| DIMUTH | Sri Lanka Test captain's first name. (6) |
| ULNAE | Not taking sides, Enterprise captain's first name recalled is "Bones" |
| LAHIRU | Sri Lanka Test bowler who took 6-67 against South Africa in Cape Town in 2017 (6) |
| KUMARA | Sri Lanka Test bowler who took 6-67 against South Africa in Cape Town in 2017 (6) |
| MENDIS | 1982-88 Sri Lanka Test cricketer; Oman coach at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (6,6) |
| DULEEP | 1982-88 Sri Lanka Test cricketer; Oman coach at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (6,6) |
| HERATH | H M R K B -, Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 5-99 against Pakistan at Colombo in 2009 (6) |
| LAKMAL | Suranga ...... , Sri Lanka Test cricketer who took 5-63 against South Africa in Port Elizabeth in 2016 (6) |
| CATCHY | Popular captain's first yacht floundered (6) |
| CONVOY | Captain's first on trip at sea shunning time for escort (6) |
| CAVEIN | On a vessel captain's first to yield to pressure |
| KANHAI | First West Indies Test captain of Indian descent, Rohan ... (6) |
| BAVUMA | Test captain: Elgar, white ball cricket captain:? (6) |
| STOKES | Ben ___, England Test captain (6) |
| MISBAH | Ex-Pakistan Test captain, ...-ul-Haq (6) |
| HOOPER | 1990s West Indies Test captain, Carl ... (6) |
| BENAUD | Australian Test captain Richie's brother who played three Tests, John ... (6) |
| NASSER | ____ Hussain, English cricketer who succeeded Alec Stewart as Test captain in 1999 (6) |
| UTTLEY | Roger ...... , five-times England rugby union Test captain from 1977-79 (6) |
| RAHANE | An Indian batting great and astute Test captain, he was named captain of the Royals in 2018 after Steven Smith was banned |
