Charlie passed away last weekend after a long illness. He was born in 1946 and attended the same London secondary school as Tony Grieco. He moved north with his work for the Home Office until 1994. He first played quiz for a team at the Royal Oak in the mid eighties, playing briefly for Ropers Arms and West Lancs Social Democrats before joining Whippet for whom he played until last season. A true character.
The funeral will be at St Anne’s Church in Ormskirk on Friday February 28 at 12 30 pm followed by a cremation at 2 pm.
Posted by David Hodgson
16/02/2020
Two Ormskirk teams have qualified for the semi finals. Colly Wobblers beat Turks Head Sinners 55-44 thanks to 17 from Pat Gibson and 15 from Mike Unsworth with Bill Gerrard scoring 19 for Sinners. Greyhound beat Yarboroughs (Warrington) 47-42 led by John Wilson with 15. Unison lost to Cricketers (Liverpool) 49-52 despite 16 from Darren Martin.
The semifinals on March 11 are Wings (S&F) v Colly Wobblers and Cricketers v Greyhound.
Posted by David Hodgson
16/02/2020
Division 1 :- 20 points from Darren Martin and 16 from Charles Johnson aided Unison’s comfortable win over Turks Head Saints; their victory means 17 wins out of 17 and assures them the Division1 title with one game left, so congratulations to them. Greyhound, with18 from John Wilson, ran out eventual winners over Turks Head Sinners. An impressive 24 points from Dave Sinclair earned Newburgh Lions, who only fielded three players, a win over Robin Hood. Helenians lost to Rugby Hounds with David Hodgson scoring 17 for the winners. 19 points and a full house from Andy McGowan plus 19 points from Pat Gibson helped Colly Wobblers to a win over Ormskirk Tennis Club, for whom Paul Prior scored 18.
Division 2 :- Whippet dropped their first point of the season when they drew with Gang of Four, though the one point ensured they were champions of Division 2, so congratulations to them; Debbie Davidson (19) and Gordon Richards (14) top scored for Whippet while Rob Jones (18) and Andrew Sackville (16) did likewise for Gang of Four. 16 points from Janet Crompton earned Squigglers a comfortable victory over Legion Lions. Despite 16 points from Rob Green, Benchwarmers lost to Ormskirk Theatre Company for whom Alan Thompson scored 13. Aughton Institute, thanks to 16 from John Hesketh and 14 from Ian Bakewell beat Bispham Farmers Arms for whom Jim Dawber scored 14.
Posted by Mike Unsworth
12/02/2020
The inaugural Ormskirk Pairs will be held at the Upmarket Theatre on Church Street on Monday March 2.
Individual entries are welcome to the personal email of the secretary.
Posted by David Hodgson
10/02/2020
The Mimir competition took place on Wednesday night with 16 players competing for the Ormskirk individual title. The final four were Gary Grant (Colly Wobblers), Darren Martin (Unison), John Wilson (Greyhound) and Pat Gibson (Colly Wobblers). Pat emerged in first place, to win his fourth successive Ormskirk individual title with 18 points. Joint second were Darren and John with 13 points each, while Gary finished a creditable fourth on his first appearance in the Mimir competition. Can I extend my thanks to Paul Prior for his organisational help and all those who adjudicated throughout the evening. Further details can be found here
Posted by Mike Unsworth
06/02/2020