| BRIANTAYLOR | Former Essex wicketkeeper and captain nicknamed "Tonker" |
| EALES | John ....., retired Australia second row forward and captain nicknamed 'Nobody' (5) |
| JENNINGS | Ray, former South Africa ; wicketkeeper and national cricket coach (8) |
| SAMSON | Wicketkeeper and batsman who is the Royals captain in the 2021 IPL |
| SMITH | Graham ....., former Essex and England cricket captain (5) |
| GOOCH | Graham ---, former Essex and England cricket captain who was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980 (5) |
| ALLANBORDER | Former Australian cricket captain nicknamed "Mr Grumpy" (5,6) |
| RIVES | Jean-Pierre ___, former France rugby union captain nicknamed Golden Helmet (5) |
| AFRIDI | Shahid ___, former Pakistan cricket captain nicknamed 'Boom Boom' (6) |
| TAYLOR | Former Australian cricket captain nicknamed "Tubby" (6) |
| NOBLE | Former Great Britain rugby league captain nicknamed "Nobby" (5) |
| STEPHENKERNAHAN | Carlton's Team of the Century captain, nicknamed "Sticks" (7,8) |
| GRACE | W.G . ..... , England Test cricket captain nicknamed 'The Doctor' (5) |
| RADEBE | Lucas ...... , former South Africa and Leeds defender and captain (6) |
| ALI | Former Oman goalie and captain, who played for Wigan and Reading (3,2-5) |
| WASIM | ___ Akram: Former Pakistani all rounder and captain? |
| ANDREWSTRAUSS | Former test cricketer and captain, knighted in 2019 |
| SOLE | David ...., former Scotland prop forward and captain (4) |
| SEAN | . .... Fitzpatrick, former All Blacks hooker and captain (4) |
| MARTINFREEMAN | English actor who played the roles of Everett K. Ross in Black Panther and Captain America: Civil War, Iain MacKelpie in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Andy in Cargo (6,7) |
