| MARCUSTRESCOTHICK | Left-handed opening batsman who made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and represented England in 76 Test matches |
| LEWISHILL | Leicestershire wicketkeeper, made his first-class debut in May 2015 (5.4) |
| RORY | ____ Burns, left-handed opening batsman who made his Test debut for England in 2018 (4) |
| SIBLEY | Dom, English right-handed opening batsman who made his debut for England in 2019 (6) |
| TURNER | Oil painter and watercolourist noted for treatment of light in works such as East Cowes Castle, Engl |
| TOWTON | The Battle of ___ in the Wars of the Roses in March, 1461 was the largest battle ever fought in Engl |
| LINEKER | Gary -, Engl. footballer |
| NYE | Queensland batsman scored century on first-class debut v NSW 2003-04 (3) |
| PRESCHOOL | Prior to one's first-class debut? |
| JOEDENLY | England batsman who made his first ODI appearance in ten years against Ireland in May (3,5) |
| HAYDEN | Former Queensland and Australian left-handed opening batsman (7,6) |
| MATTHEW | Former Queensland and Australian left-handed opening batsman (7,6) |
| STUART | ____ Broad, English right-arm seam bowler and left-arm batsman who made his Test debut in 2007 (6) |
| JOEBURNS | Qld and Test batsman who made his debut for Italy in 2024 (3,5) |
| SEXTONBLAKE | Fictional detective who made his first appearance in the story paper The Halfpenny Marvel in 1893 |
| MARLION | Richmond winger who made his first team debut in the 2019 Grand Final, ... Pickett (7) |
| STONEMAN | Mark ........ , Hampshire batsman who made his international debut for England in August 2017 (8) |
| ATHEY | Bill ___, England batsman who made his debut in the Centenary Test at Lord's in 1980 |
| KEAN | Edmund, English actor who made his first appearance at Drury Lane as Shylock in 1814 (4) |
| BUGS | Cartoon bunny who made his first official appearance in the 1940 short A Wild Hare (4) |