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1. All-rounder appointed in 2015 in succession to Nabi as Afghan captain (9) 8. Australian fast bowler given a Glamorgan contract in 2013 (5) 9. Footballer who skippered Worcesters­hire to county titles in 1988 and 89 (5) 10. England U19 slow left-armer given his Yorkshire debut, at 18, in 2014 (6) 11. Freddie Brown's immediate predecesso­r as England captain (4) 13. Centurion who top-scored for England against New Zealand at Headingley in 2015 (4) 15. Surname of Namibian ODI

brothers, Louis and Sarel (6) 18. Hants and England bat who faced Windies bowlers with a broken arm in 1984 (5) 19. 1960s Gloucester­shire off-spinner elected the county's president in 2011(5) 20. Melbourne ___, competitor­s in Australia's Big Bash League (9)

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2. Animal chosen as the emblem of Tasmania's limited overs sides (5) 3. Victoria-born left-arm ODI bowler who, from 2009, represente­d Australia and then Holland (6) 4. Guayanian quickie - briefly a Windies partner of Rose in the early 2000s (4) 5. Delhi medium pacer called up against England for Pune's T20 in 2012 (6) 6. Shade of brown traditiona­lly recorded as Surrey's official club colour (9) 7. Off-spinning West Indies batsman whose last-over six won the 2006 Stanford T20 final for Guyana (9) 12. Batsman who shared a 226 2nd Test stand with Kohli v. England last month (6) 14. Number of times Glamorgan have been crowned county champions (5) 16. Once known as the Esplanade, Sri Lankan ground built on a racecourse (5) 17. Sonny Ramadhin’s

grandson, ___ Hogg (4) See next week’s Cricket Paper for the answers

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