Hamilton and Kilmarnock failed to find the net in a very disappointing match involving two of the Scottish Premier League's struggling teams.
Accies' influential captain Alex Neil was injured in the warm-up and that seemed to set the tone for the game.
Killie striker Mark Burchill had the best chance of the match, when he pounced on an error by David van Zanten but Tomas Cerny made a fine save.
And Mickael Antoine-Curier failed to convert a late chance for the Accies.
Hamilton had lost their last four SPL games while Killie had not registered a win in their previous six and were looking for the first three points under new boss Jimmy Calderwood.
Despite losing Neil before kick-off, Accies started brightly, winning some early corners but without troubling Killie keeper Cameron Bell.
In the eighth minute it was Kyle, at the other end, who flicked a Craig Bryson corner high over the bar from 14 yards in what was the Rugby Park side's first attack.
The best chance of a disappointing first half fell to Burchill, who pounced when Hamilton's van Zanten hesitated in dealing with a long clearance down the middle by Mehdi Taouil.
However, Cerny raced from his line and saved Burchill's low drive.
This was to be the former Celtic striker's final meaningful contribution, as three minutes later Burchill limped off to be replaced by Liam Kelly.
At the other end, Simon Mensing nodded the ball into the path of Antoine-Curier, but his prodded shot was saved by Bell and the Killie goalie comfortably dealt with James McArthur's drive from 25 yards as the first half petered out.
The small crowd of just over 2,000 at New Douglas Park hoped for a more exciting second period but neither side could make the breakthrough.
Accies boss Billy Reid made a double substitution 10 minutes into the second half, Jordan Kirkpatrick replacing Marco Paixao and Kyle Wilkie on for Elliot.
On the hour mark, Killie captain Manuel Pascali powered in a header from a Bryson corner but Cerny was perfectly placed to gather.
A minute later McClenahan came on for Richard Hastings as Hamilton boss Reid used his last option off the bench.
It looked increasingly like the first goal would be the winner, if a chance could be fashioned.
A brief spell of Accies pressure with 15 minutes remaining saw Antoine-Curier just fail to get on the end of Wilkie's cross before van Zanten's drive was blocked by a clutch of Killie bodies inside the box.
The closing stages failed to deliver a grandstand finale, which means Kilmarnock stay in 11th position, two ahead of bottom side Falkirk and two behind their Ayrshire opponents.
Sandy's Match Pic's are HERE
