An instance of a batsman being dismissed on the first delivery faced; a score of nought obtained (also, occasionally: a batsman dismissed) in this way.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Eric Partridge (1894–1979), lexicographer and etymologist.
Definition of golden duck in US English:
golden duck
noun
slang
An instance of a batsman being dismissed on the first delivery faced; a score of nought obtained (also, occasionally: a batsman dismissed) in this way.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Eric Partridge (1894–1979), lexicographer and etymologist.