PLYMOUTH 1948

Data supplied by Colin Rugg

Updated 3.1.2012

Thursday 26th March 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Chapman Trophy

Johnny Myson 2 2 3 3 3 13 Billy Newell 3 2 3 3 3 14 Jimmy Squibb N 2 1 2 2 7 Doug Bell 1 F 0 1 N 2 Pete Lansdale 3 3 E 3 2 11 Len Read 2 F F 3 E 5 Ken Slee F 0 0 1 2 3 Tom Oakley 1 3 3 1 F 8 Harold Sharpe 2 1 2 F F 5 Roy Uden 1 1 3 1 F 6 Ted Gibson 3 1 F 0 3 7 Vic Gent X 1 1 1 1 4 George Bason 2 N 2 3 3 10 Alex Gray 3 3 2 0 F 8 Charlie Challis 1 3 2 2 2 10 Ivan Kessell F 2 2 F 1 5 Cecil Bailey (res) 0 0 0 Ted McSweeney X 1 1

Ht1 Newell, Myson, Bell, Squibb (ns) 83.6 Ht2 Lansdale, Read, Oakley, Slee (f) 84.4 Ht3 Gibson, Sharpe, Uden, McSweeney (excTps), Gent (exc) 83.0 Ht4 Gray, Bason, Challis, Kessekk (f) 82.6 Ht5 Lansdale, Newell, Sharpe, Bailey 83.8 Ht6 Gray, Myson, Uden, Read (f) 82.6 Ht7 Challis, Squibb, Gibson, Slee 84.4 Ht8 Oakley, Kessell, Gent, Bell (f) 83.4 Ht9 Newell, Kessell, Read (f), Gibson (f) 85.3 Ht10 Myson, Challis, Gent, Lansdale (ef) 85.0 Ht11 Newell, Gray, Gent, Slee 84.8 Ht12 Uden, Bason, Slee, Bell 85.0 Ht13 Oakley, Sharpe, Squibb, Gray 84.8 Ht14 Bason, Myson, Oakley, Gibson 84.6 Ht15 Lansdale, Squibb, Uden, Kessell (f) 86.2 Ht16 Read, Challis, Bell, Sharpe 86.6 Ht17 Newell, Challis, Oakley (f), Uden (ret) 85.8 Ht18 Myson, Slee, Kessell, Sharpe (f) 87.8 Ht19 Bason, Squibb, Gent, Read (ef) 86.4 Ht20 Gibson, Lansdale, McSweeney, Gray (f) 85.6

Thursday 1st April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 50 Southampton Saints 32 (Challenge)

Plymouth Billy Newell 3 3 2 0 8 Ted Gibson F 1’ 3 3 7 1 Alex Gray 3 0 3 2 8 Ivan Kessell 1 2 1’ 1’ 5 2 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Charlie Challis 2’ F 2’ 1 5 2 Len Read 0 2 2 Harold Sharpe 2’ 1 3 1

Southampton Alf Bottoms E 3 E 2 5 Jimmy Squibb 2 1 1 2 6 Bob Oakley 2 F 1’ 3 1 Bert Croucher 0 2 2 2 6 Alf Kaines 1 3 3 3 10 George Bason 0 F 0 0 0 Tony Buxey 1’ 0 0 1 1 Tom Oakley 1 0 1

Ht1 Newell, Squibb, Gibson (f), Bottoms (ef) 81.4 3 2 3 2 Ht2 Gray, B.Oakley, Kessell, Croucher 82.6 4 2 7 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Challis, Kaines, Bason (f) 84.4 5 1 12 5 Ht4 Newell, Croucher, Buxey, Read (f) 83.2 3 3 15 8 Ht5 Bottoms, Kessell, Squibb, Kessell 83.0 2 4 17 12 Ht6 Lansdale, Croucher, Challis (f), B.Oakley (f) 84.6 3 2 20 14 Ht7 Kaines, Newell, Gibson, Bason (f) 85.0 3 3 23 17 Ht8 Gray, Sharpe, T.Oakley, Buxey 85.6 5 1 28 18 Ht9 Lansdale, Challis, Squibb, Bottoms (ef) 82.4 5 1 33 19 Ht10 Gibson, Croucher, B.Oakley, Newell 85.0 3 3 36 22 Ht11 Kaines, Gray, Kessell, Bason 84.4 3 3 39 25 Ht12 Lansdale, Bottoms, Sharpe, Buxey 86.2 4 2 43 27 Ht13 Kaines, Read, Kessell, T.Oakley 84.6 3 3 46 30 Ht14 Gibson, Squibb, Challis, Bason 87.0 4 2 50 32

The Plymouth Scurry Ht1 Slee, Gent, Bill Camp, Basil Hall 85.4 Ht2 T.Oakley, Buxey, Sharpe (ns) 89.4

The Plymouth Hurricane Ht1 Bottoms, Gibson, Kessell, B.Oakley 85.2 Ht2 Gray, Kaines, Croucher, Lansdale 85.6 Ht3 Squibb, Newell, Challis (f), Bason (eftyre) 84.0 Ht4 Gent, Slee, T.Oakley, Buxey 87.2 Final Bottoms, Gray, Squibb, Gent (f) 87.0

Monday 5th April 1948 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 68 Plymouth Devils 28 (Devon Derby Cup)

Exeter Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 3 15 Bert Roger 2’ 1 2’ 3 8 2 Johnny Myson 2’ E 0 3 5 1 Hugh Geddes 3 3 0 1’ 7 1 Broncho Slade 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1 Keith Gurtner 1 1 2’ 4 1 Arthur Pilgrim 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2 Norman Clay 3 2’ 3 8 1

Plymouth Billy Newell 0 2 1 1 4 Ted Gibson 1 1’ 0 2 1 Alex Gray 0 0 2 2 Ivan Kessell 1 2 2 1 1 7 Pete Lansdale 2 2 2 3 0 9 Charlie Challis 0 0 1’ 1 2 1 Len Read 0 0 0 1 1 Harold Sharpe 1’ 0 0 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, B.Roger, Gibson, Newell 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Geddes, Myson, Kessell, Gray 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Slade, Lansdale, Gurtner, Challis 4 2 14 4 Ht4 C.Roger, Kessell, Pilgrim, Read 4 2 18 6 Ht5 Geddes, Newell, Gibson, Myson (chain) 3 3 21 9 Ht6 Slade, Kessell, Gurtner, Gray 4 2 25 11 Ht7 C.Roger, Lansdale, B.Roger, Challis 4 2 29 13 Ht8 Clay, Gray, Sharpe, Myson 3 3 32 16 Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Newell, Gibson 5 1 37 17 Ht10 C.Roger, B.Roger, Kessell, Read 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Myson, Lansdale, Challis, Geddes 3 3 45 21 Ht12 Slade, Clay, Newell, Read 5 1 50 22 Ht13 Lansdale, Pilgrim, Geddes, Sharpe 3 3 53 25 Ht14 B.Roger, Gurtner, Challis, Sharp 5 1 58 26 Ht15 Clay, Pilgrim, Read, Sharpe 5 1 63 27 Ht16 C.Roger, Slade, Kessell, Lansdale 5 1 68 28

The Triers Scratch Race Hancox, Elliott, Davey, Hood

The Devon Scratch Race Ht1: Hardy, Clay, Hancox, Gray Ht2: C.Roger, Lansdale, Davey, Geddes Ht3: Myson, Pilgrim, Kessell, Challis Ht4: B.Roger, [ Read, Sharpe, Gurtner (ns) Final: C.Roger, Myson, B.Roger, Hardy

Thursday 8th April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 56 Cradley Heath Cubs 50 (National Trophy)

Plymouth Billy Newell 3 3 2 0 3 11 Ted Gibson F 2 0 2 Alex Gray 3 3 3 2 3 2 16 Ivan Kessell F 0 1 3 4 Pete Lansdale 2’ 1’ 3 3 3 1’13 3 Charlie Challis 0 1 1 0 0 2 Dave Hynes 3 1 0 3 0 7 Len Read F 1 1

Cradley Heath Bill Clifton 2 1 0 2 1’ 6 1 Les Beaumont F 1’ 1 2 2 0 6 1 Jim Wright 2 2 3 3 1’ 3 14 1 Jimmy Coy 1’ 0 0 1’ 0 2 2 Eric Irons 1 0 2’ 1’ 2 6 2 Alan Hunt 3 2 3 2 10 Ted Moore 2 X 2 Phil Malpass E 2 2 4

Ht1 Newell, Clifton, Beaumont (f), Gibson (ld) 83.4 3 2 3 2 Ht2 Gray, Wright, Coy, Challis 84.0 3 3 6 5 Ht3 Hunt, Gibson, Irons, Kessell (f) 83.8 2 4 8 9 Ht4 Hynes, Moore, Read (f), Malpass (ef) 88.0 3 2 11 11 Ht5 Gray, Wright, Beaumont, Kessell 84.8 3 3 14 14 Ht6 Newell, Hunt, Challis, Coy 83.4 4 2 18 16 Ht7 Gray, Lansdale, Clifton, Irons 85.0 5 1 23 17 Ht8 Wright, Newell, Lansdale, Clifton 84.6 3 3 26 20 Ht9 Hunt, Gray, Beaumont, Newell 84.0 2 4 28 24 Ht10 Wright, Irons, Challis, Gibson 86.4 1 5 29 29 Ht11 Lansdale, Beaumont, Hynes, Coy 87.6 4 2 33 31 Ht12 Gray, Clifton, Coy, Hynes 85.0 3 3 36 34 Ht13 Lansdale, Beaumont, Irons, Challis 86.2 3 3 39 37 Ht14 Hynes, Maplass, Read, Moore (ns) 88.0 4 2 43 39 Ht15 Newell, Irons, Kessell, Coy 86.2 4 2 47 41 Ht16 Lansdale, Hunt,Wright, Hynes 85.0 3 3 50 44 Ht17 Kessell, Malpass, Clifton, Challis 86.6 3 3 53 47 Ht18 Wright, Gray, Lansdale, Beaumont 84.8 3 3 56 50

The Pennycross Scratch Race Ht1 Gent, Read, Slee, Malpass 86.0 Ht2 Moore, Kessell, Sharpe, Hynes (ns) 86.6 Final Kessell, Moore, Gent, Read 88.0

Thursday 15th April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 44 Exeter Falcons 52 (Devon Derby Cup)

Plymouth Alex Gray 2 3 2 2’ 1 10 1 Ivan Kessell 1’ 0 3 0 4 1 Billy Newell 2 0 3 3 8 Dave Hynes F 1 0 1’ 2 1 Pete Lansdale 2 1’ 2 0 5 1 Charlie Challis 1’ 2 0 2 5 1 Ted Gibson 1 2 3 6 Vic Gent 2’ 1 1 0 4 1

Exeter Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1 Arthur Pilgrim 0 2’ 1 3 6 1 Johnny Myson 1 0 1 F 2 Hugh Geddes 3 0 3 1 7 Stan Hodson 3 1 2 3 3 12 Broncho Slade F 3 1’ 1 5 1 Norman Clay 2 2’ 2 6 1 Keith Gurtner 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Roger, Gray, Kessell, Pilgrim 84.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Geddes, Newell, Myson, Hynes (f) 86.2 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Hosdon, Lansdale, Challis, Slade (f) 84.8 3 3 8 10 Ht4 Gray, Clay, Gibson, Geddes 84.0 4 2 12 12 Ht5 Roger, Pilgrim, Hynes, Newell 85.2 1 5 13 17 Ht6 Geddes, Challis, Lansdale, Myson 85.6 3 3 16 20 Ht7 Slade, Gray, Hodson, Kessell 85.8 2 4 18 24 Ht8 Newell, Gent, Myson, Gurtner 86.6 5 1 23 25 Ht9 Roger, Lansdale, Pilgrim, Challis 84.6 2 4 25 29 Ht10 Kessell, Gray, Geddes, Myson (f) 86.6 5 1 30 30 Ht11 Newell, Hodson, Slade, Hynes 87.8 3 3 33 33 Ht12 Roger, Clay, Gent, Lansdale 85.4 1 5 34 38 Ht13 Hodson, Gibson, Hynes, Gurtner 85.0 3 3 37 41 Ht14 Pilgrim, Challis, Slade, Kessell 85.2 2 4 39 45 Ht15 Gibson, Clay, Gent, Gurtner 86.2 4 2 43 47 Ht16 Hodson, Roger, Gray Gent 86.4 1 5 44 52

Champions Challenge Roger, Lansdale, Slade, Gray (f) 85.9

The Peverell Scratch Race Ht1 Hodson, Pilgrim, Gray, Myson 88.6 Ht2 Challis, Gurtner, Hynes, Sharpe 86.6 Ht3 Gibson, Slee, Gent, D.Bond 86.2 Ht4 Newell, Clay, Geddes, Len Read (exc) 86.2 Final Gibson, Challis, Newell, Hodson (f) 85.6

Saturday 17th April 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heath Cubs 66 Plymouth Devils 42 (National Trophy)

Cradley Heath Les Beaumont F 3 3 2’ 3 3 14 1 Bill Clifton 1 2 3 2 3 11 Jimmy Wright 0 1 1 Ernie Appleby 1’ 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 10 4 Alan Hunt 3 2’ 3 2’ F 10 2 Eric Irons 2 0 1 3 3 9 Jimmy Coy 3 2’ 3 X 3 0 11 1 Phil Malpass 0 0 0

Plymouth Alex Gray 3 1 1 1 1 7 Ivan Kessell 2’ 2 0 1 0 5 1 Billy Newell 1 0 0 0 1’ 2 1 Dave Hynes 3 1’ 0 3 1 2 10 1 Pete Lansdale 3 0 2 1 0 1’ 7 1 Ted Gibson 0 2 1 2 0 5 Len Read 1’ 1’ 2 2 Vic Gent 2 2 4

Ht1 Gray, Kessell, Clifton, Beaumont (f) 83.9 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Hynes, Irons, Newell, Wright 84.4 2 4 3 9 Ht3 Lansdale, Clifton, Appleby, Gibson 83.4 3 3 6 12 Ht4 Coy, Gent, Read, Malpass 82.2 3 3 9 15 Ht5 Appleby, Kessell, Wright, Newell 84.4 4 2 13 17 Ht6 L.Beaumont, Gibson, Hynes, Irons 83.4 3 3 16 20 Ht7 Hunt, Coy, Gray, Lansdale 78.0* 5 1 21 21 Ht8 Beaumont, Hunt, Gray, Newell 84.6 5 1 26 22 Ht9 Coy, Beaumont, Gibson, Kessell 80.6 5 1 31 23 Ht10 Clifton, Lansdale, Irons, Newell 80.6 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Hunt, Appleby, Kessell, Hynes 81.2 5 1 40 26 Ht12 Hynes, Clifton, Gray, Coy (exc) 82.6 2 4 42 30 Ht13 Irons, Hunt, Lansdale, Kessell 81.0 5 1 47 31 Ht14 Coy, Gent, Read, Malpass 80.6 3 3 50 34 Ht15 Beaumont, Appleby, Hynes, Lansdale 80.6 5 1 55 35 Ht16 Clifton, Gibson, Newell, Hunt (f) 82.0 3 3 58 38 Ht17 Irons, Appleby, Gray, Gibson 81.4 5 1 63 39 Ht18 Beaumont, Hynes, Lansdale, Coy 80.8 3 3 66 42

Dudley Wood Scratch Race HT1: Wilf Wilstead, Fred Evans, Gerald Pugh, Roy Moreton 85.4 Ht2: Malpass, Coy, Gent, Read (ef) 81.8 Final: Malpass, Wilstead, Coy (f), Evans (f) 82.6

Thursday 22nd April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 42 Tamworth Hounds 42 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Alex Gray 2 3 3 E 8 Dave Hynes 1’ 2’ 2 1 6 2 Billy Newell 1 0 1 Vic Gent 0 2 0 1’ 3 1 Pete Lansdale 3 3 2 3 11 Ted Gibson 1 1 0 0 2 Ivan Kessell 2’ 3 2 2 9 1 Charlie Challis 0 2’ 2 1

Tamworth Steve Langton F 0 Bill Harris 3 3 3 3 12 Arthur Payne 3 0 2 3 8 Cyril Page 2’ 0 2 1 5 1 Bill Dalton 0 0 1 0 1 Basil Harris 2 1 3 2’ 8 1 Charlie Oates 1 1 1 3 Harry Saunders 1 1’ F 3 5 1

Ht1 Bi.Harris, Gray, Hynes, Langton 79.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Payne, Page, Newell, Gent 84.8 1 5 4 8 Ht3 Lansdale, Ba.Harris, Gibson, Dalton 83.3 4 2 8 10 Ht4 Gray, Kessell, Oates, Page 84.4 5 1 13 11 Ht5 Bi.Harris, Gent, Saunders, Newell 82.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Lansdale, Page, Gibson, Payne 84.0 4 2 19 17 Ht7 Gray, Hynes, Ba.Harris, Dalton 83.6 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Kessell, Payne, Saunders, Challis 83.0 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Bi.Harris, Lansdale, Oates, Gibson 82.0 2 4 29 25 Ht10 Payne, Hynes, Page, Gray (ef) 82.8 2 4 31 29 Ht11 Ba.Harris, Kessell, Dalton, Gent 84.0 2 4 33 33 Ht12 Lansdale, Challis, Oates, Saunders 86.2 5 1 38 34 Ht13 Saunders, Kessell, Gent, Dalton 86.0 3 3 41 37 Ht14 Bi.Harris, Ba.Harris, Hynes, Gibson 83.0 1 5 42 42

The Plymouth Scurry Ht1 Read, Sharpe, Slee, Roy Uden 86.4 Ht2 Kessell, Saunders, Challis, Oates 85.8

The Plymouth Hurricane Ht1 Newell, Payne, Hynes, Gent 84.0 Ht2 Lansdale, Page, Dalton, Langton 84.4 Ht3 Bi.Harris, Gray, Ba.Harris, Gibson 82.6 Ht4 Kessell, Read, Saunders, Sharpe 85.4 Final Bi.Harris, Kessell, Lansdale, Newell 81.6

