This is short for 'out for a duck's egg', the duck's egg being the large nought (0) recorded on the scoreboard.
The expression is recorded from the 1860s.
2007-02-17 01:48:01
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answered by arup s 6
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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.
2007-02-20 23:13:48
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answered by arun k 1
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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.
For more details, please check the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_(cricket)
2007-02-17 22:45:21
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answered by vakayil k 7
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When Batsman is out scoring Zero he need to "Duck" himself somewhere in pavilion and Duck also lay Zero shape Eggs.
2007-02-17 02:14:05
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answered by pankaj s 3
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This is short for 'out for a duck's egg',
the duck's egg being the large nought (0) recorded on the scoreboard.
2007-02-19 09:15:45
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answered by dinesh v 2
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Duck always lay egg which shape zero,
2007-02-17 02:07:16
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answered by rasconsolid 1
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if you get zero you are known as a "sitting duck" hense the term duck
2007-02-17 05:37:43
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answered by Charles 2
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duck produce eggs which is round so as zero.
2007-02-17 02:06:16
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answered by Anonymous
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WHEN SOME ONE IS OUT ON ZERO HE' HELPLESS!
WND WALKS OUT LIKE A DUCK!
HENCE HE'Z CALLED DUCK
2007-02-20 21:38:05
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answered by Anonymous
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WHEN SOME ONE IS OUT ON ZERO HE' HELPLESS!
WND WALKS OUT LIKE A DUCK!
HENCE HE'Z CALLED DUCK
2007-02-17 01:45:53
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answered by Anonymous
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