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Sam Konstas

Sam Konstas, Australian cricketer

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Born
October 2, 2005
Age in 2026
21
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
2005

About Sam Konstas

Sam James Konstas is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team, New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield and Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He is a right-handed top-order batter. In December 2023, Konstas signed his first professional contract for the Sydney Thunder. Konstas made his first century in first-class cricket against South Australia on 8 October 2024, scoring 152 runs off 241 deliveries. Konstas made another century in the second innings of the same match, making him the youngest player to score back-to-back Sheffield Shield hundreds since Ricky Ponting in 1993. He made his first-class debut against Tasmania in November 2023.

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Sam Konstas timeline

  1. Konstas made another century in the second innings of the same match, making him the youngest player to score back-to-back Sheffield Shield hundreds since Ricky Ponting in 1993.
  2. In December 2023, Konstas signed his first professional contract for the Sydney Thunder.
  3. He made his first-class debut against Tasmania in November 2023.
  4. Konstas made his first century in first-class cricket against South Australia on 8 October 2024, scoring 152 runs off 241 deliveries.

The world when Sam Konstas was born

Sam Konstas was born in 2005. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2005

  • #1 song"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
  • Top movieCrash
  • Top TV showAmerican Idol
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLance Armstrong wins 7th Tour de France (later stripped)
  • Top headlineHurricane Katrina floods New Orleans
  • Technology milestoneYouTube launches
  • Defining fadYouTube — broadcast yourself
  • Notable inventionYouTube
  • World population6.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championChicago White Sox (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population295.5M

2005 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sam Konstas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20052026
Gas$2.30$3.45/gal
Average home$213,900$435,000
Average income$55,832$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.41$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population295.5M341 million

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