Thursday 29th April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth British Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round

Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 3 3 13 Mick Mitchell F 3 3 3 3 12 Alf Bottoms 3 3 1 3 3 13 Ron Clark F 0 0 1 0 1 Alex Gray 1 2 1 1 2 7 Eric Dunn F 0 2 0 0 2 Alan Hunt 2 1 0 2 0 5 Jack Freeman 3 3 3 2 2 13 Ivan Kessell 3 1 0 2 2 8 Bert Croucher 1 1 3 2 1 8 Dennis Parker DNR Arthur Payne 2 2 3 2 2 11 Jimmy Coy 0 0 1 0 1 2 Geoff Bennett 3 2 1 2 3 11 Billy Newell 1 0 0 3 0 4 Ted Gibson 2 1 F 0 1 4 Len Read 0 1 1 2 Vic Gent 2 1 3

Ht1 Bottoms, Lansdale, Mitchell (f), Clark (f) 79.6 Ht2 Freeman, Hunt, Gray, Dunn (f) 82.2 Ht3 Kessell, Payne, Croucher, Read 82.2 Ht4 Bennett, Gray, Kessell, Coy 82.6 Ht5 Mitchell, Gray, Kessell, Coy 84.8 Ht6 Lansdale, Bennett, Croucher, Dunn 81.8 Ht7 Bottoms, Gent, Hunt, Newell 81.8 Ht8 Freeman, Payne, Gibson, Clark 83.2 Ht9 Mitchell, Dunn, Read, Gibson (ef) 85.4 Ht10 Payne, Lansdale, Gray, Newell 83.6 Ht11 Mitchell, Payne, Bennett, Hunt 82.6 Ht12 Croucher, Hunt, Coy, Clark 83.6 Ht13 Freeman, Bennett, Bottoms (push), Kessell 83.8 Ht14 Lansdale, Freeman, Gent, Coy 83.4 Ht15 Bottoms, Croucher, Gray, Gibson 83.8 Ht16 Newell, Kessell, Clark, Dunn (f) 84.6 Ht17 Mitchell, Freeman, Croucher, Newell 84.4 Ht18 Lansdale, Kessell, Gibson, Hunt (f) 85.3 Ht19 Bottoms, Payne, Coy, Dunn 84.0 Ht20 Bennett, Gray, Read, Clark 82.4

Thursday 6th May 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth The West 32 Birmingham Brummies 50 (Challenge)

The West Alex Gray 1 1 2 1 5 Cyril Roger X 0 Peter Robinson 0 E 2 0 2 Ivan Kessell 1 1 3 3 8 Pete Lansdale 1 1 F 1’ 3 1 Stan Hodson 3 E 3 3 9 Vic Gent 0 1’ F 2’ 3 2 Charlie Challis F 0 Billy Newell 2 0 2

Birmingham Charlie May N 3 1’ 0 4 1 Stan Dell 2’ 2’ 2 2 8 2 Doug McLachlan 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Graham Warren 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2 Geoff Bennett 2 F 1’ E 3 1 Brian Wilson 0 3 2 1’ 6 1 Dick Tolley 3 2’ 3 E 8 1 Roy Dook X 0

Ht1 Tolley, Dell, Gray, Roger (exc), May (inj) 83.8 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Warren, McLachlan, Kessell, Robinson 80.8 1 5 2 10 Ht3 Hodson, Bennett, Lansdale, Wilson 81.2 4 2 6 12 Ht4 Warren, Tolley, Gray, Gent 81.6 1 5 7 17 Ht5 May, Dell, Kessell, Robinson (ef) 85.2 1 5 8 22 Ht6 McLachlan, Warren, Lansdale, Hodson 82.8 1 5 9 27 Ht7 Wilson, Gray, Bennett (f), Challis (f) 83.4 2 3 11 30 Ht8 McLachlan, Robinson, Gent, Dook (exc) 81.0 3 3 14 33 Ht9 Hodson, Dell, May, Lansdale (f) 81.8 3 3 17 36 Ht10 McLachlan, Warren, Gray, Gent (f) 82.4 1 5 18 41 Ht11 Kessell, Wilson, Bennett, Robinson 82.6 3 3 21 44 Ht12 Tolley, Newell, Lansdale, May 84.4 3 3 24 47 Ht13 Kessell, Gent, Bennett (ef), Tolley (ef) 86.4 5 0 29 47 Ht14 Hodson, Dell, Wilson, Newell 83.6 3 3 32 50

The Junior Scratch Race Ht1 Read, Gibson, Slee, Uden 89.0 Ht2 Newell, Gent, 2 only 86.6

The Senior Scratch Race Ht1 Wilson, Lansdale, Gray, Robinson (exc2min) 83.6 Ht2 McLachlan, Warren, Slee, Dell (ef) 83.8 Ht3 Kessell, May, Bennett, Uden 84.4 Ht4 Newell, Read, Gibson, Gent (ef) 84.8 Final McLachlan, Wilson, Kessell, Newell 83.2

Saturday 8th May 1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 37 Plymouth Devils 45 (National League Division Three)

Coventry Fred Yates 2’ 3 1’ 0 6 2 Bob Fletcher 3 2 2 3 10 Owen Greenwood 1’ 0 0 0 1 1 Bernard Tennant 2 3 2 2 9 Fred Tracey 0 0 0 0 0 John Yates 2 2 2 6 Ron Carvill 0 0 0 Bob Greaves 1 2 2’ 5 1

Plymouth Alex Gray F 2 1 3 6 Ivan Kessell F 1’ 3 0 4 1 Pete Lansdale 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 Billy Newell 0 2 1 1 4 Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent 0 1 1 2 Charlie Challis 1’ N 1 1 Ted Gibson 3 1 1 5

Ht1 Fletcher, F.Yates (efpush), Gray (f), Kessell (f) 83.2 5 0 5 0 Ht2 Lansdale, Tennant, Greenwood, Newell 81.4 3 3 8 3 Ht3 Robinson, J.Yates, Gent, Tracey 80.4 2 4 10 7 Ht4 F.Yates, Newell, Challis, Carvill 82.4 3 3 13 10 Ht5 Tennant, Gray, Kessell, Greenwood 82.2 3 3 16 13 Ht6 Lansdale, J.Yates, Newell, Tracey 81.6 2 4 18 17 Ht7 Robinson, Fletcher, F.Yates, Gent 80.2 3 3 21 20 Ht8 Gibson, Lansdale, Greaves, Greenwood 82.8 1 5 22 25 Ht9 Kessell, J.Yates, Gray, Tracey 81.8 2 4 24 29 Ht10 Lansdale, Fletcher, Newell, F.Yates 80.6 2 4 26 33 Ht11 Robinson, Tennant, Gibson, Greenwood 81.6 2 4 28 37 Ht12 Gray, Greaves, Challis (nf), Tracey (nf) 80.4 2 3 30 40 Ht13 Robinson, Tennant, Gibson, Carvill 82.2 2 4 32 44 Ht14 Fletcher, Greaves, Gent, Kessell (exc) 82.2 5 1 37 45

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1: Greaves, Greenwood, Ron Carvill, Jack Richfield 85.2 Ht2: Gibson, Challis, Tracey, Kessell 82.2 Final: Gibson, Challis, Greenwood, Greaves 82.2

Brandon Scratch Race Ht1: F.Yates, Gray, Newell (ret), J.Yates (ns) 81.6 Ht2: Lansdale, Gent, Fletcher (ns), Tennant (ns) 81.8 Ht3: Robinson, Tracey, Carvill (ret), Greenwood (ret) 90.0 Final: Lansdale, Robinson, Gibson, F.Yates 81.6

Thursday 13th May 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 57 (North v South 21st Anniversary Cup)

Plymouth Alex Gray 3 2 0 0 5 Ivan Kessell 2’ 1 2 F 5 1 Billy Newell 0 0 0 0 Peter Robinson 1 3 1 2 7 Pete Lansdale 2 1’ 2’ 3 1 9 2 Ted Gibson 0 2 3 3 8 Charlie Challis 1’ 0 1 2 1 Len Read 1 F 1 E 2

Exeter Johnny Myson 1 2 1 0 4 Broncho Slade 0 1’ 0 2 3 1 Bert Roger 3 3 3 3 3 15 Hugh Geddes 2’ E 0 1 3 1 Stan Hodson 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1 Arthur Pilgrim 1 2’ 2’ F 5 2 Don Hardy 3 2 2’ 7 1 Norman Clay 0 2’ 1 3 6 1

Ht1 Gray, Kessell, Myson, Slade 81.6 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Roger, Geddes, Robinson, Newell 81.6 1 5 6 6 Ht3 Hodson, Lansdale, Pilgrim, Gibson 81.2 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Hardy, Gray, Challis, Geddes (ef) 86.0 3 3 11 13 Ht5 Robinson, Myson, Slade, Myson 83.8 3 3 14 16 Ht6 Roger, Gibson, Lansdale, Geddes 83.2 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Hodson, Pilgrim, Kessell, Gray 84.6 1 5 18 24 Ht8 Roger, Clay, Read, Newell 84.0 1 5 19 29 Ht9 Gibson, Lansdale, Myson, Slade 82.2 5 1 24 30 Ht10 Roger, Kessell, Geddes, Gray 82.4 2 4 26 34 Ht11 Hodson, Pilgrim, Robinson, Read (f) 82.2 1 5 27 39 Ht12 Lansdale, Hardy, Read, Myson 82.8 4 2 31 41 Ht13 Hodson, Robinson, Clay, Challis 83.2 2 4 33 45 Ht14 Gibson, Slade, Pilgrim (f), Kessell (fld?) 85.8 3 2 36 47 Ht15 Clay, Hardy, Challis, Read (ef) 84.6 1 5 37 52 Ht16 Roger, Hodson, Lansdale, Kessell 82.2 1 5 38 57

Junior Scratch Race Read, Slee, Gent, Davey (frmtd) 83.2

The Pennycross Scratch Race Ht1 Hodson, Kessell, Hardy, Pilgrim 85.0 Ht2 Clay, Robinson, Gray, Challis 84.0 Ht3 Gibson, Geddes, Lansdale, Roger 82.8 Ht4 Read, Myson, Newell, Slade 84.8 Final Hodson, Read, Clay, Gibson 84.6

Thursday 20th May 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 58 Coventry Bees 24 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 2’ 2 2’ 1 7 3 Alex Gray 3 3 3 3 12 Peter Robinson 3 E 3 F 6 Len Read 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Ted Gibson 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4 Vic Gent E F 0 Ken Slee 2’ F 2 1

Coventry Fred Yates 0 2 1 2 5 Bob Fletcher 1 E 0 1 2 Bert Lacey 1 1 1 F 3 Bernard Tennant 0 3 0 2 5 Ralph Horne 1 1 1’ 1’ 4 2 JohnYates 0 0 2 0 2 Derrick Tailby F 1’ 1 1 George Smith 0 2 2

Ht1 Gray, Kessell, Fletcher, F.Yates 83.6 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Robinson, Read, Lacey, Tennant 84.4 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Lansdale, Gibson, Horne, J.Yates 83.6 5 1 15 3 Ht4 Tennant, Kessell, Gent (ef), Tailby (f) 84.8 2 3 17 6 Ht5 Read, F.Yates, Robinson (ef), Fletcher (ef) 83.0 3 2 20 8 Ht6 Lansdale, Gibson, Lacey, Tennant 84.6 5 1 25 9 Ht7 Gray, Kessell, Horne, J.Yates 83.2 5 1 30 10 Ht8 Robinson, Slee, Lacey, Smith 84.4 5 1 35 11 Ht9 Lansdale, Gibson, F.Yates, Fletcher 84.0 5 1 40 12 Ht10 Gray, Tennant, Kessell, Lacey (f) 84.0 4 2 43 14 Ht11 Read, J.Yates, Horne, Robinson (f) 82.2 3 3 46 17 Ht12 Lansdale, F.Yates, Tailby, Slee (f) 85.0 3 3 49 20 Ht13 Read, Smith, Horne, Gent (f) 82.4 3 3 52 23 Ht14 Gray, Gibson, Fletcher, J.Yates 84.0 5 1 57 24

The Plymouth Whirlwind Ht1 Waddell, Read, Smith, Tailby 84.6 Ht2 Gent, Gibson, Lacey, J.Yates 84.2 Final Gibson, Read, Gent, Waddell 83.4

The Plymouth Hurricane Ht1 Waddell, Robinson, Horne, Fletcher 83.4 Ht2 Lansdale, Kessell, Gray, Tennant 82.4 Final Kessell, Lansdale, Robinson, Waddell 81.4

Monday 24th May 1948 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 65 Plymouth Devils 31 (North v South 21st Anniversary Cup)

Exeter Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1 Don Hardy 1 2’ 2’ 0 5 2 Bert Roger 3 3 E 3 3 12 Stan Hodson 2’ 0 2’ 1’ 5 3 Broncho Slade 2 3 3 3 11 Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3 Johnny Myson 2’ 2 3 7 1 Hugh Geddes 1 0 2’ 3 1

Plymouth Alex Gray 0 1’ 0 0 1 1 Ivan Kessell 2 2 1 1’ 6 1 Peter Robinson 1 0 3 1 1 6 Len Read 0 1 1 0 2 Pete Lansdale 0 1 0 0 1 Ted Gibson 3 F 1 2 0 6 Charlie Challis 0 1’ 1 2 1 Vic Gent 2’ 2 3 7 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Kessell, Hardy, Gray 4 2 4 2 Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Robinson, Read 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Gibson, Slade, Pilgrim, Lansdale 3 3 12 6 Ht4 C.Roger, Myson, Read, Challis 5 1 17 7 Ht5 B.Roger, Kessell, Gray, Hodson 3 3 20 10 Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Read, Robinson 5 1 25 11 Ht7 C.Roger, Hardy, Lansdale, Gibson (f) 5 1 30 12 Ht8 Robinson, Gent, Geddes, B.Roger (ef) 1 5 31 17 Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Kessell, Gray 5 1 36 18 Ht10 C.Roger, Hardy, Robinson, Read 5 1 41 19 Ht11 B.Roger, Hodson, Gibson, Lansdale 5 1 46 20 Ht12 Slade, Gent, Challis, Geddes 3 3 49 23 Ht13 Gent, Myson, Hodson, Lansdale 3 3 52 26 Ht14 Pilgrim, Gibson, Kessell, Hardy 3 3 55 29 Ht15 Myson, Geddes, Challis, Gent 5 1 60 30 Ht16 B.Roger, C.Roger, Robinson, Gibson 5 1 65 31

The Devon Scratch Race Ht1: Geddes, Hardy, Gent, Gray (ns) Ht2: Clay, Pilgrim, Gibson, Challis Ht3: C.Roger, Slade, Kessell, Read Ht4: Hodson, Robinson, B.Roger, Myson Final: C.Roger, Hodson, Geddes (nf), Clay (nf)

Thursday 27th May 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 56 Halifax Nomads 27 (Challenge)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 2’ 2 3 3 10 1 Alex Gray 3 2’ 1 3 9 1 Peter Robinson 2 2 2’ 6 1 Len Read 1’ 3 3 3 10 1 Pete Lansdale 3 1 0 3 7 Ted Gibson 2’ 3 1 2’ 8 2 Bonny Waddell 1’ 2’ 1 4 2 Vic Gent 1’ 1 2 1

Halifax Norman Price 1 F 2’ 2 5 1 Jack Dawson 0 X 3 0 3 Jock Shead X 2 3 F 5 Vic Emms 3 3 F 2 8 Fred Rogers 1 1 1 2 5 Bill Crosland 0 0 0 1 1 Jack Hughes 0 0 0 Eric Smith 0 0 0

Ht1 Gray, Kessell, Price, Dawson (frmtd) 80.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Emms, Robinson, Read, Shead (fexc) 82.8 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Gibson, Rogers, Crosland 84.0 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Emms, Kessell, Waddell, Hughes 82.8 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Read, Waddell, Price (ld), Dawson (fexc) 82.4 5 0 21 8 Ht6 Gibson, Shead, Lansdale, Emms (f) 83.0 4 2 25 10 Ht7 Kessell, Gray, Rogers, Crosland 83.2 5 1 30 11 Ht8 Shead, Robinson, Gent, Smith 82.4 3 3 33 14 Ht9 Dawson, Price, Gibson, Lansdale 83.6 1 5 34 19 Ht10 Kessell, Emms, Gray, Shead (f) 83.0 4 2 38 21 Ht11 Read, Robinson, Rogers, Crosland 83.8 5 1 43 22 Ht12 Lansale, Price, Gent, Hughes 82.0 4 2 47 24 Ht13 Read, Rogers, Waddell, Smith 84.0 4 2 51 26 Ht14 Gray, Gibson, Crosland, Dawson 84.6 5 1 56 27

The Junior Scratch Race Ht1 McSweeny, Slee, Davey, Hancox 87.4 Ht2 Gent, Waddell, Hughes, Smith 85.6

The Senior Scratch Race Ht1 Gray, Shead, Dawson, Emms (ef) 85.6 Ht2 Read, Rogers, Robinson, Gibson (ef) 83.4 Ht3 Lansdale, Kessell, Price, Crosland 83.0 Ht4 Waddell, Gent, Slee, McSweeney 83.2 Final Lansdale, Waddell, Read, Gray (f) 83.8

Monday 31st May 1948 County Ground, Exeter Exeter 10 Plymouth 8 Second Half Junior Challenge)

Exeter Dingo Davey 2 1’ 3 1 Herby Plane 0 0 John Hancox 3 2 5 Gordon Taylor 2’ 2 1

Plymouth Vic Gent 3 3 6 Ted McSweeney 1 0 1 Ken Slee 1 1 Bob Turner 0 0

Ht1: Gent, Davey, McSweeney, Plain 2 4 2 4 Ht2: Hancox, Taylor, Slee, Turner 5 1 7 5 Ht3: Gent, Hancox, Davey, McSweeney 3 3 10 8

