Ormskirk Quiz League

The final match of the league season was in Division 2 and saw Bispham Farmers Arms win the last round by 10 points to 0 in order to beat Benchwarmers. Jim Dawber scored 17 and Dave Cockram 12 for the winners. Rob Green scored 21 points for the losers.

A full draw of 16 players took part. The semi finals both saw a play-off for second place. Pat Gibson won his eighth title and third in succession with 19 points from Darren Martin with 14 (both involved in the above mentioned play-offs). The other finalists were John Wilson with 12 and Bill Gerrard with 10. Full results are here.

Division 1 :- Congratulations to Unison who clinched the division1 title with a win over Newburgh Lions; all four Unison players registered double figure scores with Darren Martin leading with 19 points.  Greyhound finish second on points difference after their win over Whippet; Peter Duffy (Whippet) top scored in this game with 15 points. Despite 15 points from Janet Crompton, Squigglers lost to Abbey Saints in a game where the lead changed hands several times. 15 points from Tom Evans assured Robin Hood a victory over Helenians. 22 points from Pat Gibson and 15 from Mike Unsworth gave Colly Wobblers a win over Ormskirk Tennis Club. 

Division 2 :- In the division 2 decider, Abbey Sinners lost to Rugby Hounds (their first defeat of the season) but still won the title on points difference, so congratulations to them; Bill Gerrard scored 15 points for the Sinners while David Hodgson added 21 to Rugby Hounds’ score. 16 points from Rob Jones and 15 from Andrew Sackville secured Gang of Four’s win over Legion Lions, for whom Adrian Disley scored 13. John Hesketh’s 16 points was a major factor in Aughton Institute’s win over Bispham Farmers Arms. Ormskirk Theatre Company, thanks to 15 from Alan Thompson, defeated Benchwarmers.

Congratulations to Gang of Four who have won the Handicap League with 30 points. Ormskirk Tennis Club finished second with 28 points.

I am sad to report that Joe passed away last week after a short illness. His funeral will be on Monday February 11th at midday at Our Lady and All Saints, Parbold and afterwards at the Farmers Arms.

Joe was Secretary of the Farmers Arms team from 1994 until they finished in 2015 having played since the 1970s.

He was 92 which must make him one of the oldest to play in the league.

Division 1 :- Despite 20 points from Sue Perks, Robin Hood lost to Colly Wobblers for whom Pat Gibson scored 17 and Mike Unsworth 16. Unison remain top on points difference after their win over Helenians; Darren Martin (24) and Alan Gibbs (17) were the top scorers for Unison while Dave Boyd added 15 to Helenians’ score. Greyhound stay second with a win over a three man Newburgh Lions; Peter Gateley (18) top scored for Greyhound and Jim Maloney (15) led the scoring for Newburgh. Squigglers good form continued with a win over Ormskirk Tennis Club; Janet Crompton scored 18 for Squigglers while Phil McConnell contributed 19 to the Tennis Club’s score. Whippet lost to  Abbey Saints thanks to 16 points from Kevin Walton and 15 from Barbara Flaherty.

Division 2 :- Abbey Sinners unbeaten run continued with a win over Legion Lions; Bill Gerrard contributed with an impressive 25 points while Steve Garrett added 16 to the Legion’s score. Rugby Hounds remain second after their victory over Ormskirk Farmers; Eric Lupton (16) top scored for Rugby Hounds and Phil Roberts (12) did similarly for Ormskirk Farmers. Next week’s game between Abbey Sinners and Rugby Hounds will decide who wins Division 2. 14 points each from Rob Jones and Andrew Sackville assured Gang of Four’s win over Aughton Institute