Southport and Formby Quiz League : Quiz Notes

By Dan Evans

Week ending 5th April 2025

Handicap Cup - Quarter Finals
All the matches this week were played on Monday
Fisherman's Rest were at home to Quads who had a 7 point start. At the halfway stage the teams were level on 24 points each. Both teams won 2 rounds each in the second half and it ended up 45 each at the end of 8 rounds. Fisherman’s Rest took the ninth round by 5 points to 3 to gain a narrow victory 50-48. All of the home team were in double figures with John Clarke leading with a good 14, Alan Ascott 13, Neil Macaskill 12 and Harry Owen 11. For the opposition Richard Farbon led the scoring on 13 and his team mates Adrian Cannell and Steve Redfern both scored 12. Over the 9 rounds there were 7 unanswered questions and 25 2 pointers. Mixed Blues had a 5 point start in their match at home to E Street Band. It was 22-20 at halftime and Mixed Blues led 30 to 39 going into round 7. In the remaining 2 rounds E Street Band scored 14 points whereas Mixed Blues scored 1. The final score was 31 to the home side and 43 to the away side. Ed Davies led the scoring for Mixed Blues with a fine 15. Dave Nickeas scored a very good 17 for E Street Band and Dave Twigge scored 11. There were 15 unanswered questions and 21 2 pointers. M.P.s had to give Exams a 5 point start in their match. By half time the home team had established a lead of 2 points - 22 to 20. They won all the rounds in the second half, and led 41 to 28 going in to the final round which they won 9-1 to give them a comfortable victory of 50 to 30.Dan Evans scored an impressive 19 for M.P.s. He was supported by team mates Rick Catton who scored a good 13 and Chris Hodgen on 10. There were 8 unanswered questions and 19 2 pointers in this game.Ex Pats had a 22 point start away to Wings, which wasn't quite enough to give them victory as the first division team by one point 51-50. It was 27-34 at half time and Ex Pats had a 4 point lead going into the final round, which the home team won. For Wings Dag Griffiths scored an excellent 22 supported by Keith Mulhearn and Maurice Wright on 12 and 10 respectively. For Ex Pats Peter Lyth scored 12. There were 9 unanswered questions and 24 2 pointers scored.
The semi finals and finals along with the pairs competition will be played on Wednesday 9th April at Formby Cricket Club.

Week ending 29th March 2025

Handicap Cup - Round One
E Street Band had a 6 point start in their match against Formby Sports and led from the outset, finishing winners by 52 to 42. At half time ESB were ahead by 30 to 18.Alan Wright with an excellent 18 led the scoring for the home team. He was well supported by Dave Nickeas and Dave Twigge on 13 and 12 respectively. The away team’s top scorer was Sheila Tickle on 13. It was good to see Bill Hodgson playing for Formby Sports and he scored 12 with Nick Aindow on 10. There were 28 2 pointers and, pleasingly, just 4 unanswered questions in this match.Ex Pats continued their winning streak in their match at home to Southport Grasshopper. They had a 10 point start which they didn’t need as they won 47 to 34. Ex Pats led throughout and the half time score was 28 to 17. The teams won 2 rounds each in their match second half. Going into the final round Ex Pats had a nearly unassailable lead of 12 . Kath Jackson with a fine 15 was the top scorer for the home team with Don Hobson on 12. David Phillips scored 13 for the away team. There were 11 unanswered questions in this contest and 20 2 pointers. The match between Fisherman’s Rest and Casablanca was a very close one. The home team’s start of 6 points helped them to secure a narrow victory of 2 points - 55 to 53. At the halfway stage it was 31 to 24 in the home team’s favour. In the second half Casablanca won 3 of the 4 rounds and 1 was drawn. They trailed by 5 points going into round 8 which they won 7 to 4. All of Fisherman’s Rest’s players were in double figures led by a fine 14 from Harry Owen. Neil Macaskill was on 13, John Clarke on 12 and Alan Ascott on 10. For Casablanca Ray Oakes scored a superb 21. Bill Thomas chipped in with a very good 15 and Dave Dutton contributed 12. In this match there were only 2 unanswered questions and 40 2 pointers. In their match at home to Grapes of Wrath, M.P.s 3 point start helped them to secure a narrow victory - 45 to 43. They led from the start and it was 25 to 17 at half time. Grapes of Wrath rallied in the second half and won 2 of the 4 rounds, drew 1 and lost 1.They were 5 points behind going into the final round. Chris Hodgen with a good 14 and Ann Evans with 13 led the scoring for M.Ps. Dave Berrington with a very good 17 and Jack Gardner with a fine 16 were the away team’s top scorers. There were 6 unanswered questions and 27 2 pointers in this contest.

Week ending 22nd March 2025

Don Standing Cup - Final
The final was between E Street Band and Wings.
Wings won the first round and then won the next 3 to establish a lead of 31 to 19 at the halfway stage. In the second half the home team won round 5 by 1 point, round 6 went to the away team, round 7 was a draw and then Wings finished off by taking the final round to give them a comfortable victory of 56 to 40. Dag Griffiths scored an excellent 21 for Wings and his team mates were all in double figures with Tom Farley on 13, Keith Mulhearn on 12 and Maurice Wright on 10. Alan Wright with a fine 15 led the scoring for E. Street Band with Geoff Hedley and Dave Nickeas both on 10. There were just 4 unanswered questions and 37 2 pointers in this match.

Maurice Jefferies Plate - Final
In this final Quads were at home to Ex Pats.. The away team led throughout and by half time they had established a lead of 10 points - 24 to 14. The teams won 2 rounds each in the second half.Ex Pats had an 11 point lead going into the final round and although this was won by Quads it was not sufficient to prevent Ex Pats from securing a victory by 6 points - 39 to 33. Richard Farbon led the scoring for the home team with an excellent 21. Phil Ward was the top scorer for the away team with an impressive 18. He was ably supported by Peter Lyth on 12. In this contest there were 9 unanswered questions and 18 2 pointers.

Congratulations to Wings and Ex Pats.

Members of Southport and Formby quiz league were saddened to learn this week of the sudden and unexpected death of Steve Wilson from Aardvark Zetland. We send our sincere condolences to his family, friends and team mates.

Week ending 15th March 2025

Don Standing Cup - Semi-Finals
The match between E Street Band and Casablanca was very close and the result was not determined until the last question. ESB were the victors 44 to 43. They won the first round and went on to lead 29 to 24 at the halfway stage.Casablanca won rounds 5 and 6 to draw level at 34 each.The teams were still level going into the final round which the home team won 5 points to 4. Geoff Hedley with a fine 14 was the top scorer for E Street Band with team mates Alan Wright and Dave Nickeas both scoring 13. Ray Oakes with an impressive 21 and David Dutton with a good score of 14 were the top scorers for Casablanca. There were 6 unanswered questions and 29 2 pointers. In the other semi final match Wings were at home to Formby Sports. This match was not such a close affair as the home team won 50 to 39. Wings won the first round and, having taken the 4th round 10 to 3, they had a strong lead of 9 points at half time. In the second half Wings won the 5th round, Formby Sports won 6th , 7th was drawn and Formby won the final round ,but this was not enough to prevent Wings from securing a comfortable victory. Top scorers for Wings were Tom Farley and Keith Mulhearn with a very good 15 each. They were ably supported by Maurice Wright with a fine 14. Sheila Tickle on 13 led the scoring for Formby Sports with Nick Aindow and Alastair Gillespie on 11 and 10 respectively. There were 29 2 pointers and only 4 unanswered questions in this contest.

Maurice Jefferies Plate - Quarter-Finals
Mixed Blues 27 Ex Pats 41. Ed Davies was the home team’s top scorer with 13. Phil Ward and Peter Lyth both scored 12 and Kath Jackson scored 10 for the away team. No further details are available. Quads were at home to Grapes of Wrath in the other semi final. Quads won every round bar the last one which was a 3 all draw. They established a good lead of 25 to 14 at half time and consolidated this lead in the second half. Good scoring from Adrian Cannell and Steve Redfern both on 14 and Richard Farbon on 13 led to a comfortable victory for the home team of 48 to 27. Jack Gardner was the away team’s top scorer with 12. There were 11 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointers in this match.

The finals will be played on 18th March. E Street Band will be at home to Wings and Quads will be at home to Ex Pats.

Week ending 8th March 2025

Don Standing Cup - Quarter-Finals
There were just 4 matches this week.The two games in the Don Standing cup were played on Monday.
Fishermen’s Rest were at home to E Street Band. The result was a win for the away team. - 44 to 40. ESB led from the start and it was 23 to 18 in their favour at the half way stage. There were 4 points in it going into the final round which was a draw. Neil Macaskill led the scoring for the home team with 14. He was supported by Alan Ascott on 12 and Harry Owen on 11. There were 7 unanswered questions and 27 2 pointers in this match.
Casablanca had a comfortable win over M.P.s of 49 to 29. They had established a lead of 10 by half time and consolidated their lead in the second half. Ray Oakes with an excellent 21 was the top scorer for the away team. David Dutton and Bill Thomas scored 13 and 12 respectively. There were just 4 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointers.

Maurice Jefferies Plate - Quarter-Finals
Tuesday evening saw 2 matches in the Maurice Jeffries plate. Exams were at home to Grapes of Wrath . The away team won 44 to 39. At half time the score was 17 to 23. 3 players from each side were in double figures. For Exams Dave Martin scored 12, Nick Philpott 11 and Jim Quigley 10. For Grapes of Wrath Jack Gardner scored 13, Derek Roberts 12 and Keith Wilkinson 10. There were 11 unanswered questions and 30 2 pointers.
In the other match Quads played Southport Grasshopper and won 42 to 35. An excellent 21 from David Phillips for the away team didn’t result in a win for them. For the home team a fine 16 from Richard Farbon and a good 15 from Steve Redfern helped them to secure a victory. The first round was a draw. Then Quads took the second and Grasshopper the third. At half time Quads led 21 to 18. The home team maintained their lead in the second half. In this contest there were 12 unanswered questions and 25 2 pointers.