Thursday 3rd June 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 46 Stoke Potters 38 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 3 3 3 3 12 Alex Gray 0 0 0 0 Peter Robinson 3 1’ 3 0 7 1 Len Read 2’ 2 3 3 10 1 Pete Lansdale 3 0 2 3 8 Ted Gibson 1 1’ 1 3 1 Billy Newell 1 1 1 3 Vic Gent 0 1 2’ 3 1

Stoke Frank Evans 1’ 0 0 0 1 1 Les Jenkins 2 3 3 2’ 10 1 Gil Blake 1 2’ 2 1’ 6 2 Vic Pitcher 0 2 3 2 7 Dick Howard 0 1’ 2 2 5 1 Ray Harris 2 2 1’ 3 8 1 Ken Adams 0 1 1 Stan Bradbury 0 0 0

Ht1 Kessell, Jenkins, Evans, Gray 80.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Robinson, Read, Blake, Pitcher 83.4 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Harris, Newell, Howard 84.6 4 2 12 6 Ht4 Kessell, Pitcher, Newell, Adams 84.2 4 2 16 8 Ht5 Jenkins, Read, Robinson, Evans 80.0 3 3 19 11 Ht6 Pitcher, Blake, Gibson, Lansdale 82.6 1 5 20 16 Ht7 Kessell, Harris, Howard, Gent 82.8 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Robinson, Blake, Gent, Bradbury 82.6 4 2 27 21 Ht9 Jenkins, Lansdale, Gibson, Evans 84.0 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Kessell, Pitcher, Blake, Gray 82.8 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Read, Howard, Harris, Robinson 82.6 3 3 36 30 Ht12 Lansdale, Gent, Adams, Evans 85.6 5 1 41 31 Ht13 Read, Howard, Newell, Bradbury 84.4 4 2 45 33 Ht14 Harris, Jenkins, Gibson, Gray 85.0 1 5 46 38

The Qualification Scratch Race Ht1 Bill Bundy, Ted McSweeny, Davy (f), Slee (f) 88.8 Ht2 Gent, Adams, Newell, Evans (f) 86.8

The Senior Scratch Race Ht1 Read, Harris, Howard, Jenkins (f) 83.2 Ht2 Gibson, Evans, Gary, Newell (ef) 87.0 Ht3 Blake, Kessell, Pitcher, Robinson 83.8 Ht4 Adams, Gent, Bundy, McSweeny 86.8 Final Blake, Read, Gibson, Adams 81.6

Thursday 10 June 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 59 Hull Angels 24 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 1’ 1 3 2’ 7 2 Alex Gray 2 2’ 3 2 9 1 Peter Robinson 3 3 3 1’ 10 1 Len Read 2’ 1 3 3 9 1 Pete Lansdale 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Bonnie Waddell 3 2’ 1 1’ 7 2 Billy Newell 3 2’ 5 1 Vic Gent 1 0 1

Hull Derek Glover 3 F 2 2 7 Mick Mitchell R 2 0 3 5 George Craig 0 1 2 0 3 Bob Baker 1 2 0 1 4 Dick Shepherd 0 0 2 F 2 Johnny White 1 1 F 2 Alf Webster 0 1’ 0 1 1 Norman Johnson R R 0

Ht 1 Glover, Gray, Kessell, Mitchell (ret) 81.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Robinson, Read, Baker, Craig 81.6 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Waddell, Lansdale, White, Shepherd 83.4 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Newell, Baker, Kessell, Webster 84.6 4 2 17 7 Ht5 Robinson, Mitchell, Read, Glover (f) 84.4 4 2 21 9 Ht6 Lansdale, Waddell, Craig, Bake 83.2 5 1 26 10 Ht7 Kessell, Gray, White, Shepherd 83.0 5 1 31 11 Ht8 Robinson, Craig, Gent, Johnson (ret) 83.2 4 2 35 13 Ht9 Lansdale, Glover, Waddell, Mitchell 82.2 4 2 39 15 Ht10 Gray, Kessell, Baker, Craig 84.2 5 1 44 16 Ht11 Read, Shepherd, Robinson, White (f) 83.2 3 3 48 18 Ht12 Lansdale, Glover, Webster, Gent 82.6 3 3 51 21 Ht13 Read, Newell, Shepherd (fell), Johnson (ret) 83.0 5 0 56 21 Ht14 Mitchell, Gray, Waddell, Webster 84.4 3 3 59 24

The Elimination Scratch Race Ht1 Slee, McSweeney, Alf Boyce, Bundy (f) 87.2 Ht2 Johnston, Newell, Webster, Gent 83.6

The Excelsior Scratch Race Ht1 Waddell, Shepherd, Craig, White 84.4 Ht2 Kessell, Mitchell, Robinson, Gray 83.8 Ht3 Lansdale, Glover, Read, Baker 82.2 Ht4 Newell, Johnston, McSweeney, Slee (f) 83.4 Final Lansdale, Kessell, Newell, Waddell 82.6

Monday 14th June 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole Poole Pirates 37 Plymouth Devils 46 (National League Division Three)

Poole Alan Chambers 0 2 0 2 4 George Butler 0 0 Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 3 12 Alf Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 Sid Clarke 3 2 0 2 7 Fred Pawson 2’ 0 1 2 5 1 George Gower 0 2 3 1’ 6 1 Sid Hazzard 1 1’ 1’ 3 2

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 3 2 2’ 3 10 1 Alex Gray 2’ 1’ 3 0 6 2 Peter Robinson 2 1 2 0 5 Len Read 1’ 3 3 3 10 1 Pete Lansdale 1 3 2 2 8 Bonnie Waddell 0 1 1’ 3 5 1 Billy Newell 1 0 1 Vic Gent 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Kessell, Gray, Chambers (nf), Butler (nf) 89.0 0 5 0 5 Ht2 Bowkis, Robinson, Read, Elliott 82.4 3 3 3 8 Ht3 Clark, Pawson, Lansdale, Waddell 83.4 5 1 8 9 Ht4 Read, Chambers, Newell, Glover 88.8 2 4 10 13 Ht5 Bowkis, Kessell, Gray, Elliott 82.8 3 3 13 16 Ht6 Read, Clarke, Robinson, Pawson 84.4 2 4 15 20 Ht7 Lansdale, Gower, Waddell, Chambers 83.6 2 4 17 24 Ht8 Bowkis, Robinson, Hazzard,Gent 83.0 4 2 21 26 Ht9 Grey, Kessell, Pawson, Clarke 86.6 1 5 22 31 Ht10 Read, Chambers, Hazzard, Robinson 85.8 3 3 25 34 Ht11Bowkis,Lansdale, Waddell, Elliott 83.6 3 3 28 37 Ht12 Kessell, Clarke, Hazzard, Newell 85.0 3 3 31 40 Ht13 Gower, Lansdale, Gent, Elliott 83.8 3 3 34 43 Ht14 Waddell, Pawson, Gower, Gray 83.6 3 3 37 46

Special Challenge Match Race Race 1: Bowkis bt Squibb 81.8 Race 2: Bowkis bt Squibb 81.4

West of England Scurry Ht1: Clark, Robinson, Kessell, Chambers 84.6 Ht2: Waddell, Stan Nicholls, Gray 85.4 Ht3: Read, Newell, Hazzard, Pawson 87.2 Ht4: Lansdale, Elliott, Gent, Gower 83.4 Final: Clarke, Lansdale, Waddell, Read 84.8

Thursday 17th June 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 48 Poole Pirates 36 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 1 1’ 1’ 1 4 2 Alex Gray 3 2 F 3 8 Peter Robinson 1’ 2’ 2 2’ 7 3 Len Read 2 3 3 3 11 Pete Lansdale 2 2 3 1 8 Bonnie Waddell 0 0 0 Billy Newell 2 1 1 4 Charlie Challis 1’ 3 2’ 6 2

Poole Allan Chambers 0 1 E 0 1 George Butler 2 E 2 1 5 Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Alf Elliott E 0 3 3 Sid Clark 3 E 1 2 6 Fred Pawson 1 3 F 0 4 George Gower 3 1 2 6 Sid Hazzard 0 0 0

Ht1 Gray, Butler, Kessell, Chambers 81.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Bowkis, Read, Robinson, Elliott 81.2 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Clark, Lansdale, Pawson, Waddell 82.8 2 4 9 9 Ht4 Gower, Newell, Kessell, Elliott 84.8 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Read, Robinson, Chambers, Butler (ef) 84.4 5 1 17 13 Ht6 Bowkis, Lansdale, Gower, Waddell 83.2 2 4 19 17 Ht7 Pawson, Gray, Kessell, Clark (ef) 84.8 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Bowkis, Robinson, Challis, Hazzard 82.6 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Lansdale, Butler, Newell, Chambers (ef) 84.6 4 2 29 25 Ht10 Elliott, Bowkis, Kessell, Gray (f) 84.2 1 5 30 30 Ht11 Read, Robinson, Clark, Pawson (f) 82.2 5 1 35 31 Ht12 Challis, Gower, Lansdale, Chambers 84.6 4 2 39 33 Ht13 Read, Clark, Newell, Hazzard 81.4 4 2 43 35 Ht14 Gray, Challis, Butler, Pawson 84.8 5 1 48 36

The Triers Scratch Race Gent, Challis, Slee, Bundy (f) 83.0

The Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Gower, Lansdale, Newell, Cree 83.4 Ht2 Chambers, Butler, Robinson, Elliott 83.8 Ht3 Bowkis, Read, Gray, Kessell 82.8 Ht4 Clark, Hazzard, Waddell, Gent 83.0 Final Gower, Bowkis, Chambers, Clark 82.6

Wednesday 23rd June 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings Hastings Saxons 55 Plymouth Devils 29 (National League Division Three)

Hastings Dan English 1 1 1 0 3 Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12 Wally Green 3 3 3 3 12 Ron Clark 0 2’ 1 1’ 4 2 Bill Osborne 3 3 3 3 12 Ken Tidbury 1 1 1 1 4 Ken Middleditch 3 2 5 Pete Mold 2’ 1 3 1

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Gray 2 1 2 0 5 Peter Robinson 2 2 1 2 7 Len Read 1’ 0 0 1 1 Pete Lansdale 2 2 2 3 9 Bonny Waddell 0 0 0 0 Vic Gent 2 1’ 2 2 7 1 Charlie Challis 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Grierson, Gray, English, Kessell 75.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Green, Robinson, Read, Clark 77.2 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Osborne, Lansdale, Tidbury, Waddell 77.6 4 2 11 7 Ht4 Middleditch, Gent, English, Read 78.6 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Green, Clark, Gray, Kessell 77.2 5 1 20 10 Ht6 Osborne, Robinson, Tidbury, Read 79.2 4 2 24 12 Ht7 Grierson, Lansdale, English, Waddell 77.8 4 2 28 14 Ht8 Green, Mold, Robinson, Challis 79.4 5 1 33 15 Ht9 Osborne, Gray, Tidbury, Kessell 78.2 4 2 37 17 Ht10 Grierson, Robinson, Gent, English 77.2 3 3 40 20 Ht11 Green, Lansdale, Clark, Waddell 78.0 4 2 44 22 Ht12 Osborne, Gent, Mold, Kessell 76.8 4 2 48 24 Ht13 Lansdale, Middleditch, Clark, Challis 79.4 3 3 51 27 Ht14 Grierson, Gent, Tidbury, Gray 79.2 4 2 55 29

Future Stars Scratch Race Len Newcombe, Hayles, Wood, Smith 82.8

St Leonards Scurry Ht1: Osborne, Tidbury, Gray, Read (ns) 77.0 Ht2: Green, Robinson, English, Waddell 80.2 Ht3: Grierson, Clark, Lansdale, Kessell 78.6 Ht4: Mold, Challis, Middleditch (nf), Gent (nf) 81.0 Final: Green, Osborne, Grierson, Mold 77.8

Thursday 24th June 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 57 Wombwell Colliers 27 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell E 3 3 3 9 Alex Gray 1 2’ 2’ 2 7 2 Peter Robinson 3 0 2’ 2’ 7 2 Len Read 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Pete Lansdale 3 3 2 3 11 Bonnie Waddell 0 2’ 1’ 1’ 4 3 Charlie Challis 2’ 1 3 1 Billy Newell 3 2’ 5 1

Wombwell Harwood Pike 3 1’ F 1 5 1 Harry Welch 2’ 2 3 3 10 1 Len Tupling 1 E 1 1 3 Bert Thomas 0 1 1 0 2 Stan Beardsall 1’ 1 0 2 4 1 Jeff Bishop 2 0 1 0 3 J.Mitchell 0 E 0 Wally Matthews E 0 0

Ht1 Pike, Welch, Gray, Pike 81.0 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Robinson, Read, Tupling, Thomas 82.6 5 1 6 6 Ht3 Lansdale, Bishop, Beardsall, Waddell 83.0 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Kessell, Challis, Thomas, Mitchell 84.6 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Read, Welch, Pike, Robinson 82.6 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Lansdale, Waddell, Thomas, Tupling (ef) 84.8 5 1 22 14 Ht7 Kessell, Gray, Beardsall, Bishop 84.0 5 1 27 15 Ht8 Newell, Robinson, Tupling, Matthews 83.0 5 1 32 16 Ht9 Welch, Lansdale, Waddell, Pike (f) 83.0 3 3 35 19 Ht10 Kessell, Gray, Tupling, Thomas 83.4 5 1 40 20 Ht11 Read, Robinson, Bishop, Beardsall 82.8 5 1 45 21 Ht12 Lansdale, Newell, Pike, Mitchell (ef) 82.4 5 1 50 22 Ht13 Read, Beardsall, Challis, Matthews 85.4 4 2 54 24 Ht14 Welch, Gray, Waddell, Bishop 82.4 3 3 57 27

The Miniature Scratch Race Newell, Gent, Matthews, Bundy 82.6

The Plymouth Cyclone Ht1 Gray, Tupling, Robinson, Beardsall 82.4 Ht2 Welch, Read, Bishop, Thomas 82.4 Ht3 Lansdale, Pike, Kessell, Waddell 83.2 Ht4 Gent, Newell, Matthews, Challis 84.2 Final Welch, Lansdale, Gent, Gray 82.2

Thursday 1st July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 32 Exeter Falcons 51 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 0 F 2’ 0 2 1 Alex Gray 2 3 1 0 6 Peter Robinson 2 1’ 2 1 6 1 Len Read 1’ 2 3 F 6 1 Pete Lansdale 3 2 2 1 8 Billy Newell 1 1’ 0 1 3 1 Charlie Challis 1 F 1 Vic Gent F 0 0

Exeter Hugh Geddes 1 0 2’ 3 1 Cyril Roger 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Bert Roger 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Norman Clay 0 2’ F 3 5 1 Arthur Pilgrim 0 1 2 3 6 Stan Hodson 2 0 0 3 5 Don Hardy 3 1 3 7 Gordon Taylor 1 2’ 3 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Gray, Geddes, Kessell 81.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 B.Roger, Robinson, Read. Clay 81.4 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Lansdale, Hodson, Newell, Pilgrim 82.4 4 2 9 9 Ht4 Hardy, Clay, Challis, Kessell (f) 84.2 1 5 10 14 Ht5 C.Roger, Read, Robinson, Geddes 82.2 3 3 13 17 Ht6 B.Roger, Lansdale, Newell, Clay 80.4 3 3 16 20 Ht7 Gray, Kessell, Pilgrim, Hodson 84.4 5 1 21 21 Ht8 Roger, Robinson, Taylor, Gent (f) 80.2 2 4 23 25 Ht9 C.Roger, Lansdale, Hardy, Newell 82.0 2 4 25 29 Ht10 Clay, B.Roger, Gray, Kessell 84.6 1 5 26 34 Ht11 Read, Pilgrim, Robinson, Hodson 83.4 4 2 30 36 Ht12 Hardy, Geddes, Lansdale, Gent 83.2 1 5 31 41 Ht13 Pilgrim, Taylor, Challis (f), Read (f) 83.0 0 5 31 46 Ht14 Hodson, C.Roger, Newell, Gray 81.2 1 5 32 51

The Pymptol Scratch Race Challis, Waddell, Bill Bundy, Wally Matthews 85.4

The Devon Scratch Race Ht1 Hodson, Geddes, Lansdale, Kessell 84.0 Ht2 B.Roger, C.Roger, Gray, Pilgrim (f) 81.2 Ht3 Robinson, Read, Clay, Newell 83.4 Ht4 Hardy, Gent, Challis, Taylor 84.0 Final B.Roger, Hodson, Hardy, Robinson 81.4

Tuesday 6th July 1948 Fazeley Stadium, Tamworth Tamworth Hounds 60 Plymouth Devils 24 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth Jack Baxter 3 0 1’ 4 1 Steve Langton 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2 Cyril Page 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2 Peter Orpwood 2’ 3 1 1 7 1 Bill Dalton 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2 Basil Harris 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Harris 3 0 3 6 Charlie Oates 3 1 4

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 1 1 0 2 4 Alec Gray 0 0 1 1 2 Peter Robinson 1 0 1 2 4 Len Read 0 1’ 1 1’ 3 2 Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 2 9 Billy Newell 0 0 0 0 Vic Gent 2 0 0 2 Bonnie Waddell 0 0 0

Ht1 Baxter, Langton, Kessell, Gary ? 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Page, Orpwood, Robinson, Read 75.0 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Ba.Harris, Lansdale, Dalton, Newell 74.0 4 2 14 4 Ht4 Bi.Harris, Gent, Lead, Baxter 75.6 3 3 17 7 Ht5 Orpwood, Page, Kessell, Gray 76.6 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Ba.Harris, Dalton, Read, Robinson 74.8 5 1 27 9 Ht7 Lansdale, Langton, Baxter, Newell 75.2 3 3 30 12 Ht8 Oates, Page, Robinson, Waddell 77.4 5 1 35 13 Ht9 Ba.Harris, Dalton, Gray, Kessell 76.0 5 1 40 14 Ht10 Langton, Robinson, Read, Bi.Harris 75.2 3 3 43 17 Ht11 Page, Lansdale, Orpwood, Gent 76.0 4 2 47 19 Ht12 Dalton, Kessell, Oates, Gent 78.4 4 2 51 21 Ht13 Bi.Harris, Lansdale, Orpwood, Waddell 76.0 4 2 55 23 Ht14 Ba.Harris, Langton, Gray, Newell 76.2 5 1 60 24

