| TEDDEXTER | Former England cricket captain's little bear - right! (3,6) |
| DETRIMENT | Disadvantage to return small bear right to me and chaps as first thing (9) |
| OVERRATE | Speak too highly of cricket captain's concern (8) |
| LOCUST | Cousin of cricket captain's opening: University's in luck! |
| IANBOTHAM | Former England cricket captain who also played football for Yeovil Town and Scunthorpe United |
| ANDREWSTRAUSS | Former England cricket captain who announced his retirement from cricket in 2012 after 100 Test appearances |
| COOK | Alastair ---, former England cricket captain, the leading run-scorer in Test matches for England (4) |
| DAVIDGOWER | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003 |
| GOWER | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think it's All Over from 1995 to 2003 (5,5) |
| DAVID | Former England cricket captain who was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz They Think it's All Over from 1995 to 2003 (5,5) |
| GREIG | Former England cricket captain got up in grungier garb (5) |
| DENNESS | Mike ......., former England cricket captain born in Scotland (7) |
| ATHERTON | Michael -, former England cricket captain (8) |
| ALASTAIR | Sir -- Cook, former England cricket captain (8) |
| MIKEATHERTON | Former England cricket captain (4,8) |
| STEWART | Former England cricket captain, Alec -- (7) |
| DEXTER | Ted --, former England cricket captain (6) |
| BOTHAM | Former England cricket captain (6) |
| VAUGHAN | Michael, a former England cricket captain (7) |
| NASSER | ____ Hussain, former England cricket captain (6) |
