Women’s position in sports has enhanced a lot in the past few years. A few years ago, women players in any sport were not given much significance. Their games were considered less competitive, monotonous, and time-consuming. The spectators would hardly come to witness women’s sports. Not just this, but female players were also paid relatively less than male players. However, the situation has undoubtedly improved a lot over the years. For instance, recently, a rule was made in cricket that ensures both men and women receive same salary in all the matches conducted by the ICC. Other than this, the women’s IPL has also been started. It will ensure that women have equal representation as men in all the domains. So, talking about cricket, let’s look at some of the female players who have been bowled out on the first ball maximum number of times in their cricket careers.
1. Jhulan Goswami
The first woman cricketer with the most ducks in cricket is Jhulan Goswami. She is an Indian bowler who debuted in 2002 and retired in 2022. Jhulan is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who has played 204 ODI matches and holds the record for taking the most number of wickets, which is 255 wickets, in women’s ODI. Lastly, she has gotten out 18 times on the very first ball.
2. Charlotte Edwards
In the second place, we have an English batter, Charlotte Edwards. She debuted for England in 1996 and retired in 2016. Since she began her cricket career at a young age, therefore she remains the youngest female cricketer ever to play for England. It happened when she debuted against New Zealand at the age of 16. In all the 191 ODI matches she has played, she got out 16 times on the first ball.
3. Lucy Pearson
Lucy Pearson is the third person on this list to get out on the first ball in a cricket match the most number of times. She was an English left-arm fast bowler who debuted in 1996 and retired from international cricket in 2005. She has been bowled out 14 times on the first ball in cricket. Besides, she became the second woman to take 11 wickets in a woman’s test match. Interestingly, she was the first female cricketer to receive the Vodafone Player of the Year award.
4. Sara McGlashan
The fourth player on this list is a Kiwi cricketer, Sara McGlashan. She has served the role of a wicketkeeper. She played her first international match in 2002, while her last international inning came in 2016. She has been bowled out 14 times on the first ball in all the 134 ODI matches she has played.
5. Qanita Jalil
The next player on this list is Qanita Jalil. She is a Pakistani cricketer who debuted in 2005 and declared retirement in 2015. She holds the record for opening the batting and bowling the first over in the exact match in women’s cricket. Apart from this, she has been bowled out 13 times on the first ball in cricket.
6. Batool Fatima
The sixth player on this list is again a Pakistani female cricketer, Batool Fatima. She played her first international match against the Netherlands in 2001 and retired in 2014. She performed the role of a wicketkeeper. She has played 83 ODI matches, in which she was bowled out 13 times on the first ball.
7. Anisa Mohammed
Anisa Mohammed occupies seventh place on this list. She is a Caribbean bowler who played her first international match in 2003 and retired in 2022. Anisa began to play for the West Indies at the age of 15. She has been bowled out 13 times on the first ball in all the 141 ODI matches she has played.
8. Chamani Seneviratne
Next, we move on to Chamani Seneviratne, who occupies the eighth position on this list. She was born in Sri Lanka but played for the UAE. She was a right-arm bowler who debuted in 1997 against the Netherlands. From 1997-2013, Chamani played for Sri Lanka, and from 2018 onwards, she has been playing for the UAE. She has played 80 ODI matches and has been bowled out 12 times on the first ball.
9. Clare Shillington
The second-last person on this list is an Irish cricketer, Clare Shillington. She played her first international match in 1997 and declared retirement in 2017. Currently, she is the coach of the Typhoons, an Irish women’s cricket team. Besides, she has been ducked 12 times in ODI matches.
10. Nida Dar
The last player on this list is Nida Dar. She is a Pakistani cricketer who debuted in 2010 and declared retirement this year. She played the role of a bowling all-rounder. Apart from this, she has been ducked 12 times in all the 102 ODI matches she has played.
