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1. Brisbane's Big Bash outfit coached by Daniel Vettori (4) 4. 1999-2001 Indian Test opener later to star in subcontinental movies (6) 7. ___ Park, ground where Gary Sobers made 365 not out (6) 8. See 5 down 9. Notts opener loaned to Northants for a month this May (5) 10. Canterbury Kiwi fastmedium bowler contracted to Worcestershire in 2016 (5) 12. Brian Johnston's accomplice in the1991 Botham 'legover' giggle fit (5) 14. City site of the Pallekele

Cricket Stadium (5) 17. Pakistan skipper implicated in the Lord's no-ball betting scandal of 2010 (4) 19. Ramsbottom-born Worcs and Lancs opener from 1962 to 1984 (6) 20. Sheffield ___, trophy retained this year by Victoria (6) 21. ___ Zaib, 18-year-old batsman-spinner first in a Northants side at the age of 15 (4)

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2. Saleem ___, Pakistan opener whose first-class debut brought him an ODI century in 1995 (5) 3. Surname of Queensland batsmen – father, Sam, and ODI son, Glenn (7) 4. Nottinghamshire 'keeper with 15 England Tests, 1999-2007 (4) 5. and 8 Across Lancs hard-hitter, an England ODI debutant in 2007, aged 34 (3,4) 6. Youthful ex-England U19s off-spinner given a 2016 contract at Leicestershire (5) 11. S. African who officiated as the TV umpire in the 2015 World Cup final (7) 13. 2007-08 Yorkshire skipper

with 229 Test wickets (5) 15. Wicketkeeper-captain of the 2011 World Cup winners (5) 16. W. Australia opener recalled to the Aussie Test side in 1988 as a middle-order batsman (4) 18. 29 year-old Australia T20 all-rounder who's been with Durham and Northants (3)