| GOOCH | Graham _, former Essex and England cricket captain who scored 8,900 Test runs during his career (5) |
| SMITH | Graham ....., former Essex and England cricket captain (5) |
| NASH | Graham ___, former member of The Hollies best known for his collaboration with David Crosby and Stephen Stills |
| TUSCAN | Relating to a region in central Italy (8,900 sq miles); pop about 4 million) (6) |
| RAVI | -- Bopara, Essex and England cricket all-rounder (4) |
| GREIG | Tony, former England Test cricket captain who scored 148 against India at Bombay in 1972-3 (5) |
| GOWER | DI, England cricket captain who took his only Test wicket in 1982 against India at Kanpur (5) |
| GRAHAMGOOCH | Former England cricket captain who scored 8900 runs in his Test career (6,5) |
| 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) |
| IMARI | Ronnie ....., retired Essex and England all-rounder (5) |
| ALASTAIR | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cook, former England cricket captain who scored more than 12,000 runs in his Test career (8) |
| POPPY | Growing with cornflowers and corncockle in arable fields and sacred to the agriculture goddess Demeter, flower of August, Essex and Norfolk and a symbol of remembrance (5) |
| SOLTI | Conductor awarded 32 Grammys during his career at the Royal Opera House, Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| GRACE | W.G., England cricket captain who died in 1915 (5) |
| DAVIDGOWER | Former England Test cricket captain who scored 8231 runs in 117 Tests from 1978-92 (5,5) |
| ASHES | Australia and England cricket trophy: The - |
| ORLOP | Runs during game, back lower deck (5) |
| BROOM | Plant runs during period of rapid growth (5) |
| DRAWN | Runs during early morning looking tired (5) |
| BOTHAM | Ian ---, former England Test team captain who scored 5,200 runs and took 383 wickets in Test cricket (6) |
