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king pair
noun[ C ]
sports specializeduk /ˈkɪŋ ˌpeər/ us /ˈkɪŋ ˌper/
in cricket, an occasion where a batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) is out from the first ball they receive in both of a game's innings (= a team's turns at hitting the ball):
He's a terrible batsman and has had eight golden ducks, including two king pairs, already this season.
He came to the wicket in the second innings on a king pair and was clearly very nervous.
She was trapped lbw in both innings for a dismal king pair.
He just avoided a king pair, bringing his bat down at the last moment on a yorker zeroing in on his middle stump.
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