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

Runs

136

RANK 2

Zak Crawley

ENG

Ducks

Runs

1382

RANK 3

Yashasvi Jaiswal

IND

Ducks

Runs

2535

Rank	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	Ducks
1	Jasprit Bumrah IND	22	32	136	26	0	0	5.67	9
2	Zak Crawley ENG	25	45	1382	124	1	11	30.71	6
3	Yashasvi Jaiswal IND	29	54	2535	214	7	13	48.75	5
4	Ollie Pope ENG	26	46	1596	196	4	5	34.7	5
5	Mominul Haque BAN	21	39	1403	121	2	11	38.97	5
6	Keshav Maharaj SA	13	17	205	51	0	1	13.67	5
7	Jomel Warrican	10	18	186	36	0	0	14.31	5
8	Mark Wood ENG	7	12	87	33	0	0	9.67	5
9	Shubman Gill IND	25	45	2048	269	9	4	49.95	4
10	Ben Duckett ENG	28	52	1953	153	4	8	38.29	4
11	Ben Stokes ENG	23	42	1099	141	1	6	27.48	4
12	Kavem Hodge	13	26	714	123	2	3	28.56	4
13	Mitchell Starc AUS	23	36	498	77	0	3	17.17	4
14	Prabath Jayasuriya SL	15	25	199	28	0	0	8.65	4
15	Jayden Seales WI	16	30	194	32	0	0	9.7	4
16	Blessing Muzarabani ZIM	12	21	186	47	0	0	11.63	4
17	Noman Ali	9	15	141	45	0	0	10.07	4
18	Mohammed Siraj IND	27	35	96	22	0	0	4.8	4
19	Richard Ngarava ZIM	7	13	86	28	0	0	7.82	4
20	Lahiru Kumara SL	8	14	50	10	0	0	5	4
21	Joe Root ENG	28	51	2527	262	11	6	54.93	3
22	Harry Brook ENG	23	40	1997	317	6	8	51.21	3
23	Travis Head AUS	23	42	1688	170	6	4	41.17	3
24	Saud Shakeel PAK	18	34	1222	208	3	5	37.03	3
25	Devon Conway NZ	17	32	1134	227	3	5	36.58	3
26	Dinesh Chandimal SL	16	28	1130	116	2	9	40.36	3
27	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	16	28	1103	122	3	8	40.85	3
28	Tom Blundell NZ	19	30	701	186	2	1	25.04	3
29	Kraigg Brathwaite WI	15	30	601	75	0	3	20.03	3
30	Mitchell Marsh AUS	11	19	573	96	0	5	31.83	3
31	Brian Bennett ZIM	11	19	509	139	2	2	29.94	3
32	Sarfaraz Khan	6	11	371	150	1	3	37.1	3
33	Brydon Carse ENG	14	23	357	56	0	1	17.85	3
34	Chris Woakes	14	21	280	62	0	1	15.56	3
35	Nathan Lyon AUS	19	27	277	41	0	0	12.59	3
36	Wesley Madhevere ZIM	6	12	244	84	0	1	22.18	3
37	Alzarri Joseph WI	12	23	237	32	0	0	11.29	3
38	Curtis Campher IRE	6	12	226	71	0	1	20.55	3
39	Roston Chase WI	8	16	221	44	0	0	13.81	3
40	Takudzwanashe Kaitano	5	10	164	46	0	0	16.4	3
41	Shaheen Afridi PAK	9	15	124	29	0	0	9.54	3
42	Nadine de Klerk SA-W	2	4	100	61	0	1	25	3
43	Shoaib Bashir ENG	19	28	92	13	0	0	7.08	3
44	Vishwa Fernando	9	15	76	21	0	0	7.6	3
45	Sinalo Jafta SA-W	2	4	23	15	0	0	5.75	3
46	Nijat Masood	3	6	16	12	0	0	3.2	3
47	Delmi Tucker	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
48	KL Rahul IND	21	38	1511	137	5	7	43.17	2
49	Steven Smith AUS	21	39	1443	141	5	5	43.73	2
50	Usman Khawaja AUS	22	42	1225	232	1	4	30.63	2
51	Tom Latham NZ	18	35	1111	145	3	4	31.74	2
52	Wiaan Mulder SA	12	19	927	367	3	1	66.21	2
53	Shadman Islam BAN	14	26	864	120	1	6	34.56	2
54	David Bedingham SA	15	26	831	110	1	4	36.13	2
55	Kusal Mendis SL	15	26	819	106	1	5	34.13	2
56	Tony de Zorzi SA	15	27	805	177	2	2	30.96	2
57	Alick Athanaze WI	17	33	781	92	0	4	23.67	2
58	Tristan Stubbs SA	14	26	759	122	2	3	31.63	2
59	Mahmudul Hasan Joy	14	27	742	171	1	4	27.48	2
60	Justin Greaves WI	14	28	712	202	2	1	29.67	2
61	Cameron Green AUS	13	23	661	174	1	1	31.48	2
62	Abdullah Shafique PAK	12	23	618	201	2	2	28.09	2
63	Zakir Hasan	11	22	407	71	0	3	19.38	2
64	Nitish Kumar Reddy IND	10	16	396	114	1	0	26.4	2
65	John Campbell	8	16	388	115	1	0	24.25	2
66	Sai Sudharsan IND	7	12	383	87	0	3	31.92	2
67	Ravichandran Ashwin	14	20	374	113	1	1	18.7	2
68	Nick Welch	8	15	368	90	0	3	26.29	2
69	Saim Ayub PAK	8	16	364	77	0	3	22.75	2
70	Brandon King WI	6	12	332	75	0	3	27.67	2
71	Jason Holder WI	7	13	329	59	0	2	32.9	2
72	Marco Jansen SA	10	14	318	93	0	3	26.5	2
73	Shamar Joseph WI	11	22	299	44	0	0	14.95	2
74	Tim Southee NZ	13	22	269	65	0	1	12.23	2
75	Keacy Carty WI	7	14	235	42	0	0	16.79	2
76	Tagenarine Chanderpaul	7	14	217	52	0	1	16.69	2
77	Gudakesh Motie WI	7	13	213	55	0	1	21.3	2
78	Matt Henry NZ	12	18	208	42	0	0	11.56	2
79	Tafadzwa Tsiga ZIM	7	13	178	33	0	0	16.18	2
80	Akash Deep	10	15	163	66	0	1	11.64	2
81	Sam Konstas AUS	5	10	163	60	0	1	16.3	2
82	Hasan Mahmud BAN	13	21	158	38	0	0	13.17	2
83	Harry Tector IRE	6	12	156	50	0	1	13	2
84	Dewald Brevis SA	4	6	138	54	0	2	23	2
85	Peter Moor ZIM	3	6	125	79	0	1	20.83	2
86	Khurram Shahzad	7	13	93	18	0	0	8.45	2
87	Nasir Jamal	3	6	84	41	0	0	16.8	2
88	Scott Kuggeleijn	2	4	70	44	0	0	17.5	2
89	Bennie Hansen	2	3	67	63	0	1	22.33	2
90	Rajat Patidar	3	6	63	32	0	0	10.5	2