Ormskirk Quiz League

The Ormskirk heat of the Mimir Competition was held tonight at The Greyhound. In the final David Hodgson emerged as the clear winner on 17 points. Joint second on 12 points each were John Wilson, Alan Gibbs and Eric Lupton. Thanks for all these who attended and especially those who officiated.  Further details can be found here

A Pairs Competition will take place on Monday April 3 at Aughton Institute. This will form part of the revived Presentation Evening. All players and friends are welcome to attend. 

Division 1 :- 17 points from Sue Perks helped Robin Hood (who managed 3 full house rounds) overcome Greyhound, for whom John Wilson scored 16; Greyhound remain top on points difference. Unison, thanks to16 points each from Alan Gibbs and Darren Martin beat Rugby Hounds, for whom David Hodgson scored 15. 16 points from Bill Gerrard was a significant factor in Turks Head Sinners’ victory over Scarecrows; Janet Crompton scored 15 for Scarecrows. Colly Wobblers, thanks to 16 points from Roy Atherton and 17 from Mike Unsworth, beat Newburgh Lions and hang on to third place. Next week the title will be decided as Greyhound and Unison are both on 32 points and separated by 8 in the point difference column; also the bottom two (Rugby Hounds and Scarecrows) play each other and the loser will finish bottom.

Division 2 :- In a very close game Ormskirk Theatre Company beat Ormskirk Tennis Club; Paul Prior scored 18 for the Tennis Club and Alan Thompson 12 for the winners. Despite 12 points each from Alf Westwell and Mike Flaherty, Helenians lost to Aughton Institute for whom Brian Davies also scored 12. Next week the top two teams, Turks Head Saints and Ormskirk Tennis Club, who are separated by a point, play each other in what could be a title decider.

Details are available here.

Handicaps will be calculated after the league season has ended.

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).