Sport ran by duo a big hit with the cricketers (8)
I believe the answer is:
boundary
'a big hit with the cricketers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'sport ran by duo' is the wordplay.
'sport' indicates an anagram.
'ran'+'by'+'duo'='ranbyduo'
'ranbyduo' is an anagram of 'BOUNDARY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for boundary that I've seen before include "march" , "Perimeter: demarcation" , "Limit (of an area)" , "Line determining the limits of an area" , "line between states" .)