Cricketers in retirement having go (4)
I believe the answer is:
stab
'go' is the definition.
(both can mean an attempt)
'cricketers in retirement' is the wordplay.
'cricketers' becomes 'bats' (I've seen this before).
'in retirement' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (retire can mean to go back or backwards).
'bats' reversed gives 'STAB'.
'having' is the link.
(Other definitions for stab that I've seen before include "Attack with a knife" , "Pierce with something pointed" , "Try - skewer" , "Thrust at and pierce" , "Jab" .)