Quinton de Kock is a South African cricketer who plays for the team South Africa. Quinton de Kock was born on Dec 17, 1992; and as of 2024, he is 32 years old. Quinton de Kock is a wicketkeeper from Johannesburg and bats left-handed.
In his Test career to date, Quinton de Kock has played 54 matches to date in his Test career and has scored 3,300 runs, with an average of 39. Quinton de Kock has hit 411 fours and 33 sixes in his Test career. On Dec 2021, he played his recent Test match against India at SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa, scoring 34 runs off 63 balls. In Quinton de Kock’s ODI career, he has played 155 matches to date in his ODI career and has scored 6,770 runs, with an average of 46. Quinton de Kock has hit 771 fours and 118 sixes in his ODI career.
One of his recent ODI matches took place in Nov 2023 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India, where he contributed 3 runs off 14 balls. Quinton de Kock has played 80 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 2,277 runs, with an average of 33.
Quinton de Kock has hit 235 fours and 86 sixes in his T20 career. In his most recent T20 match against West Indies at DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, which took place in Mar 2023, Quinton de Kock contributed 21 runs off 21 balls to his team’s total. Quinton de Kock is ranked 19th position in the ICC T20 batting rankings with a total of 610 points.
He made his IPL debut in 2013. Quinton De Kock has played 96 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 2907 runs, with an average of 32.30. He has also slammed 2 centuries and 20 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 140* runs. Quinton De Kock has hit 287 fours and 114 sixes in his IPL career.
In the IPL Auction 2024, the Lucknow franchise acquired the services of Quinton De Kock for Rs 6.75 Cr . On May 2023, he played his last IPL match against Kolkata at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India, scoring 28 runs off 27 balls.
Quinton de Kock Biography
| Full name | Quinton de Kock |
| Nick Name | Quinny |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Dec 17, 1992 (31 years) |
| Birth Place | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | |
| Profession | South African Cricketer (Batsman and Wicket-keeper) |
| Country | |
| Cricket Role | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Father name | Not Known |
| Mother name | Not Known |
| Married | Married |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Sasha Hurly (Cheerleader) |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Current Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | Test– 20 February 2014 vs Australia in Port Elizabeth ODI– 13 January 2013 vs New Zealand in Paarl T20– 21 December 2012 vs New Zealand in Durban |
| Teams | South Africa U19, Lions, South Africa, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, South Africa A, Titans, Rangpur Riders, Benoni Zalmi, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Cape Town Blitz, Mumbai Indians, Southern Brave, Lucknow Super Giants, Barbados Royals, Durban Super Giants, Seattle Orcas, Melbourne Renegades, Delhi Bulls |
Quinton de Kock Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 66 kg in Pounds- 145 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 38 Inches – Waist: 30 inches – Biceps: 13 Inches |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Quinton de Kock Profile
Quinton de Kock’s fearless striking and handy glovework earned him comparisons to greats of the game like Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher early in his career. By 21, he shared the record for the most successive ODI centuries – three – before it was bettered by Kumar Sangakkara. A year later, he had established himself in all three formats for South Africa.
De Kock grew up as a baseball player and even considered a move to the United States, but his father convinced him to pursue cricket instead. He attended King Edward VII High School, the alma mater of Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie, and was picked for the South African U-19 side, which he captained briefly. He also topped the batting charts for South Africa in the 2012 junior World Cup in Australia.
Later that year he caught the national selectors’ eyes when he starred in a match-winning partnership with McKenzie in the Champions League T20 against Mumbai Indians. He also finished fourth in the first-class rankings in the 2012-13 season.
After a bit of a false start to his international career – he didn’t do much against New Zealand and Sri Lanka in 2012 and 2013 – he scored his first ODI hundred against Pakistan later that year. Then came the three in a row against India, followed by his Test debut early in 2014.
An ankle injury threatened to put de Kock out of the 2015 World Cup, but he recovered quickly – if only to struggle through that tournament and a series against Bangladesh, after which he was dropped and spent some productive time in the A team.
His first Test hundred came against England in Centurion in 2016, and he followed that up with one against Australia three matches later in Adelaide, in a series South Africa won 2-1. He also hit his stride in the shortest format, scoring his maiden half-century in the T20 World Cup that year, in which he was South Africa’s most successful batter. Elsewhere in T20, he was a key part of the Mumbai Indians side that won two IPL titles on the trot at the tail end of the 2010s, opening their batting and keeping.
In late 2021, de Kock announced a shock retirement from Tests, becoming another in a growing list of top all-format players seeking to concentrate on the white-ball formats.
Quinton de Kock Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 54 | 91 | 6 | 3300 | 141* | 38.82 | 4652 | 70.93 | 6 | 22 | 411 | 33 | 221 | 11 |
| ODIs | 155 | 155 | 7 | 6770 | 178 | 45.74 | 7005 | 96.64 | 21 | 30 | 771 | 118 | 209 | 17 |
| T20Is | 80 | 79 | 9 | 2277 | 100 | 32.52 | 1658 | 137.33 | 1 | 14 | 235 | 86 | 76 | 16 |
| FC | 84 | 142 | 10 | 5463 | 194 | 41.38 | 7240 | 75.45 | 12 | 36 | 684 | 71 | 323 | 16 |
| List A | 196 | 194 | 8 | 8156 | 178 | 43.84 | 8408 | 97.00 | 25 | 36 | 908 | 151 | 247 | 23 |
| T20s | 327 | 317 | 26 | 9349 | 140* | 32.12 | 6783 | 137.82 | 6 | 58 | 967 | 363 | 235 | 49 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODIs | 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20Is | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 84 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9.00 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20s | 327 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Quinton de Kock IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.80 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2019 | 2.80 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2020 | 2.80 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2021 | 2.80 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2022 | 6.75 Cr | Lucknow |
| 2023 | 6.75 Cr | Lucknow |
| 2024 | 6.75 Cr | Lucknow |
Quinton de Kock’s Social Media Accounts
| Quinton De Kock (@qdk_12) | |
| QuinnyDeKock69 | |
| Quinton De Kock | |
| Wikipedia | Quinton de Kock |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Quinton de Kock
- Does Quinton de Kock smoke?: No
- Does Quinton de Kock drink alcohol?: Yes
- Quinton was the captain of South Africa’s Under-19 side in January 2012.
- He, Neil McKenzie and former South African skipper Graeme Smith studied at the same school.
- At a young age, he was a big fat and his mates used to call him Tubby Taylor because of his similar physique to former Australian cricketer Mark Taylor.
- During a match, one of the cheerleaders Sasha Hurly was very impressed with him and congratulated him after the match, after that, they had social networking interactions and now they are dating each other.
- He shares a joint record with Vivian Richards, Kevin Pietersen, and Jonathan Trott to score the fastest 1,000 runs in ODIs.
