Braiden Needham vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

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

Braiden Needham career · imported matches

BAT Working on Basics

381 runs
12.8 avg · — SR
37 inns

BOWL 49

25 wkts
5.2 econ · 13.52 avg

FIELD 3

9 ct · 2 st
0 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: Braiden Needham made 103 runs (HS 30); Sam made 1,715 (HS 117) at State 2nd XI level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Braiden Needham	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	5 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	12 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	0 ct · 0 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	22 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	0 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	19 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	3 ct · 0 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	22 dismissals behind Sam's pace
15	0 ct · 0 ro	19 ct · 4 ro	23 dismissals behind Sam's pace
16	2 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	21 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	Braiden Needham — 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	37 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	5	35	30 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	5	29	24 wkts behind Sam's pace
15	2	1	+1 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	3	2	+1 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 Batting

Age	Braiden Needham		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 Braiden Needham
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Braiden Needham
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Braiden Needham
9	—	—	647 (66)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Braiden Needham
10	—	—	685 (83)	State age championships	Sam was active at State age championships; no record for Braiden Needham
11	98 (24)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,073 runs behind Sam's pace
12	1 (1)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	961 runs behind Sam's pace
13	6 (6)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,800 runs behind Sam's pace
14	82 (33)	Representative cricket	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,740 runs behind Sam's pace
15	43 (29)	Representative cricket	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	2,032 runs behind Sam's pace
16	103 (30)	Representative cricket	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,612 runs behind Sam's pace
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Braiden Needham
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Braiden Needham
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Braiden Needham
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Braiden Needham

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