Week ending 1st March 2025

Don Standing Cup - Round One
On Monday Mixed Blues were at home to Wings. The away team led from the start and it was 30 to 10 in their favour at halftime. They consolidated their lead in the second half winning 3 of the 4 rounds to secure a very comfortable victory of 57 to 29. The accolade for player of the week goes to Dag Griffiths who scored a fantastic 26 for Wings which included a full house. His team mates Tom Farley and Keith Mulhearn scored 12 each. Ed Davies was Mixed Blues’ top scorer with 12. There were just 5 unanswered questions and 29 2 pointers in this match. MPs were at home to Exams whom they had played last week. This time, however, the home team won 38 to 32. They led 20 to 17 at the half way stage. The Evanses led the scoring for MPs with Ann on a fine 17 and Dan on 10. Nick Philpott was Exams’ top scorer with a good 14 and he was supported by Jim Quigley on 10. There were 15 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers in this contest.

On Tuesday Casablanca hosted a match against Grapes of Wrath. At half time the home team led 17 to 14. They went on to win 3 of the rounds in the second half and finished with a victory of 44 to 29. Dave Dutton with a very good 15 was the home team’s top scorer and he was joined by newcomer Neil Williams on 13 and Chris Sumner on 10. For Grapes of Wrath Jack Gardner and Derek Roberts both scored 11. There were 10 unanswered questions and 21 2 pointers. East Street Band played Southport Grasshopper and led from the beginning of the match which they won 55 to 27. They were 15 points ahead at halftime. All the home team’s players were in double figures. An impressive score of 17 from Dave Nickeas led their scoring. He was ably supported by Alan Wright with a fine 15, Dave Twigge on 12 and Geoff Hedley on 11. David Phillips with a score of 12 was the away team’s top scorer. There were 10 unanswered questions and 28 2 pointers.
Formby Sports travelled to Ex Pats for a match which they won comfortably 41 to 22. After the first round which was drawn the away team established a lead and it was 19 to 10 in their favour at halftime. They won all the rounds in the second half. A fine 15 from Alastair Gillespie led the scoring for Formby Sports and Sheila Tickle scored 13. There were 13 unanswered questions and 13 2 pointers in this match.Quads were at home to Fishermen’s Rest. The final score was a victory for the away team 47 to 27. After having drawn the first round 5 each the away team went on to establish a lead of 21 to 11 at the half way point. In the second half they consolidated their lead by taking all of the 4 rounds. Harry Owen led the scoring for Fishermen’s Rest with an impressive 18 and Alan Ascott scored a fine 15 . Neil Macaskill contributed 10. In this match there were 8 unanswered questions and 19 2 pointer

Week ending 22nd February 2025

Handicap League - Week 7
Congratulations to Aardvark Zetland who, as this week’s results show, have won the Handicap League.
Monday - Fishermen’s Rest (43) played a very close match against Cavalette (41), who had a 13 point start. At half time the scores were 21-29 and Cavalette still had an 8 point going into the sixth round. The home side then won the sixth and seventh rounds 7-3 and the scores were level going into the final round. It was a low scoring last round which Fishermen’s Rest won 4-2 to gain a narrow victory. Harry Owen scored a superb 22, with team mate Alan Ascott scoring a good 15. Kate Woods scored 12 for the away side. There were 10 unanswered questions and 17 2-pointer answers given.
MPs (26) who had won their previous 4 matches, struggled in their game against Exams (45) (handicap 4) It was 13-25 at halftime. Ann Evans scored a fine 15 for MPs, Jim Quigley scored a very good 17 for the away side, supported by Nick Philpott 13. MPs also welcomed back Rick Catton to the team. There were 8 unanswered and 12 2 pointers scored. Southport Grasshopper with a start of 3 were at home to Aardvark. By the end of round 3 the teams were level on 17 each. It was 20 to 24 at the halfway stage. Aardvark Zetland consolidated their lead in the second half, winning 3 of the 4 rounds. The final result was 32 to 46. David Phillips led the scoring for Southport Grasshopper with a good 14. Brian Cummins with a fine 15 was the away team’s top scorer and he was well supported by Dave Leyland and John Richards with good scores of 14 and 13 respectively. In this match there were 8 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers.
Tuesday -Casablanca (52) played Mixed Blues (46) (handicap 14) At the halfway stage it was 26-35. Casablanca were still points behind going into the final round, which they won 10-1 for an emphatic win. Dave Dutton scored an excellent 20 for Casablanca, with Chris Sumner and Neil Williams both scoring 12. Bill Morris led for Mixed Blues with 12 and Jim McGrath scored 10. There were 5 unanswered questions and 25 2 point answers scored.
With Alan Wright currently enjoying his holiday in Morocco , East Street Band (35) had only 3 players for their match against Grasshoppers (24) (handicap 1) At halftime the teams were drawing on 16 each. East Street then won the fifth round 5-1 and followed that with round wins of 4-2,4-2 and 6-3. Geoff Hedley scored a fine 16 for the home side, with team mate Dave Nickeas scoring10. Keith Wilkinson led for the away side on 10. There were 18 unanswered questions and 14 2-pointer answers given.
Quads played at home to Formby Sports and received a 9 points start. After 3 rounds the away team overcame this handicap to lead 19 to 18 and it was 23 to 21 in their favour at halftime. They held onto their lead and won the final round 9 to 1 to give them a comfortable victory of 50 to 35. Sheila Tickle scored an excellent 21 for Formby Sports and her team mate Alastair Gillespie contributed an impressive 20 points. There were 8 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers in this contest. Wings (59) were at home this week to Ex Pats (47) who had a handicap of 22. At halftime Ex Pats led by 2 points on 32 and still had a lead of 35-39 going into round 6. Wings then won the last three rounds 8-3, 8-2 and 8-3 to secure a victory. Dag Griffiths scored an outstanding 24 for Wings and is this week’s highest scorer. There were fine scores for Bob Parry and Tom Farley, 15 and 14 respectively. Kath Jackson scored 11 for the away team. There were only 3 unanswered questions and 23 2 points answers were scored.

Eddie Conway Cup/MIMIR Heats
The Southport & Formby heats of the MQL individual Eddie Conway/MIMIR heats competition took place on Wednesday 19th February at Formby Cricket Club. There were 13 participants, Dag Griffiths (Wings) won the competition for an eleventh time, pipping Alastair Gillespie (Formby Sports) by a single point in the final, Geoff Hedley (E Street Band) and Bill Thomas (Casablanca) completed the final line-up. The four finalists together with the next best two semi-finalists Jack Gardner (Grapes of Wrath) and Tom Farley (Wings) qualified for the Merseyside heats on Wednesday 19th March at 8pm at the New Brighton Cricket Club.

Week ending 15th February 2025

Handicap League - Week 6
All this week’s matches were played on Tuesday.
Casablanca (57) were at home to Exams (48). Although Exams had a handicap of 19 they were unable to beat the home side. At halftime the scores were 33-32. Exams drew two rounds during the quiz. Ray Oakes scored an excellent 19 for Casablanca with very good scoring from team mates Dave Dutton 17 and Chris Sumner 15. For Exams Nick Philpott scored 12 and Chris Wood 10. There were 6 unanswered questions and 27 2-pointer answers scored. Cavallette who had just 3 players in their team made the most of their 15 start to beat Formby Sports 53 to 50, even though the away team won 6 of the 8 rounds. It was 37 to 23 at half time.Kate Woods was the top scorer for Cavallette with an impressive 19 and Chris Swallow scored 10. An excellent 21 from Sheila Tickle and a good 14 from Alistair Gillespie led the scoring for Formby Sports. There were only 2 unanswered questions in this match and 27 2 pointers. E Street Band (47) played a close match at home to Mixed Blues (50) (handicap 4). At half time it was 24-31. Going into the final round E Street Band got within 2 points of Mixed Blues, having won the previous round 7-2. However, Mixed Blues held on by winning 7-6. For the home side Alan Wright and Dave Twigge both scored well with 14 each and Dave Nickeas scored 13. Bill Morris led for Mixed Blues with a very good 15. Jim McGrath scored 13 and Ed Davies 11. There were 2 unanswered questions and 32 2-pointer answers.Ex Pats receiving 8 were at home to MPs. The away team pulled back the handicap after 2 rounds and led 16 to 14.They held on to the lead to finish victors 49 to 40. Kath Jackson led the scoring for Ex Pats with 13. Chris Hodgen scored a fine 17 for MPs as did Dan Evans and Ann Evans scored 12. There were 8 unanswered questions and 26 2 pointers.Grapes of Wrath with a start of 15 were happy to register their first point in this competition when they drew 48 each with Fishermen’s Rest. At the halfway stage it was 24 to 25 and the teams were on 42 each going into the final which was a draw.Dave Berrington was the top scorer for Grapes of Wrath with a very good 18 and he was well supported by Jack Gardner on 12. Neil Macaskill with an impressive 19 supported by Harry Owen and Alan Ascott both on 12 were the leading scorers for Fishermen’s Rest. There were 3 unanswered questions and 31 2 pointers in this contest.Quads were at home to table leaders Aardvark Zetland. They had a 3 point handicap which they didn’t need to win the match 53 to 45. The home team led throughout and it was 26 to 24 in their favour at halftime. All of the Quads’ players were in double figures. Richard Farbon and Steve Bray both scored 14 while team mates Adrian Cannell and Steve Redfern scored 11. For Aardvarks Dave Leyland scored a very good 19 with Steve Wilson on 11. There were 2 unanswered questions and 33 2 pointers. Wings welcomed Southport Grasshopper who had a handicap of 12. At the halfway stage Grasshopper were 5 points ahead on 34. Going into the final round Wings led by a single point but then won the round 8-4 to win the match with 59 points to Grasshoppers 54. It was a very high scoring game with 41 2 point answers scored. In a rarity for a quiz match two players scored full houses. Keith Mulhearn answered all his own questions and scored an excellent 18 for Wings. Dag Griffiths scored well with 15. Maurice Wright 14 just missed out on scoring a full house with his final question in round 8. Tom Farley scored 12. Mick Hopkins achieved a full house for the opposition team, scoring a superb 22, the highest scorer of the week. Team mate Dave Philips scored 11. There were only 3 unanswered questions and there were 41 2-pointer answers given. This week’s results mean that this competition goes down to the wire.

