Novel about airline carrying English cricket club (7)
I believe the answer is:
rebecca
'novel' is the definition.
(Daphne du Maurier novel)
'about airline carrying english cricket club' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to').
'airline' becomes 'BA' (British Airways).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'cricket club' becomes 'cc' (cricketing abbreviation).
'e'+'cc'='ecc'
'ba' placed around 'ecc' is 'becca'.
're'+'becca'='REBECCA'
(Other definitions for rebecca that I've seen before include "Isaac's wife" , "Biblical wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau" , "One of the four matriarchs of the Jewish people (anglicised)" , "Du Maurier heroine at Manderley" , "Daphne du Maurier novel; girl's name" .)