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Score maiden century as opener at Edgbaston, and a couple of fifties at a half-empty WACA, as nightwatchman? (9)

S ton E WA(CA) ll

Edgbaston cricket ground
The WACA - Western Australia cricket ground

Def. - Nightwatchman (batting defensively) - In cricket, a lesser batsman sent in to bat a towards the end of play, to protect a more skilled player from having to go in.

Good man has a drink with every waffle (9)

ST/ONE/W/ALL; he's pretty much wasted by 9AM

Not painful to swallow Eton Mess, due to postponement of nil by mouth? (9)

S tone wall(ow)

Just got home from a night out, so I will be sleeping in. You all know what to do anyway, so I'm sure voting will be well under way by the time I get up.

Bat very defensively, scoring maiden century as opener at Edgbaston, and a couple of fifties at a half-empty WACA (9)

S ton E WA(CA) ll

German fruit bread, laced with whiskey and a significant amount of absinthe, puked up in commode, perhaps (9)

Stollen + wa

Incommode - inconvenience

Drag your feet, travelling from pole to pole, and east to west, with a large load (9)

Great clues, lots to like

1 each for...
Paul #5
Paul #6
Jono #9
Geeker #15
Aristo #16
Jimmyg #20

1 vote each

paul @6
paul @8
paulh@18
jimmygtal@20
buddy@22
spike@23

2 - paul @5
2 - paul @6
1 - aristophanes @16
1 - jimmygtal @19