Yesteryear's songstress participates in cricket match (6)
I believe the answer is:
fields
'yesteryear's songstress participates' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'cricket match' is the wordplay.
'cricket' becomes 'field cricket' (field cricket is a kind of cricket).
'match' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'field'+'s'='FIELDS'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fields that I've seen before include "Cleared tracts of land" , "See 25 Down" , "Deals with" , "Cleared areas of land" , "See 5" .)