Ormskirk Quiz League

Colly Wobblers beat Wings (S&F) 51-38 and move on to the semi-finals, Pat Gibson contributing 19 points. Greyhound and Unison both had close defeats. Greyhound, despite 18 from John Wilson, lost 42-45 to Ringers (Warrington) who now meet Colly Wobblers. Unison lost by one point, 46-47, to Cricketers (Liverpool).

Division 1 :- Greyhound remain top after their win over Scarecrows; Janet Crompton scored 21 for Scarecrows while John Wilson added 15 to Greyhound’s score. Unison played a double header against Turks Head Sinners and won both; as a result they have closed the gap on Greyhound to 2 points. In the scheduled game, despite 19 points from Bill Gerrard, the Sinners lost to Unison, for whom Charles Johnson scored 15. In the postponed game 20 points and a full house from Darren Martin greatly helped Unison overcome Turks Head Sinners, for whom Bill Gerrard this time scored 18. 17 points from Andy McGowan and 18 from Mike Unsworth, ensured Colly Wobblers’ win over Robin Hood - these two teams now occupy third and fourth place with Colly Wobblers slightly ahead on points difference. 18 points from Jim Maloney helped Newburgh Lions overcome Rugby Hounds.

Division 2 :- Turks Head Saints retain top position after beating Bispham Eagles, thanks to 17 points from Kevin Walton. Ormskirk Tennis Club had the narrowest of wins over Helenians; Paul Prior contributed 17 to the Tennis Club’s total and Mike Flaherty added 16 to Helenians score. As a result Ormskirk Tennis Club are second, one point behind the leaders. 12 points each from Rob Green and Mike Wall earned Benchwarmers a victory over Aughton Institute.  18 points from Gordon Richards was a major factor in Ormskirk Theatre Company’s win over Hayfield Gang, for whom Andrew Sackville scored 12.

The draw for the Ormskirk heat of the MIMIR was made last night and is as follows

GROUP A                  GROUP B               GROUP C              GROUP D

Mike Unsworth.         Paul Prior                Ritchie Venner        Andy McGowan

Peter Duffy                Alan Thompson       Darren Martin         David Hodgson

Eric Lupton                Paul McAteer           Bill Gerrard            Alan Gibbs

John Wilson.              Steve Feller.            Tony Spark             Arthur Heyes

There are now no available places

The competition starts at 8pm sharp on 15th February at The Greyhound

Division 1 :- In the top of the table clash Greyhound, despite an impressive 24 points from John Wilson, lost to Unison, for whom Darren Martin scored17; as a result Greyhound remain 4 points clear but Unison have a game in hand. 15 points from David Sinclair helped Newburgh Lions to a win over Turks Head Sinners, for whom Peter Duffy scored 17. Rugby Hounds had a much needed win over Colly Wobblers but still remain bottom of the table. In the other game Robin Hood drew with Scarecrows and remain in third place.

Division 2 :- It’s very tight at the top of Division 2. Turks Head Saints are still one point clear of Ormskirk Tennis Club. Turks Head Saints, thanks to 16 points from Kevin Walton, overcame Benchwarmers, for whom Rob Green scored 18. Ormskirk Tennis Club had a comfortable win over Aughton Institute with Paul Prior scoring 16 for the winners. Helenians won the day against Hayfield Gang; Mike Flaherty (16) and Bob Foster (14) scored well for the winners while Rob Jones (17) and Martin Burke (12) did likewise for Hayfield.

Ormskirk won both matches last night, coming from behind against Warrington 50-45 and more comfortably against Wirral 51-35. Pat Gibson scored 21 then 25, with a moral full house in each (seven of his own questions correctly answered with one unanswered by anyone (X)).