Ormskirk Quiz League

Division 1 :- Unison regain top spot and are the only unbeaten team in division one, after their win over Turks Head Sinners; Darren Martin (15) and Peter Duffy (17) top scored for Unison and the Sinners respectively.   Rugby Hounds surrendered top place and are now in second after losing to Colly Wobblers for whom Sophie Quinlan scored 15 and Mike Unsworth 18; Eric Lupton (16) top scored for Rugby Hounds.  19 points each from Janet Crompton and Barry Marshall enabled Scarecrows’ first win of the season over Newburgh Lions, for whom Jim Maloney scored 17. Similarly Robin Hood registered their first win by beating Greyhound; Tom Evans scored 17 for the winners and John Wilson 19 for Greyhound.

Division 2 :- Ormskirk Tennis Club remain unbeaten and top of the table after their victory over Ormskirk Theatre Company; Paul Prior (22) made his usual sizeable contribution to the winners score while Gordon Richards scored 13 for the Theatre Company. 15 points from Matt Cochrane and 17 from Rob Jones helped Hayfield Gang overcome Aughton Institute. Helenians assumed second place after their win over Benchwarmers; Mike Flaherty (15) and Alf Westwell (13) top scored for the winners, while Mike Wall scored 12 for Benchwarmers. 

Division 1 :- Rugby Hounds assume top spot after their convincing win over Robin Hood; Eric Lupton scored an impressive 20 points for the winners. Unison are second on points difference; they had a narrower victory over Scarecrows, for whom Janet Crompton scored 18 while Darren Martin registered 20 points for the winners. 16 points from David Sinclair enabled Newburgh Lions’  comfortable win over Colly Wobblers. In the other game Greyhound lost to Turks Head Sinners, who now occupy third place.

Division 2 :- A remarkable 26 points from Paul Prior was the major factor in Ormskirk Tennis Club’s win over Bispham Eagles; as a result the Tennis Club assume top spot. Turks Head Saints are second after their narrowest of victories over Hayfield Gang; Rob Jones scored an impressive 23 points for Hayfield while Kevin Walton (15), Clive Walton (12) and Barbara Flaherty (14) scored well for the winners. Despite an excellent 22 points from Alan Thompson, Ormskirk Theatre Company lost by a single point to Benchwarmers, for whom Mike Wall scored 13. In the other game Aughton Institute had the narrowest of wins over Helenians.     

Matches postponed on Monday will be played as double-headers on November 7 or 8.

Thirtyeight players took part in the Second MQL Pairs Event, held at Prescot Cables FC, of which fifteen were from Ormskirk. Alan Thompson partnered by Darren Martin, together with Paul McAteer partnered by the MQL Chairman Danny Grimes from Liverpool reached the semi finals. Unfortunately they did not make further progress. Phil McConnell partnered by Charles Johnson and Mike Unsworth partnered by Helen Belcham from Wirral reached the Plate Final, but lost out. Full results and pictures are available here and here.

Division 1 :- Unison began the defence of their title with a convincing win over Robin Hood;  top scorers for Unison were Darren Martin (17) and Alan Gibbs (16).  17 points from David Hodgson and 15 from Eric Lupton helped Rugby Hounds overcome Newburgh Lions, for whom Jim Maloney scored 17. In a game where there was never more than 2 points between the teams, Turks Head Sinners, for whom Bill Gerrard scored 19, drew with Colly Wobblers.  Greyhound, thanks to 17 points from John Wilson had a comfortable win over Scarecrows.

Division 2 :- 15 points from Mike Flaherty helped Helenians to a win over Hayfield Gang. Despite 12 points from Alan Thompson, Ormskirk Theatre Company lost to Turks Head Saints; Barbara Flaherty (14) and Kevin Walton (13) top scored for the winners.   Ormskirk Tennis Club, thanks to 13 points from Sarah Lawton and 12 from Dave Gordon, earned a narrow victory over Aughton Institute, for whom Toni Keane scored 12.