| DHONI | MS -..., the first cricketer to captain India in 200 One Day Internationals (5) |
| ROMANNUMERALS | cc one living in Lazio and other figures (5,8) |
| OFTOM | Mark Twain's tale of life on the Mississippi, The Adventures ... Sawyer (2,3) |
| ONEI | R.E.M's "The ___ Love" |
| MAGNOLIA | Mississippi, the ___ State - tree or shrub (8) |
| CHLOE | Identify the first name of this South African who became the first cricketer to take a wicket off the first ball of her career in WT20I history. (5) |
| HOBBS | Jack, England batsman who in 1953 became the first cricketer to be knighted (5) |
| ABBAS | Former Pakistani cricketer who was the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals (6,5) |
| LAKER | Jim ..... , first cricketer to take all ten wickets in a Test match innings (5) |
| OVERS | Since 1983, One Day Internationals in cricket have consisted of at most 50 of these per innings (5) |
| TANYA | 1905 Belmont Stakes winner, the only filly to win besides Ruthless in 1867 and Rags to Riches in 200 |
| RICKY | Australian Test and One Day International cricketer, ... Ponting |
| TONIC | One in 200 finding remedy? (5) |
| CUBIC | One of the 'c's in 'cc' (5) |
| ASTLE | Top One Day international Black Caps batsman, Nathan ... |
| MARNUSLABUSCHAGNE | South African-born Australia cricketer who is the first cricketer to be a concussion substitute in a Test match (6,11) |
| DARRENGOUGH | The first cricketer to win Strictly Come Dancing (6,5) |
| SRIBRADMAN | Who is the first cricketer to score two triple centuries in Tests? (3,7) |
| DIRK | Who became the first cricketer to play for two different countries in T20 World Cups? (4) |
| IRWIN | Steve ___: "Crocodile Hunter" who died in 200 (5) |