He's Done It. I knew he would. Courtney now has 43 Test Ducks, overtaking Danny Morrison, and is the owner of the proud record of having acheived the most Test ducks. Listed below are the 41 occasions when Courtney has headed back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers. Well done on a fine achievement. What a hero.
Of course Courtney batting is always entertaining, and if his bat connects with the ball, it can go a mighty long way (the ball that is, he doesn't literally throw the bat!)
So here it is- a record of all Courtney's Test Match Ducks to date
This page NOT to be taken seriously- humour intended!
On 27th March 2000, Courtney got a duck against Zimbabwe thus completing the full set! And according to the Daily Telegraph on Sunday 16th April, he is the only test player to have a full set of ducks against all the test nations. I know this is a record he won't be proud of, so hard luck Courtney.
| Duck No | Test No | Vs | Venue | Date | Scores | |
| 1 | 2nd | Australia | Brisbane | 23-26 Nov 1984 | 1st Inns  2nd Inns dnb |
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| 2 | 3rd | Australia | Adelaide | 7-11 dec 1984 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns
dnb |
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| 3 | 1st | Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24-29 Oct 1986 | 1st Inns 0no, 2nd Inns |
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| 4 | 3rd | Pakistan | Karachi | 20-25 Nov 1986 | 1st Inns 4, 2nd Inns |
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| 5 | 4th | India | Madras | 11-15 jan 1988 | 1st Inns 8, 2nd Inns |
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| 6 | 2nd | England | Lords | 16-21 Jun 1988 | 1st Inns 9no, 2nd Inns |
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| 7 | 1st | Australia | Brisbane | 18-21- Nov 88 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 8 | 2nd | India | Barbados | 7-12 Apr 1989 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 9 | 1st | Pakistan | Karachi | 15-20 Nov 1990 | 1st Inns 6no, 2nd Inns |
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| 10 | 3rd | Pakistan | Lahore | 6-11 Dec 1990 | 1st Inns 5no, 2nd Inns |
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| 11 | 4th | Australia | Barbados | 19-24 Apr 1991 | 1st Inns 10, 2nd Inns | |
| 12 | 5th | Australia | Antigua | 27Apr-1 May 1991 | 1st Inns 11no, 2nd Inns |
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| 13 | 5th | England | Oval | 8-12 Aug 1991 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns 14 |
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| 14 | 2nd | Australia | Melbourne | 26-30 DEc 1992 | 1st inns 0no, 2nd Inns |
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| 15 | 3rd | Australia | Sydney | 2-6 jan 1993 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 16 | 1st | Pakistan | Trinidad | 16-18 Apr 1993 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns 6 |
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| 17 | 1st | Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 9-13 Dec 1993 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 18 | 1st | England | Jamaica | 19-24 Feb 1994 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns
dnb |
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| 19 | 3rd | England | Trinidad | 25-30 Mar 1994 | 1st inns , 2nd Inns 1 |
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| 20 | 2nd | England | Lords | 22-26 Jun 1995 | 1st inns 11no, 2nd Inns |
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| 21 | 3rd | England | Edgbaston | 6-8 Jul 1995 | 1st Inns 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 22 | 4th | Australia | Adelaide | 25-28 Jan 1997 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns 1 |
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| 23 | 2nd | India | Trinidad | 14-18 mar 1997 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns
dnb |
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| 24 | 1st | Sri Lanka | Antigua | 13-17 Jun 1997 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 25 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | St Vincent | 20-24 Jun 1997 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns
dnb |
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| 26/27 | 2nd | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov- 3 Dec 97 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns
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| 28 | 3rd | Pakistan | Karachi | 6-9 Dec 1997 | 1st Inns 1, 2nd Inns
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| 29 | 4th | England | Guyana | 27 Feb-3 Mar 1998 | 1st Inns 3no, 2nd Inns
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| 30 | 1st | South Africa | Johannesburg | 26-30 Nov 1998 | 1st Inns 5no,
2nd Inns |
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| 31 | 5th | South Africa | Centurion | 15-18 Jan 1999 | 1st Inns 2, 2nd
Inns
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| 32 | 2nd | Australia | Jamaica | 13-17 March 1999 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns DNB |
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| 33 | 1st | New Zealand | Hamilton | 16-20 Dec 1999 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns to be added |
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| 34/35 | 2nd | New Zealand | Wellington | 26-30 Dec 1999 | 1st Inns , 2nd Inns |
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| 36 | 2nd | Zimbabwe | Kingston | 27th March 2000 | 1st inns , 2nd Inns dnb |
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| 37 | 2nd | England | The Oval | 4 sep 2000 | ||
| 38 | 2nd | Australia | Brisbane | 4 Nov 2000 | 1st inns 9, 2nd Inns |
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| 39 | 2nd | Australia | Perth | Dec 2000 | 1st inns 1, 2nd Inns |
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| 40, 41 | Both! | Australia | Adelaide | Dec 2000 | 1st inns , 2nd Inns |
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| 42,43 | Both! | South Africa | Trinidad | Mar 2001 | 1st inns , 2nd Inns |
Nos 26/7 is the FIRST PAIR Courtney has achieved in Tests
| Opponents | Total ducks | Home | Away |
| Australia | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| England | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
There have been 10 occasions where Courtney has scored a duck in the first
innings of a Test, and hasn't batted in the second
He scored 4 ducks in a row against England, no's 18-21, between Feb 94,
and Jul 95.
He has played three Tests against Sri Lanka, and scored a duck in each of
them. There fore Sri Lanka are the country he is most likely to get a duck
against.
Surprisingly Courtney had NEVER got a pair in Tests. He has now rectified
this, with a pair against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in Nov/Dec 97.
His duck in the test at Johannesburg was Shaun Pollocks 100th Test wicket.
Courtney now has 41 Test ducks- more than his highest score in Tests (30)
I wonder where all those came from?
Last update 22nd March 2001