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Mr. Tom Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Expression: "He scored a duck."

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,02br 02br 00If the context is cricket, yes, that's ok. 02br 02br 00MrP0-

  • ,02br 02br 00If the context is cricket, yes, that's ok.
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0Hello Mr T.,02br
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00If the context is cricket, yes, that's ok. You can also say "he got a duck" and "he made a duck"; but perhaps the most common version is "he was out for a duck".02br
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0 What does it mean????[:^)] 0-
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0It refers to a batsman being bowled or caught out (i.e. end of his turn to be batsman) before he scores any runs (points).02br
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00If a batsman is out on the first ball bowled at him, it's called a golden duck.0-

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