Ormskirk Quiz League

Division 1 :- Helenians had their first win of the season with a victory over Turks Head Saints; Dave Boyd scored 15 for the winners. An outstanding 26 points and ‘full house’ from David Sinclair assured Newburgh Lions’ win over Rugby Hounds, for whom David Hodgson scored 17. Despite 20 points from Bill Gerrard, Turks Head Sinners lost to Unison who remain unbeaten at the top of the table; Darren Martin scored 16 for the winners. Colly Wobblers beat Greyhound with John Wilson scoring 16 for the losing team. Robin Hood won by the narrowest of margins against Ormskirk Tennis Club; Sue Perks scored 18 for Robin Hood and Paul Prior 16 for the Tennis Club.

Division 2 :- 17 points from Barry Marshall and 16 from Janet Crompton enabled Squigglers a win over Ormskirk Theatre Company, for whom Alan Thompson scored an excellent 24 points. 16 points from Jim Dawber and 12 from Jeff Cullen helped Bispham Farmers Arms to a win over Gang of Four for whom Rob Jones scored 13. Though John Hesketh scored 14 points, Aughton Institute lost to Legion Lions whose top scorer was Irene Melling with12. Gerrard Molyneux’s 18 points made the difference in Ormskirk Farmers’ victory over Benchwarmers. 

Fifteen players selected from successful competitors in five TV quiz shows were invited to take part in an ITV show on December 29 hosted by Jeremy Vine.

The two finalists were both winners of Who Wants to be a MIllionaire.

Pat Gibson (Colly Wobblers) won the final round and was the overall winner.

It will be available on the ITV Hub for a few weeks.

Thirty six people attended and raised £102.20 for our charities. Thanks to Madeline Evans for organising the enjoyable evening.

All four Ormskirk teams have qualified for the quarter-finals.

In the final round robin matches Turks Head Sinners were given a walk-over and finished second in Group 1.

In Group 2 Unison finished first although they lost their final match 39-43 to Judges (Liverpool) despite a score of 20 by Darren Martin.

In Group 3 Greyhound completed a 100% record with a 53-30 win against Plasterers Arms (Wirral) thanks to 24 points including a full house from John Wilson.

Colly Wobblers also had a 100% record in Group 4 following a 54-30 win over E Street Band (S&F) led by Pat Gibson with 19.

The quarter-finals will be played in February.

Division 1 :- Monday’s quiz proved to be a very high scoring one. Unison march on undefeated with a win over Robin Hood, for whom Tom Evans scored 20; Alan Gibbs (20 and a full house) and Darren Martin (18) top scored for Unison.   Also scoring a full house and 26 points was Bill Gerrard for Turks Head Sinners who overcame a still winless Helenians. Despite 26 points from Dave Sinclair, Newburgh Lions lost to Ormskirk Tennis Club, for whom Paul Prior scored 18.   Turks Head Saints lost to Colly Wobblers with Andy McGowan (15), Pat Gibson (15) and Mike Unsworth (19) leading the scoring for the winners. In the only Tuesday game, Rugby Hounds with Colin MacDonald scoring 20, beat Greyhound whose top scorer was Ritchie Venner with 16 points. 

Division 2 :- In the top of the table clash, Whippet emerged victorious in a high scoring match; Peter Duffy (20) and Debbie Davidson (17) top scored for Whippet, while Barry Marshall (18) did likewise for Squigglers. 15 points from Ann Frank and 14 from Matt Cochrane aided Gang of Four’s win over Benchwarmers, for whom Mike Wall scored 17.   Despite 21 points from Alan Thompson, Ormskirk Theatre Company lost to Legion Lions with Steve Garrett contributing 19 to the winner’s score.   15 points from Frank Molyneux and 13 from Dave Berrington assured Ormskirk Farmers’ win over Aughton Institute for whom Jim Gray scored 12.