Thursday 8th July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 43 Cradley Heath Cubs 40 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 2 1’ 1 2 6 1 Alex Gray F 0 1’ 0 1 1 Peter Robinson 2 3 2 3 10 Len Read F 2’ E 3 5 1 Pete Lansdale 3 2 3 3 11 Billy Newell 0 1’ 1 1 Bonnie Waddell 2 2’ 1 1 6 1 Vic Gent 1’ 2’ 3 2

Cradley Heath Les Beaumont F 1 1 1 3 Bill Clifton 3 F 0 2’ 5 1 Alan Hunt 3 3 3 F 9 Phil Malpass 1 3 0 3 7 Eric Irons 1’ 2’ 1’ 2 6 3 Gil Craven 2 3 2 3 10 Ray Beaumont 0 0 0 Roy Moreton 0 0 0

Ht1 Clifton, Kessell, Gray (f), L.Beaumont (f) 82.4 2 3 2 3 Ht2 Hunt, Robinson, Malpass, Read (f) 82.0 2 4 4 7 Ht3 Lansdale, Craven, Irons, Newell 83.4 3 3 7 10 Ht4 Malpass, Waddell, Kessell, R.Beaumont 82.2 3 3 10 13 Ht5 Robinson, Read, L.Beaumont, Clifton (f) 83.0 5 1 15 14 Ht6 Hunt, Lansdale, Newell, Malpass 83.0 3 3 18 17 Ht7 Craven, Irons, Kessell, Gray 84.6 1 5 19 22 Ht8 Hunt, Robinson, Gent, Moreton 81.4 3 3 22 25 Ht9 Lansdale, Waddell, L.Beaumont, Clifton 82.8 5 1 27 26 Ht10 Malpass, Kessell, Gray, Hunt (f) 84.4 3 3 30 29 Ht11 Robinson, Craven, Irons, Read (ef) 82.6 3 3 33 32 Ht12 Lansdale, Gent, L.Beaumont, R.Beaumont 83.4 5 1 38 33 Ht13 Read, Irons, Waddell, Moreton 83.6 4 2 42 35 Ht14 Craven, Clifton, Waddell, Gray 83.6 1 5 43 40

The Improvers Scratch Race Gent, Slee, Bundy, Matthews 85.2

The Pennycross Scratch Race Ht1 Robinson, Craven, Clifton, Newell 84.0 Ht2 Hunt, Irons, Read, L.Beaumont 82.4 Ht3 Lansdale, Malpass, Kessell, Gray (f) 84.0 Ht4 Gent, Waddell, Moreton, R.Beaumont 83.8 Final Robinson, Lansdale, Hunt, Gent 82.2

Friday 9th July 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Plymouth Devils 30 (National League Division Three)

Les Beaumont 3 3 3 2 11 Bill Clifton 2' 1 E E 3 1 Alan Hunt 1 2' 3 3 9 1 Phil Malpass 3 3 1 3 10 Eric Irons 1 2 2' 3 8 1 Gil Craven 3 1' 3 3 10 1 Ray Beaumont 1 2’ 3 1 Roy Moreton F 0 0

Ivan Kessell 0 0 1 1' 2 1 Alex Gray 1 1 0 1' 3 1 Peter Robinson 2 3 2 1 8 Len Read 0 2 R 3 5 Pete Lansdale 2 2 2 1 7 Billy Newell 0 0 0 N 0 Bonnie Waddell 0 2 2 4 Vic Gent 1' 0 1 1

Ht1 L.Beaumont, Clifton, Gray, Kessell 76.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Malpass, Robinson, Hunt, Read 77.6 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Craven, Lansdale, Irons, Newell 79.2 4 2 13 5 Ht4 L.Beaumont, Read, R.Beaumont, Waddell 78.8 4 2 17 7 Ht5 Malpass, Hunt, Gray, Kessell 78.8 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Robinson, Irons, Craven, Read 78.4 3 3 25 11 Ht7 L.Beaumont, Lansdale, Clifton, Newell 80.2 4 2 29 13 Ht8 Hunt, Robinson, Gent, Moreton 78.4 3 3 32 16 Ht9 Craven, Irons, Kessell, Gray 79.0 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Read, L.Beaumont, Robinson, Clifton(ef) 79.4 2 4 39 21 Ht11 Hunt, Lansdale, Malpass, Newell 79.4 4 2 43 23 Ht12 Irons, Waddell, Kessell, Moreton (f) 78.8 3 3 46 26 Ht13 Malpass, R.Beaumont, Lansdale, Gent 80.4 5 1 51 27 Ht14 Craven, Waddell, Gray, Clifton (ef) 79.6 3 3 54 30

Novices’ Race Gerald Pugh, Jim Pain, Barry Pickering, Wilf Wilstead (exc) 80.6

Reserves’ Scratch Race R.Beaumont, Waddell, Moreton, Gent 80.2

Seniors’ Scratch Race Ht1: Robinson, Hunt, L.Beaumont, Gray 80.6 Ht2: Craven, Malpass, Read, Newell 78.6 Ht3: Irons, Clifton, Lansdale, Kessell 80.2 Ht4: R.Beaumont, Pugh, Pain, Moreton 81.2 Final: Craven, Robinson, Irons, R.Beaumont 78.8

Saturday 10th July 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull Hull Angels 58 Plymouth Devils 26 (National League Division Three)

Hull Bob Baker 2’ 1 1 0 4 1 Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 3 12 George Craig 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 3 Dick Shepherd 3 3 3 3 12 Norman Johnson 2’ 0 2’ 3 7 2 Johnny White 3 2 3 2’ 10 1 Derek Glover 0 1 1 Al Allison 3 2’ 5 1

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 1 1 1 1 4 Alex Gray X 0 Peter Robinson 2 3 0 2 7 Len Read 0 2’ 1’ 1 4 2 Pete Lansdale 1 2 1 2 6 Bonnie Waddell 0 0 0 1 1 Vic Gent 3 0 3 Billy Newell 1 0 1

Ht1 Mitchell, Baker, Kessell, Gray (fexc) 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Shepherd, Robinson, Craig, Read 4 2 9 3 Ht3 White, Johnson, Lansdale, Waddell 5 1 14 4 Ht4 Gent, Read, Baker, Glover 1 5 15 9 Ht5 Shepherd, Craig, Kessell (three riders only) 5 1 20 10 Ht6 Robinson, White, Read, Johnson 2 4 22 14 Ht7 Mitchell, Lansdale, Baker, Waddell 4 2 26 16 Ht8 Allison, Craig, Newell, Robinson 5 1 31 17 Ht9 White, Johnson, Kessell (three riders only) 5 1 36 18 Ht10 Mitchell, Robinson, Read, Baker 3 3 39 21 Ht11 Shepherd, Craig, Lansdale, Waddell 5 1 44 22 Ht12 Johnson, Allison, Kessell, Gent 5 1 49 23 Ht13 Shepherd, Lansdale, Glover, Newell 4 2 53 25 Ht14 Mitchell, White, Waddell, (three riders only) 5 1 58 26 No race times available for this meeting

Monday 12th July 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole Poole Pirates 55.5 Plymouth Devils 28.5 (National League Division Three)

Poole Joe Bowkis 2’ 3 0 1’ 6 2 Alan Chambers 3 3 2 2’ 10 1 Sid Clark 3 3 3 2 11 Fred Pawson 0 2’ 0.5 2’ 4.5 2 Alf Elliott 3 2 3 3 11 George Butler 2’ 1’ 2’ 3 8 3 Charlie Hayden 0 3 3 Stan Nicholls 1 1 2

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 0 1 0 2 3 Bonnie Waddell 1 0 1 1 3 Peter Robinson 2 3 2 3 10 Len Read 1’ 2 0 0 3 1 Pete Lansdale 1 1’ 3 0 5 1 Vic Gent 0 2 0.5 0 2.5 Billy Newell 1’ 0 1 1 Wally Matthews 0 1 1

Ht1 Chambers, Bowkis, Waddell, Kessell 81.2 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Clark, Robinson, Read, Pawson 81.8 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Elliott, Butler, Lansdale, Gent 83.8 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Bowkis, Read, Newell, Hayden 84.0 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Clark, Pawson, Kessell, Waddell 82.4 5 1 21 9 Ht6 Robinson, Elliott, Butler, Read 82.6 3 3 24 12 Ht7 Chambers, Gent, Lansdale, Bowkis 84.0 3 3 27 15 Ht8 Clark, Robinson, Nicholls, Matthews 81.8 4 2 31 17 Ht9 Elliott, Butler, Waddell, Kessell 83.8 5 1 36 18 Ht10 Robinson, Chambers, Bowkis, Read 82.6 3 3 39 21 Ht11 Lansdale, Clark, Pawson & Gent 83.4 2.5 3.5 41.5 24.5 Ht12 Elliott, Kessell, Nicholls, Newell 83.8 4 2 45.5 26.5 Ht13 Hayden, Pawson, Matthews, Lansdale 82.4 5 1 50.5 27.5 Ht14 Butler, Chambers, Waddell, Gent 82.8 5 1 55.5 28.5

Stadium Scurry Ht1: Frank Holcombe, Sid Hazzard, Ted Moore, Bill Williams 85.0 Ht2: Stan Nicholls, Hayden, Wally Matthews, Newell 84.0 Final: Nicholls, Hayden, Holcombe, Hazzard 83.6

Devon Scratch Race Ht1: Elliott, Robinson, Read, Bowkis 83.0 Ht2: Butler, Clarke, Kessell, Gent 84.2 Ht3: Lansdale, Waddell, Pawson, Chambers 84.6 Final: Elliott, Lansdale, Nicholls, Butler 84.2

Thursday 15th July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 49 Hastings Saxons 34 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 2 2’ 9 1 Ivan Kessell 1’ 1’ 3 2 7 2 Bonnie Waddell 3 F 3 2 8 Len Read 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2 Pete Lansdale 2 3 3 3 11 Vic Gent F E E 1’ 1 1 Wally Matthews 0 F 0 Billy Newell 2’ 2’ 4 2

Hastings Ken Tidbury 0 1’ 1’ 2 4 2 Jock Grierson 3 2 2 3 10 Buddy Fuller F 0 Ron Clark F 1 2 0 3 Bill Osborne 3 3 3 F 9 Ken Middleditch 1 0 0 0 1 Dan English 0 1’ 1 1’ 3 2 Pete Mold 1’ 2 1 4 1

Ht1 Grierson, Robinson, Kessell, Tidbury 80.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Waddell, Read, Fuller (f), Clark (f) 84.2 5 0 8 3 Ht3 Osborne, Lansdale, Middleditch, Gent (f) 82.6 2 4 10 7 Ht4 Robinson, Newell, Clark, English 84.4 5 1 15 8 Ht5 Read, Grierson, Tidbury, Waddell (f) 84.6 3 3 18 11 Ht6 Lansdale, Clark, Mold, Gent (ef) 85.2 3 3 21 14 Ht7 Osborne, Robinson, Kessell, Middleditch 82.8 3 3 24 17 Ht8 Waddell, Mold, English, Matthews 83.6 3 3 27 20 Ht9 Lansdale, Grierson, Tidbury, Gent (ef) 82.8 3 3 30 23 Ht10 Kessell, Robinson, English, Clark 85.0 5 1 35 24 Ht11 Osborne, Waddell, Read, Middleditch 83.0 3 3 38 27 Ht12 Lansdale, Tidbury, English, Matthews (f) 85.8 3 3 41 30 Ht13 Read, Newell, Mold, Osborne (f) 83.6 5 1 46 31 Ht14 Grierson, Kessell, Gent, Middleditch 84.0 3 3 49 34

The Return Scratch Race Newell, Bundy, Slee, John Allen 84.6

The Peverell Scratch Race Ht1 Read, Gent, Tidbury, Clark 82.8 Ht2 Waddell, Robinson, Kessell, Slee 83.4 Ht3 Lansdale, Grierson, Osborne, Middleditch 84.2 Ht4 Newell, Mold, Matthews, English 85.6 Final Read, Lansdale, Waddell, Newell 82.8

Monday 19th July 1948 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 58 Plymouth Devils 25 (National League Division Three)

Exeter Broncho Slade 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2 Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2 Bert Roger 0 3 3 3 9 Norman Clay 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2 Cyril Roger 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 Don Hardy 2’ 3 0 3 8 1 John Hancox 0 0 Hugh Geddes 0 1’ 0 1 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson N 0 2 2 4 Vic Gent N 1 1’ 1 3 1 Bonnie Waddell 2 1 2 0 5 Len Read 1’ 3 0 1 5 1 Pete Lansdale 0 1 1 2 4 Ivan Kessell 1 0 1 Wally Matthews 1 0 0 0 1 Ken Slee 1’ 1 2 1

Ht1 Pilgrim, Slade, Robinson (ef), Gent (ex) 5 0 5 0 Ht2 Clay, Waddell, Read, B.Roger (ef) 3 3 8 3 Ht3 C.Roger, Hardy, Kessell, Lansdale 5 1 13 4 Ht4 Read, Slade, Matthews, Hancox (nf) 2 4 15 8 Ht5 B.Roger, Clay, Gent, Robinson (ef) 5 1 20 9 Ht6 Hardy, C.Roger, Waddell, Read 5 1 25 10 Ht7 Slade, Pilgrim, Lansdale, Kessell (fexc) 5 1 30 11 Ht8 B.Roger, Waddell, Slee, Geddes (ef) 3 3 33 14 Ht9 C.Roger, Robinson, Gent, Hardy 3 3 36 17 Ht10 Pilgrim, Slade, Read, Waddell 5 1 41 18 Ht11 B.Roger, Clay, Lansdale, Matthews 5 1 46 19 Ht12 C.Roger, Robinson, Geddes, Matthews 4 2 50 21 Ht13 Clay, Lansdale, Slee, Geddes 3 3 53 24 Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Gent, Kessell 5 1 58 25

Thursday 22nd July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 48 Yarmouth Bloaters 33 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 E 3 3 9 Ivan Kessell 2’ 2’ 1 F 5 2 Bonnie Waddell 1 0 3 3 7 Len Read 3 2 1 3 9 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent F 1 0 F 1 Billy Newell 1 2’ 3 1 Wally Mathews 1 1 2

Yarmouth Roy Duke 1 1 1’ 2 5 1 Billy Bales F 3 2 F 5 Sid Hipperson 2 2 2 2 8 Bert Rawlinson 0 2’ F E 2 1 Reg Morgan 2 1 2 1 6 Paddy Hammond 1’ E 0 3 4 1 Fred Rogers 3 0 3 Phil Day 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Kessell, Duke, Bales (f) 80.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Read, Hipperson, Waddell, Rawlinson 80.8 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Lansdale, Morgan, Hammond, Gent (f) 80.8 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Rogers, Rawlinson, Newell, Robinson (ef) 84.2 1 5 13 11 Ht5 Bales, Read, Duke, Waddell 80.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Lansdale, Hipperson, Gent, Rawlinson (f) 81.0 4 2 19 17 Ht7 Robinson, Kessell, Morgan, Hammond (ef) 80.8 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Waddell, Hipperson, Matthews, Day 82.2 4 2 28 20 Ht9 Lansdale, Bales, Duke, Gent 81.0 3 3 31 23 Ht10 Robinson, Hipperson, Kessell, Rawlinson (ef) 81.8 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Waddell, Morgan, Read, Hammond 82.8 4 2 39 27 Ht12 Lansdale, Duke, Matthews, Rogers 82.8 4 2 43 29 Ht13 Read, Newell, Morgan, Day 82.0 5 1 48 30 Ht14 Hammond, Kessell (f), Gent (f), Bales (f) 83.0 0 3 48 33

The "Starlets" Scratch Race Ht1 Rogers, Slee, Day, Bunday (f) 84.6

The Meteor Scratch Race Ht1 Lansdale, Hammond, Hipperson, Kessell 81.6 Ht2 Robinson, Waddell, Duke, Slee 82.6 Ht3 Rawlinson, Read, Bales, Matthews 82.0 Ht4 Gent, Day, Newell, Bunday (ns) 89.6 Final Robinson, Lansdale, Rawlinson, Gent 81.6

Friday 23rd July 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heath Cubs 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (National League Division Three)

Cradley Heath Les Beaumont 1’ 2 0 3 6 1 Bil Clifton 2 1 1 1 5 Gil Craven 3 3 3 3 12 Phil Malpass 1 1 E 1 3 Eric Irons 2 1 1 2 6 Alan Hunt E 3 3 3 9 Ray Beaumont 1’ 0 1 1 Roy Moreton 1 1’ 2 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 2 2 3 10 Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 0 0 Len Read 2 3 2 2 9 Bonnie Waddell X 0 0 0 0 Pete Lansdale 3 2’ 1’ 3 9 2 Vic Gent 1 3 2 2 8 Bill Bundy 0 0 0 Wally Matthews 2 2’ 4 1

Ht1 Robinson, Clifton, L.Beaumont, Kessell 76.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Craven, Read, Malpass, Waddell (exc) 78.8 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Lansdale, Irons, Gent, Hunt (ef) 78.6 2 4 9 9 Ht4 Read, L.Beaumont, R.Beaumont, Bundy 79.8 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Craven, Robinson, Malpass, Kessell 78.2 4 2 16 14 Ht6 Hunt, Read, Irons, Waddell 80.0 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Gent, Lansdale, Clifton, L.Beaumont 79.2 1 5 21 21 Ht8 Craven, Matthews, Moreton, Waddell 80.2 4 2 25 23 Ht9 Hunt, Robinson, Irons, Kessell 77.2 4 2 29 25 Ht10 L.Beaumont, Read, Clifton, Waddell 78.8 4 2 33 27 Ht11 Craven, Gent, Lansdale, Malpass (ef) 79.8 3 3 36 30 Ht12 Robinson, Irons, Moreton, Bundy 78.0 3 3 39 33 Ht13 Lansdale, Matthews, Malpass, R.Beaumont 78.4 1 5 40 38 Ht14 Hunt, Gent, Clifton, Kessell 78.8 4 2 44 40

