| DUJON | P J L -, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 101 against England in Manchester in 1984 (5) |
| LOGIE | A L -, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 130 against India at Bridgetown, Barbados in 1983 (5) |
| KNOTT | A P E -, England Test cricketer who hit 101 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1971 (5) |
| CAREY | Australia cricketer who made 106 in the 3rd ODI against England in Manchester in 2020 (5) |
| HARPER | Roger ___, West Indies Test cricketer who took 6-57 against England in Manchester in 1984 (6) |
| ROBERTS | A M E -, West Indies Test cricketer who took 6-37 against England in Manchester in 1976 (7) |
| AMBROSE | C E L -, West Indies Test cricketer who took 8-45 against England in Bridgetown in 1990 (7) |
| TROTT | I J L ___, England Test cricketer who hit 226 against Bangladesh at Lord's in 2010 (5) |
| JACOB | New Zealand Test cricketer who made 101 against England at Lord's in 2008 (5,4) |
| AMISS | Dennis ..... , England Test cricket opener; first man to make a century in an ODI, against Australia in Manchester in 1972 (5) |
| ORAM | J D P ?, New Zealand Test cricketer who hit 101 against England at Lord's in 2008 (4) |
| HALLE | Surname of the distinguished pianist and conductor, knighted in 1888, who founded a famous orchestra in Manchester in 1858 (5) |
| RICHARDSON | M H ?, New Zealand Test cricketer who hit 101 against England at Lord's in 2004 |
| OASIS | English rock band founded in Manchester in 1991. who are staging a reunion tour this year (5) |
| EVANS | TG, England Test cricketer who scored an innings of 104 against West Indies at Manchester in 1950 (5) |
| DAILY | And 35 British national newspaper founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton (5,6) |
| KASEY | Somerset allrounder who made an unbeaten 101 against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 2023 County Championship (5) |
| VIMTO | Brand-name soft drink first made in Manchester in 1908 (5) |
| LEVER | Harold ***** , Labour politician born in Manchester in 1914 (5) |
| DEBRUYN | T B -, South Africa Test cricketer who hit 101 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2018 (2,5) |
