ACROSS

1. _________ Mohamed scored 499 at Karachi in 1959 (5)

7. Jack___________, Lancashire spin bowler, 1968-89 (7)

8. Small country between France and Spain (7)

9. A port in Kenya which has hosted eight ODIs (7)

10. ________Dementieva, Russian tennis player (5)

11. County where the Edrich family were born (7)

13. Murphy _______ , 13 Tests for New Zealand, 1991 - 94 (3)

15. The scorer might well need this (3)

17. Murray __________ , 19 Tests for Zimbabwe, plays for Sussex (7)

19. Number of stumps at one end (5)

21. To raise a batsman's position is to __________ him (7)

23. Famous girls' public school which has produced England women cricketers (7)

25. _________ Bridge, home of Nottinghamshire cricket (5)

DOWN

1. When it rains heavily, the ________ open (7)

2. A slight deflection off the bat (5)

3. Surname of five Sri Lankan Test Cricketers (8)

4. A Muslim holy man (4)

5. Vikram __________ , 51 ODIs for England (7)

6. Manjural __________ , 6 Tests for Bangladesh (5)

7. Thilan _____________ , 42 Tests for Sri Lanka to date (11)

12. A cricketer might use this to relieve aches and pains (8)

14. A spinner might try to deceive the batsman by bowling ___ _________ (1, 6)

16. A net in which fish can be kept alive, anagram of keen pet (7)

18. Murali _________ the ball (5) 20. Dermot _________, 3 Tests for England in 1991, worked for Channel Four (5)

22. Noise made by a pig! (4)