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 66

1,922 runs
28.58 avg · 62.74 SR
82 inns

BOWL 53

93 wkts
3.1 econ · 18.01 avg

FIELD 54

43 ct · 1 st
6 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: Jack Balkin made 444 runs (HS 60); Sam made 1,715 (HS 117) at State 2nd XI level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Jack Balkin	Sam Konstas	Callout
6	—	1 ct · 2 ro
7	—	6 ct · 1 ro
8	0 ct · 0 ro	9 ct · 4 ro	13 dismissals behind Sam's pace
9	2 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 3 ro	14 dismissals behind Sam's pace
10	0 ct · 0 ro	11 ct · 10 ro	21 dismissals behind Sam's pace
11	0 ct · 1 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	16 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	8 ct · 1 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	13 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	2 ct · 0 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	17 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	4 ct · 1 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	20 dismissals behind Sam's pace
15	16 ct · 3 ro	19 ct · 4 ro	4 dismissals behind Sam's pace
16	12 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	11 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	Jack Balkin — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	1	27	26 wkts behind Sam's pace
9	—	20	20 wkts behind Sam's pace
10	—	20	20 wkts behind Sam's pace
11	3	27	24 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	11	37	26 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	4	35	31 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	17	29	12 wkts behind Sam's pace
15	24	1	+23 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	33	2	+31 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 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	0 (0)	Representative cricket	838 (116)	Representative cricket	838 runs behind Sam's pace
9	4 (4)	Representative cricket	647 (66)	Representative cricket	643 runs behind Sam's pace
10	10 (9)	Representative cricket	685 (83)	State age championships	675 runs behind Sam's pace
11	40 (25)	Representative cricket	1,171 (100)	State age championships	1,131 runs behind Sam's pace
12	381 (110)	Representative cricket	962 (89)	Representative cricket	581 runs behind Sam's pace
13	104 (61)	Representative cricket	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,702 runs behind Sam's pace
14	242 (91)	Representative cricket	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,580 runs behind Sam's pace
15	697 (108)	Representative cricket	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,378 runs behind Sam's pace
16	444 (60)	State age championships	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,271 runs behind Sam's pace
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Jack Balkin
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Jack Balkin
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Jack Balkin
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Jack Balkin

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