| STRIKER | The batsman is out (7) |
| APPEALING | Asking if a batsman is out (9) |
| INFORM | The batsman is ___ ___: the batsman is in good nick? (2,4) |
| ONSTRIKE | It's not working where the batsman is (2,6) |
| OUTLAST | Be more durable than what a No. 11 batsman is apt to be? (7) |
| OUTPLAY | What the bowler did to dismiss the batsman or what the batsman did to be dismissed (7) |
| FINELEG | In cricket, what is the fielding position on the leg side of the batsman, positioned to catch balls deflected off their pads? (4,3) |
| INSWING | Movement through the air towards the batsman (7) |
| SLEDGES | Taunts the batsman with hammers (7) |
| NOISILY | Keeper probably very near the batsman a€“ losing focus in a boisterous way (7) |
| LEGSLIP | Fielding position behind the batsman (3,4) |
| GETONES | Adjust to conditions, as must the batsman Polyphemus? (3,4,3,2) |
| BOUNCER | Cricket delivery pitched so as to reach the batsman at chest or even head height |
| ILLNESS | Very near the batsman, without covering head leading to complaint |
| TIBIA | The idiotic batsman is aiming primarily for the shinbone (5) |
| HOBBS | Batsman is hardly able to walk - missing 50, lame at the end |
| AMRE | Batting coach of Delhi for the 2021 IPL, this former Indian batsman is known for his century on Test debut against South Africa in 1992 |
| OPENER | No 1 batsman is also useful in kitchen (6) |
| EYEOPENER | Glance by batsman is an unexpected revelation |
| INCREASE | Where batsman is to expand |
