| INTESTINAL | "Gutsy" batting twice bagging international a half-century |
| HANDICAP | Give current international a disadvantage (8) |
| TEAL | After tea make a half century, or a duck (4) |
| OSLO | Winter Olympics host a half-century before Salt Lake City |
| ALWAYS | Getting a half-century in some matches without fail (6) |
| OVAL | 34's domain, three balls perhaps before a half century (4) |
| SEISMIC | Getting through a half century is massive |
| LOFT | Hit up a half century, frequently (4) |
| SURREAL | Fantastic county's tailender getting out on a half-century |
| SCOUNDREL | Rascal (and German!) coming in to make a half century |
| TOTAL | Apparently it'll add up to a half century (5) |
| ALLEGRO | Briskly scored a half-century, then left - for instance, run out (7) |
| SLASHED | Hit out and belted about a half-century (7) |
| OFFALY | In cricket side, get a half-century before close of play for county (6) |
| SNEHRANA | First Indian woman to register a half-century and get four wickets on Test debut. (4,4) |
| MARNUS | Who was the player to score a half-century, take three wickets and hold on to four catches in an ODI in the recently held series between England and Australia? (6) |
| KAMINDU | Who recently joined Sir Donald Bradman as the third-fastest player to reach 1000 Test runs and also became the first player to score a half-century or more in each of first eight Tests since debut? (7 |
| LEVER | Identify the surname of this Englishman, who took 10 wickets and scored a half-century on his Test debut at the Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium in 1976. (5) |
| INTESTINE | Batting twice and saving match, opening for England: that shows some guts |
| RAINING | Bad weather, but batting twice in charity |
