| HOBBS | Former cricketer, one who philosophised on the radio (5) |
| HEGEL | One who philosophised on what comes from the east |
| DRAVIDIAN | Botham's in pursuit of cricketer, one who comes from southern India (9) |
| PLATOON | He philosophised on how soldiers got together (7) |
| BATIK | Craft of cricketer, one opener for Kent |
| BAITS | Taunts cricketers - one gets caught |
| IMRAN | First name of the former cricketer who assumed office as Pakistan's prime minister in 2018 (5) |
| LLOYD | Sir Clive ____, a Guyanese-British former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team |
| AKRAM | Wasim ___, Pakistani former cricketer (5) |
| AGNEW | Former cricketer who stepped down as BBC chief cricket correspondent in 2024 |
| WARNE | Former cricketer, Shane ----- (5) |
| SUNIL | ___ Gavaskar, Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer |
| JAVED | Former cricketer and coach Miandad |
| WAUGH | Surname of twin Australian former cricketers Mark and Steve (5) |
| SHANE | Former cricketer, ... Warne |
| KAPIL | Former cricketer Dev |
| FRANKWORRELL | West Indian cricketer, one of the 'three Ws' (5,7) |
| OPENER | Cricketer, one that's often seen on the bottle? (6) |
| EVERTON | Sir -- Weekes, Barbadian cricketer, one of 'The Three Ws' (7) |
| WEEKES | Everton ...... , 1948-58 West Indies Test cricketer; one of 'The Three Ws' with Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell (6) |
