Ormskirk Quiz League

Colly Wobblers finished second in the finals of the Feeny Cup. In the first match they lost 44-49 to Kluggers (Liverpool), the eventual winners, despite 20 from Pat Gibson. In the second match they beat replacement team Wings (S&F) 49-48 with Mike Unsworth scoring 19.

Congratulations to Abbey Sinners who beat Rugby Hounds 40-35 to win the Cup. Bill Gerrard scored 21 for Sinners and Eric Lupton 16 for Hounds.

Colly Wobblers will play in the Final on May 1 at Fleetwood Hesketh in Southport in a round robin against two Liverpool teams, Kluggers and Victorian Cricketers. They were unbeaten in their round robin qualifying group, beating Yarboroughs (Warrington) 51-36 (Pat Gibson 24), Gladly Stoned (Wirral) 52-42 (Gary Grant 19, Pat Gibson 17) and Aigburth Swans (Liverpool) 54-33 (Pat Gibson 20).

Unison played in a three team group, beating Oxton Cons(Wirral) 52-39 (Darren Martin 22), but losing 42-43 to Kluggers.

Greyhound beat Wings (S&F) 56-47 (John Wilson 21), but lost to Victorian Cricketers 42-54 and Woodlands (Warrington) 44-52 (John Wilson 19).

The final on May 1 will be at Fleetwood Hesketh in Southport between two Ormskirk teams, Abbey Sinners and Rugby Hounds. Sinners beat Six Pack (Warrington) 43-37 led by Bill Gerrard with 15. Rugby Hounds played a round robin, winning both matches, 41-37 against Wallaseyans (Wirral) and 45-38 against Groundhogs (Liverpool) with all four players scoring well in both matches. 

Forty seven people attended representing 14 of our 19 teams.

In the Plate Final Squigglers could not quite make up a 19 point handicap despite 17 from Barry Marshall so the winners were Bispham Farmers Arms 73-67.

In the Don Liptrot Trophy Final Rugby Hounds had caught up a 19 point handicap by the end of round 7. Round 8 was drawn, so an extra round was played which Legion Lions won, giving a final score of 67-65. David Hodgson scored 21+3 for the losers.

The trophies were presented by Jim Maloney, now of Newburgh Lions, who played for two of our strongest teams Old Dog and Rex Lions since joining the league in 1979.

Photos here