Week ending 8th February 2025

Handicap League - Week 5
On Monday Aardvark Zetland (48) were at home to Grapes of Wrath (31) A nominal start of 1 point was never enough for the Grapes. At halftime the score was 22-18 and the match remained tight until the sixth round which Aardvark won 9-2, followed by 7-4 in round 7. There was very good scoring by John Richards 17 and Brian Cummins 16 for Aardvark and Jack Gardner who also scored 16 for the away team. There were 12 unanswered questions and 26 2 pointer answers. Fishermen’s Rest (47) welcomed Ex Pats (45) The result was close thanks to Ex Pats handicap of +17. The halftime score was 23-30. Although Fishermen’s Rest had some good round scores it was not until the last round that they finally took the lead. Ex Pats were 4 points behind before the final question was asked, but Don Hobson answered his own question to reduce Fishermen’s victory to 2 points. Neil Macaskill scored a fine 15 for Fishermen’s Rest, with Harry Owen 13 and Alan Ascott 10. Don Hobson scored 11 for Ex Pats. There were 13 unanswered questions and 24 2 point answers. Mixed Blues had a 13 point start in their match at home to Wings. However, after 3 rounds the away team had pulled back the handicap and led at the half way stage by 30 to 25. Each team won 2 rounds in the second half but Wings went on to secure a victory 50 to 43.Bill Morris was the top scorer for Mixed Blues with a good score of 15. Dag Griffiths led the scoring for Wings with an impressive 20 and Maurice Wright scored a very good 17. There were 7 unanswered questions and 23 2 pointers. Also on Monday M.Ps were at home to Quads. The final result was a narrow win for the home team - 41 to. 39. The half time score was 22 to 20. The teams were drawing after round 5 at 24 each. M.Ps were 1 point ahead going into the final round which they won by 1 point. 3 of the home team were in double figures- Ann Evans on 13, Dan Evans on 12 and Owen Lea Porter on 11. Quads’ top scorer was Steve Redfern with 14. There were 13 unanswered questions and 27 2 pointers in this contest.

Tuesday’s matches saw some high scores from individual players and, pleasingly, not many unanswered questions. Cavallette made the most of their 19 point start against Casablanca to win by 61 to 48. At the halfway stage the home team led 41 to 27.Kate Woods led the scoring for the home team with an excellent 21. David Dutton with an impressive 20 led for the away team with Bill Thomas on 13. There were just 5 unanswered questions and 31 2 pointers in this match. Exams played at home against E Street Band and secured a victory of 52 to 43. They had a 9 point handicap and led throughout the match. It was 29 to 23 in their favour at half time. Nick Phillipott scored a very good 19 for Exams. He was ably supported by team mates Jim Quigley on 11 and Chris Wood on 10. Dave Nickeas of ESB also scored a fine 19 and Geoff Hedley contributed a very good 14. There were only 3 unanswered questions and 29 2 pointers in this contest.Formby Sports (48) played Southport Grasshoppers (43) who had a handicap of 9. Formby Sports won the first three rounds and were a point behind at the end of the third round. The next two rounds were drawn with the scores 26-27 at halftime. Sports then won the sixth round 6-2 to go in front for the first time.The last two rounds were shared to give the home side a comfortable win. The overall highest scorer this week was Dave Philips with an outstanding 23 for the away side. Sheila Tickle scored a very impressive 17 for Sports. Team mate Alistair Gillespie had a good game with 15 and Nick Aindow scored 10. There were 4 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointer answers.

Week ending 1st February 2025

Handicap League - Week 4
Monday - Aardvark Zetland were at home to Exams and had to give them a 9 point start.They pulled back the handicap by half time to lead by 1 point - 20 to 19.. They went on to win rounds 5 and 6 and drew round 7. The away team won the final round by 1 point but it was not enough to stop Aardvark Zetland from gaining a victory of 40 to 37. With a fine 16 Dave Leyland led the scoring for the home team with Steve Wilson on 11. Nick Philpott on 10 was Exams’ leading scorer. There were 13 unanswered questions and 19 2 pointers in this match. Southport Grasshoppers played Fisherman’s Rest and had a 7 point start.The away team had cancelled this out after 4 rounds when it was 19 each at the halfway stage. The fifth round was a draw and then Fisherman’s Rest won the next 3 rounds including scoring 9 in round 6. For the home team Mike Taylor scored a good 14 supported by David Phillips on 11. Neil Macaskill was this week’s overall top scorer with an excellent 20 for the away team for whom Harry Owen scored 10. In this contest there were 14 unanswered questions and 26 2 pointers.

Tuesday saw Ex Pats at home to E Street Band. The home team’s start of 13 was almost nullified after just one round! Ex Pats failed to score and ESB scored 11. It was 23 to 27 at halftime. The away team kept their lead in the second half to give them a comfortable victory of 47 to 38. Kath Jackson was Ex Pats’ leading scorer with 12. Alan Wright led the scoring for ESB with an impressive 16. He was ably supported by Dave Twigge on 12 and Dave Nickeas on 11. There were 9 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers.Formby Sports (44) welcomed Mixed Blues (33). Mixed Blues handicap of 10 was not enough to beat Formby Sports who won six of the eight rounds. The home team won the fourth round 8-2 and at halftime it was 22-23 with them trailing by one point. They then went on to win the fifth round 8-0 to establish a lead which they maintained . Mixed Blues won the final round 4-3 but by then the home team were on their way to victory. Sheila Tickle was top scorer for Formby Sports with a fine 18, supported by Alistair Gillespie 11 and Leon Medford 10. There were 14 unanswered questions and 18 2-pointer answers. MPs travelled to Grapes of Wrath and had a 4 point start which they didn’t need to win the match 35 to 26. They led throughout and it was 20 to 12 in their favour at the halfway stage . They won 3 of the rounds in the second half. Derek Roberts scored 12 and Dave Berrington scored 10 for Grapes of Wrath. The Evanses were the leading scorers for MPs with Ann on 13 and Dan on 10. There were 21 unanswered questions and 15 2 pointers. The match between Quads and Casablanca was very close. The home team had a 13 point handicap and led 26 to 17 at halftime. Going into the final round the home team were still ahead, now by just 1 point. The away team took this round by 5 to 3 to give them a very narrow victory. Chris Sumner with a very good 16 led for Casablanca with Bill Thomas on 12. There were 15 2 pointers in this match. Wings (51) played Cavallette (43) who had a handicap of 18. Cavallette were still 10 points ahead at half time. However, Wings wiped most of the lead by winning the fifth round 9-1. Wings then won the last three rounds to finish 8 points ahead. Tom Farley and Keith Mulhearn both scored a superb 18, with Maurice Wright 10. Kate Woods led for the away side with 11 points. There were 10 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointer answers,

Week ending 25th January 2025

Handicap League - Week 3
Monday - Cavallette 39. Aardvark Zetland 39. The home team with just 3 players had a 9 point start At halftime it was 25 to 20. The fifth round was a draw and then Aardvark Zetland scored 11 points to Cavallette’s 5 to be going into the final round leading by just one point. The home team won the final round by one point to give a draw.Kate Woods led the scoring for the home team with a fine 16, ably supported by Chris Swallow on 11. Dave Leyland with 13 was the away team’s top scorer. There were 11 unanswered questions and 17 2 pointers in this match. MP’s (+3) (40) achieved their first victory this season against Grasshoppers (34) The home side won the first round 9-4 to extend their lead to 8 points. Grasshoppers responded by reducing the lead to the original handicap. Grasshoppers lost the fifth and sixth rounds, 6-1 and 4-1 and although they won the seventh round 8-2, MP's won the eighth round for a comfortable victory. Dan Evans led for MP’s on 13, with Chris Hodgen scoring 11. Mike Hopkins scored a fine 15 for Grasshoppers, with David Philips 10. There were 12 unanswered questions. Fishermen’s Rest (42) played a close match against Mixed Blues (+8) (47) Mixed Blues had a good first half and at the midway point led by 31-19, which without the handicap would have still been a 4 point lead. Fishermen’s Rest narrowed the lead to 3 points by the end of the sixth round. After the first question of the last round, Mixed Blues led by a single point. However, Bill Morris and Clare Newbery scored 3 points each, ensuring a victory for the away side. Bill and Clare were also the top scorers for their team with 14 and 12 points. Harry Owen led for Fishermen’s Rest with a superb 18 points, supported by Neil Macaskill on 14. There were 9 unanswered questions and 16 2-pointer answers.

