South African wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a test innings
Q de Kock of South Africa collected the first ball duck against India at Johannesburg in the fourth innings of the test to provide the 129th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman suffering from such an ignominy. It also provides the 13th occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | FW Smith | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 3 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 4 | WW Wade | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
| 5 | JHB Waite | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 6 | JHB Waite | 0 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 |
| 7 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 8 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 9 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 |
| 10 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 2003 |
| 11 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 12 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 13 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 4 | v India | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
It also provides the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck against India. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 4 | v India | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
TA Ward {02}, JHB Waite {02}, DJ Richardson {03}, MV Boucher {02} and Q de Kock {02} are the five South African wicketkeepers to collect the first ball duck on two or more occasions. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 2 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 1 | JHB Waite | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 2 | JHB Waite | 0 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 |
| 1 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 2 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 3 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 2003 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 1 | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 0 | 1 | 4 | v India | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
TA Ward and DJ Richardson are the two South African wicket keepers to be dismissed first all in both innings of the test.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 2 | TA Ward | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 1 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 2 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |