Run, with Russian runner, for country (5)
I believe the answer is:
rural
'for country' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'run with russian runner' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'russian runner' becomes 'ural' (Russian river. I am not sure about the 'russian' bit.).
'r'+'ural'='RURAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Relating to the countryside" , "outside the city?" , "Countryfied" , "Countrylike" , "Old country fellow" .)