| CRAWLEY | Zak _, English cricketer who recently made his maiden Test century against Pakistan (7) |
| WIAAN | Which South African all-rounder scored his maiden Test century in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram? (5) |
| MULDER | Which South African all-rounder scored his maiden Test century in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram? (5,6) |
| YASHASVIJAISVAL | Indian cricketer who recently became the third youngest man to make double hundreds in successive Tests (8,7) |
| WISDEN | John _, English cricketer who launched his Cricketers' Almanack in 1864 (6) |
| CURRAN | Sam _, English cricketer who plays for England and Surrey (6) |
| SIMPSON | Aussie opener converted maiden Test ton into Ashes triple century 1964 (7) |
| PIASTRI | Who won the Hungarian Formula 1 GP this year - his maiden win? (7) |
| STARKEY | Zak _ (7) |
| JOHNSON | Aussie paceman scored swashbuckling maiden Test ton v South Africa 2009 (7) |
| SANTNER | Black Caps spinning allrounder scored maiden Test ton v England 2019 (7) |
| NEESHAM | Black Caps allrounder scored debut Test century v India 2014 (7) |
| GATTING | Mike _; English cricketer (7) |
| BOYCOTT | Geoffrey _; English cricketer (7) |
| TRUEMAN | Fred _; English cricketer and fast bowler (7) |
| WGGRACE | English cricketer who scored over 54,000 runs (1,1,5) |
| OBADIAH | Zak Dingle's biblically named cousin who fathered Charity in Emmerdale (7) |
| JON | Who recently made his last appearance as host of the Daily Show? (3,7) |
| RYANPORTEOUS | Hibs player who recently made his Scotland debut against Ukraine (4,8) |
| COTTON | Nick __, nasty geezer who recently made his way back to Albert Square (6) |