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Cricketers botched friendlies (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infielders

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'cricketers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'botched friendlies' is the wordplay.
'botched' indicates an anagram.
'friendlies' with letters rearranged gives 'INFIELDERS'.

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I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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