England wicketkeeper batsmen dismissed by first ball in a test innings
JR Bracey of England collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the 23rd occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AFA Lilley | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 |
| 2 | LEG Ames | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1937 |
| 3 | TG Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 4 | TG Evans | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | TG Evans | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1953 |
| 6 | R Swetman | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Win | Trinidad | 28 Jan 1960 |
| 7 | JT Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11 Jan 1963 |
| 8 | JM Parks | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 16 Jun 1966 |
| 9 | RW Taylor | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Hyd-Pak | 02 Jan 1978 |
| 10 | PR Downton | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1985 |
| 11 | PR Downton | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 11 Jul 1985 |
| 12 | AJ Stewart | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1993 |
| 13 | RJ Blakey | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 14 | AJ Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | 25 Nov 1999 |
| 15 | AJ Stewart | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 16 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Win | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 |
| 17 | TR Ambrose | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 15 May 2008 |
| 18 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 19 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 16 May 2013 |
| 20 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Ch-le-St | 09 Aug 2013 |
| 21 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2013 |
| 22 | JM Bairstow | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
| 23 | JR Bracey | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2021 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JHB Waite | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAF | NZl | Jo’burg | 24 Dec 1953 |
| 2 | SAR Silva | 0 | 1 | 3 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 |
| 3 | TR Ambrose | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 15 May2008 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | 0 | 1 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 03 Dec 2009 |
| 5 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 16 May2013 |
| 6 | JR Bracey | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2021 |
It also provides the third occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TR Ambrose | 0 | 1 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 15 May 2008 |
| 2 | MJ Prior | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 16 May 2013 |
| 3 | JR Bracey | 0 | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Birmingham | 10 Jun 2021 |