Batting order in cricket? (6)
I believe the answer is:
insect
'cricket?' is the definition.
(cricket is a kind of insect)
'batting order' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in'.
'order' becomes 'sect' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'in'+'sect'='INSECT'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for insect that I've seen before include "Small animal with six legs" , "Little creature" , "Eg, bee, mosquito" , "cricket, say" , "Nicest (anag) - six-footer" .)