| EDGBASTON | Area of Birmingham that is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
| HANDSWORTH | Suburb of Birmingham that produced such notable performers as Steel Pulse, Joan Armatrading and Benjamin Zephaniah |
| BONGODRUM | Performing with idol in Birmingham: that takes some beating! |
| TROUGHTON | Jim ......... , 2011 Warwickshire county cricket captain who made six England ODI appearances in 2003 (9) |
| ASTOUNDED | Very much surprised to see university in area of Birmingham that's given daughter education (9) |
| ASTON | Area of Birmingham known for its university and football club (5) |
| YARDLEY | Area of Birmingham represented in Parliament by Estelle Morris from 1992 to 2005 |
| WICK | Part of a lamp necessary to Warwickshire (4) |
| SENDTOCOVENTRY | Boycott to transfer to Warwickshire? (4,2,8) |
| THEOVAL | Which London cricket ground is the home of the Surrey County Cricket Club? (3,4) |
| TAUNTON | Town that is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club (7) |
| BALTI | ___ Triangle, area of Birmingham noted for Indian eateries that cook and present dishes in steel woks (5) |
| ASIFDIN | Warwickshire county cricketer; 1993 NatWest Final Man of the Match award winner (4,3) |
| OLDTRAFFORD | The Greater Manchester home of Lancashire County Cricket Club (3,8) |
| TRENTBRIDGE | Home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5,6) |
| OVAL | Kia -; home of Surrey County Cricket Club in South London (4) |
| HEADINGLEY | Home ground of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (10) |
| YORKSHIRE | County cricket club that has won the most county championships |
| SOPHIA | ____ Gardens, home ground in Cardiff of Glamorgan county cricket club (6) |
| IANBOTHAM | Former cricketer who is the chairman of Durham County Cricket Club (3,6) |
