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Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock

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Quinton de Kock
Personal information
Full nameQuinton de Kock
Born17 December 1992 (age 23)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Batting styleLeft-handed batsman
RoleOpening batsman
Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 317)20 February 2014 v Australia
Last Test22 January 2016 v England
ODI debut(cap 105)19 January 2013 v New Zealand
Last ODI14 February 2016 v England
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 54)21 December 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I25 March 2016 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.12
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2011Highveld Lions
2011–presentTitans (cricket team)(squad no. 12)
2013Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014–presentDelhi Daredevils
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches8573496
Runs scored4072,3192,4043,601
Batting average45.2242.9448.0840.01
100s/50s1/210/56/1412/11
Top score129*138*194138*
Catches/stumpings31/280/3120/7115/9
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2016
Quinton de Kock (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the Titans at domestic level and the South Africa national team.
A top-order batsman and wicket-keeper, de Kock's good form in the One-Day and Twenty20 formats led to his selection for South Africa during the 2012–13 season, and he has since played regularly for the team at both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) level. In February 2014, he also made his Test debut for South Africa, playing solely as a batsman.
By his 20th ODI match, he already scored five centuries. He became the fourth player to score three successive one-day centuries and the second player to score four ODI centuries before his 21st birthday.[1]
Before joining the Titans in 2015, de Kock played domestic cricket for Gauteng and the Highveld Lions. He has also played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.

Early career[edit]

De Kock attended King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. He was spotted as a schoolboy talent and used to play for the affiliate club Old Eds.[2] In the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he scored 95 off 131 balls in South Africa's first match against Bangladesh, which the team won by 133 runs.[3] In the second match against Namibia, he scored 126 off 106 balls, with South Africa winning again, by 209 runs.[4] In the quarter-final match against England, de Kock scored only 7 runs, but performed well as wicket-keeper, recording five dismissals (two stumpings and three catches).[5] Overall, de Kock scored 284 runs throughout the tournament, ranking fourth for the tournament.[citation needed]

Domestic career[edit]

From Johannesburg, he debuted for Gauteng's senior team during the 2009–10 season, aged 16, and subsequently represented the national under-19 team at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.

Ram Slam Twenty20[edit]

In the 2013 domestic twenty20 tournament in South Africa, De Kock scored several good knocks to take his team Highveld Lions to the final where they won, eventually becoming the season dalla champions. On 18 February 2013, in the same tournament against Cape Cobras he hit the second highest T20 score of 126 in South Africa.[6]

Indian Premier League[edit]

De Kock was bought for $20,000 by Indian Premier LeaguepIPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL players' auction on 3 February 2013 to play for the 2013 IPL Season.[7] But he failed to impress in IPL-6 when he got chances in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), de Kock spent the 2013 tournament with Sunrisers Hyderabad, and signed to the Delhi Daredevils for the 2014 tournament. On 12 February 2014, De Kock was sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 3.5 Crore (approximately $560,000 according to the then exchange rate) in the IPL players' auction. He eventually became the highest bid foreign wicket-keeper in the auction.[8] He has been a part of the Delhi Daredevils team since 2014.[9]

Champions League Twenty20[edit]

De Kock came to the spotlight after scoring 51 not out off 33 balls in their first match for South African Highveld Lions against Mumbai Indians in Champions League Twenty20, 2012 in Johannesburg. While chasing 158, after an early breakdown, he along with the experienced Neil McKenzie took the team home.[10] Although he failed to keep this consistency in the remaining matches, he came to the spotlight after this tournament. In 2013 CLT20 which was hosted in India, de Kock scored 109 not out off 63 balls againstOtago Volts in Jaipur, Rajasthan.[11]

International career[edit]

ODI debut[edit]

De Kock represented South Africa for the first time, at T20 level, on 21 December 2012 against New Zealand. While South Africa crushed New Zealand and got them all out for only 86, the hosts chased it down easily with 8 wickets still remaining. De Kock made an impression on his first appearance by scoring an unbeaten 28 off 23 while chasing. He also kept wicket and gloved two catches.[12] De Kock made his debut for the South African ODI side on 19 January 2013, against New Zealand at Boland Park Stadium, Paarl, South Africa.[13] It was reported that he was training and grooming under veteran retired South African wicket-keeper batsman Mark Boucher ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand.[14] He was promoted to the opening batting spot from his second match onwards with Graeme Smith in his debut series.[15]

2013 series against Pakistan in the UAE[edit]

In November 2013, he was selected in the first XI of South Africa against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, in place of Colin Ingram. De Kock scored a match winning 112 off 135 balls on a tough batting track in Abu Dhabi in the fourth ODI to reach his maiden ODI century. South Africa won the ODI series 4–1. They also played two T20 games against Pakistan. De Kock scored 48 not out in the first match while chasing and took them home. They won that T20 series too by 2–0.[16]

2013 series against India[edit]

On 5 December 2013, De Kock scored 135 against India at his home ground in Johannesburg. His innings guided the team to a 141-run victory over India and he was awarded his first ever 'Man of the Match' award in One Day International cricket.[17] He followed his performance with another successive ODI ton in the next match against the same team in Durban. He scored 106 runs making a record-breaking opening stand of 194 in Durban with fellow team-mate Hashim Amla who also scored a century in the same match.[18]This performance awarded him another 'Man of the Match' award while they already won the series beating India by 134 runs. He again broke a century knock of 101 in the 3rd ODI which was later abandoned due to rain, but he became only the fifth person to achieve this feat of three consecutive centuries in One Day Internationals, after Zaheer Abbas,Saeed Anwar, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers. He also became the highest run-getter ever in a three-match bilateral ODI series, breaking the previous record of Martin Guptill. Meanwhile, he was awarded the 'Man of the Series'.[19]

