The Ashes Cricket series in Australia didn’t go England’s way recently with the home side winning comfortably 4-1. It was an all too familiar story once again with England outclassed by the tenacious Australian team. If you’re a cricket follower (or even if you’re not) why not have a go at the codebreaker below.
Correct solutions can be emailed to r.mcvey@penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk or handed to me in person and will be rewarded with a Head’s Breakfast.
Solve the calculations below. Then match each answer to the letter in the table to reveal the cricket-themed words.

Mr R McVey
Maths Department















