<Li> A batsman who 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) is said to be out for a diamond duck, but in some regions that term has an alternative definition . </Li> <Li> An opening batsman who is dismissed on the first ball of a team's innings is said to be out for a diamond duck, platinum duck or royal duck, depending upon the regional usage . </Li> <P> To be dismissed for nought in both innings of the same two - innings match is to be dismissed for a pair, because the two noughts together are thought to resemble a pair of spectacles; the longer form is occasionally used . To be dismissed first ball in both innings (i.e., two golden ducks) is to suffer the indignity of making a king pair . </P> <P> A "golden duck" is also known as a "primary". In 1955 several young members of Beckenham Cricket Club in Kent who had been dismissed first ball that season, formed a club dedicated to supporting a charity to help blind cricketers . The Primary Club has grown into an international charity making annual donations in excess of £ 100,000 to a variety of schools and clubs for the blind and partially sighted . Their patron is former England and Kent cricketer Derek Underwood MBE . Membership is open to any player who has been dismissed first ball in any game of cricket . Funds are raised through the selling of ties which should be worn on the Saturday of a Test match . </P>

Achievement of a cricketer out first ball for zero in both innings