Gus Blackley vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

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

Gus Blackley career · imported matches

BAT 85

2,745 runs
29.18 avg · 100.45 SR
118 inns

BOWL ~23

56 wkts
4.98 econ · 22.2 avg

FIELD 26

62 ct · 17 st
20 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: Gus Blackley made 66 runs (HS 41); Sam made 1,715 (HS 117) at State 2nd XI level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Gus Blackley	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	17 ct · 9 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	+4 dismissals vs Sam at this age
13	25 ct · 5 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	+11 dismissals vs Sam at this age
14	26 ct · 4 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	+5 dismissals vs Sam at this age
15	11 ct · 2 ro	19 ct · 4 ro	10 dismissals behind Sam's pace
16	0 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	23 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	Gus Blackley — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	—	20
10	—	20
11	—	27
12	11	37	26 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	13	35	22 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	17	29	12 wkts behind Sam's pace
15	15	1	+14 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	—	2	2 wkts behind Sam's pace
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 Batting

Age	Gus Blackley		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 Gus Blackley
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Gus Blackley
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Gus Blackley
9	—	—	647 (66)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Gus Blackley
10	—	—	685 (83)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Gus Blackley
11	—	—	1,171 (100)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Gus Blackley
12	465 (55)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	497 runs behind Sam's pace
13	497 (95)	Representative cricket	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,309 runs behind Sam's pace
14	665 (59)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,157 runs behind Sam's pace
15	1,052 (196)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,023 runs behind Sam's pace
16	66 (41)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,649 runs behind Sam's pace
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Gus Blackley
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Gus Blackley
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Gus Blackley
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Gus Blackley

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