| VILLIERS | AB de _, South African cricketer (8) |
| DEWALD | Which South African cricketer, nicknamed 'Baby AB' for his resemblance to AB de Villiers, scored a record-breaking 162 in a T20 match in 2022?(First Name) (6) |
| DELIVERY | What AB de Villiers might dispatch from Takealot? (8) |
| GORDIMER | Nadine ___, South African author of novels including The Conservationist (1974) and No Time Like the Present (2012); Nobel Prize in Literature (1991) (8) |
| AMLA | Hashim --, South African cricketer (4) |
| EDDIE | South African cricketer, ... Barlow |
| MUTHUSAMY | South African cricketer with Tamil Nadu roots. (9) |
| GREIG | Tony, South African cricketer who captained England from 1975-7 (5) |
| MORRIS | South African cricketer Christopher Henry ... (6) |
| PROTEA | South African cricketer in favour of light refreshment (6) |
| ELGAR | South African cricketer, who is the current Test captain (Last name) |
| ROSSOUW | South African cricketer Rilee Roscoe ... (7) |
| TAHIR | Former South African cricketer hit a fantastic sixer finally (5) |
| PROTEGE | Short South African cricketer covers for one trainee (7) |
| JANSEN | Duan is this tall South African cricketer's twin brother. (6) |
| HARDUSVILJOEN | South African cricketer who made his Test debut on 14 January against England (6,7) |
| TABASCOSAUCE | South African cricketer from behind has a firm cheek. Hot stuff! (7,5) |
| ALLANDONALD | South African cricketer, nicknamed 'White Lightning', who played in 72 Tests between 1992 and 2002 (5,6) |
| GIBBS | South African cricketer cruelly remembered for "dropping World Cup' 1999 semi-final v Australia (5) |
| HASHIMAMLA | Muslim South African cricketer who made his debut in 2004 against India |
