Orrell & District Quiz League

Congratulations go to Bryn Labour, who beat the Masons Arms in a very close fought final, having beaten both Sherringtons and The Cricketers in the earlier rounds.

Congratulations to Sherringtons who have become the 2025 League Champions, norrowly beating the Cricketers by virtue of a slightly higher points difference.

Congratulations also go out to Bryn Labour Club who pipped new team Highfield CH by 2 points to win the Handicap League title.

Based on performances so far this season, the handicaps for the final seven matches are as follows:

The draw for the Knockoout cup was made at the delegate's meeting tyonight.  The competition will be played to a finish on Tuesday 26th August at a venue to be confirmed.  It will be a handicap competition, with the handicaps calculated using the final league table.

Please be reminded that the Masons Arms closes early and the team would appreciate it if you could arrive in time to start your match at 8.30pm

BBC Two’s Mastermind is currently scouring the UK to find contenders for the next series, which will be filmed in Belfast!   

We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as casting is currently underway, with applications for the latest series closing soon.  

To apply, please click: CAST IT REACH or click on the image below:

Or email mastermind.hth@hattrick.com (the application takes just 10 minutes to complete).  

Entry is open to UK residents (including Channel Islands & the Isle of Man) who are aged 18 or over.  

Hat Trick/Hindsight are committed to making programmes as inclusive as possible.   

The Mastermind Casting team

Here are the handicaps for the new season. They have been calculated on average points difference based on last year's final league table and will be adjusted after the first round of games.

For the new 2025 season we are joined by a new team, Highfield CH, based at Highfield Community Hall - details can be seen here:

Millstone have moved venue and changed their name - they will be playing out of the Sherringtons Bar and have changed their name accordingly.

Delphic Horses are now to be known as The Delph Taverners.

Fixture details can be found on your own team's page, or in the main fixtures calendar.  The first match of the season will take place on Tuesday 1st of April.

Congratulations to the Star Inn on winning this years Knockout cup competition.  Starting with a handicap of 16, they beat The Cricketers 66-49 in the quarter final and The Millstone 67-61 in the semi-final.

Their opponents in the final were last year's winners, Bryn Labour Club, who played off a handicap of 23.  They beat the Delphic Horses 69-61 in the quarter final and Merrymen by 62-55 in the semi-final.

In the final, Bryn led for the first 7 rounds, with The Star Inn pipping them in the final round to win by 63 points to 61.

Congratulations to their squad of Peter Duffy, Arthur Heyes, Tony Spark, Lee Whitehead and Steve Pilkington on winning an excellent competition.

Huge thanks also go out to Bill Gerard who wrote all of the excellent quizzes used on the night.  The quizzes used can be found on the Quizzes page in the 2024 folder.

Congratulations to the Mason's Arms who have won the league by beating Merrymen in their final league match.