| TEDDEXTER | Former cricketer who captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s (3,6) |
| GREIG | Tony ____ captained Sussex and England in 1970s cricket |
| CHRISADAMS | Former England cricketer who captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles |
| ADAMS | Former England cricketer who captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles (5,5) |
| CHRIS | Former England cricketer who captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles (5,5) |
| SEAPOWERS | Spain and England in the 16th century |
| WESSELS | Kepler ___, former cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia (7) |
| GANGULY | Sourav ___, Indian former cricketer who captained his national team 2000-2005 (7) |
| FIJI | Nation who faced France, South Africa and England in the 1987, 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals respectively (4) |
| IANBOTHAM | Former cricketer who has a seat in the House of Lords (3,6) |
| IMRANKHAN | Former cricketer who became Pakistani PM in 2018 (5,4) |
| RESPONSES | Openers: with those for Sussex and Surrey testing reactions (9) |
| SELLERS | Before becoming an actor- comedian, Who played drums in jazz and dance bands in England in the early 1940s? (5,7) |
| PETER | Before becoming an actor- comedian, Who played drums in jazz and dance bands in England in the early 1940s? (5,7) |
| BRYDON | Who won the player of the match award in the first Test held between New Zealand and England in Christchurch? (6,5) |
| CARSE | Who won the player of the match award in the first Test held between New Zealand and England in Christchurch? (6,5) |
| SANTNER | Who won the player of the match award in the third Test between New Zealand and England in Hamilton? (7) |
| GILL | Who won the Player of the Series award in the three-match ODI series between India and England in February 2025? (4) |
| DUCKETT | Who won the Man of the Match award in the first Test between India and England in Headingley? |
| PRIOR | Matt ___, wicket-keeper who played for Sussex and England (5) |