Test debut[edit]

In February 2014, de Kock made his Test debut for South Africa, scoring seven runs in the first innings and 34 runs in the second innings against Australia at St George's Oval inPort Elizabeth.[20]

2014 T20 series against Australia[edit]

In March 2014, South Africa played a 3-match Twenty20 series against Australia. De Kock was named the 'Player of the Series' in the tournament although South Africa lost the series by 0–2.[21]

Tour of Sri Lanka[edit]

De Kock scored his 5th ODI century knock of 128 against Sri Lanka to record their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. Thus he maintained his full conversion rate of half century knocks into centuries in ODIs till now. He also scored his maiden test fifty in the series.

2014 Zimbabwe tour[edit]

In the 3-match tour to Zimbabwe in August, 2014, De Kock eventually became the joint quickest batsman to reach 1000 runs in ODI cricket sharing the record with Viv Richards,Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen. He reached the milestone in 21 innings.[22] He was also awarded the 'Player of the Series' in that tournament where South Africa beat Zimbabwe 3–0.[23]

2016 Return to the Test squad[edit]

In January 2016, when South Africa was losing the home Test series against England, De Kock was recalled to the Test side for the second Test, taking the keeper's gloves fromAB de Villiers, but failed to deliver. He was replaced by Dane Vilas at the 11th hour before the third Test, after a freak injury he picked up at home the afternoon before. He was again selected for the fourth and the final Test and scored his debut Test century with a score of 129 not out in the first innings coming to bat at number seven.[24]

International centuries[edit]

Test centuries[edit]

Quinton de Kock's Test centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
1129*8 EnglandSouth Africa Centurion, South AfricaSuperSport Park2016Won

One Day International centuries[edit]

Quinton de Kock's One Day International centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
11129 PakistanUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium2013Won
213514 IndiaSouth Africa Johannesburg, South AfricaWanderers Stadium2013Won
310615 IndiaSouth Africa Durban, South AfricaKingsmead Cricket Ground2013Won
410116 IndiaSouth Africa Centurion, South AfricaSuperSport Park2013N/R
512819 Sri LankaSri Lanka Hambantota, Sri LankaMRIC Stadium2014Won
610735 AustraliaAustralia Sydney, AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground2014Lost
710350 IndiaIndia Rajkot, IndiaSaurashtra Cricket Association Stadium2015Won
810952 IndiaIndia Mumbai, IndiaWankhede Stadium2015Won
9138*53 EnglandSouth Africa Bloemfontein, South AfricaMangaung Oval2016Lost
1013555 EnglandSouth Africa Centurion, South AfricaSuperSport Park2016Won

Twenty20 centuries[edit]

[hide]Twenty20 Centuries
№RunsBalls4s6sForAgainstVenueDate
1126*69136Highveld LionsCape CobrasPotchefstroom, South Africa17 February 2013[25]
2109*63105Highveld LionsOtago VoltsJaipur, India29 September 2013
310851153Delhi DaredevilsRoyal Challengers BangaloreBengaluru, India17 April 2016

International Awards[edit]

One-Day International Cricket[edit]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S NoOpponentVenueDateMatch PerformanceResult
1IndiaThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg5 December 2013135 (121 balls, 18x4, 3x6) ; WK 2 ct. South Africa won by 141 runs.[26]
2IndiaKingsmead Stadium, Durban8 December 2013106 (118 balls, 9x4) ; WK 4 ct. South Africa won by 134 runs.[27]
3ZimbabweQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo21 August 2014WK 1 ct. ; 84 (75 balls, 7x4, 2x6) South Africa won by 7 wickets.[28]
4AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney23 November 2014107 (123 balls, 14x4) ; WK Australia won by 2 wickets (D/L).[29]
5IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai25 October 2015109 (87 balls, 17x4, 1x6) ; WK 1 ct. South Africa won by 214 runs.[30]
6EnglandMangaung Oval, Bloemfontein3 February 2016WK. ; 138* (96 balls, 12x4, 6x6) England won by 39 runs(D/L).[31]
7EnglandSuperSport Park, Centurion9 February 2016WK. ; 135 (117 balls, 16x4, 4x6) South Africa won by 7 wickets.[32]

Player of the series awards[edit]

#SeriesSeasonMatch PerformanceResult
1India in South Africa2013/14342 Runs (3 Matches, 3×100) with avg. 114.00; WK 6 ct. South Africa Won the series 2-0.[33]
2South Africa in Zimbabwe2014185 Runs (3 Matches, 2×50) with avg. 61.66 South Africa Won the series 3-0.[34]

Twenty20 International Cricket[edit]

Man of the Match Awards[edit]

#SeriesSeasonMatch PerformanceResult
1Pakistan in South Africa201443 (33 balls, 8x4); WK South Africa won by 4 runs (D/L).[35]

Player of the Series Awards[edit]

#SeriesSeasonMatch PerformanceResult
1Australia in South Africa2013/1482 runs, WK (2 matches), Avg. 82.00 ; SR. 136.66 Australia won the series 2-0.[36]

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