Tuesday 27th July 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth Yarmouth Bloaters 51 Plymouth Devils 33 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth Sid Hipperson 3 1’ 0 2 6 1 Bert Rawlinson 1 2 0 1 4 Reg Morgan 2’ 1’ 3 3 9 2 Paddy Hammond 3 2 1 1’ 7 1 Billy Bales 3 3 3 3 12 Roy Duke 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2 Fred Rogers 2 2 4 Bill Carruthers 1 0 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 0 2 7 Ivan Kessell 0 0 1 1 Bonnie Waddell 1 1 2 3 7 Len Read 0 3 0 1 4 Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 3 10 Vic Gent 0 0 0 0 Alex Gray 0 1 1’ 2 4 1 Wally Matthews 0 0 0

Ht1 Hipperson, Robinson, Rawlinson, Kessell 79.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Hammond, Morgan, Waddell, Read 79.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Bales, Lansdale, Duke, Gent 78.0 4 2 13 5 Ht4 Read, Rogers, Hipperson, Gray 77.6 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Robinson, Hammond, Morgan, Kessell 77.6 3 3 19 11 Ht6 Bales Duke, Waddell, Read 78.0 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Lansdale, Rawlinson, Gray, Hipperson 80.2 2 4 26 16 Ht8 Morgan, Waddell, Carruthers, Matthews 77.8 4 2 30 18 Ht9 Bales, Duke, Kessell, Robinson 76.0 5 1 35 19 Ht10 Wadell, Hipperson, Read, Rawlinson 78.8 2 4 37 23 Ht11 Morgan, Lansdale, Hammond, Gent 77.8 4 2 41 25 Ht12 Bales, Robinson, Gray, Carruthers 75.6 3 3 44 28 Ht13 Lansdale, Rogers, Hammond, Matthews 78.0 3 3 47 31 Ht14 Duke, Kessell, Rawlinson, Gray 79.2 4 2 51 33

Selection Scratch Race Phil Day, Charlie Smith, Joe Talbot, Bill Codling 84.0

Plymouth Scratch Race Robinson, Waddell, Hipperson, Kessell 78.0

Yarmouth Scratch Race Gray, Morgan, Hammond, Matthews 80.0

Caister Scratch Race Bales, Rogers, Lansdale, Carruthers 77.0

Southern Scratch Race Duke, Read, Rawlinson, Gent 79.2

Selection Scratch Race Codling, Day, George Harper, Smith 84.0

Thursday 29th July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth The Plymouth Trophy

Billy Hole 2 E 1 1 1 5 Alf Bottoms 1 2 0 1 3 7 Bob Oakley 0 0 0 1 1 2 Stan Hodson 3 3 3 3 2 14 Eric Salmon 0 1 2 3 1 7 Fred Tuck 3 3 2 2 2 12 Bert Roger 2 2 3 1 3 11 Cecil Bailey 1 2 3 2 2 10 Jimmy Squibb 2 F 1 0 2 5 Cyril Roger 0 1 0 0 0 1 Graham Warren 3 3 3 F 3 12 Buck Whitby 1 1 E E E 2 Geoff Bennett 3 3 2 3 3 14 Arthur Payne 0 2 2 2 F 6 Jack Mountford 2 1 3 1 1 8 Norman Clay 1 0 1 2 F 4 Ken Slee DNR John Allan DNR

Ht1 Hodson, Hole, Bottoms, Oakley 80.4 Ht2 Tuck, B.Roger, Bailey, Salmon 79.2* Ht3 Warren, Squibb, Whitby, C.Roger (ef) 80.4 Ht4 Bennett, Mountford, Clay, Payne 81.0 Ht5 Bennett, Bottoms, Salmon, Squibb (f) 79.8 Ht6 Tuck, Payne, C.Roger, Hole (ef) 83.0 Ht7 Warren, B.Roger, Mountford, Oakley 79.6 Ht8 Hodson, Bailey, Whitby, Clay 81.8 Ht9 Warren, Tuck, Clay, Bottoms 78.8* Ht10 Mountford, Salmon, Hole, Whitby (ef) 83.6 Ht11 B.Roger, Payne, Bottoms, Whitby (ef) 81.4 Ht12 Hodson, Bennett, B.Roger, C.Roger 81.2 Ht13 Bailey, Payne, Squibb, Oakley 82.4 Ht14 Bennett, Bailey, Hole, Warren (f) 80.0 Ht15 Salmon, Clay, Oakley, C.Roger 83.0 Ht16 Hodson, Tuck, Mountford, Squibb 81.8 Ht17 Bottoms, Bailey, Mountford, C.Roger 81.8 Ht18 B.Roger, Squibb, Hole, Clay (f) 82.0 Ht19 Bennett, Tuck, Oakley, Whitby (ef) 82.4 Ht20 Warren, Hodson, Salmon, Payne (f) 79.6 Decider 3 laps Geoff Bennett bt Stan Hodson (f) 61.8

Thursday 29th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke Stoke Potters 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (National League Division Three)

Stoke Dave Anderson 0 2 0 3 5 Ray Harris 2 2 1 2’ 7 1 Les Jenkins 2 2 3 E 7 Dick Howard 1’ 0 1 1 Gil Blake 1’ 3 3 E 7 1 Vic Pitcher 2 1 2’ 3 8 1 Ken Adams 0 2 3 5 Lindsay Mitchell 1 2 1 4

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 1 3 10 Ivan Kessell 1 1 F 1 3 Bonnie Waddell 0 2 2 0 4 Len Read 3 3 0 2 8 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 2 11 Alex Gray 0 1 1 0 2 Wally Matthews 1 1 2 Vic Gent 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Harris, Kessell, Anderson 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Read, Jenkins, Howard, Waddell 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Lansdale, Pitcher, Blake, Gray 3 3 8 10 Ht4 Read, Anderson, Matthews, Adams 2 4 10 14 Ht5 Robinson, Jenkins, Kessell, Howard 2 4 12 18 Ht6 Blake, Waddell, Pitcher, Read 4 2 16 20 Ht7 Lansdale, Harris, Gray, Anderson 2 4 18 24 Ht8 Jenkins, Waddell, Mitchell, Gent 4 2 22 26 Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Robinson, Kessell (f) 5 1 27 27 Ht10 Anderson, Read, Harris, Waddell 77.6 4 2 31 29 Ht11 Lansdale, Howard, Gray, Jenkins (ef) 2 4 33 33 Ht12 Robinson, Mitchell, Matthews, Blake (ef) 80.2 2 4 35 37 Ht13 Adams, Lansdale, Mitchell, Gent 76.2 4 2 39 39 Ht14 Pitcher, Harris, Kessell, Gray 77.2 5 1 44 40

Reserves Race Bradbury, Evans, Gent, Dawson (f) 87.0

Southern Scratch Race Ht1: Anderson, Lansdale, Mitchell, Matthews 78.6 Ht2: Blake, Robinson, Gray, Adams 77.8 Ht3: Pitcher, Read, Kessell, Dawson 79.8 Ht4: Harris, Waddell, Bradbury, Riley 80.0 Final: Blake, Pitcher, Harris, Anderson 79.0

Friday 30th July 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell Wombwell Colliers 46 Plymouth Devils 36 (National League Division Three)

Wombwell Jeff Bishop 1’ 0 0 0 1 1 Harwood Pike 2 3 1 2’ 8 1 Len Tupling 0 0 2 2’ 4 1 Harry Welch 3 2 3 2 10 Stan Beardsall 1’ 2 2’ 3 8 2 Harry Saunders 2 1’ 3 3 9 1 Red Hamley 3 1’ 4 1 Jack Winstanley 0 2’ 2 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 1 0 7 Ivan Kessell 0 1 0 0 1 Bonnie Waddell 1’ 3 3 3 10 1 Len Read 2 1’ 0 2’ 5 2 Pete Lansdale 3 2 1 3 9 Vic Gent 0 1’ 0 0 1 1 Bill Matthews 2 0 2 Bill Bundy 1 0 1

Ht1 Robinson, Pike, Bishop, Kessell 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Welch, Read, Waddell, Tupling 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Lansdale, Saunders, Beardsall, Gent 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Hamley, Matthews, Read, Bishop 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Robinson, Welch, Kessell, Tupling 2 4 14 16 Ht6 Waddell, Beardsall, Saunders, Read 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Pike, Lansdale, Gent, Bishop 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Waddell, Tupling, Bundy, Winstanley 2 4 22 26 Ht9 Saunders, Beardsall, Robinson, Kessell 5 1 27 27 Ht10 Waddell, Read, Pike, Bishop 1 5 28 32 Ht11 Welch, Tupling, Lansdale, Gent 5 1 33 33 Ht12 Beardsall, Winstanley, Robinson (dnf), Matthews (dnf) 5 0 38 33 Ht13 Lansdale, Welch, Hamley, Bundy 3 3 41 36 Ht14 Saunders, Pike, Kessell (dnf), Gent (dnf) 5 0 46 36

Brampton Scratch Race Ht1: Hamley, Matthews, Winstanley, Bundy 82.0 Ht2: Mitchell, John Lockley, John Ogle, Palmer 81.4 Final: Hamley, Mitchell, [Matthews, Lockley] ?

Woodman Scratch Race: Ht1: Saunders, Waddell, Beardsall, Read ? Ht2:Welsh, Tupling, Robinson, Kessall ? Ht3: Lansdale, Pike, Bishop, Gent ? Final: Saunders, Welch, Hamley, Bishop ?

Saturday 31st July 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Southampton Saints 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (National League Division Three)

Southampton Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12 0 4 Bert Croucher 1 1 1 3 6 0 4 Jim Squibb 3 2 3 2 10 0 4 Tom Oakley 2* 1* 0 0 3 2 4 Cecil Bailey 3 2 2 2 9 0 4 Alf Kaines 2* 0 2 1 2 Bill Griffiths 1 1* 2 4 1 3 George Bason 2* 1* 1 4 2 3

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 3 3 11 0 4 Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bonnie Waddell 0 1 1 2 4 0 4 Len Read 1 2 3 0 6 0 4 Pete Lansdale 0 0 3 3 6 0 4 Alex Gray 1 2 1 2 6 0 4 Vic Gent 0 0 0 0 2 Wally Matthews 0 1 1 0 2

Ht1 Bottoms, Robinson, Croucher, Kessell 69.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Squibb, Oakley, Read, Waddell 72.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Bailey, Kaines, Gray, Lansdale(f) 71.8 5 1 14 4 Ht4 Bottoms, Read, Griffiths, Gent 71.6 4 2 18 6 Ht5 Robinson, Squibb, Oakley, Kessell 70.4 3 3 21 9 Ht6 Read, Bailey, Waddell, Kaines(ex) 71.8 2 4 23 13 Ht7 Bottoms, Gray, Croucher, Lansdale 70.4 4 2 27 15 Ht8 Squibb, Bason, Waddell, Matthews 70.6 5 1 32 16 Ht9 Robinson, Bailey, Griffiths, Kessell 70.4 3 3 35 19 Ht10 Bottoms, Waddell, Croucher, Read(exc) 71.6 4 2 39 21 Ht11 Lansdale, Squibb, Gray, Oakley(f) 71.4 2 4 41 25 Ht12 Robinson, Bailey, Bason, Gent 70.0 3 3 44 28 Ht13 Lansdale, Griffiths, Matthews, Oakley(f) 73.0 2 4 46 32 Ht14 Croucher, Gray, Bason, Kessell 70.6 4 2 50 34

Thursday 5th August 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 48 Stoke Potters 35 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 2 3 3 11 Wally Matthews 1 1 0 0 2 Bonnie Waddell 2’ 2’ 1 E 5 2 Len Read 3 3 2 3 11 Alex Gray F 1 2’ 3 6 1 Pete Lansdale 3 F 3 6 Ivan Kessell 1’ 3 2’ 6 2 Vic Gent 0 1 1

Stoke Dave Anderson 0 0 1 0 1 Ray Harris 2 1 0 2 5 Les Jenkins F 3 3 1’ 7 1 Dick Howard F 3 2’ 2 7 1 Gil Blake 2 2 3 2 9 Vic Pitcher 1’ 0 1 1’ 3 2 Lindsay Mitchell 0 1 1 Ken Adams 2’ 0 2 1

Ht1 Robinson, Harris, Matthews, Anderson 80.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Read, Waddell, Howard (f), Jenkins (ld) 82.4 5 0 9 2 Ht3 Lansdale, Blake, Pitcher, Gray (f) 82.4 3 3 12 5 Ht4 Howard, Robinson, Kessell, Mitchell 82.4 3 3 15 8 Ht5 Read, Waddell, Harris, Anderson 82.0 5 1 20 9 Ht6 Jenkins, Howard, Gray, Lansdale 84.2 1 5 21 14 Ht7 Robinson, Blake, Matthews, Pitcher 83.4 4 2 25 16 Ht8 Jenkins, Adams, Waddell, Gent 84.4 1 5 26 21 Ht9 Kessell, Gray, Anderson, Harris 83.6 5 1 31 22 Ht10 Robinson, Howard, Jenkins, Matthews 83.8 3 3 34 25 Ht11 Blake, Read, Pitcher, Waddell (ef) 81.6 2 4 36 29 Ht12 Gray, Kessell, Mitchell, Anderson 84.0 5 1 41 30 Ht13 Read, Blake, Gent, Adams 81.6 4 2 45 32 Ht14 Lansdale, Harris, Pitcher, Matthews 85.6 3 3 48 35

The Plymouth Whirlwind Ht1 Adams, Matthews, Slee, Bundy 85.0 Ht2 Kessell, Mitchell, Gibson (nf), Gent (nf) 83.4 Final Mitchell, Adams, Matthews, Kessell 84.4

The Plymouth Hurricane Ht1 Lansdale, Waddell, Slee, Harris (f) 86.0 88.0 Ht2 Gibson, Anderson, Blake, Robinson 84.4 84.8 Ht3 Read, Pitcher, Howard, Gray 84.2 84.8 Final Read, Pitcher, Lansdale, Gibson 84.2

Saturday 7th August 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull Hull Angels 58 Plymouth Devils 26 (National League Division Three)

Hull Derek Glover 3 3 Mick Mitchell 1’ 3 2’ 3 9 2 Norman Johnson 3 2 3 2’ 10 1 Johnny White 2’ 1’ 3 2’ 8 3 George Craig 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 Dick Shepherd 0 2’ 3 1 6 1 Al Allison 2 3 2’ 3 10 1 Peter Dodds 1 0 0 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 1 2 9 Wally Matthews 0 0 2 2 Bonnie Waddell 0 0 2 0 2 Len Read 1 2 1 1 5 Pete Lansdale 2 1 1 1 5 Alex Gray 1’ 0 0 0 1 1 Ted Gibson 0 0 Ivan Kessell 0 1’ 1’ 0 2 2

Ht1 Robinson, Allison, Mitchell, Matthews 86.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Johnson, White, Read, Waddell 85.0 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Craig, Lansdale, Gray, Shepherd 85.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Allison, Read, Dodds, Gibson, 85.4 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Robinson, Johnson, White, Kessell 85.6 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Craig, Shepherd, Read, Waddell 85.6 5 1 23 13 Ht7 Mitchell, Allison, Lansdale, Gray 85.8 5 1 28 14 Ht8 Johnson, Waddell, Kessell, Dodds 86.6 3 3 31 17 Ht9 Shepherd, Craig, Robinson, Matthews 85.0 5 1 36 18 Ht10 Glover, Mitchell, Read, Waddell 86.0 5 1 41 19 Ht11 White, Johnson, Lansdale, Gray 87.4 5 1 46 20 Ht12 Craig, Robinson, Kessell, Dodds 88.8 3 3 49 23 Ht13 Allison, White, Lansdale, Kessell 86.6 5 1 54 24 Ht14 Mitchell, Matthews, Shepherd, Gray 86.4 4 2 58 26

Tuesday 10th August 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth Yarmouth Bloaters 51 Plymouth Devils 30 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth Sid Hipperson 3 3 3 3 12 Fred Rogers 1 2’ 0 1 4 1 Paddy Hammond 0 1’ 2 2 5 1 Reg Morgan 3 2 1’ 2 8 1 Billy Bales 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 Roy Duke F 3 2’ 3 8 1 Phil Day 1 1’ 2 1 Bill Codling 1’ 0 1 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 1 1’ 7 1 Bonny Waddell 0 0 0 2 2 Ted Gibson 1’ 1 3 1’ 6 2 Len Read 2 2 0 2 6 Pete Lansdale E E 3 3 6 Alex Gray F 1 0 0 1 Wally Mathews 0 2 2 Vic Gent 0 0 0

Ht1 Hipperson, Robinson, Rogers, Waddell 76.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Morgan, Read, Gibson, Hammond 77.4 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Bales, Duke (ef), Lansdale (ef), Gray (f) 76.0 3 0 10 5 Ht4 Hipperson, Read, Day, Lansdale (ef) 78.0 4 2 14 7 Ht5 Robinson, Morgan, Hammond, Waddell 78.0 3 3 17 10 Ht6 Duke, Bales, Gibson, Read 78.2 5 1 22 11 Ht7 Hipperson, Rogers, Gray, Lansdale (ef) 79.8 5 1 27 12 Ht8 Gibson, Hammond, Codling, Gent 78.0 3 3 30 15 Ht9 Bales, Duke, Robinson, Waddell 77.6 5 1 35 16 Ht10 Hipperson, Read, Gibson, Rogers 78.2 3 3 38 19 Ht11 Lansdale, Hammond, Morgan, Gray 79.2 3 3 41 22 Ht12 Bales, Matthews, Robinson, Codling 76.8 3 3 44 25 Ht13 Lansdale, Morgan, Day, Gent 78.0 3 3 47 28 Ht14 Duke, Waddell, Rogers, Gray 79.8 4 2 51 30

