Clue: Spins googlies at both ends: unacceptable batting first (7)
Answer: OUTINGS
Explanation: Definition: Spins
definition: as in going for a spin in a car 
in the surface, "googlies" are spin deliveries in cricket
 
"both ends" of G-ooglie-S, with OUT="unacceptable" plus IN=[of a cricketer, currently] "batting"