MJ Lanning of Australia failed to open her account in the ongoing Women’s World Cup against India at Derby on 20 July 17 to  provide the 40^th occasion of a captain collecting a duck  in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DF Edulji	0	2	Ind	Aus	Patna	08 Jan 1978
2	SA Tredrea	0	2	Aus	Ind	Wellington	26 Jan 1982
3	LJ Murdoch	0	1	NZl	Eng	Perth	30 Nov 1988
4	MP Moore	0	2	Ire	Net	Melbourne	09 Dec 1988
5	M Frost	0	2	Den	Eng	Banstead	20 Jul 1993
6	R Scott	0	2	Win	Ind	Nottingham	20 Jul 1993
7	A van Lier	0	1	Net	NZl	Lindfield	25 Jul 1993
8	J Jonsson	0	1	Den	Aus	Dulwich	28 Jul 1993
9	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	Win	Arundel	28 Jul 1993
10	Shaiza Khan	0	1	Pak	Aus	Hyd-RGS	14 Dec 1997
11	AG Browne	0	2	Win	NZl	Chandigarh	15 Dec 1997
12	DS Christiansen	0	2	Den	Aus	Mumbai	16 Dec 1997
13	ME Grealey	0	2	Ire	Eng	Pune	16 Dec 1997
14	K Price	0	1	RSA	Pak	Vadodara	16 Dec 1997
15	KS Bhatt	0	2	Ind	NZl	Indore	17 Dec 1997
16	AG Browne	0	1	Win	Den	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
17	J Jonsson	0	2	Den	Win	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
18	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	NZl	Chennai	26 Dec 1997
19	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Aus	Christchurch	01 Dec 2000
20	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lincoln	04 Dec 2000
21	ME Grealey	0	1	Ire	Eng	Lincoln	07 Dec 2000
22	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Ire	Christchurch	11 Dec 2000
23	K Price	0	2	RSA	NZl	Lincoln	11 Dec 2000
24	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Ind	Lincoln	15 Dec 2000
25	CJ Connor	0	1	Eng	Aus	Pretoria	22 Mar 2005
26	CMA Shillington	0	1	Ire	Ind	Pretoria	24 Mar 2005
27	SJ Power	0	2	Win	Aus	Rustenburg	26 Mar 2005
28	SK Dolawatte	0	1	Srl	RSA	Pretoria	01 Apr 2005
29	J Goswami	0	1	Ind	Eng	Sydney	10 Mar 2009
30	Urooj Mumtaz	0	1	Pak	Eng	Sydney	12 Mar 2009
31	AE Smith	0	2	RSA	NZl	Bowral	12 Mar 2009
32	MR Aguilleira	0	2	Win	Eng	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
33	MR Aguilleira	0	1	Win	Ind	Sydney	19 Mar 2009
34	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Aus	Cuttack	03 Feb 2013
35	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Pak	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
36	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Eng	Cuttack	10 Feb 2013
37	M Raj	0	2	Ind	RSA	Leicester	08 Jul 2017
38	RL Haynes	0	1	Aus	RSA	Taunton	15 Jul 2017
39	SR Taylor	0	2	Win	Eng	Bristol	15 Jul 2017
40	MM Lanning	0	2	Aus	Ind	Derby	20 Jul 2017

 

MJ Lanning became the third Australian captain to score a duck in the Women’s World Cup after SA Tredrea and RL  Haynes. It is interesting to note that RL Haynes and MM Lanning failed to open their account in the ongoing Women’s World Cup

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SA Tredrea	0	2	Aus	Ind	Wellington	26 Jan 1982
2	RL Haynes	0	1	Aus	RSA	Taunton	15 Jul 2017
3	MM Lanning	0	2	Aus	Ind	Derby	20 Jul 2017

 

MJ Lanning became the second captain to score a duck in the semifinal of  the  Women’s World Cup after K Smithies  of England. K Smithies had failed to open her  account against New Zealand at Chennai on 26 Dec 1997

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	NZl	Chennai	26 Dec 1997
2	MM Lanning	0	2	Aus	Ind	Derby	20 Jul 2017

 

The following table lists the nine captains who have collected the ducks on two or more occasions in the Women’s World Cup games. M du Preez of South Africa holds the record  for  most ducks by a captain in the Women’s World Cup games. She has failed to open her account on three occasions. One more important observation is that all her three ducks  have  come at the same ground – Cuttack – in  World Cup 1993 held in India

 

