A quarter to five
asked Jimmy Silver . `` Yes , quite . '' It certainly could not be said that Kay 's had had any room for doubt as to the time of the match , for it had appeared in large figures on both notices . A quarter to five sounded from the college clock . `` We must begin soon , '' said Mr Blackburn , `` or there will not be light enough even for two twenty-fives . '' Kennedy felt wretched . Apart from the fact that he was frozen to an icicle and drenched by the rain , he felt responsible for his team , and he could see that Blackburn 's men were growing irritated at the delay , though they did their best to conceal it .