Tuesday - Casablanca (44) played Ex Pats (+17) (40) ExPats won the opening two rounds. At halftime it was 17-40. Casablanca were 23 points behind after five rounds. They then won the last three rounds, 7-1, 8-2 and 7-3 but finished 7 points behind.Dave Dutton and Ray Oakes had excellent scores for Casablanca with 17 and 16 points. Peter Lyth scored 10 for Ex Pats. There were 12 unanswered questions and 19 2-pointer answers. Quads did not need their 3 point handicap in their match against East Street Band. Quads led by 14 points at halftime with the scores 11 25. The home side won the fifth and sixth rounds. The last two rounds were a draw. The match ended 32 for the home side and 42 for the away team. Alan Wright scored 12 for East Street Band. Steve Bray also scored 12 for Quads, with Steve Redfern scoring 12. There were 11 unanswered questions and 19 2-pointer answers. Exams had an 18 handicap in their contest with Wings. At the half way stage it was 37 to 21. The away team won all the rounds in the second half scoring 11 in round 7 to trail by 3 points going into the final round which they won by 5 to 4. However, this was not enough to deny Exams a victory .Chris Wood was the home team’s top scorer with a very good 15. All the Wings players were in double figures led by Keith Mulhearn with a fine 14, Dag Griffiths and Maurice Wright 13 each and Tom Farley on 11. There were 7 unanswered questions and 29 2 pointers in this game. Grapes of Wrath played Formby Sports. The result was 47 to 35 in the away team’s favour. They pulled back the handicap to be drawing at the end of the first round. It was 17 to 27 at the half way stage. Each team won 2 out of the 4 rounds in the second half. Derek Roberts on 12 and Jack Gardner on 10 were Grapes of Wrath’s top scorers. Once again, Sheila Tickle led the scoring for Formby Sports with an impressive 18. Alistair Gillespie also scored well with a fine 15. There were 7 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointers in this match.

Week ending 18th January 2025

Handicap League - Week 2
On Monday Mixed Blues played Aardvark Zetland and the result was a win for the away team by 40 points to 38. The lead changed a few times and at the halfway stage Mixed Blues were 2 points ahead at 31 to 29. Aardvark Zetland had a 3 point lead going into the final round which was won by the home team by 1 point but not enough to prevent the away team from gaining a narrow victory. For Mixed Blues Bill Morris scored 13 and Robin Mc Grath 11. Dave Leyland led the scoring for Aardvark Zetland with a fine 16 and he was supported by John Richards on 12.There were 17 unanswered questions and 23 2 pointers in this match.Also on Monday MPs (33) were home to Cavallette (38) who had a 4 point start. It was a close match with the scores 18-19 at halftime. The teams were level at the end of round six on 28 each. Cavallette then won the last two rounds 5-1 and 5-4 to clinch a win. Ann Evans led for MPs on 11 points, with Chris Hodgen scoring 10. Kate Woods scored a fine 16 for Cavallette with Christine Vasey scoring 13. There were 14 unanswered questions and 16 2-pointer answers scored.

On Tuesday Casablanca (42) played Grapes of Wrath (38) who had a 11 point start. At halftime the scores were 19 to the home side and 24 to the away team. It took Casablanca until the sixth round to overtake the handicap, when they then led 32-29. Ray Oakes scored an excellent 19 for Casablanca, with Dave Dutton scoring 11. Jack Gardner scored a very good 16 for Grapes of Wrath. There were 14 unanswered questions and 16 2-pointer answers. East Street Band (35) played Southport Grasshoppers (22) who had a 3 point start. Grasshoppers only had 3 players. East Street Band had overtaken the handicap by the end of the second round. Grasshoppers then lost the next five rounds, drawing the final round meaning East Street Band had a comfortable win. Alan Wright and Geoff Hedley both scored 12 for the home team with Malcolm Gregg scoring an impressive 15 for the away side. There were 15 unanswered questions and 9 2-pointer answers. Exams were at home to Fisherman’s Rest. The score at half time was 22 to 20. Fisherman’s Rest continued to pull back the handicap of 13 in the second half and, scoring 9 points in round 6 saw them lead by 34 to 27. Exams won the next round by a margin of 3 with Chris Woods scoring all their 6 points and the final round was 4 each to give the away team a win of 41 to 37. Chris Woods was the top scorer for Exams with 12.This score was matched by Alan Ascott and John Clarke for Fisherman’s Rest with Harry Owen scoring 11. There were 19 2 pointers in the game. Ex Pats played Formby Sports and started with a 19 point handicap.The away team chipped away a little at this start for Ex Pats but most rounds were low scoring and it was 30 to 13 at the halfway stage. The home team took the last two rounds and won the contest by 44 to 31. Only Sheila Tickle of Formby Sports was in double figures with a fine 15 in this game which wasn’t particularly well received by the players. There were 21 unanswered questions and 13 2 pointers.Quads were at home to Wings and won the match 43 to 39. The home team had a start of 14. The half time score was 27 to 22. Wings trailed by just one point going into the final round which was won by Quads to secure a victory. Adrian Cannell with 11 was top scorer for Quads while Dag Griffiths with an excellent 18 and Tom Farley 10 led the scoring for Wings. There were 14 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers in this match.

Week ending 11th January 2025

Handicap League - Week 1
Monday - Aardvark Zetland 40 - 38 Expats +13 (HT 21-22) Aardvarks overcame the handicap by the end of the fifth round. ExPats then won round six 6-4. It was a close match at the end with 3 points separating the teams.John Richards scored a fine 16 for the home side, with team mate Brian Cummins scoring 10. There were 11 unanswered questions and 15 2-pointers answered. Fishermen's Rest 42-45 QuadsS +7 (HT -23) By the end of the first round Quads had increased their +7 handicap to +13. However, the home side had levelled the scores by half-time. With two rounds to go Quads led by 2 points. Quads won round eight 7-3 but the home side still had the chance of a draw if the last question came to them as a bonus. However, Adrian Cannell for Quads answered the question for 2 points to win the game. Neil Macaskill scored an excellent 16 for Fisherman’s Rest, with Harry Owen scoring 14. Richard Farbon led with a very good 15 and Adrian Cannell and Steve Bray both scoring 11. There were 8 unanswered questions and 23 2-pointers answered. Wings 47 - 39 Grapes of Wrath +10 HT (24-26) After two rounds Grapes of Wrath had increased their handicap by 1 point. Wings were still 2 points behind going into round 7. Wings then won the last 2 rounds 7-0 and 6-3. Dag Griffiths scored an outstanding 20 for Wings, with Tom Farley scoring 12 and Keith Mulhearn 11. Jack Gardner scored 11 for Grapes of Wrath . There were 4 unanswered questions and 20 2-pointers answered. Southport Grasshoppers played champions Casablanca who had to give the home team a 13 point lead start. In the first half the away team were unable to make any headway in cancelling out the handicap. The half time score was 36 to 14. Casablanca won round 5 by 8 points to 1 and then went on to win the next 2 rounds and they were 8 points behind going into the final round which was a 5 each draw. The final result was 47 to 39. Gary Middleton led the scoring for Grasshoppers with a good score of 13. He was supported by David Phillips on 11. David Dutton scored an impressive 18 for Casablanca with Chris Sumner on 10. There were 11 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers in this match. The other match played on Monday between Mixed Blues and M.P.s resulted in a 31 each draw. The lead changed a few times and it was 14 to 13 at the halfway stage. It continued to be a close match in the 2nd half and Mixed Blues were just 1 point ahead going into the final round which the away team won 6 to5. Ed Davies from the home team was the only in double figures with 11. There were 18 unanswered questions, including 5 for 1 player and 4 for another. 16 2 pointers were scored.

Tuesday - Formby Sports 52 - 38 Exams +15 (HT 25-29) Exams were without Nick Philpott but made a good start by dropping only two points of their handicap in the first two rounds. After that they lost the next six rounds without scoring above 3 in any of the rounds. For the home side Sheila Tickle scored a superb 19, with Alistair Gillespie scoring a very good 15 and Nick Aindow 10. There were 9 unanswered questions and 19 2-pointers answered. Cavallette took on East Street Band. The away team pulled back the handicap of 9 after 2 rounds to lead 16 to 13 and it was 26 to 22 at half time in their favour. Cavallette won 2 of the next 3 rounds and were just 2 points behind going into round 8. They won this by 6 points to 5 but it wasn’t enough to prevent ESB from securing a very narrow victory of 45 to 44. Kate Woods and Alan Martin both scored 11 for the home team. Alan Wright was the leading scorer for the away team with a fine 18 and he was supported by Dave Nickeas on 12 and Geoff Hedley on 11. There were just 4 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointers in this game.

Week ending 14th December 2024

Division One
The match between Wings (55) v MPs (31) was moved forward to Monday. Wings won the first three rounds to lead 19-12. MP’s were 5 points behind at half-time on 18 to Wings 23. The home side won all the rounds in the second half and answered 12 of 16 2-pointers in the process to gain an easy victory. Keith Mulhearn scored an excellent 21, with Dag Griffiths 15 and Tom Farley 10. Ann Evans and Chris Hodgen also both scored 10 for MPs. There were 5 unanswered questions and 27 2-pointers answered. On Tuesday an exciting match was played between Casablanca 47 and Aardvark Zetland 43. At half time Aardvark led by 2 points on 24. They were also in the lead by 2 points going into the seventh round. Casablanca then won this round 8-4 to go into the lead for the first time They won the last round 6-4. This result meant that Casablanca won the first division. Ray Oakes scored an outstanding 23 for Casablanca with Bill Thomas and Dave Dutton both scoring 10. John Richards scored a fine 15 for Aardvarks and Steve Wilson was on 11. There were 7 unanswered questions and 32 2-pointers answered. A very close match was fought between E Street Band (42) and Fisherman’s Rest (43). E Street had a 6 point lead at half-time on 26. After winning the next two rounds Fisherman’s Rest were a point behind going into the final round. They clinched the victory by winning the last round 6-4. There was good scoring with 3 players getting 15. Geoff Hedley and Dave Nickeas for the home side and Harry Owen for Fisherman’s Rest. Neil Macaskill scored 11. There were 4 unanswered questions and 27 2-pointers answered.

