South African wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings.

South African wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings.

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 141 not out against West Indies in the just concluded test at Gros Islet against West Indies to provide the 28th occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1PW Sherwell1153SAFEngLord’s01 Jul 1907
2WW Wade1251SAFEngP Elizabeth05 Mar 1949
3JHB Waite1132SAFEngManchester07 Jul 1955
4JHB Waite1151SAFAusJo’burg23 Dec 1957
5JHB Waite1342SAFAusDurban24 Jan 1958
6JHB Waite1011SAFNZlJo’burg26 Dec 1961
7DT Lindsay1823SAFAusJo’burg23 Dec 1966
8DT Lindsay1371SAFAusDurban20 Jan 1967
9DT Lindsay1312SAFAusJo’burg03 Feb 1967
10DJ Richardson1092SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 1995
11MV Boucher1001SAFWinCenturion15 Jan 1999
12MV Boucher1252SAFZimHarare11 Nov 1999
13MV Boucher1083SAFEngDurban26 Dec 1999
14MV Boucher122*1SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2004
15MV Boucher1172SAFBanCenturion26 Nov 2008
16AB de Villiers1693SAFAusPerth30 Nov 2012
17AB de Villiers103*3SAFPakJo’burg01 Feb 2013
18AB de Villiers1211SAFPakCenturion22 Feb 2013
19AB de Villiers1642SAFPakDub-DSC23 Oct 2013
20AB de Villiers1034SAFIndJo’burg18 Dec 2013
21AB de Villiers1161SAFAusP Elizabeth20 Feb 2014
22AB de Villiers1482SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2015
23Q de Kock129*1SAFEngCenturion22 Jan 2016
24Q de Kock1042SAFAusHobart12 Nov 2016
25Q de Kock1011SAFSrlCape Town02 Jan 2017
26Q de Kock1293SAFPakJo’burg11 Jan 2019
27Q de Kock1112SAFIndVizag02 Oct 2019
28Q de Kock141*2SAFWinGros Islet10 Jun 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against various West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MV Boucher1001SAFWinCenturion15 Jan 1999
2MV Boucher122*1SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2004
3AB de Villiers1482SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2015
4Q de Kock141*2SAFWinGros Islet10 Jun 2021

It was Q de Kock’s sixth century in a test innings. He became the second South African batsman to score six or more centuries in test innings after AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers has centuries on seven occasions. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AB de Villiers1693SAFAusPerth30 Nov 2012
2AB de Villiers103*3SAFPakJo’burg01 Feb 2013
3AB de Villiers1211SAFPakCenturion22 Feb 2013
4AB de Villiers1642SAFPakDub-DSC23 Oct 2013
5AB de Villiers1034SAFIndJo’burg18 Dec 2013
6AB de Villiers1161SAFAusP Elizabeth20 Feb 2014
7AB de Villiers1482SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2015
        
1Q de Kock129*1SAFEngCenturion22 Jan 2016
2Q de Kock1042SAFAusHobart12 Nov 2016
3Q de Kock1011SAFSrlCape Town02 Jan 2017
4Q de Kock1293SAFPakJo’burg11 Jan 2019
5Q de Kock1112SAFIndVizag02 Oct 2019
6Q de Kock141*2SAFWinGros Islet10 Jun 2021

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 141 not out against West Indies in the just concluded test at Gros Islet against West Indies to provide the 32ne occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1LEG Ames1053EngWinPort of Spain01 Feb 1930
2LEG Ames1491EngWinKingston03 Apr 1930
3LEG Ames1262EngWinKingston14 Mar 1935
4TG Evans1041EngWinManchester08 Jun 1950
5VL Manjrekar1183IndWinKingston28 Mar 1953
6Imtiaz Ahmed1221PakWinKingston26 Feb 1958
7JM Parks101*3EngWinPort of Spain25 Mar 1960
8JT Murray1122EngWinThe Oval18 Aug 1966
9FM Engineer1091IndWinChennai13 Jan 1967
10APE Knott1162EngWinLeeds22 Jul 1976
11WB Phillips1201AusWinBridgetown30 Mar 1984
12AC Parore100*1NZlWinChristchurch03 Feb 1995
13IA Healy161*1AusWinBrisbane22 Nov 1996
14MV Boucher1001SAFWinCenturion15 Jan 1999
15A Flower113*2ZimWinPort of Spain16 Mar 2000
16AJ Stewart1052EngWinManchester03 Aug 2000
17KC Sangakkara1402SrlWinGalle13 Nov 2001
18Rashid Latif1501PakWinSharjah31 Jan 2002
19A Ratra115*1IndWinSt John’s10 May 2002
20AC Gilchrist101*1AusWinPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
21MV Boucher122*1SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2004
22Khaled Mashud103*3BanWinGros Islet28 May 2004
23KC Sangakkara157*3SrlWinKandy22 Jul 2005
24MJ Prior126*1EngWinLord’s17 May 2007
25MJ Prior131*1EngWinPort of Spain06 Mar 2009
26MS Dhoni1441IndWinKolkata14 Nov 2011
27MS Wade1061AusWinRoseau23 Apr 2012
28Mushfiqur Rahim1163BanWinKingstown05 Sep 2014
29AB de Villiers1482SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 2015
30WP Saha1041IndWinGros Islet09 Aug 2016
31TA Blundell107*2NZlWinWellington01 Dec 2017
32Q de Kock141*2SAFWinGros Islet10 Jun 2021
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