The noise from cricket starts to cause havoc up Radcliffe Road (5)
I believe the answer is:
churr
'the noise from cricket' is the definition.
'starts to cause havoc up radcliffe road' is the wordplay.
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'cause havoc up radcliffe road' is 'CHURR'.
(Other definitions for churr that I've seen before include "birdcall" , "Low trilling sound (of insect)" , "Shrill, trilled sound" .)