| SACHINTENDULKAR | Great batsman with plan, in luck, has scrambled a run (6,9) |
| ALBUMEN | Tramp in lane scrambled a bit of egg |
| IMDUE | "My luck has to change at some point" |
| CHANGEOFFORTUNE | Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| WELLINTENTIONED | Source with plan to contact journalist has the best of motives, none of which will work (4,11) |
| REFRESHERCOURSE | Extra fees paid with plan for training to improve one's skill (9,6) |
| TELAVIV | Return permit to a great batsman 4 in Mediterranean capital (3,4) |
| LOB | Starts to lure opening batsman with a ball bowled in a slow, high arc (3) |
| ASARRANGED | In line with plan, a second place in Scotland revoked degree (2,8) |
| LENHUTTON | Great batsman fast approaching century, five short of hundred bagged |
| BRADMAN | Great batsman seen as possibly drab fellow? |
| UPROOTS | Forcibly removes great batsman (Stokes) at end of over |
| MIDON | Cricketer's maiden played by one great batsman (3-2) |
| EDGEWAYS | Never gets a word in to side with plan for safety first (8) |
| AGONISED | Was in great doubt before, with plan rejected - no good |
| BOON | Ex-Test batsman with a talking figurine modelled on him, David ... (4) |
| DONBRADMAN | Batsman with a Test average of 99.94 (3,7) |
| OPENER | First batsman with a duck to write back about (6) |
| ELGAR | Proteas batsman with a 2012 Test debut pair, Dean ...(5) |
| HARRYBROOK | England batsman with 809 runs in his first six Tests from 2022 (5,5) |
