| INFIELDER | Cricketer positioned close to the wicket (9) |
| INFIELD | Batting with the opposing players close to the wicket (7) |
| INFIDEL | Close to the wicket, finally moving forward, becoming sceptical (7) |
| SLIPUP | Mistake having one fielder close to the wicket? |
| ONTHE | Positioned close to the main location for castle construction! (2,3,5) (see 10A) |
| SANDS | Positioned close to the main location for castle construction! (2,3,5) (see 18D) |
| CLAPPEDOUT | Tired as Bradman was on coming to the wicket for the last time? |
| POINT | Fielding position in cricket square to the wicket on the batsman's off side (5) |
| RUNUP | In cricket, bowler's approach to the wicket (3-2) |
| RUNIN | Bowler's approach to the wicket: argument or quarrel (3-2) |
| SEINFELD | US comedian almost positioned close to the batter? Not I |
| LAYBY | Place to pull over was positioned close |
| PROBATION | Time of trial for cricketer at the wicket collecting duck (9) |
| THICKSET | Academically challenged group of pupils positioned close together |
| BATTALION | A lot of soldiers are at the wicket, thanks to Leo (9) |
| INCREASED | Stayed at the wicket before declaration, initially, as the score mounted (9) |
| OVERPITCH | Bowl too far up to put six balls on the wicket (9) |
| TOSSINGUP | Seeing how the wicket takes spin, before fixing the batting order |
| AFTERGLOW | Fond memories behind leg or spinning by the wicket (9) |
| OVERTHROW | Ball missed at the wicket (9) |
