Pericardium

(team secretary in bold)

Current squad stats

Show all	P (20)	W	L	Pts	Avg	2s	2sA	1s	1sA	10+	Max	Min	Scored
Ian Aitkenhead	1	0	1	9	9.00	4	4.00	1	1.00	0	9	9	0
Jack Bennett	10	7	3	126	12.60	48	4.80	30	3.00	9	17	9	0
Chris Clough	3	1	2	32	10.67	14	4.67	4	1.33	2	13	8	0
Tim Hall	9	5	4	126	14.00	55	6.11	16	1.78	9	18	12	0
Anne Hegerty	3	2	1	28	9.33	12	4.00	4	1.33	2	11	7	0
Kathryn Johnson	12	10	2	131	10.92	56	4.67	19	1.58	9	14	6	0
Charlie Koncher	1	0	1	2	2.00	1	1.00	0	0.00	0	2	2	0
Jenny Ryan	11	7	4	126	11.45	52	4.73	22	2.00	8	16	5	0
David Stainer	14	11	3	222	15.86	88	6.29	46	3.29	14	20	12	0
Iain Thoms	16	13	3	267	16.69	102	6.38	63	3.94	16	20	14	9

(figures in brackets = starting scores in knockout matches)

Forthcoming fixtures

incl. players

**bold** = went first - * = full house
Show all	Comp	Venue	Time	Home team	Score	Res	Away team
24 Sep 24	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	56* - 54*	C*	Pericardium
01 Oct 24	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Allsorts	53* - 55*	W*	Pericardium
08 Oct 24	D1	Sutton Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	51* - 49	C	Pericardium
15 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Pericardium	49 - 53	L	Hornets' Rest
22 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Pericardium	58* - 44*	W*	Nomads
29 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Fit for Purpose?	48 - 50*	W*	Pericardium
05 Nov 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Pericardium	60* - 46	W*	Amoebas
12 Nov 24	D1	Betjeman Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	50* - 57*	W*	Pericardium
19 Nov 24	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Misfits	44 - 54*	W*	Pericardium
26 Nov 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Pericardium	50* - 58*	L*	Broken Hearts
07 Jan 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	59* - 48*	W*	Allsorts
14 Jan 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	56* - 45	W*	Ceefax the Hoop
21 Jan 25	D1	King & Queen	20:00	Hornets' Rest	51* - 50	C	Pericardium
28 Jan 25	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Nomads	48* - 51*	W*	Pericardium
04 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	55* - 41	W*	Fit for Purpose?
11 Feb 25	D1	Duke of Sussex	20:00	Amoebas	41 - 51*	W*	Pericardium
18 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	56* - 52	W*	Gray Monks
25 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	55 - 39	W	Misfits
04 Mar 25	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium (0)	60 - 54	W	Old Liners (16)
11 Mar 25	LC	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Nomads (7)	61 - 40	L	Pericardium (0)

Years in League: 2008-09 to date
Division 1: 2009-10 to date
Division 2: 2008-09
Titles: Division 1 Champions 2021-22 and 2024-25; Division 2 Champions 2008-09; All-London Cup 2011; Charity Shield 2009, 2016, 2019-date; Open Buzzer Quiz 2013, 2017, 2021 (online)

The genesis of Pericardium lay in discussions between David Stainer and Nic Paul in 2008.

Our membership has changed gradually over the years, with David Stainer, Kathryn Johnson and Jenny Ryan having been members since the team's formation (albeit with Jenny having a long gap away from the team between 2009 and 2018). Another founder member, and deputy captain, Gareth Kingston left to join Victoria Plums in 2018. Our other current squad members are Iain Thoms, who has played for us since 2012; Nick Summerfield, who has played for us since 2016; Jack Bennett, who has played for us since 2017; Chris Clough, who has pkayed for us since 2021; and Tim Hall, who has played for us since 2023. Our full-time QM is Lucy Brant. Anne Hegerty and Toby Cox join us for buzzer events.

Our early years saw promotion to Division I after just one season, and three consecutive All-London Cup finals (one under the name Myocardium), finally claiming victory with a 53-47 defeat of league champions Nomads in 2011-11.

From our 2009 debut in Division I we established ourselves as one of the leading QLL teams while never quite managing to claim a league title, with best finishes of second in 2009-10 and 2013-14, to Broken Hearts and Nomads respectively. That run was finally ended in 2021-22 when we won the title by a single point on a dramatic final day of the season when neither of our title rivals managed to win their matches. In 2025 we won our second league title, in slightly more comfortable fashion ahead of Broken Hearts.

We play in a variety of other competitions including academic and other buzzer quizzes (we have won three QLL buzzer quizzes) and table quizzes (including the European club quiz championship, where we have previously finished in the top 10, and the QLL charity night, which we have won four times). Since 2022 we have also played in the Online Quiz League, winning promotion to Division I in our first season and so far recording a record four titles.

