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.
Posted by Mike Unsworth
16/11/2016