| OVALOFFICE | Cricket venue takes position in the White House (4,6) |
| DISTANCE | Detective takes position in gap |
| HAIRDO | I take position in firm round Barnet (6) |
| CIRCUMSTANCES | A thousand take position in Piccadilly to show state of affairs (13) |
| MATCHPOINT | Striker takes position decisive moment in the game (5,5) |
| CANTERBURY | Location of the St Lawrence Ground, formerly Britain's only major cricket venue with a tree inside the boundary |
| LORDLINESS | Arrogant attitude getting punishment in cricket venue (10) |
| MCLEANPARK | Cricket venue at Napier, New Zealand (6,4) |
| RESISTANCE | Army group is about to take position fighting against enemy? |
| TRAINSET | Coach takes position for the Christmas, running around in circles on the track (5,3) |
| GALLE | City in Sri Lanka home to the ? International Stadium, a Test cricket venue known as The Esplanade (5) |
| HYDERABAD | City in India that houses the Test cricket venue the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (9) |
| VILLAGEGREEN | Cricket venue in house, say? Twisted and naive |
| LIAISONOFFICER | Sailor in trouble takes position as police mediator (7,7) |
| SITSBACK | Takes position on the field and does nothing |
| KARACHI | Pakistan's major cricket venue, the National Stadium, is located in this port city |
| JOVIAL | Cheerful judge I found in cricket venue (6) |
| KANDY | Sri Lanka home of the Asgiriya Stadium cricket venue (5) |
| LAHORE | Pakistan city that houses the Gaddafi Stadium Test cricket venue (6) |
| COMMONPLACEBOOK | The vulgar take position with reserve in assembly of quality extraction |
