The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BATS
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The straight part
We know that "Cricketers/Cricketers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cricketers/cricketers = bats.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BATS mean?
BATS noun- Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- An old woman.
- A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
- A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
- The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
- Shale or bituminous shale.
- A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
- A part of a brick with one whole end.
- A stroke; a sharp blow.
- A stroke of work.
- Rate of motion; speed.
- A spree; a jollification.
- Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
- To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
- To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
- To flutter
- To wink.
- To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
- (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.
- A packsaddle.
- Mad, insane.