Sam was active at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep); no record for Jack Balkin
16	19 (19)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,696 runs behind Sam's pace
17	204 (54)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	815 runs behind Sam's pace
18	423 (97)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	692 runs behind Sam's pace
19	262 (63)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	804 runs behind Sam's pace
20	74 (53)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	297 runs behind Sam's pace

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