Division Two
On Monday Mixed Blues were at home to Cavallette and they won the match 41 to 34. The away team led 19 to 16 at the half way stage. However, Mixed Blues rallied in the second half, starting with a full house in round 5. Claire Newbery with 12 and Ed Davies with 11 led the scoring for the home team while Alan Martin on 13 and Kate Woods on 12 were the top scorers for Cavallette. There were 13 unanswered questions and 23 2 pointers. There were 2 matches on Tuesday. Ex Pats played Southport Grasshopper and the result was a win for the away team - 35 to 26. The first round was a draw and then Grasshopper took the second round 9 points to 0.They won the next 2 rounds and led 22 to 7 at half time. Ex Pats won 3 of the next 4 rounds but the away team held on to their lead for a comfortable victory. Kath Jackson was top scorer for the home team and David Phillips on 14 and Mike Taylor on 10 were the top scorers for the away team. There were 18 unanswered questions including 4 for 1 player and 16 2 pointers. The other match on Tuesday was between Quads and Exams which resulted in a win for the home team of 43 to 27. The first round was a draw but good scoring from Quads in rounds 2 and 3 which they won 7 to 2 and 10 to 1 led them to be ahead by 24 to 12 at the halfway stage. They maintained their lead in the second half and secured a comfortable victory. There were 15 unanswered questions, including 4 for 1 player and 21 2 pointers. Congratulations to Grapes of Wrath who finished the season as 2nd Division champions. The runners up spot was close with Quads on 17 just edging out Southport Grasshopper on 16.

Week ending 7th December 2024

Division One:
Monday matches - Fisherman’s Rest (34) v Casablanca (46). Fisherman's Rest had a point lead after the first two rounds. Casablanca then won the next three rounds to lead by 11 points. Harry Owen scored 15 and Alan Ascott 12 for the home side. Dave Dutton led for Casablanca on 15 with Bill Thomas and Ray Oakes both scoring 11. There were 11 unanswered questions and 26 2 pointer questions scored. In the second match on Monday MPs (28) welcomed E Street Band (42) E Street won the first three rounds to establish a lead of 8 points. MPs drew the fourth round but then lost the next three rounds to leave them 15 points behind going into the final round, which MPs won 5-4 with E Street Band being worthy winners of the match. Alan Wright led for the away side on 14 points, with Dave Nickeas 12 and Geoff Hedley 10. There were 13 unanswered questions and 19 2-pointer questions answered
On Tuesday division one leaders Formby Sports (34) played third placed Wings (49). The opening two rounds were drawn. The third and fourth rounds were then won by Wings 8-3 and 9-2. At halftime it was 15 to Formby Sports and 27 to Wings. Formby Sports reduced the deficit and went into the last round trailing by 8 points. However, Wings finished with a 9-2 win in the last round for a comfortable victory. Sheila Tickle scored 12 for Formby Sports. Dag Griffiths scored an excellent 17 for Wings, with Maurice Wright 12 and Keith Mulhearn 11. There were 6 unanswered questions and 27 2-pointer answers given

Division:Two
On Monday the second placed team Southport Grasshopper played third placed Quads. The home team led for 6 rounds and were 4 points ahead going into round 7 which was won by Quads - 7 to 2 . The final round was 3 each which meant that Quads secured a very narrow victory of 33 to 32. David Phillips on 14 and Mike Taylor on 10 led the scoring for Grasshopper while Quads’ top scorers were Steve Bray on 14 and Richard Farbon on 12. There were 17 unanswered questions and 18 2 pointers. Grapes of Wrath got back to winning ways in their away match at Exams on Tuesday.They led from the start and it was 25 to 11 in their favour at half time. Exams won 3 of the 4 rounds in the second half but by then Grapes of Wrath were well on the way to victory with the final score being 42 -28 . Jim Quigley scored 11 for Exams and Jack Gardner scored an impressive 19 for Grapes.Ex Pats were at home to Cavallette and won by 34 to 27. The lead changed a couple of times in the first half and the score at the half way stage was 17 to 15. Ex Pats built on this lead in the second half, winning 3 out of the 4 rounds. Once again, Cavallette were unable to field a full team.Don Hobson on 13 and Kath Jackson on 12 were the home team’s top scorers and Alan Martin on 12 was the away team’s top scorer. There were 17 unanswered questions, including 4 for 2 of the players and 18 2 pointers. This week’s results mean that Quads move into 2nd place on 15 , behind Grapes of Wrath with Southport Grasshopper dropping down a place to 3rd on 14.

Week ending 30th November 2024

Division One:
On Monday Aardvark Zetland, who were missing Dave Leyland this week, welcomed Fisherman’s Rest. After the first three rounds the away side held a narrow lead of 3 points. However, Fisherman’s Rest won the next four rounds 9-2, 6-1, 7-0 and 7-2. Aardvarks did win the final round 7-4, with the match ending (23) for the home side and (46) for Fisherman’s Rest. Harry Owen scored a fine 16 for the away side, supported by Alan Ascott and Neil Macaskill 13. There were 15 unanswered questions and 20 2 point answers. On the same night Casablanca played the first of their two matches this week, when they were away for the rearranged fixture against MPs, who are yet to win a match this season. Casablanca won the opening two rounds but MPs responded by winning the third round and drawing the fourth. At half time it was 15 to the home side and 20 to the away team. Casablanca won the next three rounds 7-3, 8-4 and 8-3 to extend their lead to 18 points going into the final round. MPs won the final round 6-5 but it was too little too late. The match ended MPs 31 and Casablanca 48. Dan Evans scored 12 for MPs with Ann Evans 10. Ray Oakes scored an excellent 18 for Casablanca, with Chris Sumner scoring 11 and Bill Thomas 10. There were 9 unanswered questions. 25 2 pointer questions were answered.
Casablanca’s second match, the following day, was an exciting game at home to Wings. Although Casablanca were never in the lead the round scores were very close. At half time there was a single point separating the two teams with Wings ahead on 25. Going into the last round leading 40-38, the Wings ensured they had the points by winning the round 5-3. The match finished Casablanca 41 and Wings 45. Ray again led the scoring for Casablanca on 16, with Dave Dutton scoring 10. For Wings Dag scored a superb 20, with Tom Farley 13. There were 5 unanswered questions and 28 2 point answers. E Street Band also played on Tuesday in a match at home to top of the table team Formby Sports, in what was another close game. After three rounds E Street held a lead of 3 points. However, Formby Sports won the fourth round 8-2 to have a 3 point lead at half-time of 23. The lead was also 3 points going into the final round which was drawn 5-5. The match finished E Street Band 40 and Formby Sports 43. Dave Twigge led for E Street on 13, supported by Geoff Hedley 10. Sheila Tickle scored an outstanding 21 for Formby Sports and is this week’s highest scorer. There were 10 unanswered questions and 29 2-point answers.

Division Two:
The three 2nd division matches were all played on Tuesday. It is now very close at the top of the division . Grapes of Wrath remain top on 16 points with Grasshopper on 14 and Quads on 13 hot on their heels. Exams were at home to Mixed Blues and the result was a comfortable win for the away team - 38 to 28.It was 15 to 21 at the halfway stage. Nick Philpott was top scorer for Exams and a fine 15 from Ed Davies helped Mixed Blues to secure a victory. There were 18 unanswered questions which included 4 for 2 players from Mixed Blues. There were 19 2 pointers.Leaders Grapes of Wrath were at home to Southport Grasshopper and missed Jack Gardner’s usual good scoring. David Phillips scored well for Grasshopper with 15 and he was supported by Mick Hopkins who scored 10. The teams drew each of the first three rounds and it was 13 each approaching round 4. Grasshopper pulled ahead then to lead 17 - 13 at half time. They went on to win 3 of the next 4 rounds. The final score was 24-32. There were 21 unanswered questions which included 5 for 1 player and 13 2 pointers. Quads led from the start in their match at home to Ex Pats with the final result being 39 to 30.Steve Redfern headed the scoring for Quads with an impressive 16. Steve Bray scored 12 and Barbara Farbon 10. Don Hobson led for Ex Pats with a good score of 14. It was 23 to 17 at half time.There were 24 2 pointers and 18 unanswered questions.

Week ending 23rd November 2024

Division One:
Monday - In an exciting derby match Aardvark Zetland (41) welcomed E Street Band (40) in what was a closely fought game across all the rounds with the scores 19-22 at halftime. Aardvarks answered 14 2 pointer questions, with E Street Band scoring 13 2 pointer answers. Dave Leyland 14 led for Aardvark, supported by Brian Cummins 13 and John Richards 10. Geoff Hedley and Dave Nickeas both scored 13 for the away team. There were 10 unanswered questions.
Tuesday - In a closely contested match Formby Sports (45) were at home to MPs (39). At the halfway stage the scores were 20-18 and it was all level after six rounds. Formby Sports then won the last two rounds 7-5 and 8-4 to clinch the points. Sheila Tickle scored 13 points for Formby, with Alistair Gillespie 12 and Nick Aindow 11. Dan Evans scored 12 for MPs and Chris Hodgen 11. There were 5 unanswered questions and 25 2 pointer answers. Wings (53) were at home to Fisherman’s Rest (40) Wings won the opening four rounds and established a narrow halftime lead 26-21. This lead was extended with Wings winning the sixth and seventh rounds 7-1 and 9-4. Keith Mulhearn scored an excellent 17 for Wings, with a very good 16 scored by Dag Griffiths and 12 by Maurice Wright. For the away team Harry Owen scored an impressive 15 and Alan Ascott 11. There were 2 unanswered questions and 31 2-pointer answers. Another close match was the postponed game from 5th November between Casablanca (44) and E Street Band (41) E Street trailed Casablanca by 9 points at half-time with the home team on 25. E Street then won rounds six and seven 9-3 and 6-4 to cut the deficit to three points. The last round was drawn 6-6. Ray Oakes scored a fine 15 for Casablanca, with Chris Sumner and Dave Dutton both scoring 10. Geoff Hedley scored 12 for the away side and his teammate Alan Wright scored 11. There were 7 unanswered question and 29 2-pointer answers.

