Cup:- Squigglers managed to hang on to their one point advantage on handicap over Rugby Hounds; leading scorers were Janet Crompton (16) and Barry Marshall (15) for Squigglers and David Hodgson (17) for Rugby Hounds. Abbey Sinners held on and increased their 3 point lead over Helenians, thanks to 15 points from Steve Pilkington.
Plate:- Colly Wobblers just managed to pull back a handicap of 25 over Parbold Exiles thanks to 21 points from Pat Gibson and 15 from Andy McGowan, Peter Corris replied with 15 for Parbold. Abbey Saints, thanks to 14 points from Barbara Flaherty and 13 from Kevin Walton made light of a 6 point deficit to Ormskirk Theatre Company and ran out comfortable winners.
Posted by Mike Unsworth
10/04/2018
Following on from Paul Prior's dramatic win in heat 5 when he scored 'five in a row and a bonus mark' as the fourth player in the last round, Darren Martin (Unison) appears in heat 6. It is on iplayer for a month.
Posted by David Hodgson
03/04/2018
In the closest match Helenians beat Abbey Saints by two points thanks to 17 from Mike Flaherty with all the Saints players scoring 11 or 12. Ormskirk Tennis Club just failed to overcome a handicap of 18 against Aughton Institute, failing by three, despite 20 from Paul Prior. Four points separated Rugby Hounds and Colly Wobblers, David Hodgson scored 15 for the winners and Mike Unsworth 18 for the losers. Abbey Sinners overcame a six point handicap to beat Ormskirk Theatre Company by six, largely due to 23 from Bill Gerrard. In the final game Squigglers were too good for Parbold Exiles, Janet Crompton achieving the round's highest score of 27 points.
Posted by David Hodgson
30/03/2018
Round 2 Monday April 9
9 Squigglers (11) v Rugby Hounds (10) 55-54
10 Aughton Institute (30) v Bye
11 Helenians (9) v Abbey Sinners (12) 51-56
12 Unison v Bye
Plate Round 1 Monday April 9
15 Parbold Exiles (25) v Colly Wobblers (0) 56-58
16 Ormskirk Tennis Club (12) v Bye
17 Abbey Saints (12) v Ormskirk Theatre Company (18) 58-47
18 Bye v Bye
Posted by David Hodgson
29/03/2018
Paul Prior from Ormskirk Tennis Club is on Heat 5 of Brain of Britain. It is repeated on Saturday at 11 pm on Radio 4 and on iPlayer for a month. Listen for a very exciting finish.
Posted by David Hodgson
26/03/2018