| ZAK | This opening batter from England had a relatively poor series with the bat in the first three Tests of the ongoing series versus India. (3) |
| DARSH | Identify this opening batter from Vidarbha who scored more than 450 runs in its successful Ranji Trophy campaign? (5) |
| GENTLEMENSCLUB | Reform, say, before the bat in the bathroom? (10,4) |
| MARY | Between 1600 and 1800, about half the females in England had one of which three names? (4,4,9) |
| ANNE | Between 1600 and 1800, about half the females in England had one of which three names? (4,4,9) |
| ELIZABETH | Between 1600 and 1800, about half the females in England had one of which three names? (4,4,9) |
| ERYSIPELAS | Poor series with play brings complaint (10) |
| ALIVENESS | Animation shows vine struggling in a relatively poor environment |
| CUT | In cricket, a stroke made with the bat in a roughly horizontal position (3) |
| EXTRA | In cricket, what is a run scored other than from a hit with the bat? (5) |
| BROOK | Player who played a key role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup triumph and famously scored three Test centuries in three consecutive matches against Pakistan in 2022.(Last Name) (5) |
| LEACH | Who took most wickets for England in the three-test series versus Pakistan in October? (4,5) |
| JACK | Who took most wickets for England in the three-test series versus Pakistan in October? (4,5) |
| BRANDON | Who made the highest score in an innings in the recently contested three-test series between West Indies and Australia? (7) |
| SHAMAR | Who ended up with most wickets in the three-test series between the West Indies and Australia recently? (6) |
| BACKO | First Aussie rugby league forward to score tries in all three Tests of Ashes series (5) |
| CURTGOWDY | "The ball is going and it is gone! A home run for Ted Williams in his last time at bat in the major leagues" |
| STORM | Alter ego of Ororo Iqadi T'Challa, nee Munroe, in the X-Men series, played by Halle Berry in the first three films |
| AUSTRALIA | The team that won the toss and elected to bat in the 3rd ODI (9) |
| TOILETS | "There's bats in the belfry, the windows are jammed, the_ ___ ain't healthy", from Carter USM's "Sheriff Fatman" (7) |
