Cross over road pursuing female (4)
I believe the answer is:
ford
'cross' is the definition.
(fording is a kind of crossing)
'over road pursuing female' is the wordplay.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation**).
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation).
'pursuing' says to put letters next to each other.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'o'+'rd'='ord'
'ord' put after 'f' is 'FORD'.
(Other definitions for ford that I've seen before include "Shallow river-crossing" , "Shallow crossing point in river" , "River or stream crossing" , "Shallow area in a stream where it can be crossed" , "Shallow place for river crossing" .)