Division 1 :- Despite 21 points from Jim Maloney, a three man Newburgh Lions lost to Greyhound, for whom John Wilson also scored 21. Kevin Walton’s 16 points made the difference in Abbey Saints win over Robin Hood. In the two Tuesday games Colly Wobblers beat Ormskirk Tennis Club and Squigglers came out on top in their match against Whippet.
Division 2 :- 20 points from Alan Thompson earned Ormskirk Theatre Company a draw with Ormskirk Farmers, for whom Dave Berrington scored 13. In a very high scoring game, Rugby Hounds comfortably beat Gang of Four; Eric Lupton (22), David Hodgson (19) and Colin MacDonald (13) did the bulk of the scoring for Rugby Hounds while Rob Jones scored 12 for Gang of Four. 12 points from Jim Dawber assured Bispham Farmers Arms’ victory over Benchwarmers. 12 points from Steve Garrett helped Legion Lions to a win over Aughton Institute who only fielded three players.
Posted by Mike Unsworth
27/02/2019
Entries are now being taken for this handicap knockout.
Posted by David Hodgson
24/02/2019
The final matches will be played at the Greyhound on Wednesday. Ormskirk need three points from their two matches to win the league.
Posted by David Hodgson
24/02/2019
Ormskirk won one and lost one in the final matches of the league season. They beat Southport & Formby 48-44 led by Bill Gerrard with 20. They then lost to Liverpool 2B 37-46 with Bill again scoring 20.
These results mean that Ormskirk finish in joint first place with Wirral and also qualify for the Presidential Challenge knockout.
Posted by David Hodgson
21/02/2019
Division 1 :- 19 points from Janet Crompton assured Squigglers of a victory over Helenians. Despite 19 points from David Sinclair, Newburgh Lions lost to Colly Wobblers, for whom Mike Unsworth scored 18 and Pat Gibson 15. In a remarkable game in which three players scored full houses, namely John Wilson (22), Ritchie Venner (18) for Greyhound and Darren Martin (23) for Unison, Greyhound emerged victorious. In the other game Abbey Saints drew with Whippet.
Division 2 :- 19 points from Bill Gerrard and 16 from Francis Williams helped Abbey Sinners to a win over Gang of Four, for whom Matt Cochrane scored 15. Despite a massive 25 points from Alan Thompson Ormskirk Theatre Company lost to Rugby Hounds; David Hodgson (22) and Eric Lupton (13) scored well for the winners. Aughton Institute, thanks to 21 points from John Hesketh, won the day against a three man Benchwarmers; Mike Wall scored 17 for the losing team.
Posted by Mike Unsworth
20/02/2019