| GATTING | Mike -, former Middlesex and England cricket captain (7) |
| TUFNELL | Phil ......., former Middlesex and England spin bowler (7) |
| FRASER | Angus, former Middlesex and England cricketer (6) |
| DENNESS | Mike ___, Scotland-born former Kent and England cricket captain (7) |
| COMPTON | Denis __ , Middlesex and England cricketer, d. 1997 (7) |
| COWDREY | Colin --, 1932-2000, captain of Kent and England cricket teams (7) |
| TINDALL | Mike -, former England and Gloucester Rugby centre married to Zara Phillips (7) |
| ENGLAND | Mike ......., former Spurs and Wales centre half (7) |
| ADAMSON | Mike - - - , former Scotland Sevens and Glasgow back who quit playing at 29 to become a referee (7) |
| SMITH | Graham ....., former Essex and England cricket captain (5) |
| PETER | Surrey and England cricket captain of the 1950s and '60s (5,3) |
| MAY | Surrey and England cricket captain of the 1950s and '60s (5,3) |
| GOOCH | Graham ---, former Essex and England cricket captain who was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980 (5) |
| ILLY | An Italian coffee brand; nickname of a Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England cricket captain |
| UDAL | Shaun ...., Hampshire, Middlesex and England spinner nicknamed 'Shaggy' (4) |
| ANGUS | Fraser, retired Middlesex and England fast bowler (5) |
| TITMUS | Fred ___, Middlesex and England off-spinner, born in 1932 |
| JTHEARNE | Middlesex and England bowler whose aggregate of 3061 first- class wickets is the greatest for any bowler of medium pace or above (1,1,6) |
| ATHERTON | Mike --, former England cricket captain (8) |
| FLINTOFF | Andrew ........, former Lancashire and England cricket all-rounder (8) |
