<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> 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>
achievement of a cricketer out first ball for zero in both innings
achievement of a cricketer out first ball for zero in both innings
a king pair
a king pair