Tamim Iqbal on 20th March 2014 became the first batsman to be dismissed for a duck on his birthday in T20 Internationals.
But there are several players who bagged a duck on their birthday in Tests and ODIs.
Note: Mohammad Ashraful got a duck on 09 Sep 2003. According to CricketArchive, he was born on 09 Sep 1984 whereas according to Cricinfo he was born on 07 Jul 1984.
Updated till 23 March 2014.
But there are several players who bagged a duck on their birthday in Tests and ODIs.
Players bagging a Duck on Birthday in Test Cricket
Birthday #
|
Date
|
Player
|
For
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
27
|
26 Mar 1889
|
Dicky Richards
|
SA
|
Eng
|
Cape Town
|
29
|
16 Feb 1931
|
Cyril Vincent
|
SA
|
Eng
|
Johannesburg
|
30
|
25 Jul 1938
|
Bill Bowes
|
Eng
|
Aus
|
Leeds
|
34
|
30 Mar 1946
|
John Cowie
|
NZ
|
Aus
|
Wellington
|
25
|
31 Dec 1954
|
Peter May
|
Eng
|
Aus
|
Melbourne
|
25
|
01 Jan 1960
|
Ian Meckiff
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Mumbai (BS)
|
26
|
21 Jun 1963
|
John Edrich
|
Eng
|
WI
|
Lord’s
|
27
|
24 Feb 1978
|
Derek Randall
|
Eng
|
NZ
|
Christchurch
|
26
|
03 Jul 1978
|
Wasim Raja
|
Pak
|
Eng
|
Leeds
|
29
|
29 Dec 1978
|
Syed Kirmani
|
Ind
|
WI
|
Kolkata
|
28
|
31 Jan 1982
|
Faoud Bachhus
|
WI
|
Aus
|
Adelaide
|
32
|
06 Apr 1988
|
Mudassar Nazar
|
Pak
|
WI
|
Georgetown
|
20
|
16 Nov 1989
|
Waqar Younis
|
Pak
|
Ind
|
Karachi
|
25
|
26 Oct 1990
|
Ken Rutherford
|
NZ
|
Pak
|
Faisalabad
|
38
|
25 Nov 1990
|
Imran Khan
|
Pak
|
WI
|
Faisalabad
|
27
|
09 Jul 1996
|
Venkatapathy Raju
|
Ind
|
Eng
|
Nottingham
|
31
|
07 Jan 2002
|
Travis Friend
|
Zim
|
SL
|
Kandy
|
17
|
10 Dec 2002
|
Talha Jubair
|
Ban
|
WI
|
Dhaka
|
25
|
23 Oct 2003
|
Steve Harmison
|
Eng
|
Ban
|
Dhaka
|
26
|
06 Dec 2003
|
Andrew Flintoff
|
Eng
|
SL
|
Galle
|
31
|
17 Dec 2005
|
Charl Langeveldt
|
SA
|
Aus
|
Perth
|
28
|
30 Jul 2010
|
James Anderson
|
Eng
|
Pak
|
Nottingham
|
29
|
23 Jun 2011
|
Carlton Baugh
|
WI
|
Ind
|
Kingston
|
38
|
16 Oct 2013
|
Jacques Kallis
|
SA
|
Pak
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Thanks to Aslam Siddiqui for the missed instances.
Players bagging a Duck on Birthday in ODI Cricket
Birthday #
|
Date
|
Player
|
For
|
Opp
|
Venue
|
34
|
14 Jul 1978
|
Mark Burgess
|
NZ
|
Eng
|
Manchester
|
29
|
26 Jan 1983
|
Kim Hughes
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Sydney
|
28
|
15 Apr 1986
|
John Bracewell
|
NZ
|
Pak
|
Sharjah
|
19
|
04 Nov 1986
|
Asif Mujtaba
|
Pak
|
WI
|
Gujranwala
|
30
|
03 Nov 1994
|
Bryan Young
|
NZ
|
Ind
|
Delhi
|
24
|
13 Dec 1994
|
Basit Ali
|
Pak
|
NZ
|
Port of Elizabeth
|
36
|
14 Apr 1996
|
Pat Symcox
|
SA
|
Ind
|
Sharjah
|
29
|
20 Jan 1997
|
Junior Murray
|
WI
|
Pak
|
Melbourne
|
23
|
06 Jul 2000
|
Makhaya Ntini
|
SA
|
SL
|
Galle
|
26
|
28 Feb 2001
|
Azhar Mahmood
|
Pak
|
NZ
|
Dunedin
|
23
|
27 Jan 2002
|
Daniel Vettori
|
NZ
|
SA
|
Adelaide
|
31
|
15 Sep 2002
|
Nathan Astle
|
NZ
|
Aus
|
Colombo (SSC)
|
28
|
17 Apr 2005
|
Dinesh Mongia
|
Ind
|
Pak
|
Delhi
|
32
|
25 Oct 2005
|
Russel Arnold
|
SL
|
Ind
|
Nagpur
|
37
|
09 Feb 2007
|
Glenn McGrath
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Melbourne
|
25
|
11 Apr 2007
|
Ian Bell
|
Eng
|
Ban
|
Bridgetown
|
26
|
09 Aug 2009
|
Hamilton Masakadza
|
Zim
|
Ban
|
Bridgetown
|
23
|
05 Dec 2013
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
|
Ind
|
SA
|
Johannesburg
|
Note: Mohammad Ashraful got a duck on 09 Sep 2003. According to CricketArchive, he was born on 09 Sep 1984 whereas according to Cricinfo he was born on 07 Jul 1984.
Updated till 23 March 2014.
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