Selection Scratch Race Rogers, Bill Carruthers, Day, Ash Hewitt 80.4

Reserves Scratch Race Matthews, Rogers, Gent, Codling 80.0

Selection Scratch Race Carruthers, Day, Hewitt, Codling 80.8

Caister Scratch Race Ht1: Lansdale, Duke, Hammond, Gibson 79.2 81.0 Ht2: Bales, Morgan, Read, Waddell 77.0 77.8 Ht3: Robinson, Hipperson, Carruthers, Gent 79.6 81.0 Final: Robinson, Lansdale, Bales (f), Morgan (f) 78.0

Thursday 12th August 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 51 Hull Angels 33 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 2’ 3 3 10 1 Ivan Kessell 0 1 2’ 1’ 4 2 Bonnie Waddell 1 0 0 1 Len Read 3 2 3 3 11 Alex Gray 1 3 0 2 6 Pete Lansdale 3 2’ 2 2 9 1 Ted Gibson 3 2’ 1 6 1 Wally Matthews 3 1’ 4 1

Hull Derek Glover 1 1 1 3 6 Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 3 12 Norman Johnson 2 0 1 1 4 Johnny White 0 1 0 1 George Craig 2 2 2 2 8 Dick Shepherd 0 0 0 0 Al Allison 0 0 0 Bob Baker 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

Ht1 Mitchell, Robinson, Glover, Kessell 77.4* 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Read, Johnson, Waddell, White 79.6 4 2 6 6 Ht3 Lansdale, Craig, Gray, Shepherd 84.0 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Gibson, Robinson, White, Allison 82.8 5 1 15 9 Ht5 Mitchell, Read, Glover, Waddell 80.6 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Gray, Lansdale, Baker, Johnson 84.4 5 1 22 14 Ht7 Robinson, Craig, Kessell, Shepherd 83.0 4 2 26 16 Ht8 Matthews, Gibson, Johnson, Baker 83.0 5 1 31 17 Ht9 Mitchell, Lansdale, Glover, Gray 82.0 2 4 33 21 Ht10 Robinson, Kessell, Johnson, White 83.2 5 1 38 22 Ht11 Read, Craig, Baker, Waddell 81.6 3 3 41 25 Ht12 Glover, Gray, Matthews, Allison 82.0 3 3 44 28 Ht13 Read, Craig, Gibson, Baker 82.2 4 2 48 30 Ht14 Mitchell, Lansdale, Kessell, Shepherd 81.6 3 3 51 33

The Return Scratch Race Newell, Gent, Slee, Bundy 84.2

The Junior Scurry Gent, Newell, Baker, Matthews (f) 83.8

The Peverell Scratch Race Ht1 Shepherd, Kessell, Glover, Read (f) 83.6 Ht2 Mitchell, Robinson, Gray, White 82.2 Ht3 Gent, Newell, Gibson, Matthews (f) 84.8 Ht4 Lansdale, Waddell, Johnson, Craig (f) 83.8 Final Mitchell, Lansdale, Shepherd, Gent 82.8

Thursday 19th August 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 38 Southampton Saints 45 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 0 0 3 2 5 0 4 Ivan Kessell 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Ted Gibson 0 2 0 2 0 3 Len Read 3 3 3 3 12 0 4 Alex Gray 2 1* 1* 1* 5 3 4 Pete Lansdale 0 2 2 3 7 0 4 Wally Matthews 0 2* 2 1 2 Bonnie Waddell 1 1* 2 4 1 3

Southampton Alf Bottoms 3 2 3 3 11 0 4 Alf Kaines 2* 0 0 1* 3 2 4 Jim Squibb 2 3 3 3 11 0 4 George Bason 1* 3 0 1 5 1 4 Tom Oakley 1 1* 1* 1 4 2 4 Cecil Bailey 3 2 2 2 9 0 4 Bill Griffiths 2* 0 2 1 2 Jack Davis 0 0 0 0 2

Ht1 Bottoms, Kaines, Kessell, Robinson (ef) 78.6 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Read, Squibb, Bason, Gibson 79.6 3 3 4 8 Ht3 Bailey, Gray, Oakley, Lansdale 82.4 2 4 6 12 Ht4 Bason, Griffiths, Robinson (ef), Matthews(ef) 86.6 0 5 6 17 Ht5 Read, Bottoms, Waddell, Kaines 80.4 4 2 10 19 Ht6 Squibb, Lansdale, Gray, Bason 81.4 3 3 13 22 Ht7 Robinson, Bailey, Oakley, Kessell 80.4 3 3 16 25 Ht8 Squibb, Gibson, Waddell, Davis 82.2 3 3 19 28 Ht9 Bottoms, Lansdale, Gray, Kaines 81.2 3 3 22 31 Ht10 Squibb, Robinson, Bason, Kessell 80.6 2 4 24 35 Ht11 Read, Bailey, Oakley, Gibson 80.8 3 3 27 38 Ht12 Bottoms, Waddell, Gray, Griffiths 82.4 3 3 30 41 Ht13 Read, Matthews, Oakley, Davis 81.8 5 1 35 42 Ht14 Lansdale, Bailey, Kaines, Kessell 83.0 3 3 38 45

Invitation Scratch Race Gent, Moore, Slee, Downton 84.6

The Junior Scurry Newell, Gent, Moore, Waddell 84.2

The Beacon Park Scratch Race Ht1 Bottoms, Nailey, Squibb, Gibson 80.8 Ht2 Read, Robinson, Kaines, Gray 81.6 Ht3 Newell, Matthews, Bason, Oakley 83.4 Ht4 Lansdale, Gent, Griffiths, Davis 83.4 Final Bottoms, Lansdale, Read, Newell 81.4

Wednesday 24th August 1948 Fazeley Stadium, Tamworth Tamworth Hounds 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth Steve Langton 1 2 0 0 3 Bill Harris 3 3 3 3 12 Cyril Page 1 E 3 2’ 6 1 Harry Saunders 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Dalton 2 3 3 2 10 Peter Orpwood 1’ 1 0 1 3 1 Lionel Watling 0 X 0 Cecil Hookham 1 1’ 2 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 2 2 0 6 Ivan Kessell 0 1’ 1’ 0 2 2 Ted Gibson 0 0 0 Len Read 2 3 2 2 9 Alex Gray 3 1’ 0 2 6 1 Pete Lansdale 0 2 1 2 5 Bonnie Waddell 1 2 1’ 3 7 1 Wally Matthews 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Harris, Robinson, Langton, Kessell 72.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Saunders, Read, Page, Gibson 74.0 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Gray, Dalton, Orpwood, Lansdale 74.0 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Read, Langton, Waddell, Watling 74.2 2 4 13 11 Ht5 Daunders, Robinson, Kessell, Page (ef) 72.6 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Dalton, Read, Orpwood, Gibson 73.0 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Harris, Lansdale, Gray, Langton 73.4 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Page, Waddell, Hookham, Matthews 74.4 4 2 27 21 Ht9 Dalton, Robinson, Kessell, Orpwood 74.0 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Harris, Read, Waddell, Langton 74.2 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Saunders, Page, Lansdale, Gray 74.2 5 1 38 28 Ht12 Waddell, Dalton, Hookham, Robinson 75.4 3 3 41 31 Ht13 Saunders, Gray, Matthews, Watling (exc) 76.0 3 3 44 34 Ht14 Harris, Lansdale, Orpwood, Kessell 75.0 4 2 48 36

Reserves Scratch Race Waddell, Chipman, Hookham, Collins 76.0

Senior Scratch Race Ht1: Page, Robinson, Read, Orpwood 74.2 Ht2: Dalton, Langton, Gray, Kessell 76.0 Ht3: Waddell, Dick Seers, Matthews (nf), Watling (ex) 77.8 Ht4: Harris, Saunders, Lansdale, Gibson 75.0 Final: Harris, Page, Dalton, Waddell 75.2

Thursday 26th August 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Hastings Saxons 21 Southampton Saints 75 (North v South Anniversary Cup)

Hastings Bill Weston F 0 Jock Grierson 1 2 1 2 1 7 Dan English 1 1 0 0 2 Pete Mold 0 0 1 0 1 Ron Clark 3 1 1 2 0 7 Ken Middleditch F 0 0 0 0 John Hayles 0 0 1 1 2 Ken Smith 1 1 0 0 2

Southampton Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 3 15 George Bason 2’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 7 4 Jimmy Squibb 2’ 3 3 2’ 2’ 12 3 Bob Oakley 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 Tom Oakley 1’ 1 2’ 3 7 2 Cecil Bailey 2 3 3 3 11 Alf Kaines 3 1 2’ 6 1 Bill Griffiths 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Ht1 Bottoms, Bason, Grierson, Weston 78.8 1 5 1 5 Ht2 B.Oakley, Squibb, English, Mold 82.6 1 5 2 10 Ht3 Clark, Bailey, T.Oakley, Middleditch 83.0 3 3 5 13 Ht4 Kaines, B.Oakley, Smith, Hayles 86.4 1 5 6 18 Ht5 Bottoms, Bason, English, Mold 84.6 1 5 7 23 Ht6 Squibb, B.Oakley, Clark, Middleditch 83.6 1 5 8 28 Ht7 Bailey, Grierson, T.Oakley, Hayles 81.2 2 4 10 32 Ht8 Squibb, Griffiths, Smith, English 83.0 1 5 11 37 Ht9 Bottoms, Bason, Clark, Middleditch 83.8 1 5 12 42 Ht10 B.Oakley, Squibb, Grierson, 85.0 1 5 13 47 Ht11 Bailey, T.Oakley, Mold, English 83.2 1 5 14 52 Ht12 Bottoms, Clark, Kaines, Smith 82.6 2 4 16 56 Ht13 T.Oakley, Griffiths, Hayles, Mold 84.2 1 5 17 61 Ht14 Bailey, Grierson, Bason, Middleditch 82.0 2 4 19 65 Ht15 Griffiths, Kaines, Hayles, Smith (ret) 85.0 1 5 20 70 Ht16 Bottoms, Squibb, Grierson, Clark 82.4 1 5 21 75

Plymouth Discoveries Scratch Race John Allan, Bundy, Sobey, Carmen Tedesco 88.2

The Hastehampton Scratch Race Ht1 Bason, Middleditch, Mold, Allan (f) 85.6 Ht2 Bottoms, Bailey, T.Oakley, Clark 80.6 Ht3 B.Oakley, Kaines, Brierson, Hayles 84.6 Ht4 Squibb, Griffiths, Smith, English 83.6 Final Bottoms, Squibb, B.Oakley, Bason 82.0

Thursday 26th August 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke Stoke Potters 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (National League Division Three)

Stoke Dave Anderson 2 3 2 2’ 9 1 Ray Harris 1’ X 3 0 4 1 Les Jenkins 3 3 3 3 12 Dick Howard 0 1 0 1 Vic Pitcher 1 3 1 3 8 Gil Blake 3 E 3 3 9 Ken Adams 1 3 4 Stan Bradbury 2’ 1 0 3 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 2 2 2 9 Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 1’ 1 1 Ted Gibson 1’ 2 1 0 4 1 Len Read 2 2 1’ 1 6 1 Alex Gray 0 1 1’ 2 4 1 Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 2 9 Bonny Waddell 0 0 0 Wally Matthews 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Robinson, Anderson, Harris, Kessell 74.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Jenkins, Read, Gibson, Howard 75.2 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Blake, Lansdale, Pitcher, Gray 75.2 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Anderson, Read, Adams, Waddell 77.0 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Jenkins, Robinson, Howard, Kessell 76.8 4 2 18 12 Ht6 Pitcher, Gibson, Read, Blake (ef) 78.0 3 3 21 15 Ht7 Lansdale, Anderson, Gray, Harris (exctps) 76.4 2 4 23 19 Ht8 Jenkins, Bradbury, Gibson, Matthews 77.0 5 1 28 20 Ht9 Blake, Robinson, Pitcher, Kessell 75.2 4 2 32 22 Ht10 Harris, Anderson, Read, Gibson ? 5 1 37 23 Ht11 Jenkins, Lansdale, Gray, Howard 75.8 3 3 40 26 Ht12 Pitcher, Robinson, Bradbury, Waddell 78.0 4 2 44 28 Ht13 Adams, Gray, Matthews, Bradbury 78.8 3 3 47 31 Ht14 Blake, Lansdale, Kessell, Harris 76.6 3 3 50 34

Reserves Scurry Dawson, Evans, Matthews, Newell 80.0

The Devils Scratch Race Ht1: Anderson, Robinson, Bradbury, Dawson 77.4 Ht2: Harris, Adams, Evans, Kessell 76.6 Ht3: Blake, Jenkins, Lansdale, Gibson 76.2 Ht4: Howard, Gray, Read, Pitcher 80.4 Final: Harris, Blake, Howard, Anderson 76.2

Saturday 28th August 1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (National League Division Three)

Coventry Bob Fletcher 2 1’ 3 3 9 1 Ed Pye 0 1 1 3 5 George Smith 3 1’ 3 3 10 1 Bernard Tennant 2’ 2 0 2 6 1 Vic Emms 3 3 3 2 11 Bert Lacey X 0 1 1 2 Fred Yates 2 1’ 3 1 John Yates 1 1’ 2 1

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 2 3 11 Ivan Kessell 1 0 0 2 3 Bonnie Waddell 0 2 0 0 2 Len Read 1 3 1’ 2 7 1 Alex Gray 1’ 0 2 3 6 1 Pete Lansdale 2 2 1’ 0 5 1 Ted Gibson 0 0 0 Wally Matthews 2 0 2

Ht1 Robinson, Fletcher, Kessell, Pye 85.6 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Smith, Tennant, Read, Waddell 86.2 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Emms, Lansdale, Gray, Lacey 86.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Read, F.Yates, Fletcher, Gibson 83.2 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Robinson, Tennant, Smith, Kessell 83.6 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Emms, Waddell, Read, Lacey 80.6 3 3 19 17 Ht7 Fletcher, Lansdale, Pye, Gray 82.6 4 2 23 19 Ht8 Smith, Matthews, J.Yates, Waddell 82.8 4 2 27 21 Ht9 Emms, Robinson, Lacey, Kessell 81.4 4 2 31 23 Ht10 Fletcher, Read, Pye, Waddell 82.8 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Smith, Gray, Lansdale, Tennant 82.8 3 3 38 28 Ht12 Robinson, Emms, J.Yates, Gibson 81.8 3 3 41 31 Ht13 Gray, Tennant, F.Yates, Matthews 83.8 3 3 44 34 Ht14 Pye, Kessell, Lacey, Lansdale 88.6 4 2 48 36

Binley Scratch Race Gibson, Matthews, Derrick Tailby, Alec Gordon 84.6

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1: Robinson, Waddell, Lacey, Tennant 83.4 Ht2: Emms, Lansdale, Read, Pye 80.4 Ht3: J.Yates, F.Yates, Matthews, Gibson 84.6 Ht4: Smith, Kessell, Tailby, Gray (exc) 82.4 Final: Smith, Emms, Robinson, J.Yates 82.4

Monday 30th August 1948 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 41 Plymouth Devils 43 (National League Division Three)

Exeter Stan Hodson 3 2 2 2 9 Stan Lanfear 1 1’ 1’ 1 4 2 Norman Clay 0 3 3 3 9 Johnny Myson 1 E 0 0 1 Bert Roger 3 0 3 3 9 Hugh Geddes 1 1 0 3 5 John Hancox 0 2 2 Lew Coffin 2’ 0 2 1

Plymouth Ivan Kessell 0 1’ 1’ 2 2 Vic Gent 2 2 2 0 6 Ted Gibson 3 2’ 0 0 5 1 Len Read 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Bonny Waddell 0 0 1’ 3 4 1 Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 2 9 Wally Matthews 1 1’ 2 4 1 Bill Sobey 1 1 2

Ht1 Hodson, Gent, Lanfear, Kessell 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Gibson, Read, Myson, Clay 1 5 5 7 Ht3 Roger, Lansdale, Geddes, Waddell 4 2 9 9 Ht4 Read, Hodson, Matthew, Hancox 2 4 11 13 Ht5 Clay, Gent, Kessell, Myson (ef) 3 3 14 16 Ht6 Read, Gibson, Geddes, Roger 1 5 15 21 Ht7 Lansdale, Hodson, Lanfear, Waddell 3 3 18 24 Ht8 Clay, Coffin, Sobey, Gibson 5 1 23 25 Ht9 Roger, Gent, Matthew, Geddes 3 3 26 28 Ht10 Read, Hodson, Lanfear, Gibson 3 3 29 31 Ht11 Clay, Lansdale, Waddell, Myson 3 3 32 34 Ht12 Roger, Matthews, Kessell, Coffin 3 3 35 37 Ht13 Waddell, Hancox, Sobey, Myson 2 4 37 41 Ht14 Geddes, Lansdale, Lanfear, Gent 4 2 41 43

The Winkleigh Scratch Race Ht1: B.Roger, Lansdale, Hancox, Read 80.2 Ht2: Gibson, Hodson, Lanfear, Sobey 81.8 Ht3: Clay, Gent, Myson, Waddell 81.8 Ht4: Pilgrim, Hardy, Geddes, Matthews 82.4 SF1: B.Roger, Lansdale, Hodson, Gibson 81.2 SF2: Pilgrim, Clay, Hardy, Gent 81.0 Final: B.Roger, Pilgrim, Clay, Lansdale 80.6

Wednesday 1st September 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings Hastings Saxons 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (National League Division Three)

Hastings Dan English 1 2 0 0 3 Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Weston 1 0 F 1 Pete Mold 3 3 2 0 8 Ron Clark 2 2 2 2 8 Ken Middleditch 1’ 0 1’ 2’ 4 3 Ken Smith 1’ 3 3 7 1 John Hayles 0 1’ 1 1

Plymouth Ted Gibson 0 1’ 3 3 7 1 Vic Gent 2 2 E 1 5 Bonny Waddell 2 1 1’ 1’ 5 2 Len Read X 3 3 2 8 Alex Gray 0 2 1 2 5 Pete Lansdale 3 2’ 3 0 7 1 Bill Sobey 0 0 0 Wally Matthews 2 1’ 3 1