Division Two:
Two matches were played on Monday. Mixed Blues hosted division 2 leaders, Grapes of Wrath and secured a narrow victory of 41 - 39. The home team won the first round but then the visitors pulled away slightly to lead 21 to 18 at the halfway stage way stage. Mixed Blues took the 6th. round and, scoring 9 in the penultimate round as opposed to Grapes of Wrath 7, meant that they went into the final round with a 2 point advantage. This round was a 5 each draw.. Paul Tandy on 12, Jim McGrath on 11 and Ed Davies on 10 led the scoring for Mixed Blues while Grapes of Wrath’s leading scorers were Jack Gardner on 12 and Dave Berrington and Cliff Owens both on 10. There were 10 unanswered questions and 26 2 pointers in this match.Southport Grasshoppers had a comfortable win over Exams - 40 to 24 and are now 2nd in the table. Yet again, David Phillips was the top scorer for the home team with a very impressive 19. Southport Grasshoppers led throughout and the score at half time was 21 -12 in their favour. They extended their lead in the second half. There were 16 unanswered questions and 15. 2 pointers in this contest.
A close match was on Tuesday between Cavallette and Quads which was won by the home team 35 to 33. At the halfway stage Quads were leading 20 to 15. However, Cavallette won 3 and drew 1 of the next 4 rounds and were just 1 point behind going into the final round. They won this round 8 points to 5 to give them a narrow victory. The home team’s top scorer was Chris Swallow on 14 and Richard Farbon scored 11 for the away team. This match saw 15 unanswered questions and 20 2 pointers.

Week ending 16th November 2024

Division One:
There were two matches played this week. The match between Formby Sports and Casablanca had been brought forward resulting in a narrow victory for Sports 43 -42.
Monday
MPs (33) hosted Aardvark Zetland (45) Aardvarks won the first six rounds, with the scores being 12-24 at halftime and Aardvark having an 18 point lead at the start of round seven. MPs finished by winning the last two rounds 8-6 and 7-3. Chris Hodgen scored 13 for the home side and Dan Evans 10. Dave Leyland scored an excellent 17 for Aardvark, with Brian Cummins scoring 13 and Steve Wilson 10. There were 9 unanswered questions and 24 2 pointers scored.
Tuesday
With Dave Twigge enjoying his holiday in Prague, E Street Band only had 3 players for their home match against Wings. By the end of the third round Wings had established a 16 point lead, with the fourth round being a draw it was17-33 at the halfway stage. E Street did not find it easy in the second half and the match finished 27 for the home side and 60 for Wings which is the highest score so far this season. Dave Nickeas scored 12 for E Street and Alan Wright 10. All the Wings players scored double figures, led by Dag Griffiths on a superb 20, well supported by Keith Mulhearn 15, Maurice Wright 14 and Tom Farley 11. There were 5 unanswered questions. There were 28 2 point answers (of which Wings had 19)


Division Two:
The three second division matches were played on Tuesday. Cavallette played their stablemates Southport Grasshopper. The result was a win for Grasshoppers 42 to 32.Cavallette won the first round. Then , the “away” team won the second round and held on to the lead to the end. The half time score was 18 to 20. David Phillips scored an excellent 19 for Southport Grasshopper, supported by Gary Middleton on 10. There were 12 unanswered questions and 22 2 pointers in this match.Ex Pats were at home to Grapes of Wrath. The away team led throughout and it was 8 to 17 in their favour at halftime. They eventually secured a comfortable victory of 33 to 17.Cliff Owens was the top scorer for Grapes of Wrath with 13 and Jack Gardner scored 10. Of the 21 unanswered questions 5 fell to 1 player and 4 to 2 others. There were only 9 2 pointers. Quads played Mixed Blues and the result was a 37 each draw. Mixed Blues were 1 ahead at the half way stage and 6 ahead going into round six which they lost 0 to 5. They were just 1 point ahead for the final round which Quads took 7 to 6 to give the second draw in Division 2 this season. Richard Farbon with 13 led the scoring for the home team while Clare Newbery was the away team’s top scorer on 14. This match saw 23 2 pointers and 11 unanswered questions.

Week ending 9th November 2024

Division One:
As with last week, only two matches were played this week, which were both on Monday.
Aardvark Zetland, who were missing Brian Cummins, only had 3 players for their home match against Formby Sports. Aardvark struggled in the first half of the match, with the score after 4 rounds being 9-27. They pulled back in the second half with the final score being Aardvark 31 and Formby 50. Dave Leyland led for the home side with 14, supported by Steve Wilson 10. For the away team Sheila Tickle scored an excellent 23 and Alistair Gillespie 14. There were 7 unanswered questions and 24 2 pointer answers.
In the second match Fisherman’s Rest beat MPs who are still to win a match- 45-37. The first three rounds were closely contested but the Fisherman’s Rest built up a useful lead by winning the fourth round 9-0. At halftime it was 25-14. In the second half MPs won 3 rounds. Harry Owen scored an impressive 16 for the home side, with Neil Macaskill scoring 13 and Alan Ascott 10. For MPs Chris Hodgen scored 14 and Dan Evans 13. There were 5 unanswered questions and 24 2 pointer.

Division Two:
On Monday Mixed Blues had a convincing win over Ex Pats 43 to 24. The first round was a draw - 5 each. After that, the home team pulled away and led by 20 points to 10 at the half way stage. Ex Pats took the 6th round 7 -2 to lessen the gap but Mixed Blues replied by winning the next round 8-0. For the home team the top scorers were Bill Morris and Ed Davies with 14 each and Clare Newbery with 11. There were 16 unanswered questions and 19 2 pointers in the match.The top of the table contest between Grapes of Wrath and Quads was brought forward to Monday evening. As expected, this was a close match with the home team winning 41 to 39.It was 18 each at half time and the teams were still level after round 5. Grapes won round 6 by 2 points and then Quads responded by winning round 7 and were 1 point ahead going into the final round which was won by the home team to secure a narrow victory. Good scoring from Jack Gardner 17 and Derek Roberts 16 contributed to Grapes of Wrath’s win while Adrian Cannell 13 and Richard Farbon 10 were top scorers for Quads. There were 10 unanswered questions and 25 2 pointers. Tuesday’s match between Exams and Cavallette saw the 2nd division’s first draw of the season - 34 each. The away team led 17 to 15 at the halfway stage and added to their lead after round 5. However, Exams had a good round 6 winning it by 6 points to lead by 1 point. Both teams scored 5 points in the penultimate round and Cavallette took the final round 6 to 5 to give a draw. Kate Woods scored an impressive 17 points for Cavallette and Nick Philpott on 11 led the scoring for Exams. There were 15 unanswered questions and 19 2pointers

Week ending 2nd November 2024:

Division: One
There were only two matches played in division one this week, both on Tuesday. It was an extremely close match between Formby Sports (42) and Fishermen’s Rest (41) The away side established a 7 point lead by winning the first three rounds. The home side then won the next three rounds to lead 33-31. Fishermen’s Rest won the final round 5-4 but were one point short to earn a draw. Alistair Gillespie led for Formby Sports with a very good 16 points, supported by Sheila Tickle 10. Three players for Fishermen’s Rest scored double figures, with John Clarke and Harry Owen both scoring 11 and Alan Ascott 10. There were 9 unanswered questions and 28 2-point answers scored.
In the other match Wings (34), who were missing Dag Griffiths, hosted Aardvark Zetland (43). At halftime the score was 16-22. The scores remained close until the end of the sixth round. Aardvark’s lead of 2 points was extended by them when they won the last two rounds 6-4 and 7-2. Tom Farley scored a fine 15 for Wings, with Keith Mulhearn 12. For Aardvark John Richards scored 13, with Dave Leyland 12 and Steve Wilson 10. There were 12 unanswered questions and 25 2-point answers scored.
MPs match with Casablanca was postponed

Division Two
As the second half of the season started this week results showed that all the winners from September completed the double over their opponents. Southport Grasshopper were at home to Mixed Blues. They won the first round but the away team took the second and held on to the lead, winning 4 of the next 6 rounds .In spite of a good score of 15 from David Phillips, Grasshopper lost their 100% home record. Bill Morris scored an impressive 16 for Mixed Blues. There were 18 unanswered questions and 16 2 pointers in this match. On Tuesday Cavallette hosted Grapes of Wrath. The home team had a full complement of players this week but Grapes were the victors 40 to 32. Grapes of Wrath led throughout. Kate Wood, once again, was the top scorer for Cavallette with 14, ably supported by Alan Martin with 12. A fine 14 from Keith Wilkinson with Jack Gardner on 12 and Dave Berrington on 11 led the scoring for the away team. There were 13 unanswered questions and 21 2 pointers. In Tuesday’s other match Ex Pats beat Exams . There was just one point in it at the half way stage 21 to 20. Ex Pats won 3 of the 4 rounds in the second half to finish winning the match 38 to 34. Phil Ward 12 and Peter Lyth 11 were the top scorers for the home team. Nick Philpott scored a fine 15 and Jim Quigley 11 for Exams . There were 16 unanswered questions here - 8 for each team and 23 2 pointers

