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If a batsman is out first ball he has made a golden duck and if a batsman is dismissed first ball in both innings he has achieved a king pair. This worst of all batting fates has befallen thirteen players in the history of Test cricket so far.

William Attewell for England v Australia at Sydney in 1891–92
Bert Vogler for South Africa v Australia at Sydney in 1910–11
Tommy Ward for South Africa v Australia at Old Trafford in 1912. Tommy Ward was dismissed in each innings by Jimmy Matthews. Uniquely, both times he came in to bat after two batsmen had been dismissed, giving Matthews a hat-trick in each innings.
Colin Wesley for South Africa v England at Trent Bridge in 1960
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar for India v Australia at Melbourne in 1977–78
Gary Troup for New Zealand v India at Wellington in 1980–81
Dave Richardson for South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg in 1994–95
Adam Huckle for Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare in 1997–98
Ajit Agarkar for India v Australia at Melbourne in 1999–2000
Adam Gilchrist for Australia v India at Kolkata in 2000–01
Javed Omar for Bangladesh v India at Dhaka in 2007
Ryan Harris for Australia v England at Adelaide in December 2010
Virender Sehwag for India v England at Edgbaston in August 2011