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CROSSWORD Compiled by Tom Johnson ACROSS
1 Fabulous bird refl ected in scorecard (3)
3 Sir Learie, the longest-serving umpire in
county cricket in England (11)
9 1994 Young Cricketer of the Year in town in
West Sussex (7)
10 Current Australian batsman injured a hawk
and parts of jackdaw (7)
11 Top dog on Oxford University order is doing
something mischievous (2,2,2,4)
13 Accordingly, from Shuttleworth, usually (4)
15 Rudely brief Warwickshire wicketkeeper and
West Indies fast bowler (6,7)
17 Australia’s Lyon has to jog in a bit with
Warwickshire and England batsman (8,5)
19 Compton or Knight at prison (4)
20 Walcott’s with Steyn and cart-horse (10)
22 Prior or Maynard with dull shade, we’re told
(7)
23 Former West Indian captain, Carl’s cask
workers (7)
24 Warwickshire allrounder making the German
change places around Birch, say (6,5)
25 The o ence during Stokes’ innings (3)DOWN
1 Wealthy relative and Nottingham’s 1980s’
captain, Clive, eating poor lunch (4 ,5)
2 Beer mat from small company Flower
supported (7)
3 Renowned South African cover fi eldsman at
pass in Black Country (5 ,5)
4 Norman Yardley, initially accepting American
vote against (3)
5 Poor Keaton and poor Broad accept new
ideas (4,2,5)
6 Neal Abberley, initially, has one Indian bread
(4)
7 In Hove a new novel by Sir Walter Scott (7)
8 Kent and England wicketkeeper on Sky,
Cockney suggests (5)
12 Andy’s brother will bestow bloom (5,6)
14 Horton’s involved her on part of Blackpool’s
sea-front (5 ,5)
16 West Indian fast bowler, Patrick, continues to
gabble (9)
17 Sailor and wicketkeeper Russell wrecking art
(4-3)
18 Wild asses or Agnew’s sort, out west (7)
19 Called up Elgar about Morkel, initially (5)
21 Be o ! Quiet -- two ducks! (4)
23 Shade Tayfi eld suggested (3)GETTY IMAGESMay crossword solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS: 1 John Emburey, 9 Bihari, 10 Rod
Marsh, 11 Ales, 12 Internship, 13 Bishop, 15 Drop down, 17
Lathwell, 19 Daniel, 20 Kulasekara, 23 Alto, 24 A la russe, 25
Lillee, 26 Dennis Amiss.SOLUTIONS DOWN: 2 Owais Shah, 3 Ntini, 4 Merited, 5
Underwood, 6 Evans, 7 Billy Ibadulla, 8 Ossie Wheatley, 14
Pietersen, 16 Don Carlos, 18 Loaders, 21 Aerie, 22 Allom.
May winner: Mike Strudwick (Aberdeen)
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