Sam Konstas

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sam Konstas

• Sam was born in Australia but is of Greek background.

• Sam likes to play golf.

  

• Sam grew up supporting the NRL team Wests Tigers.

• Sam began playing cricket at the age of six for Kingsgrove Cricket Club. He scored his first century at the age of nine for his local representative team.

• Sam has been mentored by Shane Warne for four years.

• Sam spent nine years at the St George District Cricket Club before moving to Sutherland in 2022.

• Sam has represented the New South Wales team in every age group. He started playing in the Under 12 side and went on to play in the Under 15, Under 17, and Under 19 sides.

• Sam likes to travel and explore places around the world.

  

• Sam made his first-class debut against Tasmania in November 2023 in the Sheffield Shield tournament.

• In 2023, Sam was picked for the Under 19 tour of England, where he scored a century in the second ODI match.

• In December 2023, Sam signed his first professional contract for the Sydney Thunder.

• Sam was part of the Australian team, which won the 2024 ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. He scored a century in the tournament against the West Indies in the Super Sixes stage.

• Sam likes to consume alcohol occasionally.

  

• On 8 October 2024, Sam scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against South Australia; he scored 152 runs off 241 balls. He made another century in the second innings of the match, making him the youngest player to score back-to-back Sheffield Shield hundreds since Ricky Ponting in 1993.

• On 12 November 2024, Sam made his List A debut playing for New South Wales against South Australia during the 2024–25 One-Day Cup.

• Sam made his professional T20 debut in December 2024, playing for Sydney Thunder against Adelaide Strikers in the third match of the 2024–25 Big Bash League season at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

• In his debut T20 match in the Big Bash League, Sam scored the fastest half-century in just 20 deliveries for the Sydney Thunder in Big Bash League history.

• Sam was selected as a replacement for Nathan McSweeney ahead of the fourth Test match in the Border-Gavaskar series to make his test cricket debut. He made headlines in his debut test match by scoring a half-century in just 52 balls, the third-fastest 50 by an Australian debutant in Test cricket. He also played fearless shots against bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, earning praise from critics.

  

• As of March 2025, Sam has 276k followers on Instagram.