Ormskirk Quiz League

Colly Wobblers, thanks to 19 points each from Andy McGowan and Mike Unsworth, managed to claw back Benchwarmers’ 25 point advantage to win by 5. Ormskirk Theatre Company, for whom Alan Thompson scored 15 and Gordon Richards 12, began with 17 point start on Delph Tavern but lost by a single point; Sue Perks and Paul McAteer both scored 15 for the winners.  Rugby Hounds overcame Scarecrows’ 10 point advantage to win by 7; David Hodgson (19) and Eric Lupton (16) scored well for the winners, while Janet Crompton added 14 points to Scarecrows’ score. Newburgh Lions began with a single point advantage on Turks Head Sinners but ran out comfortable winners by 19 points; top scorers for Newburgh were Jim Maloney (19), Darren Martin (15) and Gareth Flynn (12) while Lee Whitehead (14) scored well for the Sinners. Despite an impressive 21 points from Charles Johnson, Turks Head Saints were unable to catch Helenians, who had a 20 point start on them; Mike Flaherty scored 17 for the winners.  An outstanding 23 points from Rob Jones ensured Hayfield Gang’s victory over Greyhound, for whom John Wilson scored 18 and Ritchie Venner 16; Hayfield had a 26 point start and eventually won by 27.

Colly Wobblers lead the table with a 100% record after their win over Ormskirk Theatre Company in which Pat Gibson in his first match of the season scored 21 including a full house, supported by 15 from Andy McGowan. Lynne Hawkes scored 13 for the Theatre Company. This was the only match where the addition of the handicaps produced a different winner. Greyhound remain in second despite losing to Turks Head Sinners for whom MQL Pairs champion Lee Whitehead scored 17 and Peter Duffy 15. Peter Gateley scored 17 and Ritchie Venner 14 for Greyhound. The closest result saw Scarecrows beat Rugby Hounds by one point despite 19 from Eric Lupton. Janet Crompton scored 14 for Scarecrows. 17 from Darren Martin and 16 from Jim Maloney led Newburgh Lions to victory over Delph Tavern for whom Paul McAteer scored 14 and Sue Perks 12. Helenians are now unbeaten in their last four matches, beating Hayfield Gang with all their players in double figures led by Bob Foster with 14 and Dave Boyd with 12, Rob Jones scored 15 and Martin Burke 12 for Hayfield Gang. Barbara Flaherty scored 19 and Kevin Walton 13 for Turks Head Saints in their victory over Benchwarmers.

Ormskirk Theatre Company retain their 100% record in the Handicap League table. Helenians move into second place followed by Turks Head Saints in third.

In the Delph derby, Colly Wobblers, thanks to 12 points from Andy McGowan and 18 from Mike Unsworth, beat local rivals Delph Tavern, for whom Paul McAteer scored 15; Colly Wobblers also won on handicap.   An impressive 21 points from John Wilson earned Greyhound a win over Hayfield Gang; Hayfield won on handicap however.  16 points from Charles Johnson was just enough for Turks Head Saints to overcome Newburgh Lions, for whom Darren Martin scored 13; the Saints also won on handicap.  14 points from Rob Green wasn’t enough for Benchwarmers, who lost to Scarecrows; however the handicap result was a draw.  15 points from Bill Gerrard earned Turks Head Saints the narrowest of wins over Ormskirk Theatre Company, for whom Gordon Richards scored 17; the handicap result was a win for the Theatre Company.  Rugby Hounds lost to Helenians, for whom Dave Boyd scored 12 and Mike Flaherty 13; Helenians also won on handicap.

Ormskirk won both matches on the first evening of play. In the first match Wirral were beaten 53-40, Pat Gibson scoring 22 including a full house and John Wilson 16. In the second match Ormskirk beat Southport & Formby 49-37, Pat Gibson scoring 17.

Despite 16 points from Charles Johnson, Turks Head Saints lost to Colly Wobblers, for whom Andy McGowan scored 14 and Mike Unsworth 15; on handicap the result was a draw.   An excellent 19 points from Alan Thompson earned Ormskirk Theatre Company a victory over Hayfield Gang, for whom Ann Frank scored 12; the Theatre Company also won on handicap. 18 points from Jim Maloney and 12 from Darren Martin ensured Newburgh Lions’ win over Scarecrows, for whom Barry Marshall scored 15; Scarecrows won on handicap however.  14 points from Paul McAteer earned the Delph Tavern a win over Turks Head Sinners; the Delph also won on handicap.  Rugby Hounds won the day against Benchwarmers, thanks to 13 points from David Hodgson. 13 points each from Ritchie Venner and Lynne Ashcroft earned Greyhound a draw with Helenians, for whom Alf Westwell scored 14; however the handicap result was a win for Helenians.