| PLUNKET | NZ first-class cricket's ... Shield (7) |
| ATTEST | So positionally top-class crickets declare (6) |
| SHANE | ... Jones, NZ First MP (5) |
| GOODBYE | Farewell first-class cricket score (7) |
| SNEDDEN | Surname of the only New Zealand family to have four generations play first-class cricket (7) |
| WGGRACE | The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has brought down his tally of runs in first class cricket from 54,896 to 54,211. (1,1,5) |
| TESTMATCHES | Major contests forming an annual five-day first-class cricket event (4,7) |
| WARWICKSHIRE | First-class cricket county captained by M.J.K. Smith from 1957 to 1967 (12) |
| CARTER | English sportsman who played football for Sunderland, Derby County and Hull City and first-class cricket for Derbyshire (5,6) |
| RAICH | English sportsman who played football for Sunderland, Derby County and Hull City and first-class cricket for Derbyshire (5,6) |
| GANNON | US international who dismissed 'Smithy' for a rare duck in first class cricket. (6) |
| RAYILLINGWORTH | Former English cricketer, commentator and administrator who took 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in first class cricket |
| HOBBS | Sir John, known as Jack, English cricketer who made 197 centuries in first class cricket (5) |
| BRIANLARA | Holder of the highest scores in Test and first-class cricket |
| ALECBEDSER | Knighted England swing bowler whose twin Eric also played first-class cricket |
| SRILANKA | First-class cricket nation that plays home Tests in cities including Galle and Kandy (3,5) |
| JACKHOBBS | English cricketer known as The Master; the leading run-scorer in first-class cricket (4,5) |
| DERBYSHIRE | First-class cricket team whose only county championship win was in 1936 |
| NATAL | Kwazulu... Inland, a South African first-class cricket team based in Pietermaritzburg. (5) |
| CRAIC | Runs first-class cricket club at the borders for fun in Ireland |
