Caught by river, fish in basket (5)
I believe the answer is:
creel
'basket' is the definition.
(creel is a kind of basket)
'caught by river fish' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'river' becomes 'r'.
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a kind of fish**).
'c'+'r'+'eel'='CREEL'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for creel that I've seen before include "Lobster catcher" , "Lobster trap" , "Basket to hold fish" , "Wickerwork basket" , "Lobster pot" .)