| TRENTBRIDGE | Home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5,6) |
| TRENT | _ Bridge, the home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5) |
| OLDTRAFFORD | The Greater Manchester home of Lancashire County Cricket Club (3,8) |
| WANTAGEROAD | Venue of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club (7,4) |
| SHERWOODFOREST | Author's heading off to one side of Nottingham, part of Nottinghamshire |
| SHERWOOD | Forest of Nottinghamshire |
| ROADHOGS | Poor 15Ds travel aimlessly, briefly taking trails round heart of Nottinghamshire |
| THEOVAL | Which London cricket ground is the home of the Surrey County Cricket Club? (3,4) |
| OVAL | Kia -; home of Surrey County Cricket Club in South London (4) |
| HEADINGLEY | Home ground of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (10) |
| EDGBASTON | Home ground of Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
| TAUNTON | Town that is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club (7) |
| SOPHIA | ____ Gardens, home ground in Cardiff of Glamorgan county cricket club (6) |
| GARDENS | Home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club synonymous with the Cardiff Wales Stadium (7) |
| THREEHUNDRED | A number of centuries from County Cricket Club openers |
| YORKSHIRE | County cricket club that has won the most county championships |
| MIDDLESEX | County cricket club that plays home games at Lord's |
| MARTLET | Footless heraldic bird such as that found on the badge of Sussex County Cricket Club in England (7) |
| THREE | and 7ac, A number of centuries from County Cricket Club openers (5,7) |
| SURREY | County cricket club whose badge features the Prince of Wales's feathers (6) |
