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Church House 'A'

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1987–8: Ch Hse 'A', B Lge
1988–9: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1989–90: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1990–1: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1992–3: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1993–4: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1994–5: Ch Hse 'A', B Lge
1995–6: Ch Hse 'A', C Lge
1996–7: Ch Hse 'A', B Lge
1997–8: Ch Hse 'A', B Lge
1998–9: Church Hse, B Lge
1999–2000: Ch Hse, C Lge
2000–1: Church Hse, C Lge
2001–2: Church Hse, C Lge
2002–3: Church Hse, C Lge

Family Tree: Church House 'A'

Key: (N) = New player; (TI) = Transfer In; (TO) = Transferred Out after this season; (L) = last season in MQL (to date); (B) = player took a Break after this season; (R) = player Returned this season after a break

Please note: except in seasons 1988–9, 1994–5 and 1995–6, the Average column gives the average score for the games that counted towards the season's total – i.e. 12 games in a league of nine teams, 11 games in a league of eight, and so on. The number of games that counted is given in the Counting column. In the three seasons cited as exceptions, the Average is the average score for all games. (In the case of the 1988–9 season, this is because the figures are for the half–way stage of the season.)

1987–8: Church House 'A', B League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1987–8 Church House 'A' B 16 5 1 10 1545 11 8

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
14 Ken Allen 13 273 30 16 12 22.75
21 Sylvia Roberts 14 228 30 16 12 19.00
24 Steve Edgar 12 195 27 16 12 16.25
32 Chris Bennett 11 150 30 16 12 13.64
34 Alan Firkins (L) 9 138 24 16 12 15.33
61 John Daly (L) 1 17 17 16 12 17.00
67 Alan Roberts (L) 1 6 6 16 12 6.00
70 Barbara Dunn (L) 1 3 3 16 12 3.00
70 Mandy Game (B) 2 3 3 16 12 1.50

Mandy Game returned to play one more game for this team (billed as Mandy Gane) in the 1990–1 season.

1988–9: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1988–9 Church House 'A' C 14 5 0 9 1375 10 6

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
11 Sylvia Roberts 8 156 33 9 19.50
13 Ken Allen 7 153 36 9 21.86
27 Steve Edgar 6 105 27 9 17.50
29 Chris Bennet 6 90 21 12 15.00
40 Nick Meecham (N, B/TO) 3 42 18 9 14.00

Nick Meecham played six games for the Railway View 'A' in the 1994–5 season.

1989–90: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1989–90 Church House 'A' C 16 8 1 7 1655 17 5

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
13 Ken Allen 13 258 33 15 16 12 21.50
15 Steve Edgar (L) 14 246 30 12 16 12 20.50
24 Chris Bennet 13 186 27 6 16 12 15.50
27 Sylvia Roberts 10 159 27 9 16 12 15.90
31 Jonty Bateman (TI) 7 129 33 6 16 12 18.43
51 Bob Gratton (N, B) 2 33 18 15 16 12 16.50

Jonty Bateman had played one game for the Church House 'B' in the 1988–9 season.

Bob Gratton didn't play in the 1990–1 season, but became a regular from 1992.

1990–1: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1990–1 Church House 'A' C 16 3 0 13 1497 6 7

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
9 Ken Allen 14 285 36 18 16 12 23.75
26 Jonty Bateman 10 171 30 3 16 12 17.10
30 Sylvia Roberts (L) 10 162 27 9 16 12 16.20
31 Chris Bennet 13 159 24 6 16 12 13.25
38 Grahame Evans (N, L) 9 69 12 3 16 12 7.67
49 Stuart Simmons (N, L) 6 42 12 0 16 12 7.00
62 Mandy Gane (R, L) 1 9 9 9 16 12 9.00

Mandy Gane had previously played one game for this team (billed as Mandy Game) in the 1987–8 season.

1992–3: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1992–3 Church House 'A' C 16 6 0 10 1664 12 6

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
4 Ken Allen 15 300 39 16 12 25.00
32 Bob Gratton (R) 10 150 24 16 12 15.00
32 Jonty Bateman 9 150 24 16 12 16.67
37 Chris Bennet 9 117 15 16 12 13.00
39 Jack Havercroft (N) 7 96 21 16 12 13.71
41 Martyn Long (N) 7 87 18 16 12 12.43
42 Sarah Jamison (N) 5 75 18 16 12 15.00
52 Kevin Genders (N, L) 1 12 12 16 12 12.00
52 Grant Brierley (N, TO) 1 12 12 16 12 12.00

Bob Gratton had previously played two games for this team in the 1989–90 season.

Grant Brierley played two games for the Church House 'B' in the 1993–4 season.