Ht1 Grierson, Gent, English, Gibdson 74.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Mold, Waddell, Weston, Read (exc) 76.6 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Clark, Middleditch, Gray 76.2 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Read, English, Smith, Sobey 79.2 3 3 14 10 Ht5 Mold, Gent, Gibson, Weston (efchain) 78.2 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Read, Clark, Waddell, Middleditch 77.8 2 4 19 17 Ht7 Grierson, Gray, Lansdale, English 76.8 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Smith, Matthews, Waddell, Hayles 78.2 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Gibson, Clark, Middleditch, Gent (ef) 77.2 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Grierson, Read, Waddell, English 75.6 3 3 31 29 Ht11 Lansdale, Mold, Waddell, Weston (f) 76.8 2 4 33 33 Ht12 Gibson, Clark, Hayles, Sobey 78.0 3 3 36 36 Ht13 Smith, Gray, Matthews, Mold 78.2 3 3 39 39 Ht14 Grierson, Middleditch, Gent, Lansdale (ef) 78.2 5 1 44 40

Future Stars Scratch Race Jeff Green, Sivyer, J.Haynes, Doug Smith 83.4

St Leonards Scurry Ht1: Gibson, Mold, English, Gent 78.4 Ht2: Clark, Waddell, Read, Weston (f) 77.2 Ht3: Grierson, Middleditch, Gray, Lansdale 78.6 Ht4: Sobey, Matthews, Smith, Hayles (ns) 80.0 Final: Middleditch, Sobey, Gibson, Clark 79.8

Thursday 2nd September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils v Exeter Falcons Rained off

Thursday 9th September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 63 Tamworth Hounds 21 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12 Bonnie Waddell 1 2’ 1 2’ 6 2 Ted Gibson 1 2’ 1’ 2’ 6 3 Len Read 3 3 3 3 12 Alex Gray 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent 2’ 2’ 4 2 Wally Matthews 2 1 3

Tamworth Steve Langton 0 1 1 2 4 Bill Harris 2 0 0 0 2 Cyril Page 2 1 3 0 6 Harry Saunders 0 1 0 2 3 Bill Dalton 0 E 1 1 2 Peter Orpwood 2 1 0 1 4 Howard Chipman 0 0 0 Cecil Hookham 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Harris, Waddell, Langton (ef) 79.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Read, Page, Gibson, Saunders 82.0 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Orpwood, Gray, Dalton 82.0 4 2 12 6 Ht4 Robinson, Gent, Saunders, Chipman 83.2 5 1 17 7 Ht5 Read, Gibson, Langton, Harris 82.6 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Page, Saunders 82.8 5 1 27 9 Ht7 Robison, Waddell, Orpwood, Dalton (ef) 84.2 5 1 32 10 Ht8 Page, Matthews, Gibson, Hookham 84.4 3 3 35 13 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Langton, Harris 83.8 5 1 40 14 Ht10 Robinson, Saunders, Waddell, Page 85.0 4 2 44 16 Ht11 Read, Gibson, Dalton, Orpwood 83.4 5 1 49 17 Ht12 Gray, Langton, Matthews, Chipman 83.6 4 2 53 19 Ht13 Read, gent, Dalton, Hookham 84.8 5 1 58 20 Ht14 Lansdale, Waddell, Orpwood, Harris 84.0 5 1 63 21

The Discoveries Scratch Race Sobey, Jack Peck, Tedesco, Allen (f) 85.4

The Junior Scurry Sobey, Hookham, Matthews (ef), Slee (f) 85.6

The Devon Scratch Race Ht1 Lansdale, Langton,. Waddell, Saunders 81.6 Ht2 Gray, Robinson, Page, Dalton 82.6 Ht3 Gent, Chipman, Sobey (ef), Hookham (ef) 86.2 Ht4 Read, Orpwood, Haris, Gibson 83.2 Final Lansdale, Read, Gent, Gray (f) 83.8

Saturday 11th September 1948 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh Rayleigh Rockets 36 Plymouth Devils 47 (Challenge)

Rayleigh Ron Howes 0 1 1 Roy Uden 2 0 1 3 Bruce Abernethy 3 3 3 0 9 Billy Newell 0 0 1 0 1 Percy Brine 3 3 3 3 12 Jim Gregory 0 1 1 2 4 Stan Crouch 1’ 2 0 3 1 Vic Gooden 2 1 0 N 3

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 1’ 0 2 6 1 Bonnie Waddell 1 2 2 1 6 Ted Gibson 1’ 0 2 3 1 Len Read 2 0 2 2’ 6 1 Alec Gray 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3 Pete Lansdale 2 3 3 3 11 Vic Gent 3 N 3 Bill Matthews 0 3 1 4

Ht1 Robinson, Uden, Waddell, Howes 78.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Abernethy, Read, Gibson, Newell 77.6 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Brine, Lansdale, Gray, Gregory 78.6 3 3 8 10 Ht4 Gent, Gooden, Crouch, Read 82.2 3 3 11 13 Ht5 Abernethy, Waddell, Robinson, Newell 79.8 3 3 14 16 Ht6 Brine, Read, Gregory, Gibson 79.6 4 2 18 18 Ht7 Lansdale, Gray, Howes, Uden 80.0 1 5 19 23 Ht8 Abernethy, Gibson, Gooden, Matthews 79.2 4 2 23 25 Ht9 Brine, Waddell, Gregory, Robinson 80.2 4 2 27 27 Ht10 Matthews, Read, Uden, Gooden 82.0 1 5 28 32 Ht11 Lansdale, Gray, Newell, Abernethy 81.0 1 5 29 37 Ht12 Brine, Robinson, Gooden (nf), Gent (nf) 86.2 3 2 32 39 Ht13 Gray, Crouch, Matthews, Newell 82.6 2 4 34 43 Ht14 Lansdale, Gregory, Waddell, Crouch 80.8 2 4 36 47

Captains 2 Lap Dash Peter Robinson bt Percy Brine 40.4

Saturday Scratch Race 3 laps Ht1: Gent, Matthews, Crouch, Gooden 63.2 Ht2: Lansdale, Gray, Waddell, Robinson 60.0 Ht3: Brine, Gibson, Uden, Howes (ns) 60.2 Ht4: Abernethy, Newell, Read (nf), Gregory (ef) 60.2 Final: Abernethy, Lansdale, Brine, Gent 60.4

Thursday 16th September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 54 Coventry Bees 30 (National League Division Three )

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 2 2 2 9 Bonnie Waddell 1 0 1’ 1 3 1 Ted Gibson 1’ 2’ 3 0 6 2 Len Read 2 3 3 3 11 Alex Gray 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent 1’ 2’ 3 2 Wally Matthews F 1 1

Coventry Bob Fletcher E 0 1 2 3 Ed Pye 2 1 F 0 3 Bert Lacey 0 0 2 0 2 Vic Emms 3 3 1 3 10 George Smith 0 1 1’ 1 3 1 Lionel Levy 1 3 2 2 8 Ralph Horne 0 0 0 John Yates 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Robinson, Pye, Waddell, Fletcher (ef) 80.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Emms, Read, Gibson, Lacey 79.2 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Lansdale, Gray, Levy, Smith 81.0 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Emms, Robinson, Gent, Horne 79.2 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Read, Gibson, Pye, Fletcher 81.8 5 1 20 10 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Emms, Lacey 80.2 5 1 25 11 Ht7 Levy, Robinson, Smith, Waddell 81.0 2 4 27 15 Ht8 Gibson, Lacey, Yates, Matthews (f) 83.0 3 3 30 18 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Fletcher, Pye (f) 83.0 5 1 35 19 Ht10 Emms, Robinson, Waddell, Lacey 80.2 3 3 38 22 Ht11 Read, Levy, Smith, Gibson 80.4 3 3 41 25 Ht12 Gray, Fletcher, Matthews, Horne 82.6 4 2 45 27 Ht13 Read, Gent, Smith, Yates 81.8 5 1 50 28 Ht14 Lansdale, Levy, Waddell, Pye 83.4 4 2 54 30

The Battle Of Britain Trophy Competition Tound One Ht1 Sobey, Matthews, Allen, Tedesco (f) 84.6 Ht2 Geny, Kessell, Yates, Allen 85.0 Round Two Ht1 Sobey, Waddell, lacey, Matthews 83.8 Ht2 Gray, Pye, Kessell, Gebt (f) 82.6 Ht3 Read, Robinson, Smith, Fletcher 81.4 Ht4 Emms, Levy, Gibson, Lansdale 81.8 Round Three Read, Emms, Gray, Sobey 80.0

Friday 17th September 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell Wombwell Colliers 52 Plymouth Devils 31 (National League Division Three)

Wombwell Red Hamley 3 1’ 2’ 1 7 2 Harwood Pike 2’ 3 3 0 8 1 Stan Beardsall 3 3 2 8 Jack Baxter 1 0 1’ 2’ 4 2 Charlie Oates 2’ 1 2’ 1’ 6 3 Harry Welch 3 3 3 0 9 Son Mitchell 2 3 3 8 Ernie Palmer 0 2 2

Plymouth Peter Robinson 0 2 0 0 2 Bonnie Waddell 1 1’ 1 2’ 5 2 Ted Gibson 0 0 1’ 0 1 1 Len Read 2 3 2 2 9 Alex Gray 1 1 0 1 3 Pete Lansdale 0 0 3 3 6 Vic Gent 0 3 3 Ted Matthews 2 0 2

Ht1 Hamley, Pike, Waddell, Robinson 78.2 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Beardsall, Read, Baxter, Gibson 77.8 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Welch, Oates, Gray, Lansdale 78.2 5 1 14 4 Ht4 Read, Mitchell, Hamley, Gent 78.6 3 3 17 7 Ht5 Mitchell, Robinson, Waddell, Baxter 78.4 3 3 20 10 Ht6 Welch, Read, Oates. Gibson 77.0 4 2 24 12 Ht7 Pike, Hamley, Gray, Lansdale 78.4 5 1 29 13 Ht8 Beardsall, Matthews, Gibson, Palmer 79.2 3 3 32 16 Ht9 Welch, Oates, Waddell, Robinson 78.6 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Pike, Read, Hamley, Gibson 77.8 4 2 41 19 Ht11 Lansdale, Beardsall, Baxter, Gray 77.6 3 3 44 22 Ht12 Gent, Oates, Palmer, Robinson 79.4 3 3 47 25 Ht13 Mitchell, Baxter, Gray, Matthews 78.6 5 1 52 26 Ht14 Lansdale, Waddell, Pike (nf), Welch (nf) 78.0 0 5 52 31

Staveley Scratch Race Ht1: Gent, Mitchell, Palmer, Matthews 79.2 Ht2: Pat Smith, Ken Hammond, Fred Ramsden, Marsland 81.4 Final: Mitchell, Gent, Smith (nf), Hammond (nf) 79.0

Liverpool Scratch Race Ht1: Welch, Waddell, Oates, Robinson 76.4 Ht2: Baxter, Read, Beardsall, Gibson 79.2 Ht3: Hamley, Pike, Lansdale, Gray 79.0 Final: Mitchell, Welch, Baxter, Hamley 76.4

Thursday 23rd September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 57 Hastings Saxons 26 (National league Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 0 0 6 Bonny Waddell 0 1 0 1 Ted Gibson 3 1 3 2’ 9 1 Len Read 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2 Alex Gray 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent 2’ 3 3 8 1 Wally Matthews 0 2’ 2 1

Hastings Ken Tidbury 0 0 0 0 Jock Grierson 2 2 1 2 7 Ken Smith 1 1’ 1’ 1 4 2 Pete Mold 0 1 0 1 Ron Clark 1 2’ 0 1 4 1 Ken Middledtch 0 3 0 1’ 4 1 Bill Weston 0 1 1 Frank Bettis 1’ 2 2 0 5 1

Ht1 Robinson, Grierson, Bettis, Waddell 79.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Gibson, Read, Smith, Mold 80.6 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Gray, Clark, Middleditch 83.4 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Robinson, Gent, Mold, Weston 84.2 5 1 18 6 Ht5 Read, Grierson, Gibson, Tidbury 81.2 4 2 22 8 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Smith, Mold 84.0 5 1 27 9 Ht7 Middleditch, Clark, Waddell, Robinson 83.0 1 5 28 14 Ht8 Gibson, Bettis, Smith, Matthews 82.6 3 3 31 17 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Grierson, Tidbury 83.4 5 1 36 18 Ht10 Gent, Bettis, Smith, Robinson (ef) 85.6 3 3 39 21 Ht11 Read, Gibson, Clark (f), Gibson (f) 84.4 5 0 44 21 Ht12 Gray, Matthews, Weston, Tidbury 84.2 5 1 49 22 Ht13 Gent, Read, Clark, Bettis 85.4 5 1 54 23 Ht14 Lansdale, Grierson, Middleditch, Waddell 83.2 3 3 57 26

The Discovery Scratch Race Round 3 Ht1 Sobey, Allen, Peck, Tedesco 86.6

Junior Scurry Gent, Weston, Kessell, Sobey 85.6

Devon Scratch Race Ht1 Robinson, Smith, Middleditch, Tidbury 84.4 Ht2 Lansdale, Waddell, Gibson, Clark 83.2 Ht3 Gent, Bettis, Matthews, Sobey 85.2 Ht4 Read, Gray, Grierson, Mold 83.4 Final Lansdale, Read, Gent, Robinson 81.2

Tuesday September 28th 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 46 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Bonnie Waddell 1’ 0 0 1 1 Peter Robinson 2 3 1 1 7 Ted Gibson 1’ 0 1’ 0 2 2 Len Read 2 3 2 3 10 Alex Gray 2 1 2’ 2 7 1 Pete Lansdale F 0 3 3 6 Vic Gent 2 0 0 2 Wally Matthews 2 1’ 3 1

Exeter Bert Roger 3 2 1 3 9 Hugh Geddes 1’ 0 2 3 1 Norman Clay 3 3 3 3 12 Arthur Pilgrim 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 Don Hardy 1 1’ 3 1’ 6 2 Stan Hodson 3 2 1 0 6 Stan Lanfear F 1 0 1 Johnny Myson 0 2 2

Ht1 Roger, Robinson, Waddell, Lanfear (f) 81.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Clay, Read, Gibson, Pilgrim 82.2 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Hodson, Gray, Hardy, Lansdale (f) 82.6 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Pilgrim, Gent, Lanfear, Waddell 84.0 2 4 10 14 Ht5 Read, Roger, Geddes, Gibson 82.0 3 3 13 17 Ht6 Clay, Pilgrim, Gray, Lansdale 84.6 1 5 14 22 Ht7 Robinson, Hodson, Hardy, Gent 82.8 3 3 17 25 Ht8 Clay, Matthews, Gibson, Myson (f) 84.4 3 3 20 28 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Roger, Geddes 83.6 5 1 25 29 Ht10 Clay, Pilgrim, Robinson, Waddell 84.0 1 5 26 34 Ht11 Hardy, Read, Hodson, Gibson 83.6 2 4 28 38 Ht12 Roger, Gray, Matthews, Lanfear 83.4 3 3 31 41 Ht13 Read, Myson, Hardy, Gent 83.0 3 3 34 44 Ht14 Lansdale, Geddes, Robinson, Hodson 84.2 4 2 38 46

The Improvers Scratch Race Sobey, Matthews, Slee, John Allen (f) 86.8

The Junior Scurry Kessell, Matthews, Gent, Sobey 84.4

The Derby Scratch Race Ht1 Hodson, Lansdale, Waddell, Clay 82.2 Ht2 Pilgrim, Gray, Geddes. Robinson 84.4 Ht3 Kessell, Myson, Lanfear, Matthews 86.0 Ht4 Hardy, Roger, Read, Slee 82.6 Final Hodson, Hardy, Pilgrim, Kessell 82.0

Thursday 30th September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 57 Poole Pirates 27 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Bonnie Waddell 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 Peter Robinson 2 3 3 2’ 10 1 Ted Gibson 0 1 1’ 0 2 1 Len Read 3 3 2 3 11 Alex Gray 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Vic Gent 2’ 1 3 1 Wally Matthews 2 1 3

Poole Allan Chambers 1 2 1 2 6 Fred Pawson 3 0 0 0 3 Charlie Hayden 2 1 3 1 7 George Butler 1’ 1 0 2 1 Sid Clark 1 0 3 2 6 Dick Howard 0 1 1 1 3 Frank Holcombe 0 0 0 0 Harry Hughes 0 0 0

Ht1 Pawson, Robinson, Chambers, Waddell 79.2 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Read, Hayden, Butler, Gibson 81.6 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Lansdale, Gray, Clark, Howard 83.2 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Waddell, Gent, Butler, Holcombe 85.4 5 1 15 9 Ht5 Read, Chambers, Gibson, Pawson 80.8 4 2 19 11 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Hayden, Hughes 82.8 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Robinson, Waddell, Howard, Clark 83.0 5 1 29 13 Ht8 Hayden, Matthews, Gibson, Holcombe 84.4 3 3 32 16 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Chambers, Pawson 82.6 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Robinson, Waddell, Hayden, Butler 83.8 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Clark, Read, Howard, Gibson 84.0 2 4 44 22 Ht12 Gray, Chambers, Matthews, Holcombe 82.8 4 2 48 24 Ht13 Read, Clark, Gent, Hughes 83.2 4 2 52 26 Ht14 Lansdale, Robinson, Howard, Pawson 83.0 5 1 57 27

The Miniature Scratch Race Sobey, Slee, Tedesco (f), Jack Peck (ns) 86.0

The Junior Scurry Kessell, Gent, Sobey, Holcombe 85.4

The Beacon Scratch Race Ht1 Chambers, Read, Hayden, Howard (f) 81.0 Ht2 Gray, Clark, Waddell, Gibson 82.2 Ht3 Gent, Hughes, Matthews (f), Kessell (f) 86.8 Ht4 Lansdale, Robinson, Butler, Pawson 82.8 Final Chambers, Gray, Gent, Lansdale (ef) 81.8

