Cricket team in novel event (6)
I believe the answer is:
eleven
'cricket team' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in novel event' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ELEVEN' is hidden in the letters of 'novel event'.
(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Lowest two-digit prime" , "Bingo's "legs"?" , "Number killed in the Peterloo massacre" , "Number, on a team perhaps" , "'Legs' bingo number" .)