| SACHINTENDULKAR | Indian batsman breaking hearts in Auckland when one short (6,9) |
| AURICLE | CIA rule breaking heart, in part (7) |
| GROWNUP | Mature bunch seizing victory when one short |
| BRED | Raised money when one's short |
| ELECTRICAL | Pick two blokes, when one's short, as dishwashers? |
| FILLSTHEBILL | Is just what's needed when one's short of performers (5,3,4) |
| EVERTONWEEKES | West Indian batsman who in 1948/9 completed five centuries in successive innings in Tests (7,6) |
| KARUN | Second Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag, to score a triple century in Test cricket, smashing an unbeaten 303 against England in Chennai in December 2016.(First Name) (5) |
| SUBUNIT | Smaller bit in cake breaking hearts, perhaps? (7) |
| SEYMOURNURSE | West Indian batsman who ended his Test career in style with an innings of 258 at Christchurch in 1969 |
| PUJARA | Which Indian batsman shared a 222-run stand with Virat Kohli in the 2013 Johannesburg Test, marking India's highest second-innings partnership in South Africa?(Last Name) (6) |
| INNEON | Well-lit "Breaking Hearts" Elton John song? |
| SUBEDIT | Work on story with plot breaking hearts, perhaps |
| MAJORSUIT | Spot of trouble about tour is breaking hearts, say |
| COMPRESS | Politician breaking hearts with start of spending squeeze (8) |
| CORRESPOND | Breaking hearts beginning to recover with mere email, say? |
| SURFEIT | Too much womaniser of course ultimately breaking hearts, say? |
| ELAPSES | Runs out opener of England after drinks, breaking hearts of her enthusiasts |
| ORCHESTRA | Group of musicians for topless clubs breaking hearts (9) |
| SUNILGAVASKAR | Indian batsman who scored 10122 runs in Test cricket (5,8) |
