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Criticise six deliveries and topple (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knock over

'topple' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'criticise six deliveries' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'knock' (I've seen this before).
'six deliveries' becomes 'over' (a cricket over consists of six deliveries).
'knock'+'over'='KNOCK OVER'

'and' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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