golden duck



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golden duck

In cricket, a batter's score of zero after being dismissed on the very first ball he or she faces. It's an embarrassing start for Egley, who leaves the pitch with a golden duck.
See also: duck, golden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÓHannes-Icelandic, Faroese
Pankratiy-Russian
Colenekah-LEENEnglish (Rare)
Margot['ma:gəu]
Cosmin-Romanian
Aminah (1)-Arabic, Malay, Indonesian