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Most Ducks in 1981: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most ducks during the 1981 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST
1981
65 entries
1
5
Dilip Doshi
IND
1 clear of Sir Ian Botham
2
4
Sir Ian Botham
ENG
1 off the lead
3
3
John Emburey
ENG
2 off the lead
● LEADS
Dilip Doshi
IND
5 · 1 ahead of Botham
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Doshi is out on their own
● NATION IN FRONT
England
18 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
★ RANGE
5
top of the list, down to 1 at the other end
Most Ducks — full list
65 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Dilip Doshi
IND
5
2
Sir Ian Botham
ENG
4
3
John Emburey
ENG
3
3
Bob Taylor
ENG
3
3
Graham Dilley
ENG
3
3
Kapil Dev
IND
3
3
Greg Chappell
AUS
3
3
Terry Alderman
AUS
3
3
Mike Whitney
AUS
3
4
Gary Troup
NZ
2
4
David Gower
ENG
2
4
Rod Marsh
AUS
2
4
Graham Yallop
AUS
2
4
John Dyson
AUS
2
4
Bruce Yardley
AUS
2
4
Rodney Hogg
AUS
2
4
Chris Old
ENG
2
4
Bob Woolmer
ENG
2
4
Sir Viv Richards
WI
2
4
Michael Holding
WI
2
4
Colin Croft
WI
2
4
Geoff Boycott
ENG
2
5
Bob Willis
ENG
1
5
Sir Andy Roberts
NZ
1
5
Gordon Greenidge
WI
1
5
Joel Garner
WI
1
5
Faoud Bacchus
WI
1
5
Everton Mattis
WI
1
5
Mike Brearley
ENG
1
5
Graham Gooch
ENG
1
5
David Bairstow
ENG
1
5
Mike Gatting
ENG
1
5
Chris Tavaré
ENG
1
5
Paul Downton
ENG
1
5
Roland Butcher
ENG
1
5
Robin Jackman
ENG
1
5
Paul Parker
ENG
1
5
Majid Khan
PAK
1
5
Sarfraz Nawaz
PAK
1
5
Zaheer Abbas
PAK
1
5
Imran Niazi
BHR
1
5
Mudassar Nazar
PAK
1
5
Rizwan-uz-Zaman
PAK
1
5
Chetan Chauhan
IND
1
5
Gundappa Viswanath
IND
1
5
Sunil Gavaskar
IND
1
5
Madan Lal
IND
1
5
Karsan Ghavri
IND
1
5
Syed Kirmani
IND
1
5
Dilip Vengsarkar
IND
1
5
Allan Border
AUS
1
5
Jim Higgs
AUS
1
5
Graeme Wood
AUS
1
5
Ray Bright
AUS
1
5
Kim Hughes
AUS
1
5
Dennis Lillee
AUS
1
5
Yashpal Sharma
IND
1
5
Roger Binny
IND
1
5
Kris Srikkanth
IND
1
5
Bruce Edgar
NZ
1
5
John Reid
NZ
1
5
Martin Snedden
NZ
1
5
Sir Richard Hadlee
NZ
1
5
Lance Cairns
NZ
1
5
Geoff Howarth
NZ
1
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