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Matthew Balkus 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 Balkus
career · imported matches
BAT
Working on Basics
106 runs
10.31 avg · 43.08 SR
12 inns
10.31 avg · 43.08 SR
12 inns
BOWL
3 wkts
6.6 econ · 22 avg
6.6 econ · 22 avg
FIELD
54
8 ct · 0 st
0 run outs
0 run outs
Sam Konstas
career · imported matches
BAT
77
15,884 runs
43.01 avg · 70.39 SR
460 inns
43.01 avg · 70.39 SR
460 inns
BOWL
228 wkts
3.09 econ · 17.11 avg
3.09 econ · 17.11 avg
FIELD
60
203 ct · 1 st
43 run outs
43 run outs
At age 15:
Matthew Balkus made 25 runs (HS 24); Sam made 2,075 (HS 202)
at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) level .
🧤 Fielding
| Age | Matthew Balkus | 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 | 1 ct · 0 ro | 13 ct · 6 ro | 18 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | 5 ct · 0 ro | 23 ct · 2 ro | 20 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | 2 ct · 0 ro | 19 ct · 4 ro | 21 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 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 Balkus — Wkts | Sam Konstas — Wkts | Callout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 7 | |
| 7 | — | 22 | |
| 8 | — | 27 | |
| 9 | — | 20 | |
| 10 | — | 20 | |
| 11 | — | 27 | |
| 12 | — | 37 | |
| 13 | — | 35 | 35 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | 3 | 29 | 26 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | — | 1 | 1 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 16 | — | 2 | |
| 17 | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | |
| 19 | — | 1 | |
| 20 | — | — |
🏏 Batting
| Age | Matthew Balkus | 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 Balkus |
| 7 | — | — | 327 (50) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 8 | — | — | 838 (116) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 9 | — | — | 647 (66) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 10 | — | — | 685 (83) | State age championships | Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 11 | — | — | 1,171 (100) | State age championships | Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 12 | — | — | 962 (89) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 13 | 36 (17) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 1,806 (159) | U15 district rep (Weblin Shield) | 1,770 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | 45 (23) | Representative cricket | 1,822 (206) | AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) | 1,777 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | 25 (24) | Representative cricket | 2,075 (202) | AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) | 2,050 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 16 | — | — | 1,715 (117) | State 2nd XI | Sam was active at State 2nd XI; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 17 | — | — | 1,019 (150) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 18 | — | — | 1,115 (152) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 19 | — | — | 1,066 (116) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Balkus |
| 20 | — | — | 371 (151) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Matthew Balkus |