1993–4: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1993–4 Church House 'A' C 16 10 0 6 1731 20 3

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
3 Ken Allen 16 336 45 15 16 12 28.00
20 Bob Gratton 12 213 24 9 16 12 17.75
35 Sarah Jamison 10 111 27 3 16 12 11.10
37 Martyn Long (B) 6 99 27 9 16 12 16.50
37 Chris Bennet 7 99 21 6 16 12 14.14
44 Jack Havercroft 3 60 36 12 16 12 20.00
46 Jonty Bateman 5 54 18 6 16 12 10.80
50 Harry Franco (N, B/TO) 3 24 12 6 16 12 8.00
57 Rod Bayley (N, L) 1 6 6 6 16 12 6.00
57 Clive Rawsthorne (N, B) 1 6 6 6 16 12 6.00

Martyn Long returned to play nine games for this team in the 1997–8 season, and one in 1998–9.

Harry Franco didn't play in 1994–5, but was a regular reserve for the Church House 'B' over the next three seasons – after which he returned in a similar role for this team (Church House) from 1998 to 2001.

Clive Rawsthorne returned to play a total of three games for this team between 1998 and 2000.

1994–5: Church House 'A', B League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1994–5 Church House 'A' B 16 3 1 12 1730 7 9

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
6 Ken Allen 16 333 36 15 16 12 25.15
24 Bob Gratton 13 231 30 9 16 12 18.46
33 Sarah Jamison 11 162 36 3 16 12 14.73
36 Chris Bennet 7 102 21 3 16 12 14.57
37 Jonty Bateman 6 96 24 9 16 12 16.00
38 Martyn Long 5 72 30 3 16 12 14.40
50 Paul Broomhead (R/TI) 4 24 15 0 16 12 6.00
54 Jack Havercroft (L) 1 15 15 15 16 12 15.00
64 Sarah Cottam (N, L) 1 0 0 0 16 12 0.00

Paul Broomhead had previously played for the George & Dragon (Rainow Road) in the 1988–9 season.

1995–6: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1995–6 Church House 'A' C 16 10 0 6 1871 20 3

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
4 Ken Allen 16 321 36 9 16 12 24.00
8 Bob Gratton 16 294 36 9 16 12 21.75
20 Kevin Fieldstead (TI) 16 222 30 12 16 12 16.88
43 Chris Bennet (B) 4 57 27 6 16 12 14.25
44 Jonty Bateman 4 54 21 6 16 12 13.50
46 Paul Broomhead (B) 5 39 12 3 16 12 7.80
46 Sarah Jamison (L) 3 39 15 12 16 12 13.00

Kevin Fieldstead had previously played as a reserve for the Church House 'B' since 1992.

Chris Bennet(t) didn't play over the next two seasons, but returned to play for this team in 1998–9.

Paul Broomhead returned to play one game for this team in the 1999–2000 season.

1996–7: Church House 'A', B League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1996–7 Church House 'A' B 14 4 1 9 1604 9 6

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
8 Paul Taylor (TI) 12 294 36 21 14 11 26.73
14 Bob Gratton 14 255 30 18 14 11 23.18
16 Kevin Fieldstead 13 249 30 18 14 11 22.64
26 Ken Allen (L) 9 192 30 15 14 11 21.33
42 Roy Harrison (N) 3 42 21 6 14 11 14.00
45 Jonty Bateman (L) 1 21 21 21 14 11 21.00
50 Bernard Raggett (N, B) 2 12 6 6 14 11 6.00
53 Elizabeth Hallows (N, L) 1 0 0 0 14 11 0.00

Paul Taylor had played as a reserve for the Church House 'B' from 1994 to 1996.

Ken Allen emigrated to Australia in the course of this season, and Bob Gratton took over as the captain of this team. Tragically, Ken died of cancer a few short years later.

Bernard Raggett returned to play two more games for this team in the 1998-9 season.

1997–8: Church House 'A', B League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1997–8 Church House 'A' B 14 3 0 11 1530 6 8

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
13 Bob Gratton 13 261 33 15 14 11 23.73
18 Kevin Fieldstead 13 240 30 18 14 11 21.82
25 Paul Taylor (L) 9 189 27 12 14 11 21.00
27 Roy Harrison (L) 8 168 33 15 14 11 21.00
30 Martyn Long (R) 9 147 27 6 14 11 16.33
49 Gordon Hamill (TI) 2 18 9 9 14 11 9.00
54 Jon Bowers (N, L) 1 9 9 9 14 11 9.00

Martyn Long had previously played a total of thirteen games for this team between 1992 and 1994.

Gordon Hamill had played for the Church House 'B' in the 1996–7 season.

1998–9: Church House 'A', B League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1998–9 Church House B 16 3 0 13 1584 6 9

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
15 Bob Gratton 13 291 36 15 16 12 24.25
20 Kevin Fieldstead 14 276 39 15 16 12 23.00
29 Davis Holmes (N) 10 183 33 12 16 12 18.30
34 Chris Bennett (R) 9 150 24 6 16 12 16.67
48 Harry Franco (TI) 4 51 18 6 16 12 12.75
52 Gordon Hamill (L) 4 39 12 3 16 12 9.75
56 Bernard Raggett (R, L) 2 24 12 12 16 12 12.00
58 Clive Rawsthorne (R) 1 18 18 18 16 12 18.00
61 Martyn Long (L) 1 15 15 15 16 12 15.00
64 Rick Taylor (N) 1 9 9 9 16 12 9.00

Davis Holmes had played for the Church House 'B' since 1992 (billed as Dave Holmes).

