| ABBAS | Pakistan Test cricketer who made 274 against England in 1971 at Edgbaston; first batter to score three consecutive centuries in ODIs (5) |
| ZAHEER | Pakistan Test cricketer who made 274 against England in 1971 at Edgbaston; first batter to score three consecutive centuries in ODIs (6) |
| MICKEYROURKE | The Expendables actor who palyed Tool in thr 2010 film and also starred as Ivan Vanko in Iron Man 2: 2 wds. |
| REEVE | Change course back to Edgbaston, first (5) |
| AMINO | -- - acid, any of a group of organic compounds some of which cannot be synthesised and must come thr |
| SIDE | "Master and Commander: The Far ___ of thr World" |
| ZAHEERABBAS | Pakistan Test cricketer who hit 274 against England at Edgbaston in 1971 |
| LES | Identify this former cricketer from England who is the only wicketkeeper-batter to score 100 First-class centuries. (3,4) |
| AMES | Identify this former cricketer from England who is the only wicketkeeper-batter to score 100 First-class centuries. (3,4) |
| TONYBLAIN | New Zealander who, in 1986, became the first batter to register three consecutive golden ducks in the 50-overs format. (4,5) |
| SOSA | First batter to hit a home run against every Major League Baseball team |
| BRIANLARA | The only batter to score 400 in a single Test innings. (5, 4) |
| MUSHFIQUR | First Bangladesh batter to score 5,000 runs in Tests. (9) |
| ROHIT | Who is the only batter to score two fifties in the recently held three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka? (5) |
| OPENER | First batter to play (6) |
| ENGLAND | Country where Zaheer Abbas scored a majestic 274 in his second Test match. (7) |
| HOMERUN | A hit in baseball allowing the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases (4,3) |
| LEGSLIP | Fielder in cricket behind a batter to the left of the wicketkeeper (3,4) |
| TINOPENER | Can first batter become something useful in the kitchen (3,6) |
| BOTTLEOPENER | Courage the first batter needs to access a beer (6-6) |
