Sam Konstas
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| Full name | Sam Konstas | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | New South Wales (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2024 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Sam Konstas (born 2 October 2005) is an Australian cricketer who represents New South Wales and the Australia Under 19s.[1] He is a right-hand bat and a right-arm offbreak bowler.[2]
He made his first-class debut against Tasmania in November 2023.[3] In December 2023 Konstas signed his first professional contract, for the Big Bash team Sydney Thunder.[4]
Konstas made a century against the West Indies in the 2024 Under-19 World Cup.
Konstas made his first century in first-class cricket against South Australia on 8 October 2024, scoring 152 runs off 241 deliveries.[5] Konstas made another century in the second innings of the same match, the youngest player to do so in the Sheffield Shield since Ricky Ponting in 1993.[6]
He is of Greek descent.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "How chance meeting with Aussie great changed everything for record-breaking rising star". Fox Sports. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Sam Konstas". www.cricket.com.au. 3 September 2023.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (7 January 2024). "The next generation: who could star in Australia's future?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Sam Konstas joins the Thunder Nation". Sydney Thunder. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Teen prodigy Konstas posts maiden Shield century for NSW". espncricinfo.com. 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Youngest since Ponting: 19-year-old NSW prodigy notches two tons in the same Shield game". sen.com.au. 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Greek-Australian Young Cricket Sensation Sam Konstas Makes Historic First-Class Debut for New South Wales". Greek City Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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