Cryptic Ashes

[zaremba]

A quick cryptic crossword-style effort - some players and things past and present with some connection to the Ashes

1. Aussie bowler shows bottle (9)
2. South African import threw a wobbly (7, 5)
3. Bitter sweet? (6, 4)
4. Lab equipment sometimes found in Sydney (6, 6)
5. Run madly for the prize (3)
6. The friends from France I abandoned with an old keeper (3, 4)
7. Wild pony tricking chimp (5, 7)
8. Recommend Jody, for example, a one-time record holder (3, 6)
9. Victorious captain with large gun (3, 4)
10. Tourist reportedly wrote letter from America (8, 4)

 

[Jarquis]

3. Murray Mint

 

[Neil Pickup]

6 - Les Ames

 

[Neil Pickup]

5 Urn

 

[zaremba]

yes yes yes
7 to go

 

[Jarquis]

7. Ricky Ponting

 

[fredfertang]

1.Bollinger

 

[zaremba]

yep, yep, 5 to go

 

[fredfertang]

3. bunsen burner

 

[zaremba]

yup

Still standing:

2. South African import threw a wobbly (7, 5)
8. Recommend Jody, for example, a one-time record holder (3, 6)
9. Victorious captain with large gun (3, 4)
10. Tourist reportedly wrote letter from America (8, 4)

 

[fredfertang]

8. Tip Foster

 

[zaremba]

yip

 

[Jarquis]

Don't get Bollinger one

 

[Neil Pickup]

Don't get Bollinger one

Very expensive. Very French. Very good.

 

[fredfertang]

10.Alistair Cook

 

[zaremba]

Uh huh.

And then there were two:

2. South African import threw a wobbly (7, 5)
9. Victorious captain with large gun (3, 4)

 

[BoyBrumby]

2. Jonathan Trott?

EDIT: Ignore. Doesn't fit.

 

[zaremba]

No - and your maths is worse than mine!

Edit - ignore, just seen your edit

 

[Prince EWS]

2. Anthony Greig ?

 

[Uppercut]

Taaahny Greig imo