Pericardium

(team secretary in bold)

Current squad stats

Show all	P (20)	W	D	L	Pts	Avg	2s	2sA	1s	1sA	10+	Max	Min	Read	Scored
Jack Bennett	12	6	1	5	170	14.17	72	6.00	26	2.17	12	18	11	0	0
Chris Clough	4	3	1	0	42	10.50	19	4.75	4	1.00	3	13	8	0	0
Tim Hall	9	7	0	2	114	12.67	47	5.22	20	2.22	8	15	6	0	0
Kathryn Johnson	10	7	1	2	100	10.00	39	3.90	22	2.20	5	14	5	0	0
Jenny Ryan	9	7	0	2	104	11.56	42	4.67	20	2.22	6	16	7	0	0
David Stainer	14	10	0	4	227	16.21	89	6.36	49	3.50	14	20	12	1	1
Nick Summerfield	5	4	0	1	49	9.80	22	4.40	5	1.00	2	13	8	0	0
Iain Thoms	17	12	1	4	275	16.18	108	6.35	59	3.47	17	20	12	0	0

(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
23 Sep 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	52* - 53*	C*	Broken Hearts
30 Sep 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	51* - 53	C*	Ceefax the Hoop
07 Oct 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	57* - 45	W*	Allsorts
14 Oct 25	D1	King & Queen	20:00	Hornets' Rest	49* - 53*	W*	Pericardium
21 Oct 25	D1	Three Kings	20:00	Fray Bentos	47 - 56*	W*	Pericardium
28 Oct 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	57 - 50*	W	Fit For Purpose?
04 Nov 25	D1	L.W. Centre	20:00	TEAiM	46 - 58*	W*	Pericardium
11 Nov 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	54* - 53*	W*	Gray Monks
18 Nov 25	D1	Three Johns	20:00	Pericardium	53 - 45*	W	Misfits
25 Nov 25	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	52* - 49*	C*	Pericardium
06 Jan 26	D1	Sutton Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	49* - 53*	W*	Pericardium
13 Jan 26	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Allsorts	55* - 53*	C*	Pericardium
20 Jan 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	55* - 46*	W*	Hornets' Rest
27 Jan 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	56* - 45	W*	Fray Bentos
03 Feb 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Fit For Purpose?	47 - 56	W	Pericardium
10 Feb 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium	49* - 49	D*	TEAiM
17 Feb 26	D1	Betjeman Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	55 - 59*	W*	Pericardium
24 Feb 26	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Misfits	44 - 55*	W*	Pericardium
03 Mar 26	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium (0)	59 - 51	W	Bishop's Fist (21)
10 Mar 26	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Pericardium (0)	46 - 61	L	Panic Buzzers (24)

