| MOXON | Martyn --, former Yorkshire captain and opening batsman (5) |
| COOK | Identify this former England captain and opening batsman who was inducted in to the ICC Hall of Fame recently? (4) |
| GOUGH | Darren ___, 1994-2003 England Test cricketer; 2007-2008 Yorkshire captain (5) |
| SAULL | Andy ..... , former Yorkshire Carnegie, Newcastle Falcons and Saracens flanker (5) |
| EVENT | Happening to have a key and opening (5) |
| CARRY | Martyn works on car - unhitchable! (4,5) |
| GRACE | Abandoned car dragged Anne to work of John Martyn (5,3,6) |
| HOBBS | ... and his contemporary said to be an opening batsman (5) |
| BURNS | Australian Test opening batsman v Pakistan and NZ in 2019-20 (5) |
| REEZA | South African ODI and T20 opening batsman, ... Hendricks (5) |
| WINKS | Signals made by closing and opening one eye |
| NONOS | Talking and opening crinkly wrappers at the opera, e.g. |
| NEVER | Irish county including railway terminal returns endless revenue for John Martyn work (3,3,5) |
| WARNE | Australia's opening batsman cut short spinner once (5) |
| GOOCH | Prolific England opening batsman, Graham - (5) |
| SUNIL | Renowned opening batsman for India, - Gavaskar (5) |
| BRIAN | English opening batsman who played his entire county career, from 1958 to 1976, for Kent CCC, of which he later became president (5,9) (see 10D) |
| VIJAY | Opening batsman who was Player of the final in CSK's second IPL win in 2011 |
| LEES | A Z -, Durham and former Yorkshire batsman; 2014 Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year (4) |
| OLDWIVESTALES | Bad luck from broken mirrors and opening umbrellas indoors (3,5',5) |
