Charge headed over English wicket (8)
I believe the answer is:
delegate
'charge' is the definition.
(delegating is a kind of charging)
'headed over english wicket' is the wordplay.
'headed' becomes 'led' ('lead' can be a synonym of 'head').
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'wicket' becomes 'gate'.
'led' in reverse letter order is 'del'.
'del'+'e'+'gate'='DELEGATE'
(Other definitions for delegate that I've seen before include "Deputy, representative" , "Person who represents others as at meeting" , "Give authority" , "One representing others" , "Name someone to do the job" .)