TukTuk,
With Diamond duck there are many other duck terms which are sued I am mentioning all of them so that all the readers get the knowledge of other terms.

Diamond Duck – It is a term which is used for a player who is out without facing any ball in all probability a run out is the only way where a player can be out without facing any ball.

Golden Duck – It is a term which is used for a player who is dismissed by the first ball they face of their any particular innings whether ODI or Test match.

Platinum Duck – It is a term which is used for a batsmen who is out on the very first ball of the match so if a player is out on the very first ball of the match he is termed Platinum as well as Golden Duck.

Silver Duck – It is a term which is used for players who get out on the second ball they face in any particular innings.

Pair Duck – It is a term which is used for a player who gets out for duck in both the innings by any means.

King Duck – it is a term which is used for a player who gets out on the very first ball in both the innings of a Test match.

Al these terms eventually are used for only one main purpose in cricket that is for ‘0’ runs as the player got out without scoring a run. All these different types of ducks in cricketing terms which makes it a bit more exciting for the viewers and cricket lover keep the spectators and audience watching at homes a bit more knowledge about cricket.

Answered by Jateen Gutta , an ibibo Master, at 2:06 PM on October 18, 2008

Diamond Duck Some one out from very first ball of the match. Yes it does exist in Test Cricket and is not that uncommon. What is uncommon ? It is to be dismissed for a diamond duck on test. That has only happened once as Jimmy Cook of South Africa was dismissed against indian bowler kapil dev in 1992.

Answered by srini vasan , an ibibo Citizen, at 1:48 PM on October 06, 2008

A diamond duck is when someone is out from the very first ball of a match.

Answered by Himanshu at 12:19 PM on October 06, 2008

a dismissal (for zero) off the first ball of a team's innings (a dismissal off merely the batman's first ball is a golden duck). Also, less commonly, a dismissal for nought (zero), without having faced a ball (usually by being run out). The latter is sometimes referred to as a glass duck. In New Zealand the term for a diamond duck is a "royal golden duck".

Answered by ani , an ibibo Advisor, at 10:07 PM on October 05, 2008

A diamond duck is when someone is out from the very first ball of a match. Yes it does exist in Test Cricket and isn't that uncommon. What is uncommon is to be dismissed for a diamond duck on Test debut. That has only happened once as Jimmy Cook of south Africa was dismissed first ball of the match against Kapil Dev and India in 1992.

Answered by Satyakam , an ibibo Master, at 5:33 PM on October 05, 2008

when a batsman is out on first ball of team's innings it is termed as diamond duck. . . .out on first ball of one's own inning is golden duck, without facing a ball is glass duck . . .

Answered by Devinder , an ibibo Citizen, at 3:56 PM on October 05, 2008

Diamond duck A dismissal (for zero) off the first ball of a team's innings (a dismissal off merely the batman's first ball is a golden duck). Also, less commonly, a dismissal for nought (zero), without having faced a ball (usually by being run out). The latter is sometimes referred to as a glass duck. In New Zealand the term for a diamond duck is a "royal golden duck".
It's quite similar to Golden duck. However very few people know this term.

Answered by Beekay , an ibibo Advisor, at 12:08 AM on October 05, 2008