Chris Bennet(t) had played for this team since 1987, but hadn't appeared in the 1995–6 or 1996–7 seasons.

Harry Franco had previously played three games for this team in the 1993–4 season. From 1995 to 1999 he was a regular reserve for the Church House 'B'.

Bernard Raggett had previously played two games for this team in the 1996–7 season.

Clive Rawsthorne had previously played one game for this team in the 1993–4 season.

1999–2000: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
1999–2000 Church House C 16 9 1 6 1820 19 2

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
2 Bob Gratton 16 351 39 21 16 12 29.25
7 Kevin Fieldstead 15 306 33 21 16 12 25.50
32 Davis Holmes (L) 9 162 24 12 16 12 18.00
41 Harry Franco 6 87 21 3 16 12 14.50
44 Tina Whitwam (N) 7 69 15 3 16 12 9.86
45 Rick Taylor (L) 5 66 18 6 16 12 13.20
48 Chris Bennett 2 36 24 12 16 12 18.00
51 Frank Harrington (N) 1 27 27 27 16 12 27.00
52 Clive Rawsthorne (L) 2 24 12 12 16 12 12.00
63 Paul Broomhead (R, L) 1 6 6 6 16 12 6.00

Paul Broomhead had previously played a total of nine games for this team between 1994 and 1996.

2000–1: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
2000–1 Church House C 16 5 1 10 1645 11 8

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
3 Bob Gratton 16 318 36 21 16 12 26.50
12 Kevin Fieldstead 15 282 36 18 16 12 23.50
31 David Holmes 9 141 24 9 16 12 15.67
33 Chris Bennett 8 132 27 6 16 12 16.50
44 Steve Punch (N) 9 60 12 3 16 12 6.67
48 Ash Brighton (N) 3 33 15 9 16 12 11.00
51 Harry Franco (L) 2 18 15 3 16 12 9.00
53 Tina Hackey (L) 1 15 15 15 16 12 15.00
56 Frank Harrington 1 12 12 12 16 12 12.00

David Holmes was known from 1998 to 2000 (due to a misprint that quite appealed to him) as Davis Holmes.

Tina Hackey was formerly known (when she played seven games for this team in the 1999–2000 season) as Tina Whitwam.

2001–2: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
2001–2 Church House C 16 6 0 10 1739 12 6

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
6 Bob Gratton 15 318 33 27 16 12 26.50
15 Chris Bennett 12 261 30 6 16 12 21.75
19 Kevin Fieldstead 16 243 30 15 16 12 20.25
33 David Holmes 11 177 30 6 16 12 16.09
49 Mike Benford (N) 2 27 15 12 16 12 13.50
50 Phil Hornbuckle (R/TI, L) 2 24 12 12 16 12 12.00
54 Frank Harrington 1 18 18 18 16 12 18.00
56 Steve Punch (L) 4 12 6 0 16 12 3.00
60 Ash Brighton (L) 1 3 3 3 16 12 3.00

Phil Hornbuckle had previously played for the Rising Sun 'A' between 1988 and 1996.

2002–3: Church House 'A', C League

League Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Position
2002–3 Church House C 14 6 0 8 1583 12 5

Pos Name Played Total Highest Lowest Maximum Counting Average
8 Ed Baron (TI, B/TO) 13 270 30 15 14 11 24.55
9 Bob Gratton (B/TO) 13 264 39 18 14 11 24.00
13 Kevin Fieldstead (TO) 13 234 27 12 14 11 21.27
32 Chris Bennett 8 126 24 3 14 11 15.75
35 David Holmes (B/TO) 6 105 27 6 14 11 17.50
50 Frank Harrington (B/TO) 1 9 9 9 14 11 9.00
50 Stephen Webster (N) 1 9 9 9 14 11 9.00
54 Mike Benford 1 3 3 3 14 11 3.00

Ed Baron had previously played for the Railway View ('A') since 1995. Two years after the demise of this team, he became a founder member of the new team to play out of the Church House – Church House Bollington.

Bob Gratton, who had captained this team since Ken Allen emigrated in 1997, was forced by pressure of work to take a break from the Quiz League. He returned fourteen years later, after his retirement, to play for the Church House Bollington.

Kevin Fieldstead played a total of four games for the Church House Bollington team in its first two seasons (2005 to 2007), and one in 2017–18.

David Holmes played four games for the Church House Bollington in the 2011–12 season (billed once again as Dave Holmes). He emigrated to the Far East some time after that, and sadly died around 2017.

Frank Harrington played one game for the Park Timers in the 2012-13 season.

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