Simon Backhouse vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

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

Simon Backhouse career · imported matches

BAT Working on Basics

360 runs
14.2 avg · 59.62 SR
39 inns

BOWL 66

41 wkts
3.06 econ · 13.59 avg

FIELD 41

15 ct · 0 st
9 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 14: Simon Backhouse made 111 runs (HS 30); Sam made 1,822 (HS 206) at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Simon Backhouse	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	1 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	16 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	4 ct · 4 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	14 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	5 ct · 4 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	10 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	5 ct · 1 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	19 dismissals behind Sam's pace
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	Simon Backhouse — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	5	20	15 wkts behind Sam's pace
10	—	20	20 wkts behind Sam's pace
11	3	27	24 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	7	37	30 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	7	35	28 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	19	29	10 wkts behind Sam's pace
15	—	1
16	—	2
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 Batting

Age	Simon Backhouse		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 Simon Backhouse
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Simon Backhouse
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Simon Backhouse
9	37 (27)	Representative cricket	647 (66)	Representative cricket	610 runs behind Sam's pace
10	0 (0)	Representative cricket	685 (83)	State age championships	685 runs behind Sam's pace
11	48 (25)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,123 runs behind Sam's pace
12	52 (17)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	910 runs behind Sam's pace
13	112 (19)	State age championships	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,694 runs behind Sam's pace
14	111 (30)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,711 runs behind Sam's pace
15	—	—	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	Sam was active at AW Green Shield (U16 district rep); no record for Simon Backhouse
16	—	—	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	Sam was active at State 2nd XI; no record for Simon Backhouse
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Simon Backhouse
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Simon Backhouse
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Simon Backhouse
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Simon Backhouse

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