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Aus	Cuttack	03 Feb 2013
	2	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Pak	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
	3	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Eng	Cuttack	10 Feb 2013
2	1	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lincoln	04 Dec 2000
	2	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Ire	Christchurch	11 Dec 2000
3	1	AG Browne	0	2	Win	NZl	Chandigarh	15 Dec 1997
	2	AG Browne	0	1	Win	Den	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
4	1	J Jonsson	0	1	Den	Aus	Dulwich	28 Jul 1993
	2	J Jonsson	0	2	Den	Win	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
5	1	K Price	0	1	RSA	Pak	Vadodara	16 Dec 1997
	2	K Price	0	2	RSA	NZl	Lincoln	11 Dec 2000
6	1	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	Win	Arundel	28 Jul 1993
	2	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	NZl	Chennai	26 Dec 1997
7	1	ME Grealey	0	2	Ire	Eng	Pune	16 Dec 1997
	2	ME Grealey	0	1	Ire	Eng	Lincoln	07 Dec 2000
8	1	MR Aguilleira	0	2	Win	Eng	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
	2	MR Aguilleira	0	1	Win	Ind	Sydney	19 Mar 2009
9	1	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Aus	Christchurch	01 Dec 2000
	2	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Ind	Lincoln	15 Dec 2000

 

The following table lists the fivee captains who have collected the ducks on two or more occasions in the same edition of Women’s World Cup.  M du Preez of South Africa holds the record for most ducks by a captain in a single edition of the Women’s World Cup.  She has failed to open her account on three occasions in 1993 Women’s World Cup held in India. One more important observation is that all her three ducks have come at the same ground – Cuttack

 

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Aus	Cuttack	03 Feb 2013
	2	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Pak	Cuttack	05 Feb 2013
	3	M du Preez	0	1	RSA	Eng	Cuttack	10 Feb 2013
2	1	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lincoln	04 Dec 2000
	2	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Ire	Christchurch	11 Dec 2000
3	1	AG Browne	0	2	Win	NZl	Chandigarh	15 Dec 1997
	2	AG Browne	0	1	Win	Den	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
4	1	MR Aguilleira	0	2	Win	Eng	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
	2	MR Aguilleira	0	1	Win	Ind	Sydney	19 Mar 2009
5	1	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Aus	Christchurch	01 Dec 2000
	2	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Ind	Lincoln	15 Dec 2000

 

1997 World Cup has witnessed most occasions of captains scoring ducks – nine occasions – followed by six occasions in 2000 World Cup. 1993 and 2000 World Cup has witnessed five occasions of captains collecting ducks. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Shaiza Khan	0	1	Pak	Aus	Hyd-RGS	14 Dec 1997
2	AG Browne	0	2	Win	NZl	Chandigarh	15 Dec 1997
3	DS Christiansen	0	2	Den	Aus	Mumbai	16 Dec 1997
4	ME Grealey	0	2	Ire	Eng	Pune	16 Dec 1997
5	K Price	0	1	RSA	Pak	Vadodara	16 Dec 1997
6	KS Bhatt	0	2	Ind	NZl	Indore	17 Dec 1997
7	AG Browne	0	1	Win	Den	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
8	J Jonsson	0	2	Den	Win	Delhi	20 Dec 1997
9	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	NZl	Chennai	26 Dec 1997
1	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Aus	Christchurch	01 Dec 2000
2	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lincoln	04 Dec 2000
3	ME Grealey	0	1	Ire	Eng	Lincoln	07 Dec 2000
4	A Jain	0	1	Ind	Ire	Christchurch	11 Dec 2000
5	K Price	0	2	RSA	NZl	Lincoln	11 Dec 2000
6	RSARC Silva	0	2	Srl	Ind	Lincoln	15 Dec 2000
1	M Frost	0	2	Den	Eng	Banstead	20 Jul 1993
2	R Scott	0	2	Win	Ind	Nottingham	20 Jul 1993
3	A van Lier	0	1	Net	NZl	Lindfield	25 Jul 1993
4	J Jonsson	0	1	Den	Aus	Dulwich	28 Jul 1993
5	K Smithies	0	2	Eng	Win	Arundel	28 Jul 1993
1	J Goswami	0	1	Ind	Eng	Sydney	10 Mar 2009
2	Urooj Mumtaz	0	1	Pak	Eng	Sydney	12 Mar 2009
3	AE Smith	0	2	RSA	NZl	Bowral	12 Mar 2009
4	MR Aguilleira	0	2	Win	Eng	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
5	MR Aguilleira	0	1	Win	Ind	Sydney	19 Mar 2009