Our Sponsors...

Our Sponsors...

Sunday 18 January 2009

Next Week - Cup and Plate...


Week 7...

Several good scores were registered this week both by teams and individuals as the "Big Beasts" of the Quiz League jungle really get their teeth into the season.

In the A League, the main man of many years standing Alan Hodgson scored 54 as his Dolphin team enjoyed a comfortable win over the Harrington Academicals. Alan has won the A League Individual title on no fewer than 10 occasions leaving him far and away in the lead on that score and not likely to be caught. Peter "Mr Consistency" McBride also scored 39 for the Dolphin - he has scored three 39s, three 42s and a 45 this season. What would we give at the City of Manchester stadium for such reliability...

Alice Walker lead the way with a terrific personal best 51 as the Ox-fford 'C' beat the New Castle, Shauna Barstow and Neil Wall scoring 24 each for them

Elsewhere the questions suited the Ox-fford better than the Castle with Paul Morrissey putting down the microphone long enough to score a season's best 39. Mark Shaw did the same with 27 (albeit he is never to be allowed anywhere near a microphone).

By far the closest game of the week was the Dolphin Dragons' 133 - 130 win over the British Flag. Tighter than a Government Accountant's bottom here with Tony Browne (33) and Neil Drummond (30) both having their best scores this campaign for the Flag and Gary Stubbs (30) and John Burgess (21) doing the same for the Dragons.

In the B League, the Puss Heads still remain top despite not playing. The Knot Inn cemented their second spot with a 122 - 108 win over the Waters Green Phoenix, Brian Bogie top scoring with 30.

The Plough Taverners became one of 4 teams on 6 points with a 118 - 85 win over the Cock Inn, Grenville Leah and Phil Davies scoring 21 apiece. Another close affair saw the George & Dragon just beat the Baths Hotel by 5 points, Malcolm Asquith and Mike Vickerstaff scoring 27 each for the teams respectively.

Finally the Puss Artists kept their good run going (lost the first three games, won the next three) with a 135 - 115 win over the Church House Bollington. Ed Baron and Rick Davis scored 33s for the CHB whilst Dave Cooper had the night's best score with 36 for the Artists.

The C League is also very tight with a long queue of 4 teams on 8 points following the Crown who sit top with 12 after six wins out of six. Their latest victims were the Byron Laureates for whom Jon Prout scored a good 21. Andy Ridgway moved to 3rd in the Individual standings with another very solid 24.

The Byron Bards lost to the Albion, although Patrick Booth scored a good 24 on his debut for the Bards. John Hargreaves chipped in another ever-reliable 27 for the Albion.

Adum Carr clocked up a season's best 30 for the Waters Green Rams as they beat the Lamb Inn by 9 points and the Sutton Church House completed the nights games by beating the Chester Road Tavern, Barrie McQuinn scoring 27 for the Sutton outfit.

News & Views - Week 7 (13/01/2009)







Sunday 11 January 2009

Week 6...

As surely as Cristiano Ronaldo will not be getting a free courtesy car from Stratstone this week, so Macclesfield Quiz League has returned to life after Christmas - thankfully without hitting any stationary inanimate objects...

In the A League, results went the way of the form teams with the current top 4 all winning their games reasonably comfortably with the exception of the Ox-fford who only just had the better of the Harrington Academicals in a close and entertaining game at the Harrington. A very good night was enjoyed by all, not least because the pub was as warm as toast on what was most likely the coldest night of the winter so far (-8°C being spotted on the car temperature gauge). Thanks to all concerned for the hospitality and to Heather & Shauna from the New Castle who asked the questions. If I hadn't broken my camera whilst on holiday I would have immortalised the scene more pictorially for you...

Elsewhere good scores abounded as Tim & Caroline Massey scored PBs for the Ox-fford 'C' as they beat the Dolphin Dragons in the somewhat colder surroundings of the Ox-fford which was suffering from a new year lack of plumber availability after a central heating fault. All should be restored by now...

Peter McBride continued his relentless march to the top of the A League Individual standings with another excellent 42 as the Dolphin beat the British Flag, Jeff Whitney top scoring for the Flag. The Principals completed the A League fixtures with Tim Findlow and Alan Gilday both scoring 39 and Graham Bailey 36 in a comfortable win against the Castle. The Principals were in imperious form, scoring 81 points on the Specialist questions alone. Scary...

In the B League, the Puss Heads march relentlessly on with their 6th win out of 6, this being a very close 135 - 132 win over the Plough Taverners. The Heads are in a rich vein of form and it is no surprise that all the team are comfortably in the Top 10 Individual standings.

Those standings are still headed though by Rick Davis of the Church House Bollington who helped his team beat the George & Dragon. Ed Baron starred for the CHB on the night with 39.

The Puss Artists are moving in the right direction with a comfortable win over the Cock Inn - Dave Cooper providing a season's best 36 for the Artists, whilst in the remaining game the Knot Inn consolidated their second place in the table with a win over the Baths Hotel.

The Crown have the only 100% record left in the C League with their comfortable win over the Lamb Inn giving them five out of five so far this term. Kenny Davenport-Slater (33), Andy Ridgway (30) and Glyn Bradley (27) all made hay whilst the sun (metaphorically) shone.

Another very close game at the Waters Green saw the Rams just lose by 4 points to the Harrington 'B'. Tracey Crellin is just below the Top 10 having only played 4 games for the Rams and top scored again for them with 24. Adum Carr also scored a season's best 21. Geoff Parkin (27) and Tom Aindow (21) saw the Harrington home.

Finally the two Byrons continue to progress, scoring well whilst losing to two very long established teams in this forum - the Bards to the Chester Road Tavern and the Laureates to the Albion.

Jed Singleton (21) and Jas Weslby (18) top scored for the Bards and Laureates respectively whilst Steve & Bill Moores got their seasons going with 30 and 27 respectively for the CRT. John Hargreaves scored a top-notch 36 whilst Roberto Rodriguez weighed in with 33 for the Albion.

You can also see the Cars and Vans 4U Ltd Question Setters Trophy details now we are a third of the way through the season - the New Castle are the team to try and beat.

Cars and Vans 4U Ltd Question Setters Trophy


News & Views - Week 6 (06/01/2009)




Sunday 4 January 2009

Back to life...

Below are the latest two weeks worth of results from what is undoubtedly the best Quiz League in the Macclesfield area.

I am now returned from my travels in the Southern Hemisphere (where it is a darn sight warmer than here, let me tell you) and normal service will be resumed from now on.

We resume with Week 6 on Tuesday the 6th of January whereupon anyone mentioning Nottingham Forest will be shot...

News & Views - Weeks 4 & 5 (2nd & 9th of December)