Most Test Innings Without a Duck

Jim Burke of Australia tops the list of most test innings without a duck. In 24 matches and 44 innings, he never got out on a duck. He has scored 1280 runs at an average of 34.59 with 189 being his highest score. He is followed by Reggie Duff of Australia. In 22 matches and 40 innings, he never got out on a duck. He has scored 1317 runs at an average of 35.59 with 146 being his highest score. Brijesh Patel of India is ranked third on the list. In 21 matches and 38 innings, he never got out on a duck. He has scored 972 runs at an average of 29.45 with 115* being his highest score.

S No.	Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
1	Jim Burke	Australia	24	44	1280	189	34.59	3	5
2	Reggie Duff	Australia	22	40	1317	146	35.59	2	6
3	Brijesh Patel	India	21	38	972	115*	29.45	1	5
4	Robert Christiani	West Indies	22	37	896	107	26.35	1	4
5	David Houghton	Zimbabwe	22	36	1464	266	43.05	4	4
6	Waqar Hasan	Pakistan	21	35	1071	189	31.5	1	6
7	Bernard Julien	West Indies	24	34	866	121	30.92	2	3
8	Brendan Nash	West Indies	21	33	1103	114	33.42	2	8
9	Billy Zulch	South Africa	16	32	983	150	32.76	2	4
10	Herbie Collins	Australia	19	31	1352	203	45.06	4	6
11	Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	16	30	838	93	27.93	–	5
12	Joe Denly	England	15	28	827	94	29.53	–	6
13	Walter Read	England	18	27	720	117	27.69	1	5
14	Sean Williams	Zimbabwe	14	27	1034	151*	41.36	4	3
15	William Bates	England	15	26	656	64	27.33	–	5
16	Marcus Harris	Australia	14	26	607	79	25.29	–	3
17	Sami Aslam	Pakistan	13	25	758	91	31.58	–	7
18	Maurice Foster	West Indies	14	24	580	125	30.52	1	1
19	Upul Chandana	Sri Lanka	16	24	616	92	26.78	–	2
20	TJE Andrews	Australia	16	23	592	94	26.9	–	4
21	Raman Subba Row	England	13	22	984	137	46.85	3	4
22	Merv Wallace	New Zealand	13	21	439	66	20.9	–	5
23	Jack Robertson	England	11	21	881	133	46.36	2	6
24	Alex Hales	England	11	21	573	94	27.28	–	5
25	Geoff Rabone	New Zealand	12	20	562	107	31.22	1	2
26	Keegan Petersen	South Africa	11	20	596	82	29.8	–	4

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