Related Clues:

• No Tutsi in pretentious first act
• Bar tool
• Qualifying match, informally
• Early tourney round
• Oval then Lord's welcoming new batsman initially
• Does a job on Cork in the early stages
• One's first to take deliveries -- and usually runs
• Game one of any series
• Key batsman
• First of a series of games is key
• Letter tool
• Expect to use this on 17 across in the early stages
• First in batting order
• One's batting bottle is undone by this
• Specialist with bat or jemmy, perhaps?