Shae Thornton vs 🏏 Sam Konstas

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

Shae Thornton career · imported matches

BAT Working on Basics

1,643 runs
16.45 avg · 57.22 SR
126 inns

BOWL 42

121 wkts
4.11 econ · 24.85 avg

FIELD 36

47 ct · 7 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: Shae Thornton made 272 runs (HS 67); Sam made 1,715 (HS 117) at State 2nd XI level .

🧤 Fielding

Age	Shae Thornton	Sam Konstas	Callout
6	—	1 ct · 2 ro
7	—	6 ct · 1 ro
8	—	9 ct · 4 ro
9	—	13 ct · 3 ro
10	0 ct · 0 ro	11 ct · 10 ro	21 dismissals behind Sam's pace
11	8 ct · 2 ro	13 ct · 4 ro	7 dismissals behind Sam's pace
12	6 ct · 2 ro	20 ct · 2 ro	14 dismissals behind Sam's pace
13	9 ct · 1 ro	13 ct · 6 ro	9 dismissals behind Sam's pace
14	10 ct · 1 ro	23 ct · 2 ro	14 dismissals behind Sam's pace
15	4 ct · 0 ro	19 ct · 4 ro	19 dismissals behind Sam's pace
16	17 ct · 0 ro	21 ct · 2 ro	6 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	Shae Thornton — Wkts	Sam Konstas — Wkts	Callout
6	—	7
7	—	22
8	—	27
9	—	20
10	7	20	13 wkts behind Sam's pace
11	24	27	3 wkts behind Sam's pace
12	31	37	6 wkts behind Sam's pace
13	28	35	7 wkts behind Sam's pace
14	22	29	7 wkts behind Sam's pace
15	5	1	+4 wkts vs Sam at this age
16	4	2	+2 wkts vs Sam at this age
17	—	—
18	—	—
19	—	1
20	—	—

🏏 Batting

Age	Shae Thornton		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 Shae Thornton
7	—	—	327 (50)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Shae Thornton
8	—	—	838 (116)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Shae Thornton
9	—	—	647 (66)	Representative cricket	Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for Shae Thornton
10	78 (26)	U12 district rep (Cawsey Shield)	685 (83)	State age championships	607 runs behind Sam's pace
11	358 (39)	State age championships	1,171 (100)	State age championships	813 runs behind Sam's pace
12	316 (59)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	962 (89)	Representative cricket	646 runs behind Sam's pace
13	158 (28)	Premier Cricket — lower grade	1,806 (159)	U15 district rep (Weblin Shield)	1,648 runs behind Sam's pace
14	302 (56)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	1,822 (206)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,520 runs behind Sam's pace
15	159 (35)	Premier Cricket — 1st Grade	2,075 (202)	AW Green Shield (U16 district rep)	1,916 runs behind Sam's pace
16	272 (67)	Representative cricket	1,715 (117)	State 2nd XI	1,443 runs behind Sam's pace
17	—	—	1,019 (150)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Shae Thornton
18	—	—	1,115 (152)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Shae Thornton
19	—	—	1,066 (116)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Shae Thornton
20	—	—	371 (151)	First-class / Sheffield Shield	Sam was active at First-class / Sheffield Shield; no record for Shae Thornton

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