The Spanish still have a cricket team! (6)
I believe the answer is:
eleven
'a cricket team' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the spanish still' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'still' becomes 'even' (synonyms).
'el'+'even'='ELEVEN'
'have' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Cricket 18" , "Cardinal" , "sports team?" , "Age to start secondary education" , "Time for the mid-morning tea break?" .)