Ormskirk Quiz League

Division 1 :- 17 points from John Purslow made the difference in Newburgh Lions’ narrow victory over Robin Hood.  Abbey Saints, thanks to 16 points from Barbara Flaherty, overcame Helenians.

Division 2 :- Aughton Institute played two postponed games and lost both. In the first they lost to Benchwarmers despite 15 from John Hesketh and in the second, despite 12 points from John Hesketh they went down to Legion Lions, for whom Steve Garrett scored 15.

Ormskirk were successful in both matches in the final evening before the mid-season break. In the first match Wirral were beaten 42-34. Bill Gerrard led the scoring with 18 points. Liverpool 2B were then beaten 40-27 with Bill again leading the way with 24. Ormskirk now lead the table jointly with Wirral. Both teams have 10 points from 8 matches.

Division 1 :-Unison lost for the second consecutive week and as a result surrender top place; Ormskirk Tennis Club, thanks to 18 from Paul Prior and 15 from Keith Mountain, won the day; Darren Martin added 16 to Unison’s score. Despite 15 points each from Kevin Walton and Barbara Flaherty, Abbey Saints lost narrowly to Greyhound who now assume top spot in the table. 17 from Pat Gibson and 15 from Mike Unsworth saw Colly Wobblers overcome Helenians in a tight contest; all eight players registered double figure scores in this game. 17 points from Jim Maloney saw Newburgh Lions win by the narrowest of margins over Squigglers. Robin Hood overcame a three man Whippet for whom Brian Yates scored 16.

Division 2 :- Abbey Sinners maintained their 100% record for the season with a comfortable win over Bispham Farmers Arms; Francis Williams (19) and Bill Gerrard (18) scored well for the winners, while Jim Dawber replied with 14 for Bispham. Rugby Hounds beat Benchwarmers and stay second; David Hodgson (17), Eric Lupton (13) and Bruce Covey (12) led the scoring for the winners while Rob Green (13) and Mike Wall (12) did similarly for Benchwarmers.   Alan Thompson’s 15 points secured Ormskirk Theatre Company’s narrow victory over Ormskirk Farmers. Legion Lions, thanks to 15 from Steve Garrett and 14 from Adrian Disley earned Legion Lions a win over Aughton Institute, for whom John Hesketh scored 12.

Ormskirk Theatre Company are running a charity quiz on Friday December 7. Link to their website here.

The Ormskirk Quiz League charity quiz will be on Monday December 17 at Unison in St Helens. Details are with team secretaries. Entries should be sent to Madeline Evans.

Ormskirk won both matches on the third evening of the competition and sit level with Liverpool on 10 points from 6 matches. The first match saw a close 42-38 win against Warrington with Pat Gibson scoring 15. The second win against Wirral was more comfortable 52-37 with Pat scoring 20 and John Wilson 15.