\Week ending 26th October 2024

Division One
There were 3 matches played on Monday this week and 1 match brought forward that was played on Tuesday.On Monday Aardvark Zetland, who were missing Dave Leyland, hosted Casablanca. Casablanca won the opening four rounds 7-2, 8-2, 7-5 and 8-2 to establish a 19 point lead of 30-11 at the halfway stage. By the end of the seventh round Casablanca led by 27 points. Although Zetland won the last round, the final score was 28-53. Brian Cummins scored 12 for the home team. All of Casablanca scored double figures with Dave Dutton getting an excellent 17, supported by Ray Oakes 14, Chris Sumner 13 and Bill Thomas 10. 26 2 point answers were scored and there were 9 unanswered questions. Casablanca (42) also played on Tuesday in their rearranged away fixture to Formby Sports (43) . It was a very close match. Formby Sports led for the first seven rounds, with the halftime score 21-16. Going into round 7 Casablanca were 7 points behind but won the final two rounds 8-5 and 9-6 to narrowly lose by a single point. This means that no team in either division has a 100% winning record. Sheila Tickle and Alistair Gillespie both scored 13 for the home side, with Leon Metford 10. For the away side Ray Oakes scored 16 and Dave Dutton 14. There were 9 unanswered questions and 30 2-pointers answered. Fishermen’s Rest 43 were at home to East Street Band 38. It was a close match in the first half with East Street Band leading by a point at half time on 19 points. Fishermen's Rest rallied in the second half and went on to win. Neil Macaskill and John Clarke were the joint lead scorers for the home side with a good 15 each and Harry Owen scored 11. Alan Wright, returning from his holiday after missing a few matches, scored a very good 17, with Dave Nickeas 15. 6 questions were unanswered questions and there were 24 2-point answers scored. MPs, still to win a match this season, played Wings. MPs only had 3 players and suffered the consequences, with Wings gaining a comfortable win. At half time it was 11-25 with the match finishing 27-52. The highlight of the game was Dag Griffiths scoring the first full house of the season with a superb 19 for Wings. This was also the highest score this week. Teammates Keith Mulhearn scored 15 and Tom Farley 12. Dan Evans also scored 12 for MPs, with Ann Evans scoring 11. There were 7 unanswered questions and 26 2-point answers.

Division Two
Monday’s match was between Southport Grasshopper and Ex Pats which the home team won 44 to 19. Mick Hopkins scored a fine 15 and Gary Middleton 11 and David Phillips 10 for Grasshopper. The home team led throughout against the 3 players for Ex Pats and it was 19 to 8 at the half way stage. There were 15 unanswered questions and 13 2 pointers in this match. Tuesday saw a match between Cavallette and Mixed Blues. It seemed ,at first that this match was a 31 each draw but an error in the scoring in the first round was spotted and this meant that Mixed Blues won by 1 point 32 to 31. The score at half time was 15 to 14 in the home team’s favour and they had a 4 point advantage going into the final round which Mixed Blues won by 7 points to 2. Kate Woods and Dave Palmer led the scoring for Cavallette who again had just 3 players in their team. Top scorers for Mixed Blues were Ed Davies with 12 and Bill Morris with 10. There were 17 2pointers scored in this match and 19 unanswered questions which, disappointingly, included 5 for one player. Quads continued their fine run when they won their away match at Exams . The home team led for the first 3 rounds . However, the away team took the lead after round 4 making it 16 to 14 and they held on to their lead to finish winners by 38 to 30.Jim Quigley topped the scoring for Exams with 14 whileSteve Redfern on 13 and Adrian Cannell on 10 were Quads’ top scorers. In this match there were 15 unanswered questions and 20 2pointers.

Week ending 19th October 2024

All the matches this week were played on Tuesday.

Division One
Casablanca maintained their 100% record, beating Fishermen’s Rest, with Casablanca scoring 52 and Fishermen’s Rest 37. The away side won the opening round 7-4 but Casablanca responded by winning the next five rounds to lead 40-28. Fishermen’s Rest won the seventh round scoring 7 points to Casablanca’s 5, but the home side finished by winning the last round 7-2 for a comfortable victory. Ray Oakes scored a superb 20 for the home team, supported by Chris Sumner and Dave Dutton who both scored 12. Neil Macaskill led for the away side with 13 and Harry Owen scored 10.
East Street Band hosted MPs, who are yet to win a match this season. Although MPs led narrowly in the early rounds, with the scores being 15 to the home side and 17 to the away side at half time, they eventually lost to ESB. The home team led by a point going into the final round which they won 7-3 for a welcome victory 38-33. Dave Nickeas scored a fine 16 for East Street Band, with Geoff Hedley scoring 12. Dan Evans scored 13 for MP’s. A very close match was fought between Wings 41 and Formby Sports 42. Wings won the opening round 8-3 but Formby Sports responded by winning the next round 8-3. At the halfway stage it was 23-19 . The scores remained close going into the last round, by which time the Wings led 39-34. Round 8 was won 8-2 by Formby Sports to give them a narrow victory. Dag Griffiths was the top scorer for Wings with an excellent 22. On the away side Alistair Gillespie continued his very good scoring this season with 17 points and Sheila Tickle scored 14.

Division Two
Cavallette won their first match of the season when they beat ExPats 33 to 29.There were just 3 players for the home team and they all scored double figures, led by Kate Woods on 12 with Chris Swallow 11 and Dave Palmer 10.Kath Jackson scored 13 for ExPats. Cavallette led throughout and it was 18 to 10 at the halfway stage. Ex Pats scored 12 in the last two rounds as opposed to Cavallette’s 6 ,but it was too late by then and the home team had a welcome victory. Grapes of Wrath were back to winning ways as they beat Exams 45 to 37. Highest scorer of the week award goes to Jack Gardner with an excellent 25 for the home team.Exams’ top scorers were Jim Quigley 14, Nick Philpott 11 and Chris Wood10. The half time score was 21 to 16.Although David Phillips scored an impressive 19 points for Southport Grasshopper his team still lost in their away match at Quads where the final score was 39 to 36. After four rounds the home team led 21 to 17. Quads led by 10 points going into round 8 which the away team took by 9 to 2. Steve Redfern with 13 and Adrian Cannell with 12 were the leading scorers for the home team. It is pleasing to note that there were fewer unanswered questions in this week’s matches compared to last week’s - 13, 9 and 11 respectively.

Week ending 12th October 2024

Division One
Monday - In the first draw of the season in either division, Fishermen’s Rest (34) hosted Aardvark Zetland (34) The round scores fluctuated with Fishermen’s Rest going into the second half with a 3 point lead on 21 points. Aardvarks won the next round 8-2 to lead 23-26. Fishermen’s Rest then responded by winning the sixth round 6-1 to go 2 points in front. Going into the last round the Aardvarks led by a point. The final question was not answered by the away side and went over to Fishermen’s Rest, who then answered it to get a draw. Alan Ascott scored 11 for the home side, with John Richards and Dave Leyland both scoring 12 each for the opposition. There were 16 unanswered questions.
Tuesday - With Alan Wright still away, three man East Street Band (26) were away to Formby Sports (38) Formby won the first two rounds to lead by 9 points. By the end of round 6, although they had won 3 rounds, East Street were trailing by 7 points. The home side won the last two rounds 5-3 and 6-3 for a comfortable win. Alistair Gillespie was top scorer with 15 points for Formby, supported by Leon Medford 10. For the opposition Dave Nickeas scored 14. 14 questions were unanswered. Wings (41) were at home this week to Casablanca (49). Casablanca got off to a very good start by winning the first four rounds, with the scores at half time being 15-29. In the second half of the quiz, Wings responded by winning the next three rounds to reduce Casablanca’s lead to 6 points. However, the away side won the final round 6-4 to ensure a victory. For Wings Tom Farley’s scored an excellent 19 and is this weeks highest scorer. Dag Griffiths scored 10. Ray Oakes and Dave Dutton both scored 16 for Casablanca. 8 questions were unanswered.

Division Two
There were two matches played on Monday. Mixed Blues were at home to Exams. The final score was 28 to 24 in the away team's favour.They were in the lead by 17 to 12 at halftime.Bill Morris scored 13 for Mixed Blues and Nick Phillpott with 12 and Jim Quigley with 11 were top scorers for Exams. There were 28 unanswered questions in this match. In the other Monday fixture Southport Grasshoppers defeated Grapes of Wrath 34 to 26,thus ending Grapes' 100% record. They led at the halfway stage 23 to 15 and maintained their lead in the second half. Once again,David Phillips was the leading scorer for Grasshoppers with 14 and Jack Gardner headed the scoring for the away team with 15. In this match,too, there were many unanswered questions - 24 to be exact.
Tuesday's match was between Ex Pats and Quads. The away team chose to go in second. They won the first round 7 to 2 and were leading 23 to 11 at the halfway stage. They went on to secure a comfortable victory of 36 to 22.Phil Ward scored 10 for the home team while Steve Redfern with 13 and Adrian Cannell with 12 were the top scorers for Quads. Worryingly, there were 20 unanswered questions here which included 5 for 1 player and 4 for 2 others - this doesn't make for enjoyable quizzing.

Week ending 5th October 2024

Division One
There were two matches played on Monday. In the match between Fishermen’s Rest and Wings, the scoring in the first round replicated that of the previous meeting between the two teams with Wings leading by 9 points to 5. At halftime it was 23-28 with Wings extending their lead to 12 points by the end of round 6. The home team rallied, reducing the final deficit to 5 points. It ended Fishermen’s Rest 41-Wings 46. Three players on both teams scored double figures. John Clarke scored 13 for Fishermen’s Rest, with Neil Macaskill scoring 12 and Harry Owen 11. For Wings Dag Griffiths scored a superb 19 and was the joint highest scorer this week overall. Tom Farley got 13 and Keith Mulhearn 11. 6 questions were not answered. MPs 32 hosted Formby Sports 46. Formby Sports got off to a flier by winning the first round 9-1. However, MPs won the next two rounds to reduce the deficit to 4 points. Halftime it was 18-26. By the end of the sixth round the home side were only 5 points behind but Formby Sports then won the final two rounds by 3-6 and 1-7 to clinch a comfortable victory. Ann Evans led for MPs 12 points, with Dan Evans scoring 10. For the opposition Sheila Tickle scored an impressive 17 and Alistair Gillespie 14. There were 9 unanswered questions.
Tuesday - With Alan Wright currently enjoying his holiday in Australia, East Street Band only had 3 players for their derby match against Aardvark Zetland which the latter won 39-46. Aardvarks Zetland won all the rounds in the first half to lead by 9 points on 28 to 19. At the end of the seventh round East Street Band were still 7 points behind although they did draw the final round 5-5. Alongside Dag for Wings, Dave Nickeas scored an excellent 19 for East Street Band with Geoff Hedley 13. Dave Leyland had a solid performance for Aardvark Zetland getting 15 points, with John Richards 13 and Brian Cummins 11. 8 questions were unanswered.

