| BUMRAH | Indian paceman who was equal leading wicket-taker with Nathan Lyon in 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test cricket series (6) |
| STEVE | Who was stranded at 9999 Test runs at the end of the recently-concluded Border-gavaskar Trophy? (5) |
| ORLES | Soldiers on the 19 borders (5) |
| ASHWIN | Indian off-spinner in 2018-19 Test cricket series v Australia (6) |
| NEVEDWARDS | 2015-16 Sale Sharks rugby union wing at Rosslyn Park in 2018-19 (3,7) |
| TANVIR | Leading wicket taker in the Royals' 2008 title run. He took 6-14 in an innings in 2008, a record for best innings bowling in the IPL which stood until 2019. |
| BHUVI | Twice Purple Cap holder and leading wicket taker for the SRH, as he is known in short |
| STEYN | Dale ---, the all-time leading wicket taker for South Africa in Test cricket (5) |
| ANDERSON | James , England's leading wicket taker in Test cricket (8) |
| DEV | Kapil, leading wicket taker in Test cricket (3) |
| SOUTHEE | NZ's leading wicket-taker in men's international cricket (7) |
| MURALI | Top Test wicket taker, with 800 (6) |
| KUMBLE | India's top Test wicket taker, with 619, Anil ... (6) |
| ANIL | India's top Test wicket taker with 619, ... Kumble (4) |
| JAMEYANDERSON | England's top Test wicket-taker with 704 (5,8) |
| FANIEDEVILLIERS | South African paceman who made Test debut against Australia in 1993, at 29 (5,2,8) |
| CHADD | South Australian paceman who made his Test debut v South Africa in 2017-18, - Sayers (5) |
| MCGRATH | Australian paceman who holds record for most wickets in World Cup cricket history (7) |
| ISHANT | India paceman who took 7/74 in a 2014 Lord's Test, ... Sharma (6) |
| ROOKIE | Police drama with Nathan Fillion in the title role (with "The") |