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CCRICrKEoT CRsOSsSWwO­RD NoO.61rd

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1. 6’5” NSW paceman in Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning side (9) 8. Family name of Pakistan’s Punjabi siblings, Kamran, Adnan and Umar (5) 9. Bird inspiring the nickname

of Uganda’s cricket sides (5) 10. Northants ‘keeper who played two England Tests - in 1954 and 1963 (6) 11. Left-handed Australia opener with a ton in the 1980 Centenary Test (4) 13. Ex-Hampshire bat who served as MCC secretary, 1952-62 (4) 15. City site of India’s

Wankhede Stadiium (6) 18. 35-year-old Karachi-born Essex lefty all-rounder also called Ashi (5) 19. Somerset’s Scot who hit 42 of 16 balls v. England in a 2014 ODI (5) 20. Guyana batsman and spinner whose last W.Indies Test came in 2013 (9)

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2. Pakistan-born leg-spinner first chosen in an Australian ODI side in 2013 (5) 3. Aussie who broke Richie Benaud’s record of 248 Test wickets (6) 4. Acronym by which Perth’s fading 24,500-capacity stadium is known (4) 5. Regional New Zealand side

nicknamed the Volts (6) 6. 33-year-old batsman relieved of the Zimbabwe captaincy in 2016 (9) 7. Injury-dogged Cape Cobras and 2014 S.Africa ODI left-arm quickie who moved onto the Lions (9) 12. S.African-born England Lions paceman with Glos. and now Middlesex (6) 14. Leicesters­hire all-rounder, 25, with 6-66 and 55 n.o. v Notts this April (5) 16. 1960s and 70s right-arm fast medium bowler with Worcs. and Glos. (5) 17. Tall Middlesex and England paceman sent home from the 2013-14 Ashes tour (4)

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