Ormskirk Quiz League

Ormskirk won their first two matches in defence of the President’s Trophy, beating Warrington 51-26 and Wirral 54-41. In the first match Pat Gibson scored 21 points. In the second match Pat scored 18 and John Wilson 17.

Division 1 :- 16 points from Darren Martin helped Unison overcome Robin Hood. Turks Head Sinners, thanks to 17 from Bill Gerrard beat a three man Helenians, for whom Dave Boyd scored 16. Despite 17 points from Kevin Walton, Turks Head Saints lost to Colly Wobblers with Pat Gibson scoring 19 for the winners. 20 points and a ‘full house’ from Jim Maloney helped Newburgh Lions to a narrow win over Ormskirk Tennis Club. John Wilson’s 19 points aided Greyhound’s win over Rugby Hounds.

Division 2 :- Ormskirk Theatre Company made it two wins out of two by beating Legion Lions; Alan Thompson with 15, top scored for the Theatre Company while 18 points from Steve Garrett did likewise for Legion Lions. Whippet also remain unbeaten after their win over Squigglers; Debbie Davidson scored 16 for the winners. Despite 18 from Rob Green, Benchwarmers lost narrowly to Gang of Four for whom Matt Cochrane scored 15. Ormskirk Farmers overcame Aughton Institute with Dave Berrington scoring 13 for the winners.

Ormskirk beat Liverpool 2A by 50-49 in their first match of the new season, Bill Gerrard leading with 21 points. In their second match they drew 51-51 with Wirral - not surprising as these teams are the joint holders. All Ormskirk players scored between 12 and 14, with Debbie Davidson (Whippet) on debut leading the way.

Division 1 :- Both teams promoted to Division 1 marked their return with a win. Turks Head Sinners, thanks to 16 from Bill Gerrard overcame Robin Hood, for whom Sue Perks scored 15; while Rugby Hounds, with Eric Lupton scoring 16, beat Turks Head Saints. Unison began their defence of the title with a win over Newburgh Lions; Darren Martin and Alan Gibbs both scored 16 for the winners and Jim Maloney contributed 17 to Newburgh’s score. Despite 15 points from Dave Boyd, Helenians lost to Colly Wobblers. An impressive 20 points from Paul Prior wasn’t enough to prevent Ormskirk Tennis Club losing to Greyhound for whom John Wilson scored 17.

Division 2 :-. 14 points from John Hesketh assured Aughton Institute’s win over Gang of Four. Ormskirk Theatre Company, thanks to 15 from Alan Thompson, won comfortably over Ormskirk Farmers.  An excellent 21 points from Rob Green greatly helped Benchwarmers to a win over Bispham Farmers Arms; Jim Dawber scored 17 for the losers.  Newly relegated Whippet kicked off with a win over a three man Legion Lions; Gordon Richards (18) and Peter Duffy (15) led the scoring for Whippet.

Helenians v Colly Wobblers will be played at the Derby Arms in Rainford on Monday.

Colly Wobblers v Turks Head Saints will be played at the Running Horses in Orrell on Tuesday October 1.