Ormskirk Quiz League

Darren Martin is in the semi final which will be broadcast tomorrow at 3pm on BBC Radio 4.

All three Ormskirk teams won their matches comfortably. Colly Wobblers remain unbeaten, after a 58-32 win against Aigburth People (LIverpool). Leading scorers were Pat Gibson (20) and Mike Unsworth (15). Greyhound beat Grappenhall Gadlings (Warrington) 45-40 with 19 points from John Wilson. Unison beat Duncan's Doughnuts (Liverpool) 55-30, with Darren Martin scoring 19 and Alan Gibbs 17. The next matches will be played on December 14.

Division 1 :- Greyhound assume top place after their win over Rugby Hounds; John Wilson (20) and Mal Collier (16) scored well for the winners.  18 points from Paul McAteer was a significant contribution to Robin Hood’s winning score against Newburgh Lions. 19 points from Bill Gerrard and 16 from Peter Duffy helped Turks Head Sinners overcome Scarecrows, for whom Janet Crompton scored 18. Unison had a very comfortable win over Colly Wobblers; Alan Gibbs (20), Charles Johnson (15) and Darren Martin (15) scored well for the winners, while Mike Unsworth added 18 to the losers’ score. 

Division 2 :- Ormskirk Tennis Club remain top after their win over Benchwarmers; Paul Prior scored 19 for the winners and Rob Green added 13 to Benchwarmers score. 14 points from Andrew Sackville and 13 from Rob Jones helped Hayfield Gang to a victory over Bispham Eagles. Turks Head Saints remain in second place despite losing narrowly to Helenians; Kevin Walton (15) and Barbara Flaherty (13) top scored for the Saints while Mike Flaherty (13) and Bob Foster (12) did likewise for the winners. Hayfield Gang, thanks to 14 points from Andrew Sackville, overcame Bispham Eagles.

Division 1 :- These games were postponed from 19th September because of the late Queen’s funeral.  Despite 17 points from Paul McAteer, Robin Hood lost to Newburgh Lions; Jim Maloney (17) and David Sinclair (15) scored well for the winners.  17 points from Bill Gerrard enabled Turks Head Sinners’ win over Scarecrows.  Despite 16 points from Charles Johnson, Unison lost to Colly Wobblers, for whom Mike Unsworth scored 21. Greyhound beat Rugby Hounds with John Wilson scoring 20 for the winners and Eric Lupton also adding 20 points to Rugby Hounds score. 

Division 2 :- An impressive 21 points from Paul Prior helped Ormskirk Tennis Club to a comfortable win over Benchwarmers, for whom Rob Green scored 15.  Despite 17 points from Rob Jones Hayfield Gang lost to Bispham Eagles; Jim Dawber scoring 12 for the winners.  In the other game Turks Head Saints beat Helenians. 

Division 1 :- Turks Head Sinners surrendered top place after losing to Colly Wobblers; Mike Unsworth scored 20 for the winners and Bill Gerrard 16 for the Sinners. Unison regained top spot after a comfortable win over Robin Hood; Darren Martin (18) and Charles Johnson (17) scored well for the winners. Greyhound, all of whose players scored in double figures, overcame Scarecrows for whom Barry Marshall scored 17. Despite 21 points from Eric Lupton Rugby Hounds lost to Newburgh Lions, for whom David Sinclair scored 22.

Division 2 :- Ormskirk Tennis Club remain top after drawing with Aughton Institute; Sarah Lawton scored 14 for the Tennis Club and Dave Berrington added 16 to Aughton's score. Turks Head Saints are second after their win over Ormskirk Theatre Company; Barbara Flaherty (13) and Kevin Walton (12) top scored for the winners while Gordon Richards (18) and Alan Thompson (17) did likewise for the Theatre Company.  Benchwarmers and Bispham Eagles played a double header with each team winning one of the games. In the scheduled game Benchwarmers won narrowly with Mike Wall scoring 12 for the winners and Jim Dawber doing likewise for Bispham. In the postponed game Bispham won narrowly. Jim Dawber again top scoring with 13 and Rob Green scoring 14 for Benchwarmers. Helenians beat Hayfield Gang despite 15 points from Rob Jones.