Today’s title is from the Duckworth Lewis Method their amusing song about “the ball of the century” from Shane Warne in 1993. I thought we should have a song about cricket as we are now in May! I’ve also included a proud parental picture -it was the first time I had ever played men’s cricket with both my boys David and Peter (I think Peter was 9 at the time). Cricket is a special sport because it does give the opportunity for parents and children to play together-that was a friendly game, later we did manage to play a few league games together.

Another touch of summer today, well sound of summer! Four swifts came screaming over my head this morning. I did see my first swifts a couple of weeks ago but that sound is to me so evocative of summer.

Today’s Quiz was inspired by today’s Exercise Ride. I saw a train as I pedalled over a bridge. So all the questions have a train theme. I hope you are all impressed by the diverse thematic questions! If you look back through the blogs you will be able to see all those questions-it is always a challenge for me thinking of a theme.

a) Opened in 2001 name the highest railway in the U.K.   b) Which platform at Kings Cross did the Hogwarts Express leave from?     c) What city is the National Railway Museum in?   d) Who wrote the Signal Man?    e) The train involved in the Great Train Robbery in 1963 was travelling from what city? And which county was it stopped by the robbers?