| SHASTRI | Ravi __, Indian test cricketer and coach (7) |
| SILVERWOOD | Chris _, former England cricketer and coach, currently head coach of the Sri Lanka men's national team (10) |
| ENGINEER | Farokh, former Indian test cricketer (8) |
| JAVED | Former cricketer and coach Miandad |
| SHANKAR | Ravi ___, renowned Indian sitar player who gave lessons to George Harrison (7) |
| LOSESIT | Misses the beginnings of the Indian test and snaps (5,2) |
| BRENDON | Ex-cricketer and Getaway presenter, ... Julian (7) |
| TRUEMAN | Fred _; English cricketer and fast bowler (7) |
| STRAUSS | Retired cricketer and former England captain, Andrew _ (7) |
| TUFNELL | Former England cricketer and A Question of Sport team captain, Phil ------- (7) |
| SLATER | Ex-Test cricketer and What's Good For You presenter, Michael ... (6) |
| BAILEY | Trevor, an English test cricketer and broadcaster (6) |
| ANDREWSTRAUSS | Former test cricketer and captain, knighted in 2019 |
| ELLYSE | Australian Test cricketer and soccer player, ... Perry (6) |
| RUNSOUT | Dismisses cricketer and turned over urn to us (4,3) |
| GRAEME | Mr Swann, ex-england Test cricketer and 2018 Strictly Come Dancing star with meagre turnout (6) |
| NAILSEA | North Somerset town in which former cricketer and umpire Mervyn Kitchen was born |
| NAWABOFPATAUDI | Cricketer who captained Indian Test team despite the loss of an eye in a car crash (5,2,7) |
| DRAVID | Rahul ......, retired Indian Test batsman and captain (6) |
| AMARNATH | 1970s and '80s Indian Test allrounder, Mohinder ... (8) |
