Ormskirk Quiz League

A member of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Welcome

The Ormskirk Quiz League celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019-2020.

The 2024-2025 season began on Monday September 9 with all twelve teams playing each other in one division.

A Handicap League will also be based on these results.

Two divisions will be formed post Christmas.

The Don Liptrot Trophy, a handicap knockout, will run throughout the season.

A Pairs competition will be held in April as part of a Presentation Evening.

News

Presentation Night

The 2025 Presentation Night, including a Pairs competition, will be held at the Stanley Arms in Aughton on Monday April 7 from 8 pm. All welcome.

Posted by David Hodgson 18/02/2025

Ormskirk MIMIR 2025

A full entry of 16 players took part in an evening of exciting matches at the Greyhound with some matches needing tie breaks to split the players.

In a closely contested final Pat Gibson pulled away to win his eleventh title.

Full results will appear soon.

Posted by David Hodgson 18/02/2025

Division 1 :-Newbugh Lions remain top after their win over Rugby Hounds; leading scorers for the winners were Darren Martin (22), John Purslow (14) and Jim Maloney (13) while Colin MacDonald (18) did likewise for Rugby Hounds. Delph Tavern remain in second on points difference after their victory over Greyhound; Paul McAteer and Sue Perks both scored 17 for the winners while John Wilson (15) and Sarah Lawton (14) led the scoring for Greyhound. In a tight game Colly Wobblers, for whom Steve Feller scored13, Andy McGowan 12 and Mike Unsworth 16 just overcame Turks Head Sinners, for whom Bill Gerrard and Peter Duffy both scored 15. All results remained the same after handicaps were applied.

Division 2:- Turks Head Saints strengthened their place at the top after beating second placed Scarecrows by the narrowest of margins thanks to 18 points from Charles Johnson and Janet Crompton registered the same individual score for Scarecrows. The handicap result was a draw. 16 points from Lynne Hawkes and 15 from Alan Thompson assured Ormskirk Theatre Company’s win over Hayfield Gang, for whom Rob Jones scored 14. In the postponed game Benchwarmers lost to Helenians, for whom Alf Westwell scored 17 and Mike Flaherty 13; Helenians also won on handicap. In the scheduled game Helenians triumphed again but this time only by four points and as a result Benchwarmers won on handicap; leading scorers were Alf Westwell (13) for Helenians and Rob Green (18) for Benchwarmers.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 11/02/2025

MIMIR DRAW

The draw was made last night for Ormskirk's Mimir heats and is as follows :-

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Mike Unsworth	Brian Farrimond	Steve Feller	Darren Martin
Gareth Flynn	Tony Spark	Ritchie Venner	John Purslow
David Hodgson	Pat Gibson	Bill Gerrard	Andy McGowan
Charles Johnson	Alan Thompson	Eric Lupton	Roy Atherton

The competition starts at 8pm sharp at The Greyhound next Monday 17th February.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 11/02/2025

Highlights Week 16

Division 1 :- In this weeks round of matches, the top three teams all lost to teams in the bottom three; as a result the table has contracted considerably. Leaders Newburgh Lions, for whom Gareth Flynn and Darren Martin both scored 13, lost to Colly Wobblers with Mike Unsworth scoring 20. Despite 17 points from the returning Mal Collier and 15 from Ritchie Venner, Greyhound lost to Rugby Hounds, for whom Eric Lupton scored 15. The results remained the same after handicaps were applied. Second place Delph Tavern, for whom Sue Perks scored 14, lost to Turks Head Sinners who recorded their first win, thanks to 14 points from Bill Gerrard. The result was reversed on handicap.

Division 2:- Scarecrows, for whom Janet Crompton scored 16, lost their first game and surrender top spot after their defeat at the hands of Hayfield Gang for whom Rob Jones scored an outstanding 20 points. Turks Head Saints assume top spot on points difference after their comfortable win over Benchwarmers, thanks to 17 points from Kevin Walton and 15 from Barbara Flaherty. Helenians, thanks to 12 points each from Alf Westwell and Mike Flaherty, won their first game beating Ormskirk Theatre Company, for whom Gordon Richards scored 16. All three games were unchanged when handicaps were applied.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 04/02/2025

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