Why is zero called a duck in Cricket?
The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", which was being used long before Test cricket began. When referring to the Prince of Wales' (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' ". The name is believed to come from the shape of the number "0" being similar to that of a duck's egg, as in the case of the American slang term "goose-egg" popular in baseball and the tennis term "love," derived from French l'oeuf ("the egg"). The Concise Oxford Dictionary still cites "duck's egg" as an alternative version of the term.
There are several variations used to describe specific types of duck->
- Players who are dismissed on the first ball they face are said to have been dismissed for a golden duck. This term is applied uniformly throughout the cricket world.
- 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.
- An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings is said to be out for a diamond duck, platinum duck or royal duck, depending upon the regional usage.
-To be dismissed for nought in both innings of the same two-innings match is to be dismissed for a pair, because the two noughts together are thought to resemble a pair of spectacles.
- To be dismissed first ball in both innings (i.e., two golden ducks) is to suffer the indignity of making a king pair.
The sarcasm in the 'king' though!
There are several variations used to describe specific types of duck->
- Players who are dismissed on the first ball they face are said to have been dismissed for a golden duck. This term is applied uniformly throughout the cricket world.
- 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.
- An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings is said to be out for a diamond duck, platinum duck or royal duck, depending upon the regional usage.
-To be dismissed for nought in both innings of the same two-innings match is to be dismissed for a pair, because the two noughts together are thought to resemble a pair of spectacles.
- To be dismissed first ball in both innings (i.e., two golden ducks) is to suffer the indignity of making a king pair.
The sarcasm in the 'king' though!
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Source: Wiki
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