Most Ducks in Test

Most Ducks in Test is a quirky yet telling statistic that reflects a player's longevity, especially for specialist bowlers who frequently bat in the lower order. The all-time record is held by West Indian pace legend Courtney Walsh, who was dismissed for zero 43 times in his career.

Walsh is followed by England’s Stuart Broad (39) and New Zealand’s Chris Martin (36). As of 2026, veteran seamer James Anderson remains the leading active player on this list with 33 ducks. While being dismissed for a duck is the ultimate frustration for any batter, in the context of legendary bowlers, this tally often serves as an unintended "badge of honor," representing their hundreds of appearances and decades of service to their national teams as resilient tail-enders.

RANK 1

Jasprit Bumrah

IND

Ducks

7

Runs

135

RANK 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal

IND

Ducks

5

Runs

2195

RANK 3

Mominul Haque

BAN

Ducks

5

Runs

976

Rank Player Mat Inn Runs HS 100s 50s Avg Ducks
1 20 29 135 26 0 0 6.43 7
2 24 46 2195 214 6 12 49.89 5
3 16 29 976 107 1 9 36.15 5
4 28 52 1953 153 4 8 38.29 4
5 25 45 1382 124 1 11 30.71 4
6 13 21 184 28 0 0 9.68 4
7 8 15 160 36 0 0 14.55 4
8 6 11 110 45 0 0 11 4
9 7 13 86 28 0 0 7.82 4
10 22 30 65 12 0 0 4.33 4
11 28 51 2527 262 11 6 54.93 3
12 23 40 1997 317 6 8 51.21 3
13 26 46 1596 196 4 5 34.7 3
14 23 42 1099 141 1 6 27.48 3
15 13 26 714 123 2 3 28.56 3
16 11 19 509 139 2 2 29.94 3
17 20 32 467 77 0 3 17.96 3
18 14 23 357 56 0 1 17.85 3
19 14 21 280 62 0 1 15.56 3
20 16 23 248 41 0 0 13.78 3
21 6 12 244 84 0 1 22.18 3
22 8 16 221 44 0 0 13.81 3
23 12 21 186 47 0 0 11.63 3
24 5 10 164 46 0 0 16.4 3
25 4 8 74 29 0 0 10.57 3
26 8 14 50 10 0 0 5 3
27 20 37 1803 269 8 4 53.03 2
28 18 34 1298 137 3 7 41.87 2
29 14 27 1083 227 3 5 41.65 2
30 14 24 1066 116 2 9 44.42 2
31 15 30 1060 145 3 4 35.33 2
32 19 36 1005 232 1 3 29.56 2
33 13 24 841 120 1 6 36.57 2
34 14 24 832 108 2 6 36.17 2
35 11 21 806 141 2 4 38.38 2
36 13 24 774 177 2 2 33.65 2
37 13 24 755 122 2 3 34.32 2
38 14 28 712 202 2 1 29.67 2
39 13 23 661 174 1 1 31.48 2
40 16 25 501 115 1 1 21.78 2
41 10 16 396 114 1 0 26.4 2
42 8 16 388 115 1 0 24.25 2
43 6 11 371 150 1 3 37.1 2
44 8 15 368 90 0 3 26.29 2
45 6 12 332 75 0 3 27.67 2
46 7 14 331 77 0 3 23.64 2
47 6 11 302 87 0 2 27.45 2
48 8 16 239 54 0 1 15.93 2
49 7 14 235 42 0 0 16.79 2
50 8 11 223 93 0 2 22.3 2
51 12 18 208 42 0 0 11.56 2
52 12 15 199 51 0 1 15.31 2
53 7 13 178 33 0 0 16.18 2
54 10 15 163 66 0 1 11.64 2
55 5 10 163 60 0 1 16.3 2
56 4 6 138 54 0 2 23 2
57 2 4 100 61 0 1 25 2
58 2 3 67 63 0 1 22.33 2
59 3 5 62 39 0 0 12.4 2
60 8 13 55 13 0 0 5.5 2
61 4 7 55 26 0 0 7.86 2
62 3 5 42 33 0 0 8.4 2
63 7 10 28 11 0 0 4 2
64 3 5 23 18 0 0 5.75 2
65 11 19 18 5 0 0 3 2
66 3 4 9 5 0 0 3 2
67 2 3 7 7 0 0 2.33 2
68 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
69 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
70 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
71 20 37 1607 170 6 4 44.64 1
72 21 34 1291 112 3 9 44.52 1
73 20 35 1286 184 2 7 41.48 1
74 18 33 1249 141 5 4 44.61 1
75 16 30 1205 134 3 7 41.55 1
76 20 33 1201 156 2 7 41.41 1
77 12 19 927 367 3 1 66.21 1
78 12 21 834 191 3 1 43.89 1
79 13 25 794 136 1 3 33.08 1
80 11 21 783 171 1 3 39.15 1
81 11 22 772 151 2 4 36.76 1
82 13 22 769 106 1 5 38.45 1
83 13 23 752 110 1 3 37.6 1
84 11 19 732 259 2 1 43.06 1
85 15 30 669 92 0 4 22.3 1
86 15 22 666 114 3 1 35.05 1
87 13 23 620 101 1 2 36.47 1
88 12 23 591 86 0 5 26.86 1
89 13 24 564 131 2 2 23.5 1
90 14 23 542 78 0 3 28.53 1