Southport and Formby Quiz League : Quiz Notes
By Tom Farley


Week ending 28th January 2012

This week we completed our league season, apart from the first division play-off. We now have a week without any fixtures followed by our new trial handicap league.

Division One
As expected, the joint top sides finished the season with comfortable victories so a play-off will be necessary and will be held in a few weeks time. Solid scoring from Tom Farley 25, Dag Griffiths 12 and Keith Mulhearn 10 led Wings to a 54 - 30 defeat of St Patrick's A, Anne Page 11 leading for the visitors. Sir Henry Segrave (formerly Scarisbrick Hotel) achieved a comprehensive 58 - 19 victory over Devonshire Club, with strong scoring from Dave Sinclair 23, John Clarke 16 and Harry Owen 11. The final relegation places were setteld and filled by London Boys and Quads. Southport FC saved themselves by beating London Boys despite being behind for most of the match. Geoff Wilde 20 led for the football club and Alan Wright 19 for the London. Quads went down 46 - 27 at Cavaliers, a match in which all the Cavaliers players finished in double figures for the first time this season, Vic McClellan 16, the improving Mark Halton 11 and Dick Davies and Paul Edwards, both 10, sharing the scoring. Casablanca narrowly beat Formby RBL 45 - 41 to finish in joint third place with them . Arthur Jones 14, Bill Thomas 12 and Chris Sumner 11 all made good contributions for Casablanca, with Sheila Tickle 15 and Molly West 11 leading for the visitors.

Division Two
Ainsdale Sands were confirmed as champions with 36 - 19 victory at Sacred Heart, with good scoring from Jack Gardner 14 and Derek Roberts 13. Also in the promtion slot are Baron's Bar despite going down 32 - 30 at Formby Pavilion, Frank Gracie 13 leading for the home side and John Ashcroft and Phil Lally, both 10, for Baron's Bar. Closest match was MP's 27 - 24 victory over Exams, Ann Evans 12 leading for the home side and Steve James 11 for Exams. Bob Ellis 20 achieved his best score of the season leading to Vikings winning 39 - 28 at St Patricks to end what has been a very disappointing league season for them. Sheila Tobin 12 led for St Pats.