Smart opener in cricket greeting another (4)
I believe the answer is:
chic
'smart' is the definition.
(both can mean stylish)
'opener in cricket greeting another' is the wordplay.
'opener in' says to take the initial letters (the letter which opens the word).
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'another' becomes 'c' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'cricket' is 'c'.
'c'+'hi'+'c'='CHIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chic that I've seen before include "Smart and stylish, in a French kind of way" , "Fashionably smart" , "French elegance" , "Elegant and stylishly fashionable" , "Elegantly fashionable" .)