Players with Ashes 100's or 5fers

By Hayden · 12 clues · 15×15 · Hard · best time 4:08 · 2 solves

Players with Ashes 100's or 5fers — a 12-clue crossword by Hayden
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Across

  1. 3. Yorkshire keeper-batter who struck a defiant 113 at Sydney in 2022 despite a painful thumb injury. (8)
  2. 6. Sussex quick whose 7-40 in Sydney sealed a 2-0 series victory for Illingworth's men in 1970-71. (4)
  3. 7. Australian swing bowler who took 42 wickets in 1981 and 41 in 1989, boasting multiple five-wicket hauls. (8)
  4. 11. Australian pacer nicknamed "Dizzy" who tore through England with 7-37 at Headingley in 1997. (9)
  5. 12. Aussie batter who capped a century in a single session at Perth in 1974 with a last-ball six off Bob Willis. (7)

Down

  1. 1. Durham fast bowler whose brutal 7-12 at Lord's set the tone for England's 2005 series victory. (8)
  2. 2. Western Australian seam bowler who took 16 wickets on debut at Lord's in 1972. (6)
  3. 4. Top-order batter who scored 119 on Test debut at The Oval in 2009 to help reclaim the urn. (5)
  4. 5. English all-rounder whose 149 not out at Headingley in 1981 turned a follow-on into a miracle win. (6)
  5. 8. Australian all-rounder who smashed a counter-attacking 118 off 118 balls at Headingley in 2023. (5)
  6. 9. Victorian paceman who celebrated his 26th birthday with a Brisbane hat-trick on his way to 6-54 in 2010. (6)
  7. 10. South Australian left-hander who struck a 148-ball 152 at the Gabba in the opening Test of 2021. (4)

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