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| LARWOOD | Identify the surname of this English batter who was the joint-highest scorer in the (in)famous Bodyline series. (7) |
| LARA | Name the W Indian batsman who became the highest scorer in test cricket at Adelaide on 26.11.05, Brian ... (4) |
| SOUTH | ___ Korea country that placed second in the 2009 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| JAMALMURRAY | Point guard for the 30-Across who was the team's second-highest scorer in the 2023 NBA playoffs: 2 wds. |
| JAPAN | Tokyo's country that won the 2006 and 2009 editions of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| SANDLER | Adam who was the highest-paid actor in 2023; he made $73 million |
| IRELAND | Country that won the Grand Slam in the 2009 Six Nations rugby union tournament (7) |
| REISSUE | Note controversy in a further edition? (7) |
| VIRATKOHLI | Who was the highest run-scorer in the 2023 ICC World Cup? (5, 5) |
| STRAUSS | Andrew ___, cricketer who captained England to a 2-1 victory in the 2009 Ashes |
| SWISHER | Yankee Nick who hit a home run in the 2009 World Series |
| RAYUDU | '2D player' who was the highest run scorer for CSK during their successful title run in the 2018 IPL |
| OLD | Identify the surname of this English pace bowler who opened the bowling in the one-off England's Centenary Test at Lord's in 1980 and was the highest wicket-taker, with three wickets in each innings. |
| TISSUES | Thriller's first editions? They're disposable (7) |
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| MANDELA | President in the 2009 film "Invictus" |
| EVA | Longoria who was the highest-paid TV actress in 2011 |
| ANDYCOLE | Joint highest scorer in a single Premier League season |
| ALLANBORDER | Sydney-born cricketer, former highest scorer in Test matches (5,6) |