All players (bold = playing captain)

Date	D/C	Venue	Time	Against	H/A	Reader	Scorer	Score	Result	Player 1	Score	2s	1s	Xs	Player 2	Score	2s	1s	Xs	Player 3	Score	2s	1s	Xs	Player 4	Score	2s	1s	Xs
24 Sep 24	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	A	Lucy Westall	Jack Welsby	56* - 54*	C*	I Thoms	18	7	4	0	J Bennett	9	4	1	0	T Hall	14	7	0	0	D Stainer	13	6	1	1
01 Oct 24	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Allsorts	A	Ken Emond	Gavin Fuller	53* - 55*	W*	I Thoms	19	7	5	0	K Johnson	10	5	0	1	A Hegerty	11	5	1	0	D Stainer	15	6	3	1
08 Oct 24	D1	Sutton Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	A	Sam Phillips	Sam Phillips	51* - 49	C	A Hegerty	7	3	1	0	J Ryan	16	6	4	0	J Bennett	10	4	2	0	D Stainer	16	7	2	0
15 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Hornets' Rest	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	49 - 53	L	I Thoms	17	6	5	0	T Hall	14	7	0	0	J Ryan	5	2	1	0	C Clough	13	5	3	1
22 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Nomads	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	58* - 44*	W*	I Thoms	19	7	5	1	K Johnson	11	5	1	0	C Clough	11	5	1	0	D Stainer	17	6	5	1
29 Oct 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Fit for Purpose?	A	Jonathan Carter	Jonathan Carter	48 - 50*	W*	I Thoms	18	7	4	0	K Johnson	6	3	0	1	J Ryan	14	5	4	0	J Bennett	12	4	4	1
05 Nov 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Amoebas	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	60* - 46	W*	I Thoms	16	7	2	0	K Johnson	14	6	2	0	J Ryan	12	5	2	1	D Stainer	18	7	4	0
12 Nov 24	D1	Betjeman Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	A	Will Jones	Will Jones	50* - 57*	W*	I Thoms	16	7	2	0	T Hall	14	6	2	0	J Ryan	15	7	1	1	D Stainer	12	5	2	1
19 Nov 24	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Misfits	A	Thom Tuck	Ronny Jackson	44 - 54*	W*	I Thoms	18	7	4	1	K Johnson	11	5	1	1	J Ryan	8	4	0	1	J Bennett	17	6	5	1
26 Nov 24	D1	Lucas Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	H	Katie Stoyle	Katie Stoyle	50* - 58*	L*	I Thoms	14	6	2	1	K Johnson	13	6	1	0	J Ryan	10	5	0	1	T Hall	13	6	1	0
07 Jan 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Allsorts	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	59* - 48*	W*	I Thoms	15	6	3	1	J Bennett	14	6	2	0	J Ryan	13	5	3	0	D Stainer	17	7	3	0
14 Jan 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	56* - 45	W*	I Thoms	14	5	4	1	K Johnson	10	4	2	1	T Hall	12	6	0	1	D Stainer	20	8	4	0
21 Jan 25	D1	King and Queen	20:00	Hornets' Rest	A	Frances Clark-Murray	Frances Clark-Murray	51* - 50	C	T Hall	18	7	4	1	C Clough	8	4	0	1	J Ryan	9	4	1	0	D Stainer	15	6	3	0
28 Jan 25	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Nomads	A	Lucy Brant	David Lea	48* - 51*	W*	I Thoms	17	6	5	1	K Johnson	8	3	2	0	J Ryan	10	4	2	0	D Stainer	16	6	4	0
04 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Fit for Purpose?	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	55* - 41	W*	I Thoms	16	6	4	1	K Johnson	12	5	2	1	T Hall	13	6	1	0	J Bennett	14	6	2	2
11 Feb 25	D1	Duke of Sussex	20:00	Amoebas	A	Rob Hanson	Rob Hanson	41 - 51*	W*	I Thoms	14	5	4	1	J Bennett	10	4	2	0	J Ryan	14	5	4	0	D Stainer	13	5	3	2
18 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	56* - 52	W*	I Thoms	20	8	4	0	T Hall	14	5	4	0	J Bennett	10	5	0	0	D Stainer	12	6	0	1
25 Feb 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Misfits	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	55 - 39	W	J Bennett	14	5	4	1	K Johnson	9	4	1	0	T Hall	14	5	4	1	D Stainer	18	6	6	1
04 Mar 25	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Old Liners	H	Lucy Brant	Iain Thoms	60 - 54	W	I Thoms	16	5	6	1	K Johnson	14	6	2	0	A Hegerty	10	4	2	0	D Stainer	20	7	6	0
11 Mar 25	LC	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Nomads	A	Lucy Brant	David Lea	61 - 40	L	K Johnson	13	4	5	1	I Aitkenhead	9	4	1	0	C Koncher	2	1	0	0	J Bennett	16	4	8	1

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