Years in League: 2008-09 to date
Division 1: 2009-10 to date
Division 2: 2008-09
Titles: Division 1 Champions 2021-22, 2024-25 and 2025-26; 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
23 Sep 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	52* - 53*	C*	I Thoms	13	5	3	0	J Bennett	12	6	0	0	T Hall	12	5	2	1	D Stainer	15	6	3	0
30 Sep 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	51* - 53	C*	I Thoms	17	6	5	0	K Johnson	10	4	2	0	N Summerfield	10	4	2	1	J Bennett	14	5	4	0
07 Oct 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Allsorts	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	57* - 45	W*	I Thoms	14	6	2	0	C Clough	11	5	1	0	T Hall	13	6	1	0	D Stainer	19	7	5	1
14 Oct 25	D1	King and Queen	20:00	Hornets' Rest	A	David Stainer	David Stainer	49* - 53*	W*	I Thoms	17	6	5	0	J Ryan	14	5	4	0	N Summerfield	9	4	1	0	J Bennett	13	6	1	1
21 Oct 25	D1	Three Kings	20:00	Fray Bentos	A	George Bouras	George Bouras	47 - 56*	W*	I Thoms	17	7	3	1	K Johnson	7	2	3	0	T Hall	13	6	1	0	D Stainer	19	8	3	0
28 Oct 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Fit For Purpose?	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	57 - 50*	W	I Thoms	18	7	4	0	K Johnson	5	2	1	0	J Bennett	17	7	3	0	D Stainer	17	7	3	0
04 Nov 25	D1	London Welsh Centre	20:00	TEAiM	A	Oli Hanson	Oli Hanson	46 - 58*	W*	J Bennett	18	8	2	0	K Johnson	9	3	3	0	J Ryan	11	4	3	1	D Stainer	20	7	6	0
11 Nov 25	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	H	Katie Stoyle	Katie Stoyle	54* - 53*	W*	I Thoms	17	7	3	1	J Bennett	14	7	0	0	T Hall	6	2	2	1	D Stainer	17	7	3	0
18 Nov 25	D1	Three Johns	20:00	Misfits	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	53 - 45*	W	I Thoms	20	6	8	0	K Johnson	13	5	3	1	J Ryan	7	3	1	0	N Summerfield	13	6	1	1
25 Nov 25	D1	Carpenters Arms	20:00	Broken Hearts	A	Chris Harrison	Chris Harrison	52* - 49*	C*	J Bennett	12	5	2	0	T Hall	14	5	4	1	J Ryan	9	4	1	0	D Stainer	14	5	4	1
06 Jan 26	D1	Sutton Arms	20:00	Ceefax the Hoop	A	Sam Goodyear	Sam Goodyear	49* - 53*	W*	T Hall	15	6	3	1	K Johnson	13	6	1	1	C Clough	10	5	0	0	D Stainer	15	7	1	1
13 Jan 26	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Allsorts	A	Ken Emond	Ken Emond	55* - 53*	C*	I Thoms	17	7	3	0	J Bennett	13	5	3	0	J Ryan	8	4	0	1	D Stainer	15	6	3	1
20 Jan 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Hornets' Rest	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	55* - 46*	W*	I Thoms	16	6	4	1	T Hall	15	5	5	0	N Summerfield	8	4	0	0	D Stainer	16	6	4	0
27 Jan 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Fray Bentos	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	56* - 45	W*	I Thoms	19	8	3	0	K Johnson	11	4	3	2	C Clough	13	5	3	0	J Bennett	13	6	1	0
03 Feb 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Fit For Purpose?	A	Ollie Garner	Ollie Garner	47 - 56	W	I Thoms	12	5	2	0	J Ryan	13	5	3	1	T Hall	12	5	2	1	D Stainer	19	7	5	0
10 Feb 26	D1	Exmouth Arms	20:00	TEAiM	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	49* - 49	D*	I Thoms	15	6	3	0	K Johnson	9	4	1	2	C Clough	8	4	0	0	J Bennett	17	6	5	0
17 Feb 26	D1	Betjeman Arms	20:00	Gray Monks	A	Will Jones	Will Jones	55 - 59*	W*	I Thoms	15	7	1	0	J Ryan	14	7	0	0	T Hall	14	7	0	0	D Stainer	16	7	2	0
24 Feb 26	D1	Spread Eagle	20:00	Misfits	A	Ronny Jackson	Ronny Jackson	44 - 55*	W*	I Thoms	18	7	4	0	N Summerfield	9	4	1	1	J Ryan	12	5	2	1	J Bennett	16	7	2	0
03 Mar 26	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Bishop's Fist	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	59 - 51	W	I Thoms	17	6	5	0	K Johnson	14	5	4	0	J Ryan	16	5	6	1	D Stainer	12	4	4	2
10 Mar 26	LC	Exmouth Arms	20:00	Panic Buzzers	H	Lucy Brant	Lucy Brant	46 - 61	L	I Thoms	13	6	1	1	K Johnson	9	4	1	2	J Bennett	11	4	3	2	D Stainer	13	5	3	2

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