Ormskirk Quiz League

This new event will be held at the Greyhound next Wednesday March 11th from 8 45 pm. Eight players who did not compete in the first competition will take part. Spectators are most welcome.

Division 1:- 19 points from Pat Gibson and 18 from Ray Oakes saw Old Dog secure a comfortable victory over Ormskirk Tennis Club. Unison stay second after their win over Newburgh Lions; all four Unison players made double figure scores, Darren Martin leading the way with an impressive 21 points. With Greyhound not playing, Colly Wobblers move into 3rd place after a win over Squigglers for whom Janet Crompton scored 15. 17 and 16 from David Hodgson and Eric Lupton respectively were a major factor in Rugby Hounds’ win over Farmers Arms. Helenians had a narrow win over Robin Hood, Dave Boyd scored 16 points for the winners.

Division 2:- Abbey Sinners stay top after their win over Benchwarmers. An impressive 54 points from Abbey Saints, with all four players scoring double figures, led by 18 from Barbara Flaherty, saw them comfortable winners over Gang of Four. Red Lion Bulldogs, for whom Steve Garrett scored 16, easily beat Whippet who only had two players. OCC beat Parbold Exiles thanks to an excellent 18 points from Colin Hyson. 

Ormskirk retained the President's Trophy by winning two games against Southport & Formby. The first game was rearranged from December. Ormskirk won 55-35. Pat Gibson scored 26 points supported by John Wilson 13 and Mike Unsworth 11. In the second game the score was 38-29. The highest scorer in this game was Andy Francis with 11 closely followed by John Wilson on 10.

Division 1:- 15 points from Mike Preston saw Robin Hood victorious over Greyhound. Despite 16 points from David Hodgson, Rugby Hounds lost to Colly Wobblers for whom Mike Unsworth scored 18. Helenians had a narrow and welcome victory over Squigglers; Dave Boyd scored 15 for Helenians as did Janet Crompton for Squigglers. Charles Johnson scored 20 points as Farmers Arms overcame Newburgh Lions; Jim Maloney contributed 18 to Newburgh’s score. Unison had the narrowest of wins over Ormskirk Tennis Club. 

Division 2:- Benchwarmers recorded their second win of the season beating Abbey Saints by a single point; Mike Wall scored 17 and Rob Green 16 for the winners. Gang of Four with only three players overcame Aughton Institute, Eric Moore scoring 17 for Gang of Four. 18 points from Gerard Molyneux was a major factor in Ormskirk Farmers’ win over Red Lion Bulldogs. Abbey Sinners are top after their win over OCC, Bill Gerrard scoring 15 for the winners.

It is third against second next week in Division 2 when Abbey Saints host Gang of Four.

In the Handicap League Abbey Sinners lead by one point from Ormskirk Theatre Company with Farmers Arms two points behind in third.

The Ormskirk heat took place at the Greyhound on Wednesday. All sixteen places in the draw were filled very quickly. A high standard of competition ensued for players and spectators, greatly enhanced by accessible questions.

Photos from the event can be viewed here

GROUP 1                                            GROUP 2                                            GROUP 3                                           GROUP 4

Mike Unsworth  18                             Alan Gibbs 14                                   John Wilson 15                                  Ray Oakes 16

Alan Thompson 8                               Bill Gerrard 10                                    Madeline Evans 11                            Andy McGowan 10

Charles Johnson 14                           Paul Prior 12                                      Darren Martin 18                               Steve Feller 10

Arthur Heyes 11                                  David Hodgson 17                             Peter Duffy 10                                    Pat Gibson 18

SEMI FINAL 1                                       SEMI FINAL 2

Mike Unsworth 11                               Charles Johnson 11

Alan Gibbs 12                                     John Wilson 14

Darren Martin 16                                David Hodgson 11

Ray Oakes 14                                     Pat Gibson 17

After five rounds of the FINAL the scores were

Pat Gibson 15

John Wilson 15  

Darren Martin 14

Ray Oakes 13

In a tie-break John answered all three questions, whereas Pat only answered two correctly.

The 2015 Ormskirk MIMIR Champion is John Wilson.

The draw for the MQL MIMIR on Wednesday March 18th can be found here.