| RI | England cricket captain who led the now infamous team walkoff in the 1971 Sydney Ashes Test, initials (2) |
| BEER | Aussie left-arm spinner made Sydney Ashes Test debut 2011 (4) |
| ALPHA | ___ test, initial trial of a product by its developers (5) |
| MOTH | Test initial hypothesis of garden tiger, for example (4) |
| TERRY | John -, Chelsea captain who led the England football team for two separate periods (5) |
| VAUGHAN | Michael, former England cricket captain who led his country to victory in the Ashes in 2005 (7) |
| IMRAN | Former cricket captain who led Pakistan to their World Cup triumph in 1992, ... Khan |
| STEVEWAUGH | Cricket captain who led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins |
| KE | Sacked skipper Bill Lawry's replacement final 1970-71 Ashes Test, initials (2) |
| PS | Australian hat-trick hero 2010 Gabba Ashes Test, initials (2) |
| BEAUMONT | Bill, rugby union captain who led England to the Grand Slam in 1980 (8) |
| ANDREWSTRAUSS | Former England cricket captain who announced his retirement from cricket in 2012 after 100 Test appearances |
| BETH | Australia Women wicketkeeper-batter who made 106 against England Women in the 2025 Women's Ashes Test in Melbourne (4,6) |
| MOONEY | Australia Women wicketkeeper-batter who made 106 against England Women in the 2025 Women's Ashes Test in Melbourne (4,6) |
| BAILEY | Australian batsman and Kings XI captain who led them to the finals of the 2014 IPL |
| DAVIDGOWER | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003 |
| GOWER | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think it's All Over from 1995 to 2003 (5,5) |
| DAVID | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think it's All Over from 1995 to 2003 (5,5) |
| GOOCH | Graham ---, former Essex and England cricket captain who was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980 (5) |
| ALASTAIR | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cook, former England cricket captain who scored more than 12,000 runs in his Test career (8) |
