Quinton de Kock: South Africa wicketkeeper Batsman Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test cricket

South Africa’s left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper have announced his retirement on Thursday from Test cricket with immediate impact. The statement comes after the Proteas’ first Test contest against India in Centurion, where the visitors won by 113 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

According to Cricket South Africa (CSA), 29-year-old De Kock stated his intentions to spend more time with his growing family on time and the reason for his early retirement. “He and his wife, Sasha, are expecting the birth of their first child in the coming days,” the CSA statement said.

Quinton de Kock said

This is not a judgment I have reached very easily. I spent a lot of time thinking about what my future holds and what should come first in my life as Sasha and I are about to adopt our first child in this world and look forward to raising our family beyond that.

My family is everything to me and I want to have time and space to be with them in this new and exciting chapter of our lives

Quinton de Kock wicketkeeper-batsman made his Proteas Test debut against Australia in 2014. In 54 matches, he collected 3300 runs with a high score of 141 not-out, at an average of 38.82 and strike rate of 70.93. He also named his six centuries and 22 half-centuries.

Batting Statistics
Tournament Name	Match	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	200	50	4s	6s
Test	54	91	6	3300	141	38.82	4652	70.94	6	0	22	411	33
ODI	124	124	6	5355	178	45.38	5609	95.47	16	0	26	614	81
T20I	61	61	7	1827	79	33.83	1353	135.03	0	0	11	189	65
IPL	77	77	5	2256	108	31.33	1723	130.93	1	0	16	230	83

Bowling Statistics

Tournament Name

Match

Inn

B

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Econ

Avg

SR

5W

10W

Test

54

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–

–

–

–

–

–

ODI

124

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

T20I

61

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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IPL

77

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–

–

–

–

–

–

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BREAKING: #Proteas wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing his intentions to spend more time with his growing family.

Full statement: https://t.co/Tssys5FJMI pic.twitter.com/kVO8d1e0Ex

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 30, 2021