| BOTHAM | Ian, former England Test cricket captain 1980-81 (6) |
| RICHARDS | Viv, West Indies cricket captain 1980-91 (8) |
| ASHE | Davis Cup captain, 1980-85 |
| DEXTER | Ted, former England Test cricket captain born in Milan (6) |
| THORPE | Ian - - -, former Australian freestyle swimmer who won five Olympic gold medals (6) |
| BOWYER | Ian ...... , former Forest midfielder and twice European Cup winner (6) |
| EALHAM | Mark ...... , former England Test and ODI all-rounder born in 1969 (6) |
| GATTING | Mike, former England Test cricket captain who made his Test debut in 1977 (7) |
| GRACE | WG, former England Test cricket captain known as "The Champion" (5) |
| COWDREY | Colin, former England Test cricket captain knighted in 1992 (7) |
| ATHERTON | Michael, former England Test cricket captain (8) |
| GOWER | David, former England Test cricket captain born in 1957 (5) |
| ALLEN | Gubby ..... , former England Test cricket captain (5) |
| GREIG | Tony, former England Test cricket captain (5) |
| STEWART | Alec, former England Test cricket captain born in 1963 (7) |
| WILLEY | Peter, former England Test cricketer appointed to the International Panel of umpires in 1996 (6) |
| DARREN | ...... Gough, former England Test cricketer who won the 2005 BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing (6) |
| STJOHN | Ian -, former Scotland and Liverpool footballer; co-star of ITV programme Saint and Greavsie |
| STOKES | Ben ...... , England Test cricket captain; 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award winner (6) |
| ABSCAM | Big bribery probe,1980-81 |
