Stats: Players fastest to complete 100 Test dismissals as wicketkeepers

In terms of innings de Kock is the fastest keeper to bag 100 dismissals.

By Sampath Bandarupalli

Updated - 04 Aug 2017, 22:04 IST

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Quinton de Kock has bagged a few one handed stunners during the ongoing England-South Africa Test series and he continued it in the final Test match at Old Trafford as well. On the first day of the 4th Test, de Kock dived towards his right to send back England’s No.3 Tom Westley for 29. This catch was the 100th dismissal of de Kock’s Test career as a wicketkeeper.

Thus, he became the 4th South African and the 42nd player to complete 100 dismissals as a wicketkeeper in the Test cricket. De Kock, who was playing his 23rd Test has featured in 22 of them including the ongoing Old Trafford Test as a keeper. Thus he equalled Adam Gilchrist’s record for being the fastest to complete 100 Test dismissals as a keeper. Both the left-handers needed 22 Tests for the milestone.

South Africa’s Mark Boucher, who affected the most number of dismissals among keepers in Test cricket, stands behind Gilchrist and de Kock in the list as he needed 23 Test matches to register as many wickets.

Least matches as wicketkeeper to complete 100 dismissals in Test cricket:

Matches for 100 dismissals Player Teams Matches Innings Dismissals Catches Stumpings
22 Adam Gilchrist Australia 96 191 416 379 37
22 Quinton de Kock South Africa 22 39 100 93 7
23 Mark Boucher South Africa / ICC World XI 147 281 555 532 23
24 Wally Grout Australia 51 98 187 163 24
24 David Richardson South Africa 42 77 152 150 2
25 Brad Haddin Australia 66 128 270 262 8
25 Rodney Marsh Australia 96 182 355 343 12

 

In terms of innings, England’s 1st inning of the ongoing game is the 39th inning in Test format in which de Kock featured in as a wicketkeeper and became the quickest to affect 100 Test dismissals as a keeper in terms of innings. The previous fastest was Gilchrist (43) who needed 4 more outings than de Kock.

Least innings as wicketkeeper to complete 100 dismissals in Test cricket:

Innings for 100 dismissals Player Teams Matches Innings Dismissals Catches Stumpings
39 Quinton de Kock South Africa 22 39 100 93 7
43 Adam Gilchrist Australia 96 191 416 379 37
44 Mark Boucher South Africa / ICC World XI 147 281 555 532 23
44 David Richardson South Africa 42 77 152 150 2
47 Wally Grout Australia 51 98 187 163 24
48 Brad Haddin Australia 66 128 270 262 8
48 Kamran Akmal Pakistan 53 99 206 184 22
48 Ridley Jacobs West Indies 65 122 219 207 12

 

(Note: Matches (innings) in which the players were supposed to keep wickets according to the playing XI)

(Stats as on August 4, 2017)

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