Former Australian cricket captain, sacked following a ball-tampering episode in a 2018 Test match in South Africa Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEVE SMITH Former Australian cricket captain, sacked following a ball-tampering episode in a 2018 Test match in South Africa (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 14, 2021
4% PROTEA National flower of South Africa (6) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
4% TEST International cricket match (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
4% ELWORTHY S -, South Africa cricketer; 1998 Test debutant against England in Nottingham (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Dec 4, 2025
4% SHANE Australian cricketer Warne (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
4% ADAMS P R -, South Africa Test cricketer who took 7-128 against Pakistan in Lahore in 2003 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 17, 2025
4% BAG Sack (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
4% ONTHEUP In cricket, played as a ball rises (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
4% LESOTHO Country surrounded by South Africa (7) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
4% OVERS Sets of six balls in cricket (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 3, 2025

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