South African cricketer Quinton de Kock, who was the Proteas’ three-format former captain, was born on December 17, 1992. At the 2017 Annual Awards ceremony for Cricket South Africa, he was named Cricketer of the Year.
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In the opening game of South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 International series against the visiting New Zealanders during the 2012–13 season, De Kock made his debut for his country. In place of AB de Villiers, who requested a break, he was instructed to keep wickets. Since then, he has consistently participated for the team in Twenty20 International (T20I) and One Day International (ODI) competitions. He also played only as a batsman in his debut Test for South Africa in February 2014.
Biography of Quinton de Kock:
Early career of Quinton de Kock
De Kock attended Johannesburg’s, King Edward VII School. He used to play for the affiliated club Old Eds after being discovered as a talented young player. He contributed 95 runs off 131 balls in South Africa’s opening game against Bangladesh in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which the team won by 133 runs. De Kock made 126 from 106 balls in the second game against Namibia, which South Africa won by a score of 209 runs. He only scored 7 runs in the quarterfinal game against England, but he did well as the wicketkeeper, recording five dismissals (two stumping and three catches). De Kock finished the competition with 284 runs overall, good for fourth place.
Domestic career of Quinton de Kock:
De Kock, a Johannesburg native who made his senior squad debut for Gauteng in 2009–10 at the age of 16, went on to play for his country’s under-19 side in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. He was included in the Northern squad in April 2021, in time for the South African cricket season of 2021–2022.
Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired De Kock in the 2013 player auction, but he did not perform well. He joined the Delhi Daredevils in 2014 and played for them until the 2017 season, compiling a century in 2016. Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him in the 2018 auction, and he played for the Mumbai Indians in 2019. During their championship-winning season, he was the team’s leading run-scorer. Southern Brave selected him in the 2021 draught for The Hundred. As a Southern Brave, he scored 202 runs in nine games.
Lucknow Super Giants purchased de Kock at the IPL auction for 2022. On May 18, 2022, against the Kolkata Knight Riders, he earned his second IPL century, scoring 140 runs in 70 balls. He was purchased by the Southern Brave in April 2022 in preparation for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.
International career of Quinton de Kock:
ODI cricket career of Quinton de Kock
The first time De Kock played for South Africa against New Zealand at T20 level was on December 21, 2012. The hosts quickly chased it down with 8 wickets left after South Africa smashed New Zealand and had them all out for only 86. De Kock made a good first impression by batting an unbeaten 28 off 23 while chasing in his debut. In addition, he handled two catches and held the wicket. De Kock played in his first ODI for South Africa against New Zealand at Boland Park Stadium in Paarl, South Africa.
De Kock scored 135 points against India on December 5 in Johannesburg, his home field. In one-day international cricket, he received his first-ever “Man of the Match” award for his innings, which helped the side defeat India by 141 runs. In the subsequent encounter in Durban against the same side, he followed up his effort with another consecutive ODI century. Together with teammate Hashim Amla, who also got a century in the same game, they set a record-breaking opening stand of 194 runs in Durban. He scored 106 runs in that game.
He was included in South Africa’s team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. De Kock was identified by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the squad for South Africa’s most important player. He scored 68 points in the World Cup’s inaugural game against England. In the end, he scored 305 runs in 8 games, including three half-centuries. On February 4, 2020, De Kock hit his 15th ODI century during a home ODI series against England. Becoming the second-fastest South African to achieve 5,000 ODI runs.
Test cricket career of Quinton de Kock
De Kock made his Test debut for South Africa in February 2014 against Australia at St George’s Oval in Port Elizabeth. Making seven runs in the first innings and 34 runs in the second.
De Kock was summoned back into the Test team for the second Test in January 2016 as South Africa was behind in the home Test series against England. He took over the keeper’s gloves from AB de Villiers but failed to perform. Due to a bizarre injury. He sustained at home the day before the third Test, he was replaced by Dane Vilas at the eleventh hour. He was once more chosen for the fourth and final Test, where he recorded his first Test century with a score of 129 not out while batting at position number seven. De Kock became the tour’s fastest player to score 10 ODI centuries. In his 55th encounter, he finished off his tenth century.
During his career-high 141 not out against the West Indies on June 12, 2021, Quinton de Kock, a wicketkeeper for the South Africa club, joined Mark Boucher in reaching 3,000 runs in Test cricket. De Kock declared his departure from Test cricket on December 30, 2021.
T20I cricket career
South Africa and Australia engaged in a three-match Twenty20 series in March 2014. Despite South Africa losing the series 0-2, De Kock was named the “Player of the Series” in the competition. De Kock excelled in this format in the 2019–2020 season, scoring 4 half-centuries. De Kock was picked to South Africa’s team in September 2021 in preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
He recorded his first century in T20I cricket on March 26, 2023, during the second T20I match against the West Indies. He hit his 50 in the fewest balls—just 15—of any South African cricketer’s career.
Personal life:
In September 2016, De Kock wed Sasha Hurly, his girlfriend. A daughter was delivered to them in January 2022.
Records:
- Fastest South African to 1,000 runs in an ODI.
- The wicketkeeper who made 150 Test dismissals was the quickest in terms of matches (35).
- The fastest wicketkeeper (47) to reach 200 dismissals in Test matches, breaking Adam Gilchrist’s previous mark.
- The quickest South African to reach 50 in a T20 match (15 balls).
Batting and Bowling Stats of de Kock:
Batting Career Summary of de Kock
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
| Test | 54 | 91 | 6 | 3300 | 141 | 38.82 | 4652 | 70.94 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 411 | 33 |
| ODI | 140 | 140 | 7 | 5966 | 178 | 44.86 | 6209 | 96.09 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 687 | 93 |
| T20I | 80 | 79 | 9 | 2277 | 100 | 32.53 | 1658 | 137.33 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 235 | 86 |
| IPL | 96 | 96 | 6 | 2907 | 140 | 32.3 | 2166 | 134.21 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 287 | 114 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20I | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |