TORBAY QUIZ LEAGUE

REPORT AND RESULTS

21:10:2009

Grenville Division: Paignton Sea Anglers D 38 (26), Royal A 45 (32); Crown & Sceptre 30 (29), Paignton Sea Anglers A 32 (17); Royal C 39 (40), Castle Inn 33 (12).

Hawkins Division: Devonport B 36 (26), Preston Con Club 18 (17); Bickley Mill 33 (15), Devonport A (30) 29; Torquay Rugby Club 39 (15), Churston Golf Club Wytookays 21 (17).

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Both Royal teams have yet to drop a point in Grenville, with Royal A leading the way at the top of the table. A team found themselves adrift of D Anglers after the first round but drew level after the second section. From then they took the lead and wound up 45-38 winners. Royal C were also playing catch-up against Castle Inn but the chase here lasted until second conferring, before the C team claimed a lead which they maintained to the end of the contest. Crown & Sceptre found themselves in a similar position to the Castle, as they held the lead against Paignton Sea Anglers A for the first four rounds. However, as with the Castle, Crown lost the lead during the penultimate round, going on to lose 30-32 to the A Anglers.

After only two weeks of competition, Bickley Mill have the last 100% record in Hawkins. Hosting Devonport A, they trailed their visitors for the first four rounds but took a narrow lead in second conferring, which they consolidated in the final section, winning 33-29. Devonport B moved up to second on the back of their 36-18 win against Preston Con Club. Starting with an 11-4 lead after first conferring, Dev B moved further ahead with each passing round, ensuring their win during second conferring. Torquay Rugby Club amassed a full team against Churston Golf Club Wytookays and reaped the benefit, running out 39-21 victors. Their early lead was compounded by the Golfers' zero score on literary sub-titles and Rugby Club were another side home and dry before round six.

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Royal C kept their grip on the top of Grenville with an overwhelming defeat of Castle Inn, whose cause was not helped by failing to score in the first round. Royal A remained in second place, their win at Paignton Sea Anglers D being a harder-fought affair. D Anglers took a narrow lead after the first round, but the Royal took up the running thereafter. The contest remained close until the final round when the Royal pulled away to win 32-26. Crown & Sceptre led throughout their game against Paignton Sea Anglers A, and held an unassailable lead before the start of the final round.

The Devonport teams stayed top of Hawkins division, with the A team having the easier ride at Bickley Mill. Dev A took the lead from the off, and were unbeatable by the end of conferring. The B team shared round one with Preston Con Club, moving on to increase their lead round on round, ending up 26-17 victors. Churston Golf Club Wytookays moved above Con Club following their 17-15 defeat of Torquay Rugby Club. The teams matched each other point for point to the halfway mark, but the two extra points that Wytookays picked up in the 1990s snooker conferring question made all the difference to the final score.

To scorers:

Grenville GK - Don Minifie (Royal C) 13

Grenville Sport - Barnaby Tuck (Royal A) 11

Hawkins GK - Jeremy Chudley (Devonport B) 10

Hawkins Sport - Beverley Austin (Golf Wytookays) 9

Fixtures for 28 October 2009:

Grenville: Castle Inn v Crown & Sceptre

Paignton Sea Anglers A v Royal A

Royal C v Paignton Sea Anglers D

Hawkins: Churston Golf Club Wytookays v Bickley Mill

Devonport A v Preston Con Club

Torquay Rugby Club v Devonport B