Division Two
The three division 2 matches were all played on Tuesday. The questions seemed to suit the teams as they all scored 38 or more. Exams lost at home to Southport Grasshopper by 38 to 44. Grasshopper won the second round by 7 to 0 and this set them up to lead 28 to 18 at half time. Exams rallied in the second half and won 3 of the 4 rounds. They were only 3 points behind going into the final round. Dave Martin 12 and Nick Philpott 11 were the top scorers for the home team while a fine 16 from David Phillips with 13 from Mick Hopkins and 12 from Mike Taylor helped to secure a victory for Southport Grasshopper. Grapes of Wrath maintained their 100% record ,but only just! Their match against Mixed Blues finished 43 to 42. Jack Gardner with 15 , Keith Wilkinson 11 and Mike Berry 10 scored well for the home team. Robin McGrath of Mixed Blues was this week’s top scorer in the 2nd division scorer with 16 supported by Clare Newbery on 11. The teams were level at the halfway stage - 22 each. Grapes of Wrath scored one more point than Mixed Blues in the fifth round and kept this lead for the rest of the half to give them a very narrow victory. Quads played at home against Cavallette and the final score was 44 to 38 in their favour. This match, too, was 22 each at halftime. Winning the fifth round by 7 to 1 set the home team on the way to victory. Top scorers for Quads were Richard Farbon 14, Steve Bray 12 and Steve McGinty 11. Kate Woods and Alan Martin led the scoring for Cavallette with 12 points.

Week ending 28th September 2024

Division One

Monday
A very close match was fought between Aardvark Zetland 38 and MPs 37, which went right to the wire. MPs had a 5 point lead at halftime (16-21) having won 3 of the first 4 rounds. Aardvarks were only a point behind going into the final round. Dave Leyland was the top scorer for the home side with an excellent 18. For MPs Chris Hodgen scored 13 and Dan Evans 12. There were 10 unanswered questions in the quiz.
Tuesday
Another close match was that played between Wings 37 and East Street Band 40. At the midway point East Street were leading 23-14. Wings then won the next three rounds and were only 2 points behind going into the final round. After the first four questions Wings had drawn level at 37-37. However, the away side held their nerve with three bonus points at the end. Three of the East Street Band scored double figures led by Dave Nickeas 13 with Alan Wright and Geoff Hedley both scoring 10. Dag Griffiths scored 16 for Wings. There were 8 unanswered questions in the quiz
Casablanca were missing regular player Dave Dutton for their match against Formby Sports. Casablanca won the first round 6-4 but then lost the next two rounds to go 3 points behind. At the halfway stage Formby Sports were leading 21-19. Going into the final round the teams were level on 33 points each. Casablanca then answered 6 of the 8 questions in round 8 to win the match 42-37. Top scorer of this week was Ray Oakes who scored a superb 26 for Casablanca. Alistair Gillespie 14 and Nick Aindow 10 led the scoring for Formby Sports. In this match there were 6 unanswered questions.

Division Two
Monday
Monday's match between Mixed Blues and Quads resulted in a win for the away team 36 to 28. Quads got off to a good start, taking the first round by 8 points to 1.However, the home team won the next three rounds and the score was 17 to 16 in their favour at the halfway stage Quads won the fifth round 8 to 0 and maintained the lead throughout the second half. Paul Tandy with 11 was top scorer for Mixed Blues and Steve McGinty 11 and Adrian Cannell 10 were the away team's top scorers .
Tuesday
Grapes of Wrath maintained their unbeaten record on Tuesday when they won their match against ExPats by 45 points to 20. The home team led from the start and took the fourth round by 9 to 0 to make the score 30 to 10 at the halfway stage Dave Berrington scored an impressive 17 for Grapes, supported by 11 from Jack Gardner. 12 questions were unanswered.
The match between stablemates Southport Grasshoppers and Cavallette started with a draw of 4 each. Grasshoppers then pulled away and led by 20 to 13 at half time and finishiung victors 39-28. The final round like the first was 4 points each, but by then the home team had established a good lead to secure a comfortable victory. David Phillips with 15 and Mick Hopkins with 14 led the scoring for Grasshoppers. There were 16 unanswered questions.

Merseyside Pairs Competition
Conratulations to Dag Griffiths (Wings) who, partnered by Lee Whitehead of the Ormskirk leaue, won the annual MQL Diamond Jubilee Pairs competition. It was held at Prescot Cables FC on Wednesday 25th September. Details are on the MQL website and the final can be viewed on YouTube as follows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5ddfc517g

Week ending 21st September 2024

Division One
In the one match played on Monday MPs 33 lost against Fishermen’s Rest 51. It was a close first round which Fishermen’s Rest won 7-6. The away team went on to score well and led 28-13 at halftime. Although MPs won the fifth round and the last round was a draw Fishermen’s Rest had a comfortable win.
For the home team Chris Hodgen scored 11 and Ann Evans 10. All of the away team were in double figures. As with last week Neil Macaskill was the top scorer for Fishermen’s, doing very well with 15, followed by Alan Ascott 14, Harry Owen 12 and John Clarke 10. On Tuesday East Street Band hosted Casablanca. Casablanca established a lead of 10 points by the end of round two. East Street then won the third round 7-5. Casablanca won the last two rounds 7-2 and 8-4. The final score was East Street Band 33 and Casablanca 54. Dave Nickeas scored 14 for the home side. Ray Oakes led the scoring for Casablanca with an excellent 18. Dave Dutton on 16 and Bill Thomas 11 gave good support. In the other Tuesday match Formby Sports 53 had a comfortable win over Aardvarks Zetland 33. The home side scored 7 or more points in six rounds. Sheila Tickle scored an impressive 18 points for Sports, with a very good 15 from their new player Alistair Gillespie and Nick Aindow on 11. John Richards also scored 11 for Aardvarks and Dave Leyland got 10.

Division Two
All the second division matches were played on the Tuesday. Exams won their match against Cavallette 37-30. They led from the start and they took the second round by 9 points to 2 leading to a score of 21 to 14 in their favour at the halfway stage. Chris Wood 12 and Nick Philpott 11 were the away team’s leading scorers. Kate Woods was again top scorer for Cavallette on 16 points.Ex Pats won their second match of the season 35-32 against Mixed Blues, thus surpassing their total for 23/24 season. The first half was very close and the teams were level on 15 points each at the midway stage . The home team were just a point ahead going into the final round which they won by 6-4 giving them a victory by 3 points. Peter Lyth 12 and Kath Jackson 11 were the top scorers for Ex Pats. Making a rare appearance for Mixed Blues Chris Newbery scored 14. The third match saw Grapes of Wrath beating Quads 48-28. The away team made a very good start in taking the first round by 7 to 0. They led by 28 to 9 at halftime and went on to secure a comfortable victory. Richard Farbon scored a fine 15 for the home team but the accolade of Player of the Week goes to Jack Gardner who scored an excellent 24 for Grapes. He was well supported by Derek Roberts 11 and Cliff Owens 10.

Week ending 14th September 2024

Division One
There were 2 matches played on Monday. Aardvark Zetland started well against Wings, winning the first round 7-3, followed by 5-4 in the second round. Wings then won the third round 7-4 and were 10 points ahead by round six, with the match ending Aardvark Zetland 38 - 47 Wings. Brian Cummins 11 and Steve Wilson 10 led for the home team. The away team’s top scorers were Dag Griffiths 15, Tom Farley 13 and Maurice Wright 11. A very close match was played between Fishermen’s Rest 38 - Formby Sports 40. The lead changed in the first half of the quiz with the teams level on 19-19 at the midway point. The scores were level again at 33-33 going into the final round. Neil Macaskill led for the home team on 13 points, with Dave Williams and Harry Owen both scoring 11. Sheila Tickle scored 15 for the away team and Sports also welcomed a new player, Alistair Gillespie. On Tuesday champions Casablanca played newly promoted MPs in a match that ended in a comfortable win for Casablanca by 49 to 29. Casablanca won the first round 7-1 but lost the next two rounds to be just a point ahead at the start of round four. However, they won the next three rounds which set them on their way to victory. There was good scoring from Ray Oakes and Dave Dutton who both got 18.

Division Two
Monday’s match between Mixed Blues and Southport Grasshoppers was very close, with the lead changing a few times. At halftime the score was 20-18 in the home team’s favour. Grasshoppers led by one point going into the final round, which Mixed Blues won by 5 points to 3, giving them a very narrow victory. Claire Newbery and Jim McGrath both scored 10 points for the home team. For the opposition Mick Hopkins scored 13 and David Phillips got 12. On Tuesday Ex Pats led from the start in their away match at Exams. By the halftime stage they had scored 17 whereas Exams had only scored 5. Exams rallied in the second half but the away team maintained their lead to finish with a comfortable win of 32-24. Phil Ward 11 and Kath Jackson 10 were the top scorers for Ex Pats. In Tuesday’s other match Grapes of Wrath were too strong for the 3 players of Cavallette. They led throughout the match and the halftime score was 23-12. They won 7 out of the 8 rounds and finished winners by 44 to 29. Jack Gardner scored a fine 16 for the home team supported by Keith Wilkinson 12 and Derek Roberts 11. Kate Woods of Cavallette scored an impressive 17.

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