Thursday 7th October 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 57 Yarmouth Bloaters 27 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12 Bonnie Waddell F 1 1 3 5 Vic Gent 0 1 1’ 1 3 1 Len Read 3 3 3 3 12 Alex Gray 3 1’ 3 3 10 1 Pete Lansdale 2’ 2’ 2 2’ 8 3 Ivan Kessell 1 2 2’ 5 1 Ted Gibson 2 2 1

Yarmouth Roy Duke 1’ 2 0 1 4 1 Sid Hipperson 2 0 1 1 4 Billy Bales 2 3 3 2 10 Bill Caruthers 1’ 2 0 F 3 1 Arthur Bush 0 0 0 1 1 Reg Morgan 1 2 2 0 5 Phil Day 0 X 0 Bill Codling 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Hipperson, Dule, Waddell (f) 81.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Read, Bales, Carruther, Gent 80.6 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Gray, Lansdale, Morgan, Bush 82.6 5 1 11 7 Ht4 Robinson, Carruthers, Kessell, Day 84.4 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Read, Duke, Gent, Hipperson 83.8 4 2 19 11 Ht6 Bales, Lansdale, Gray, Carruthers 80.4 3 3 22 14 Ht7 Robinson, Morgan, Waddell, Bush 85.4 4 2 26 16 Ht8 Bales, Kessell, Gent, Codling 83.4 3 3 29 19 Ht9 Gray, Lansdale, Hipperson, Duke 84.0 5 1 34 20 Ht10 Robinson, Bales, Waddell, Carruthers (f) 81.0 4 2 38 22 Ht11 Read, Morgan, Gent, Bush 82.6 4 2 42 24 Ht12 Gray, Gibson, Duke, Day (exc) 84.2 5 1 47 25 Ht13 Read, Kessell, Bush, Codling 85.0 5 1 52 26 Ht14 Waddell, Lansdale, Hipperson, Morgan 83.0 5 1 57 27

The Elimination Scratch Race Ht1 Cecil Macey, Slee, Sobey (ef), Matthews (ef) 89.0 Ht2 Gibson, Slee, Codling, Macey 85.4

The Senior Scratch Race Ht1 Robinson. Hipperson, Codling, Carruthers 83.0 Ht2 Lansdale, Waddell, Gent, Bales (f) 85.4 Ht3 Gibson, Kessell, Day, Slee 86.0 Ht4 Gray, Read, Duke, Bush 82.6 Final Robinson, Lansdale, Grey, Gibson 82.6

Thursday 14th October 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 65 Wombwell Colliers 19 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2’ 3 2’ 1 8 2 Ivan Kessell 3 3 3 1 10 Bonnie Waddell 0 2’ 2’ 2’ 6 3 Len Read 3 3 3 3 12 Alex Gray 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12 Ted Gibson 1 2’ 3 1 Vic Gent 3 2’ 5 1

Wombwell Harwood Pike 1 1 0 0 2 Ernest Palmer 0 0 1 E 1 Son Mitchell 1’ 0 0 0 1 1 Jeff Bishop 2 2 1 2 7 Charlie Oates 0 0 0 0 Harry Welch 1 1 1 2 5 Stuart Hickman 0 1 0 1 Bernard Thomas 1 1 2

Ht1 Kessell, Robinson, Pike, Palmer 81.4 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Read, Bishop, Mitchell, Waddell 80.8 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Lansdale, Gray, Welch, Oates 81.6 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Robinson, Bishop, Gibson, Hickman 84.4 4 2 17 7 Ht5 Read, Waddell, Pike, Palmer 82.6 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Bishop, Mitchell 84.6 5 1 27 9 Ht7 Kessell, Robinson, Welch, Oates 84.4 5 1 32 10 Ht8 Gent, Waddell, Thomas, Mitchell 80.8 5 1 37 11 Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Palmer, Pike 83.8 5 1 42 12 Ht10 Kessell, Bishop, Robinson, Mitchell 84.4 4 2 46 14 Ht11 Read, Waddell, Welch, Oates 84.6 5 1 51 15 Ht12 Gray, Gent, Hickman, Pike 85.5 5 1 56 16 Ht13 Read, Gibson, Thomas, Hickman 84.6 5 1 61 17 Ht14 Lansdale, Welch, Kessell, Palmer (ef) 87.8 4 2 65 19

Plymouth Stars 11 Bristol Stars 19 (Challenge) Plymouth Peter Robinson 0 2’ 1 3 1 Len Read 1 3 0 4 Alex Gray 0 0 0 Pete Lansdale 3 1 4

Bristol Billy Hole 3 3 2’ 8 1 Fred Tuck 2’ 2’ 3 7 2 Nobby Stock 1’ 1 2 1 Roger Wise 2 0 2

Ht1 Hole, Tuck, Read, Robinson 82.0 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Lansdale, Wise, Stock, Gray 82.0 3 3 4 8 Ht3 Read, Robinson, Stock, Wise 82.2 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Hole, Tuck, Lansdale, Gray 83.0 1 5 10 14 Ht5 Tuck, Hole, Robinson, Read 83.4 1 5 11 19

The Plymouth Hurricane Ht1 Gibson, Gent, Hickman, Thomas 85.0 85.2 Ht2 Waddell. Welch, Mitchell, Pike (f) 85.6 87.8 Ht3 Kessell, Bishop, Oates, Palmer 85.4 86.0 Final Gibson, Gent, Waddell, Kessell (f) 85.4

Tuesday 19th October 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Southampton Saints 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (National League Division Three)

Southampton Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12 0 4 George Bason 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Jim Squibb 2 2 3 2 9 0 4 Bob Oakley 0 1* 1* 3 5 2 4 Tom Oakley 1* 3 1 3 8 1 4 Cecil Bailey 2 2* 3 2 9 1 4 Johnny Bradford 1 1 2 0 2 Bill Griffiths 1 1 2 0 2

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 2 2 9 0 4 Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Bonnie Waddell 3 0 2 1* 6 1 4 Len Read 1 2 1 2 6 0 4 Alex Gray 0 1* 0 2 3 1 4 Pete Lansdale 3 2 3 3 11 0 4 Ted Gibson 0 0 0 0 2 Vic Gent 0 0 0 0 2

Ht1Alf Bottoms, Peter Robinson, George Bason, Ivan Kessell 68.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Bonnie Waddell, Jim Squibb, Len Read, Bob Oakley 70.4 2 4 6 6 Ht3 Pete Lansdale, Cecil Bailey, Tom Oakley, Alex Gray 70.6 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Alf Bottoms, Len Read, Johnny Bradford, Ted Gibson 70.6 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Peter Robinson, Jim Squibb, Bob Oakley, Ivan Kessell 70.0 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Tom Oakley, Cecil Bailey, Len Read, Bonnie Waddell 70.4 5 1 21 15 Ht7 Alf Bottoms, Pete Lansdale, Alex Gray, George Bason 70.2 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Jim Squibb, Bonnie Waddell, Bill Griffiths, Vic Gent 71.2 4 2 28 20 Ht9 Cecil Bailey, Peter Robinson, Tom Oakley, Ivan Kessell 69.6 4 2 32 22 Ht10 Alf Bottoms, Len Read, Bonnie Waddell, George Bason 71.2 3 3 35 25 Ht11 Pete Lansdale, Jim Squibb, Bob Oakley, Alex Gray 71.2 3 3 38 28 Ht12 Tom Oakley, Peter Robinson, Bill Griffiths, Ted Gidson 71.4 4 2 42 30 Ht13 Bob Oakley, Alex Gray, Johnny Bradford, Vic Gent 70.0 4 2 46 32 Ht14 Pete Lansdale, Cecil Bailey, Ivan Kessell, George Bason 70.4 2 4 48 36

Thursday 21st October 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 58 Cradley Heath Cubs 26 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 Ivan Kessell 1 3 2’ 1 7 1 Bonnie Waddell 2’ 1 E 1’ 4 2 Len Read 3 3 2 3 11 Alex Gray 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 Pete Lansdale 0 3 2’ 3 8 1 Ted Gibson 1 1 2 Vic Gent 2 2’ 4 1

Cradley Heath Les Beaumont 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Kemp 2 2 1 0 5 Bill Clifton 1 1 3 F 5 Phil Malpass 0 0 1 1 Eric Irons 2 0 0 2 4 Alan Hunt 1’ 1 3 2 7 1 Ken Sharples 2 F 1 3 Roy Moreton 1 0 1

Ht1 Robinson, Kemp, Kessell, Beaumont 81.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Read, Waddell, Clifton, Malpass 82.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Gray, Irons, Hunt, Lansdale 83.0 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Robinson, Sharples, Gibson, Malpass 83.4 4 2 16 8 Ht5 Read, kemp, Waddell, Beaumont 83.8 4 2 20 10 Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Clifton, Sharples (f) 82.8 5 1 25 11 Ht7 Kessell, Robinson, Hunt, Irons 82.4 5 1 30 12 Ht8 Clifton, Gent, Moreton, Waddell (ef) 84.6 2 4 32 16 Ht9 Gray, Lansdale, Kemp, Beaumont 83.0 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Robinson, Kessell, Malpass, Clifton (f) 84.4 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Hunt, Read, Waddell, Irons 83.6 3 3 45 21 Ht12 Gray, Gent, Sharples, Beaumont 84.4 5 1 50 22 Ht13 Read, Irons, Gibson, Moreton 84.2 4 2 54 24 Ht14 Lansdale, Hunt, Kessell, Kemp 82.8 4 2 58 26

Plymouth Stars 17 Norwich Stars 13 Plymouth Peter Robinson 3 1’ 3 7 1 Len Read 0 2 1 3 Alex Gray 1’ 1 2 1 Pete Lansdale 2 3 5 Ivan Kessell (res) DNR Norwich Paddy Mills 2 2 2 6 Ted Bravery 1’ 0 1 1 Phil Clarke 3 3 0 6 Jack Freeman 0 0 0 Eric Irons (res) DNR Ht1 Robinson, Mills, Bravery, Read 82.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Clarke, Lansdale, Gray, Freeman 80.4 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Clarke, Read, Robinson, Freeman 80.8 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Lansdale, Mills, Gray, Bravery 82.6 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Robinson, Mills, Read, Clarke 83.6 4 2 17 13

The Plymouth Whirlwind Ht1 Gibson, Gent, Sharples, Moreton 84.6 85.0 Ht2 Kessell, Irons, Kemp, Malpass 85.6 86.0 Ht3 Beaumont, Waddell, Clifton (exc), Hunt (exc) 85.0 85.2 Final Gibson, Gent, Kessell, Beaumont 84.6

Thursday 28th October 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 45 Southampton Saints 39 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth Peter Robinson 2 3 3 3 11 0 4 Ivan Kessell 1* 0 0 0 1 1 4 Bonnie Waddell 3 2 1 1* 7 1 4 Len Read 2* 1* 2 3 8 2 4 Alex Gray 0 3 1* 2 6 1 4 Pete Lansdale 3 2* 2 3 10 1 4 Ted Gibson 2* 0 2 1 2 Vic Gent 0 0 0 0 2

Southampton Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12 0 4 George Bason 0 0 0 1* 1 1 4 Bob Oakley 3 2 5 0 2 Tom Oakley 1* 1 1 1 Jim Squibb 1*1*0 2 4 2 4 Cecil Bailey 2 2 3 2 9 0 4 Johnny Bradford 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 Bill Griffiths 1 1 2*1* 5 2 4

Ht1 Alf Bottoms, Peter Robinson, Ivan Kessell, George Bason 82.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Bonnie Waddell, Len Read, Bill Griffiths, Johnny Bradford 86.2 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Pete Lansdale, Cecil Bailey, Jim Squibb, Alex Gray 84.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Peter Robinson, Ted Gibson, Bill Griffiths, Johnny Bradford 86.8 5 1 16 8 Ht5 Alf Bottoms, Bonnie Waddell, Len Read, George Bason 83.6 3 3 19 11 Ht6 Alex Gray, Pete Lansdale, Johnny Bradford only three riders 86.2 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Peter Robinson, Cecil Bailey, Jim Squibb, Ivan Kessell 84.8 3 3 27 15 Ht8 Bob Oakley, Bill Griffoths, Bonnie Waddell, Vic Gent 84.4 1 5 28 20 Ht9 Alf Bottoms, Pete Lansdale, Alex Gray, George Bason 84.0 3 3 31 23 Ht10 Peter Robinson, Bob Oakley, Tom Oakley, Ivan Kessell 84.0 3 3 34 26 Ht11 Cecil Bailey, Len Read, Bonnie Waddell, Jim Squibb 85.0 3 3 37 29 Ht12 Alf Bottoms, Alex Gray, Johnny Bradford, Ted Gibson 85.8 2 4 39 33 Ht13 Len Read, Jim Squibb, Bill Griffiths, Vic Gent 85.2 3 3 42 36 Ht14 Pete Lansdale, Cecil Bailey, George Bason, Ivan Kessell 83.4 3 3 45 39

The Page, Keen & Page Novice Race Wally Matthews bt Bill Sobey (f) 88.8

Special Challenge Race Gibson, Gent, Matthews, Sobey 87.5

The Farewell Scratch Race Ht1 Bottoms, Squibb, B.Oakley, Kessell 83.2 Ht2 Lansdale, Waddell, Bailey, Bradford 84.8 Ht3 Robinson, T.Oakley, Gent, Gibson 83.2 Ht4 Gray, Griffiths, Read, Bason 83.6 Final Bottoms, Robinson, Lansdale, Gray 83.0

PLYMOUTH 1948 NEEDS in BOLD

Thursday 26th March 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Chapman Trophy T Ht10 & 20 Thursday 1st April 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 50 Southampton Saints 32 (Ch) Monday 5th April 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 68 Plymouth Devils 28 (Devon D) All Times Thursday 8th April 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 56 Cradley Heath Cubs 50 (NT) Thursday 15th April 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 44 Exeter Falcons 52 (Devon D) Saturday 17th April 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 66 Plymouth Devils 42 (NT) Thursday 22nd April 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 42 Tamworth Hounds 42 (NLD3) Thursday 29th April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth British Riders’ Championship QR Thursday 6th May 1948 Pennycross Plymouth The West 32 Birmingham Brummies 50 (Ch) Saturday 8th May 1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 37 Plymouth Devils 45 (NLD3) Thursday 13th May 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 57 (AC) Thursday 20th May 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 58 Coventry Bees 24 (NLD3) Monday 24th May 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 65 Plymouth Devils 31 (AC) Times Thursday 27th May 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 56 Halifax Nomads 27 (Ch) Monday 31st May 1948 County Ground, Exeter 10 Plymouth 8 Second Half Junior Challenge) Thursday 3rd June 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 46 Stoke Potters 38 (NLD3) Thursday 10 June 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 59 Hull Angels 24 (NLD3) Monday 14th June 1948 Poole Poole Pirates 37 Plymouth Devils 46 (NLD3) Thursday 17th June 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 48 Poole Pirates 36 (NLD3) Wednesday 23rd June 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings Saxons 55 Plymouth Devils 29 (NLD3) Thursday 24th June 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 57 Wombwell Colliers 27 (NLD3) Thursday 1st July 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 32 Exeter Falcons 51 (NLD3) Tuesday 6th July 1948 Fazeley Tamworth Hounds 60 Plymouth Devils 24 (NLD3) THt1 Thursday 8th July 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 43 Cradley Heath Cubs 40 (NLD3) Friday 9th July 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Plymouth Devils 30 (NLD3) Saturday 10th July 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 58 Plymouth Devils 26 (NLD3) Monday 12th July1948 Poole Poole Pirates 55.5 Plymouth Devils 28.5 (NLD3) Thursday 15th July 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 49 Hastings Saxons 34 (NLD3) Monday 19th July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 58 Plymouth Devils 25 (NLD3) All Times Thursday 22nd July 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 48 Yarmouth Bloaters 33 (NLD3) Friday 23rd July 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (NLD3) Tuesday 27th July 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 51 Plymouth Devils 33 (NLD3) Thursday 29th July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth The Plymouth Trophy Thursday 29th July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (NLD3) All Times Friday 30th July 1948 South Yorkshire Wombwell Colliers 46 Plymouth Devils 36 (NLD3) All Times Saturday 31st July 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (NLD3) Thursday 5th August 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 48 Stoke Potters 35 (NLD3) Saturday 7th August 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 58 Plymouth Devils 26 (NLD3) Tuesday 10th August 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 50 Plymouth Devils 31 (NLD3) Thursday 12th August 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 51 Hull Angels 33 (NLD3) Thursday 19th August 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 38 Southampton Saints 45 (NLD3) Wednesday 24th August 1948 Fazeley Tamworth Hounds 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (NLD3) Thursday 26th August 1948 Pennycross Hastings Saxons 21 Southampton Saints 75 (AC) Thursday 26th August 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (NLD3) THt10 Saturday 28th August 1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (NLD3) Monday 30th August 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 41 Plymouth Devils 43 (NLD3) Times Wednesday 1st September 1948 Pilot Field Hastings Saxons 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (NLD3) Thursday 2nd September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils v Exeter Falcons Rained off Thursday 9th September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 63 Tamworth Hounds 21 (NLD3) Saturday 11th September 1948 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 36 Plymouth Devils 47 (Ch) Thursday 16th September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 54 Coventry Bees 30 (NLD3) Friday 17th September 1948 South Yorkshire Wombwell Colliers 52 Plymouth Devils 31 (NLD3) Thursday 23rd September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 57 Hastings Saxons 26 (NLD3) Tuesday September 28th 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 46 (NLD3) Thursday 30th September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 57 Poole Pirates 27 (NLD3) Thursday 7th October 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 57 Yarmouth Bloaters 27 (NLD3) Thursday 14th October 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 65 Wombwell Colliers 19 (NLD3) Thursday 21st October 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 58 Cradley Heath Cubs 26 (NLD3) Tuesday 19th October 1948 Bannister Court Southampton Saints 48 Plymouth Devils 36 (NLD3) Thursday 28th October 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 45 Southampton Saints 39 (NLD3)