diamond duck

Meanings

noundiamond duck (plural diamond ducks)

ball gamesSynonym of platinum duck (“score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings”).
Synonyms: platinum duck
ball gamesThe situation where a batsman is dismissed without facing a ball (most usually run out from the non-striker's end, but alternatively stumped or run out off a wide delivery).

nounSynonym of platinum duck (“score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings”).

Similar

Also see

Cite this entry

APA

diamond duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamond%20duck

MLA

“diamond duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamond%20duck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diamond duck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamond%20duck.