Ormskirk Quiz League

With Whippet not playing, Unison go top after their win over Gang of Four who had a 16 point start; Alan Gibbs (19) and Charles Johnson (17) top scored for Unison. 18 points from Pat Gibson enabled Colly Wobblers to overcome Rugby Hounds’ 12 point start; Eric Lupton scored 15 for Rugby Hounds.   An impressive 20 points from Barry Marshall helped Squigglers overcome Robin Hood’s one point start.  Ormskirk Tennis Club overhauled Ormskirk Theatre Company’s 7 point advantage to run out comfortable winners, thanks to 18 points from Paul Prior. 

Whippet remain top after their 8 point win over Squigglers, who had a 6 point start; Debbie Davidson scored an impressive 20 points and a full house for the winners. Unison overcame an 11 point deficit on Rugby Hounds to win by two; Darren Martin (17) and Charles Johnson (16) scored well for the winners while Eric Lupton replied with 19 for Rugby Hounds.  Despite 18 points from Paul Prior, Ormskirk Tennis Club lost to Robin Hood, all of whose players registered double figure scores.  An excellent 23 points from Alan Thompson enabled Ormskirk Theatre Company to increase their 6 point start into a 12 point victory over Gang of Four. 

The committee has approved Age UK (Lancashire) as our charity. They were very helpful to the Sackville family in Margaret's final months. We have sent our first donation.

We have sent a final donation to HCPT and Cancer Research.

We have also sent a small donation to charities nominated by Charlie McAuley, George Lucy, Brian Ball and Andy Francis.

Ormskirk teams occupy the top three places in the table after three rounds of matches. Unison lead Greyhound on points difference by one, both with 100% records. Colly Wobblers are in third, two points behind. All three teams won this week on a very hard quiz. Unison beat Oxton Combined (Wirral) 36-29. Greyhound beat Bishop Eton (Liverpool) 37-22 including 20 points from John Wilson. Colly Wobblers beat Wings (S&F) 47-31 including 19 points from Pat Gibson.

Whippet remain top after their win over Ormskirk Tennis Club; they overcame an 8 point deficit to win by 17, thanks to good scores from Peter Duffy (18), Gordon Richards (17) and Debbie Davidson (15). Despite 23 points and a full house from Pat Gibson, Colly Wobblers lost to Unison, for whom Charles Johnson scored 17 and Allan Gibbs 16. Robin Hood had a two point deficit on Gang of Four but finished 17 points ahead thanks to 18 from Paul Coffey. Despite 20 points from Eric Lupton, Rugby Hounds were unable to overcome Ormskirk Theatre Company’s 11 point start, who as result recorded their first win