Duck (cricket)

Duck (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.

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Origin of the term

The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began. When referring to the Prince of Wales's (the future Edward VII) score of nought on 17 July 1866, a contemporary newspaper wrote that the Prince "retired to the royal pavilion on a "duck's egg"".[1] The name is believed to come from the shape of the number "0" being similar to that of a duck's egg. The Concise Oxford Dictionary still cites "duck's egg" as an alternative version of the term.[2]

Significant ducks

The first duck in a Test match was made in the very first Test of all, between Australia and England at Melbourne in March 1877, when Ned Gregory was caught by Andrew Greenwood off the bowling of James Lillywhite.[3] As of 2007, the record for the most ducks in Test cricket is held by West Indies player Courtney Walsh, who was out for nought on 43 occasions,[4] while the overall first-class record is 156, set by Worcestershire and England player Reg Perks.[5]

One particularly high-profile example of a duck came in 1948, when Don Bradman was playing his final Test match for Australia, against England at The Oval. In Australia's first innings, Bradman was bowled for a duck by Eric Hollies, causing his test average to fall from 101.39 to 99.94; had he scored just four runs, his average would have been 100. As things turned out, Australia won the match by an innings, and so Bradman did not get to bat a second time (had he batted, he would have needed at least 104 runs if dismissed or at least four runs if not out to get his average back to 100).[6]

In the first test of Australia's tour of India in 1986, with the cumulative scores tied, Indian tailender Maninder Singh was trapped LBW by Greg Matthews for a four ball duck, ensuring just the second tied test in Test Cricket history.

Variations

There are several variations used to describe specific types of duck. The usage or prevalence of many of these terms vary regionally, with one term having different meanings in different parts of the world. Even within commentary from ESPN Cricinfo or individual cricket board websites, there is no uniform application of some of these terms.

  • Players who are dismissed by the first ball they face are said to have been dismissed for a golden duck. This term is applied uniformly throughout the cricket world.[7]
  • As an extension of the golden duck, a silver duck[8] and bronze duck[8] can refer to being dismissed for nought on the second ball and third ball respectively. There are no alternative names for these ducks, but these terms are not nearly as common as golden duck.
  • A batsman who is dismissed without facing a ball (most usually run out from the non-striker's end, but alternatively stumped or run out off a wide delivery) is said to be out for a diamond duck,[9][10][11][12] but in some regions that term has an alternative definition.
  • An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings is said to be out for a diamond duck[9][13], platinum duck[14] or royal duck[1], depending upon the regional usage.
  • Alternatively, the term royal duck may be reserved an opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of the first innings of a match.[1][15]
  • The term titanium duck can be used to refer to a combination of the above variations, namely a run out without facing a ball from the first delivery of the innings.[16]

Pair

To be dismissed for nought in both innings of the same two-innings match is to be dismissed for a pair,[17] because the two noughts together are thought to resemble a pair of spectacles; the longer form is occasionally used.[18] To be dismissed first ball in both innings (i.e., two golden ducks) is to suffer the indignity of making a king pair.[7]

The Primary Club

Main article: Primary Club

A "golden duck" is also known as a 'Primary'. In 1955 several young members of Beckenham Cricket Club in Kent who had been dismissed first ball that season, formed a club dedicated to supporting a charity to help blind cricketers. The Primary Club has grown into an international charity making annual donations in excess of £100,000 to a variety of schools and clubs for the blind and partially sighted. Their patron is former England and Kent cricketer Derek Underwood MBE. Membership is open to any player who has been dismissed first ball in any game of cricket. Funds are raised through the selling of ties which should be worn on the Saturday of a Test match.

References

  1. ^ a b c LONDON from THE DAILY TIMES CORRESPONDENT, 25th July, 1866 can be viewed at Paper's past
  2. ^ "duck". AskOxford.com. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/duck_3?view=uk. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  3. ^ "Australia v England in 1876/77". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/2/2077.html. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  4. ^ "Tests - Most Ducks in Career". Cricinfo. http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/DUCKS_IN_TESTS.html. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  5. ^ "Most Ducks in First-Class Cricket". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/Most_Ducks.html. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  6. ^ "Don Bradman". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/492/492.html. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  7. ^ a b "Cricket explained". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLANATION/EXPLANATION_OF_CRICKET.html. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  8. ^ a b "BBC Sport". BBC News. 2005-07-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4711807.stm. Retrieved 2005-07-24. 
  9. ^ a b Victorian Cricket Association Umpires and Scorers Association Association Newsletter, Vol. 15 No. 5, 2008–2009 season, p11
  10. ^ "cricket.com.au Twenty20 Match Commentary". http://ls.cricket.com.au/HomeFullScorecardMatchMilestones81_2360_15.html. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  11. ^ Samuel, Martin (2010-12-04). "A diamond duck? Simon Katich's howler was as rare as a sighting of Quackula...". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1335307/Martin-Samuel-The-joys-Simon-Katichs-diamond-duck.html. 
  12. ^ "Diamond duck places Katich in select Ashes club". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-12-04. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/diamond-duck-places-katich-in-select-ashes-club-20101203-18jt4.html. 
  13. ^ All Today's Yesterdays - South Africa's first home Test for 22 years
  14. ^ Sailesh S. Radha, Five Days in White Flannels: A Trivia Book on Test Cricket, p46, (AuthorHouse) ISBN 1438924690
  15. ^ "5th Test: West Indies v South Africa at Jamaica, 19-23 Apr 2001". cricinfo.com. http://www.uk.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2000-01/RSA_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/RSA_WI_T5_19-23APR2001_LIVE_MR/RSA_WI_T5_19-23APR2001_DAY1.html. 
  16. ^ "Oxfordshire slay their Dragons". Oxfordshire Cricket Board. http://oxfordshirecb.play-cricket.com/content/view.asp?id=10331667&cid=218. 
  17. ^ "Middlesex facing innings defeat at Lord's". Middlesex County Cricket Club. 2006-06-22. http://www.middlesexccc.com/report-detail.asp?ReportID=163. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
  18. ^ Blofeld, Henry (2003-08-18). "CRICKET: Smith has the class and character to revive England". The Independent (FindArticles). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20030818/ai_n12702540. Retrieved 2007-05-22. "Conversely, Graham Gooch made a pair of spectacles in his first Test, against Australia." [dead link]

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