3 players with the most ducks in Test cricket
Getting off the mark and surviving on getting dismissed for a duck in any format gives a different feeling to a player. The importance of scoring those first runs means a lot to a player. However, getting out for a duck is a normal thing in the sport of cricket especially when that player is a lower-order batter. In Test cricket, many bowlers have registered naught in their respective careers.
Let’s take a look at the 3 players with the most ducks in the history of Test cricket:
3. Chris Marin (36)
Chris Martin has recorded the third-most ducks in the history of Test cricket. The tall New Zealand pacer bowler had 36 naughts in his entire career. Martin played 71 matches for the Kiwis and he managed to a bag a duck 36 times in 104 innings. He scored just 123 runs at a mere average of 2.36 with the highest score of 12*. He got bowled 20 times, caught nine times, LBW five times and run-out twice.
2. Stuart Broad (39)
England’s veteran pace bowler Stuart Broad is the second name on this unwanted list. The left-handed batter has 39 ducks in the longest format of the game in 155 matches. Broad has scored 3430 runs in 226 innings at an average of 18.34 with the highest score of 169. He has been caught 19 times, LBW 11 times, and bowled nine times in his career so far.
- Courtney Walsh (43)
Former legendary West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh holds the record for registering the most ducks in Tests. In 185 innings, Walsh got dismissed without troubling the scorers 43 times. He amassed 936 runs at an average of 7.54 with the best score of 30*. He had been out caught 14 times, and also bowled as many times, LBW 11 times, thrice run-out, and once stumped.
