2006-11-23 22:12:00 · 5 answers · asked by missaira 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
I'd like to think they call it a duck, beacuse after the dismall performance, you better duck out of the place otherwise your team mates will have things ready to throw at you.
2006-11-23 22:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by freaky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In cricket, a duck denotes a batsman getting out for a score of zero and usually used in the saying "Out for a duck". Originally called a "duck's egg" because of the "0" shape in the scorebook. A batsman who is out for a duck twice in the same match is said to have got a pair (short for 'pair of spectacles,' shaped like two zeros).
2006-11-24 06:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jethro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In cricket, a duck denotes a batsman getting out for a score of zero and usually used in the saying "Out for a duck". Originally called a "duck's egg" because of the "0" shape in the scorebook. A batsman who is out for a duck twice in the same match is said to have got a pair (short for 'pair of spectacles,' shaped like two zeros).
There are Number of types of Ducks. To know more about these, please check the following website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_(cricket)
2006-11-24 06:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The simple (and real) answer is that 'duck' is more polite than the '*uck' that the batsman actually says when it happens.
2006-11-24 07:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ranjeeh D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in olden days, a batsman used to get duckroast if he gets out for zero.. so the name
2006-11-24 07:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by kiran tom sajan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