| BAVUMA | Who was the South African Test team captain during their recent series in the West Indies? (6) |
| BOTHAM | Ian ---, former England Test team captain who scored 5,200 runs and took 383 wickets in Test cricket (6) |
| TEMBA | Who is the captain of the South African Test team? (5) |
| JADEJA | Who won the Man of the Series award in the recently-held two-test series between India and the West Indies? (6) |
| TASKIN | Who won the player of the series award for Bangladesh in the recent two-test series versus West Indies? (6,5) |
| LETHAL | The title of the most recent series of BBC detective drama Strike, starring Tom Burke (6,5) |
| BARLOW | '60s South African Test all-rounder, Eddie ... (6) |
| GROOMS | Roles of Ben Mitchell and Callum Highway at their recent wedding in EastEnders (6) |
| STOKES | Ben _, cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team (6) |
| DESIST | Is there no wine in West Indies? Give up! (6) |
| AHMED | Who won the player of the series award for Bangladesh in the recent two-test series versus West Indies? (6,5) |
| DAWSON | Liam ___, spinner recalled to the England Test team in 2025 after an eight-year absence (6) |
| NEDLOW | Renowned pirate captain during the Golden Age of Piracy |
| BUTTLER | Who won the Player of the Series award in the recently-held T20 international series held between England and the West Indies? (7) |
| OLLIE | Who won the man of the match award in the second cricket Test held between England and the West Indies? (5) |
| POPE | Who won the man of the match award in the second cricket Test held between England and the West Indies? (4) |
| BEN | Who scored the fastest Test fifty for England in the first Test against the West Indies? (3) |
| ANDYBALBIRNIE | Who scored the only century for Ireland in the three-match ODI series recently against the West Indies? (4,9) |
| AGHA | Who led Pakistan in the three-match T20I series against the West Indies? (4) |
| LASCAR | Wild Indies? rascal (6) |
