Ormskirk Quiz League

In the return fixture from two weeks ago Ormskirk beat Warrington by 51 points to 35. Charles Johnson scored 19 and Pat Gibson scored 15.

Division 1:- Despite 15 points from Carl Rennox, Robin Hood lost to Greyhound. Newburgh Lions had the narrowest of wins over Squigglers thanks to 20 from David Sinclair; Janet Crompton replied with 18 for Squigglers. In a similarly close match Rugby Hounds squeezed home against Abbey Sinners thanks to 16 from David Hodgson. Colly Wobblers lost to Unison in spite of 21 points from Pat Gibson; Alan Gibbs (17) and Darren Martin (15) led the scoring for Unison.  Whippet overcame a three man Helenians thanks to 17 points from Debbie Davidson.

Division 2:- 20 points from Steve Garrett greatly helped Legion Lions overcome Aughton Institute. Similarly 19 from Paul Prior ensured Ormskirk Tennis Club’s victory over OCC. In the other games Parbold Exiles beat Ormskirk Farmers and Ormskirk Theatre Company won their game with Benchwarmers.

Division 1:-Unison are still top after their win over a three man Robin Hood; Dave Kenrick (16), Alan Gibbs (15) and Darren Martin (15) led the scoring for Unison while Mike Preston replied with 15 for Robin Hood.  20 points from Andy McGowan greatly helped Colly Wobblers overcome Helenians who are still surprisingly without a win. Newburgh Lions were victorious over Rugby Hounds thanks to 16 points from Colin Shaw. 15 points from Debbie Davidson helped Whippet overcome Abbey Sinners. In a high scoring game in which all eight players registered double figure scores, Greyhound beat Squigglers; John Wilson (19) and Janet Crompton (17) led the scoring for the winners and losers respectively.

Division 2:- Despite only having three players Parbold Exiles beat Ormskirk Theatre Company thanks to 15 points from Dave Cockram. OCC secured a narrow win over Legion Lions thanks to 15 from Colin Hyson, Steve Garrett replied with 18 for the Legion Lions.  Aughton Institute and Benchwarmers played a double header with Aughton winning both games; John Hesketh of Aughton scored 18 and 15 in the two games while Rob Green scored 15 in the second for Benchwarmers.

Ormskirk lost their latest game to Warrington by 46 points to 50 - John Wilson scoring 18 points.

Division 1:- Unison remain top after the closest of victories over Squigglers; Darren Martin scored 20 for the winners and Janet Crompton replied with 16 for Squigglers.  Greyhound and Newburgh Lions played a double header; in the scheduled game Greyhound won thanks to 20 from John Wilson, Jim Maloney (16) and Dave Sinclair (18) led the scoring for Newburgh. In the re-arranged game Newburgh prevailed; Dave Sinclair (17), John Purslow (16) and Jim Maloney (15) were the leading scorers for the Lions while Andy Francis (17) and John Wilson (15) replied for Greyhound. Roy Atherton’s 17 points helped Robin Hood overcome Helenians for whom Dave Boyd scored 15. Despite 17 points from Bill Gerrard, Abbey Sinners lost narrowly to Colly Wobblers. 19 from David Hodgson and 17 from Eric Lupton wasn’t enough for Rugby Hounds to overcome Whippet for whom Debbie Davidson scored 16.

Division 2:- Gang of Four lost for the first time this season, going down to OCC, despite 15 points from Matt Cochrane. Abbey Saints move to one point off the top after their win over Ormskirk Theatre Company; all four Saints players registered double figure scores with Kevin Walton leading with 18 points; Alan Thompson replied with 16 for the Theatre Company. 16 from Bill Becket helped Parbold Exiles overcome Aughton Institute. In the other games Ormskirk Tennis Club lost narrowly to Ormskirk Farmers and Legion Lions beat Benchwarmers thanks to 16 from Steve Garrett.