He was born on December 17, 1992, Quinton de Kock is a South African cricketer who has previously served as the captain of the Proteas in all three forms of the game. At the moment, he is a member of the South African team that competes in limited-overs cricket, the Titans national team, and the Lucknow Super Giants team that competes in the Indian Premier League. Cricket South Africa’s 2017 Annual Awards presented him with the honor of being awarded Cricketer of the Year.
Considered to be among the most talented batters of his time, particularly in the position of wicketkeeper keeper During the 2012/2013 season, de Kock made his debut in the domestic league with the Highveld Lions. He now plays as an opening batsman and wicket-keeper. As soon as he shone in a match-winning combination with Neil McKenzie in the Champions League Twenty20 against the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he rapidly drew the attention of the national selectors.
Even though he only participated in six of the ten matches that were played during that summer, he finished fourth in the first-class standings. With the first match of South Africa’s home Twenty20 International series against the touring New Zealanders during the 2012/13 season, De Kock made his debut for South Africa on the international stage. It was requested that he preserve wickets instead of AB de Villiers, who had requested a break from his duties.
Since then, he has been a consistent member of the squad, participating in both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches regularly. In February 2014, he also made his debut for South Africa in a test match, when he played the role of a batsman exclusively. As of his twenty-first one-day international encounter, De Kock had already scored five centuries. This made him the fourth player in history to score three consecutive one-day centuries, and he was the second player in history to score four one-day international centuries before he turned 21 years old.
Quinton de Kock Biography
| Name | Quinton de Kock |
| Full Name | Quinton de Kock |
| Date of Birth | 17 December 1992 |
| Place of Birth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | South African |
| Father’s Name | Ernest de Kock |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | Dalean de Kock |
| Spouse | Sasha Hurly |
| Marriage Date | September 2016 |
| Children | Kiara |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm Spin |
| ODI Debut | 19 January 2013 vs. New Zealand |
| Test Debut | February 2014 vs. Australia |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
In his 74th one-day international, which took place on February 10, 2017, against Sri Lanka, he became the player who completed 12 one-day international hundreds in the quickest time. He surpassed Hashim Amla, who had accomplished the feat in 81 innings. Preceding his arrival with the Titans in 2015, de Kock was a member of the Gauteng and Highveld Lions, both of which were domestic cricket teams. Additionally, he has been a member of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians teams that competed in the Indian Premier League from time to time.
When it comes to Test cricket, he is most often seen batting in the middle order, even though he starts batting in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket. It was during the annual awards event held by Cricket South Africa in July 2020 that he was honored with the title of Men’s Cricketer of the Year for South Africa. In the series that South Africa played against Sri Lanka in December of 2020, de Kock led the team for the very first time in the sport of professional cricket.
At the King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, De Kock received his education. His potential was discovered while he was still a schoolboy, and he had previously played for the affiliated club Old Eds. South Africa’s first match in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was against Bangladesh, and the team won by 133 runs. He made 95 runs off of 131 balls in the match. In the second match, which South Africa played against Namibia, he scored 126 runs off of 106 balls, giving South Africa another victory by a score of 209 runs.
Even though de Kock only managed to score seven runs in the quarterfinal match against England, he did an excellent job as the wicketkeeper, registering five dismissals during the match (two stumpings and three catches). Within the whole of the competition, de Kock amassed a total of 284 runs, which placed him in fourth place overall Kock, who is from Johannesburg, made his debut with the senior squad of Gauteng during the 2009–10 season. He was just 16 years old at the time. Subsequently, he led the national under-19 team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2012.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 99 | 6 | 3046 | 140* | 32.75 | 2265 | 134.48 | 2 | 22 | 301 | 121 | 65 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 81 | 46.33 | 99 | 140.40 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 70 | 35.75 | 102 | 140.20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 508 | 140* | 36.29 | 341 | 148.97 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 297 | 70* | 29.70 | 256 | 116.01 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 16 | 2 | 503 | 78* | 35.92 | 358 | 140.50 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 529 | 81 | 35.26 | 398 | 132.91 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 201 | 53 | 25.12 | 162 | 124.07 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 445 | 108 | 37.08 | 327 | 136.08 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 69 | 40.66 | 77 | 158.44 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 48 | 21.85 | 130 | 117.69 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.00 | 15 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
The Northern announced his inclusion in their team in April 2021, well in advance of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. During the domestic twenty20 competition that took place in South Africa in 2013, De Kock produced numerous solid innings that helped his side, the Highveld Lions, advance to the final, where they ultimately triumphed and were the season series winners. On the 18th of February 2013, when competing against Cape Cobras in the same event, he achieved the second-best Twenty20 score in South Africa, which was 126.
It is also the best Twenty20 score ever achieved by a wicketkeeper-batsman in an innings (126), which he achieved with his knock as well. The Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased de Kock in the player auction in 2013, however, he did not perform well while he was on the field. It was during the 2014 tournament that he joined the Delhi Daredevils. He continued to play for the team until 2017, during which time he scored a century in 2016.
Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him in the auction in 2018, and he went on to play for Mumbai Indians for the 2019 season. During the season in which they won the title, he was the player who scored the most runs for the club. His selection by Southern Brave in the draft for the first season of The Hundred took place in the year 2021. The Southern Braves had nine matches in which he scored 202 runs, making him the second-top run scorer for the team.
