Run, with Russian runner, for country (5)
I believe the answer is:
rural
'for country' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'run with russian runner' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'russian runner' becomes 'ural' (Russian river. I am not sure about the 'russian' bit.).
'r'+'ural'='RURAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Relating to the countryside" , "outside the city?" , "Countryfied" , "Countrylike" , "Old country fellow" .)