| OLDTRAFFORD | Home ground of Lancashire County Cricket Club |
| HURST | English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Matthew ___ (5) |
| ROSES | A ..... Match is played between Yorkshire and Lancashire County Cricket Clubs (5) |
| THEOVAL | Which London cricket ground is the home of the Surrey County Cricket Club? (3,4) |
| HEADINGLEY | Home ground of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (10) |
| EDGBASTON | Home ground of Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
| SOPHIA | ____ Gardens, home ground in Cardiff of Glamorgan county cricket club (6) |
| OVAL | The _: home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since 1845 (4) |
| FLEETWOOD | Seaside town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, at the northwest corner of the Fylde, whose Town football club first gained league status in 2012 |
| ROCHDALE | Town in the historic county of Lancashire that was the birthplace of actress Gracie Fields (8) |
| EXILE | Deport English cricket team to the outskirts of Lancashire (5) |
| REDROSE | County flower of Lancashire (3,4) |
| CUMBRIA | County north of Lancashire (7) |
| MANCHESTER | City in the historic county of Lancashire (10) |
| TRENTBRIDGE | Home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5,6) |
| TAUNTON | Town that is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club (7) |
| TRENT | _ Bridge, the home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5) |
| CUMBERLAND | Former county united with Westmorland and part of Lancashire to form Cumbria in 1974 (10) |
| LISLE | Cotton mill, finally, is found on borders of Lancashire (5) |
| RANKLE | Cause continuing resentment with row over the borders of Lancashire (6) |
