← Tons of Consequence

Quinton de Kock

6 Test hundreds. Of the 6 we can measure, 2 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)30
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)32
At home31
Away31

The tiers are a fixed grouping of countries, not a rating on the day. Where it was played is only known for the hundreds we have the match record for.

Every hundred

  1. 129* v England, Centurion, 2016 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber, and his side had already lost the series.

  2. 104 v Australia, Hobart, 2016 · Away · Won

    A good ton. He made 32% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 5 for 132.

  3. 101 v Sri Lanka, Cape Town, 2017 · At home · Won

    A good ton. He made 26% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 5 for 169.

  4. 129 v Pakistan, Johannesburg, 2019 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. In at 5 for 93, 170 ahead. He made 43% of the team's 303, and no one else came close. The team won by 107 runs. The series was already won by his side. He batted at number 7, a lower-order hundred. He scored at 93 runs per 100 balls.

  5. 111 v India, Visakhapatnam, 2019 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.

  6. 141* v West Indies, Gros Islet, 2021 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. South Africa were 4 for 119 when he came in, 22 ahead. He made 141 not out, 44% of the 322, and South Africa won by an innings and 63 runs.