Cradley United Speedway 1971974444

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Index Of Meetings

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Nigel Nicklin & Roger Beaman ––– Issue 1 ––– 111ststst MayMayMay 2020

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Cradley Heath Speedway 1974 - Index Of Meetings

Month Date Opponents Competition Venue Result For Agst Page

March 23 Sheffield Challenge Home Won 46 32 3 30 Belle Vue Challenge Home Lost 33 45 4 April 3 Coventry Midland Cup 1 Away Draw 39 39 5 6 Coventry Midland Cup 1 Home Won 50 28 6 12 Kings Lynn Away Won 40 38 7 12 Wolverhampton KO Cup QR Away Lost 30 48 8 13 Swindon British League Home Won 44 33 9 19 Newport British League Away Lost 27 51 10 20 Wolverhampton KO Cup QR Home Won 40 38 11 24 Hull British League Away Won 41 37 12 27 Poole British League Home Won 49 29 13 May 3 Hackney British League Away Lost 36 42 14 4 Wolverhampton Midland Cup 2 Home Lost 32 46 15 9 L Eaton/Lei/Wol/CH 4TT L Eaton Leicester 16 11 WCQR Individual Home Billy Sanders 17 18 British League Home Lost 37 41 18 22 Poole British League Away Lost 33 45 19 25 Swindon British League Away Lost 29 49 20 27 Halifax British League Away Lost 35 43 21 31 Wolverhampton Midland Cup 2 Away Lost 30 48 22 Jun 1 Ipswich British League Home Lost 35 43 23 8 Oxford Challenge Home Draw 39 39 24 15 Hackney British League Home Lost 29 49 25 18 Leicester British League Away Lost 30 48 26 20 Wimbledon British League Away Lost 32 45 27 22 Wimbledon British League Home Won 49 29 28 26 Wolverhampton British League Home Postponed Rain 29 27 Ipswich British League Away Lost 25 53 30 29 Coventry British League Away Lost 35 43 31 Jul 1 Exeter British League Away Lost 35 43 32 6 Coventry British League Home Won 43 35 33 13 Kings Lynn British League Home Lost 38 40 34 18 Oxford British League Away Won 41.5 36.5 35 20 Belle Vue British League Home Lost 35 43 36 27 Oxford British League Home Lost 38 40 37 Aug 3 v USSR International Home 65 43 38 7 MRCQR Individual Home John Boulger 39 9 Wolverhampton British League Away Aban 24 24 40 10 Newport British League Home Postponed Rain 41 17 Hull British League Home Won 42 36 42 19 Crewe/BV/Hack/CH 4TT Crewe Belle Vue 43 24 Leicester British League Away Lost 38 40 44 30 Wolverhampton British League Away Won 39.5 38.5 45 Sep 4 Halifax British League Home Won 44 34 46 6 Wol/Crad v SRA Select Benefit Match Wolv Won 40 38 47 7 Belle Vue British League Away Postponed Rain 48 14 Sheffield British League Home Won 41 37 49 21 Wolverhampton Dud.Wolv Trophy Home Won 43 35 50 25 Watney Mann Trophy Individual Home Postponed Rain 51 27 Wolverhampton Dud Wolv Trophy Away Postponed Rain 52 28 Newport British League Home Postponed Rain 53 Oct 3 Sheffield British League Away Postponed Rain 54 5 Wolverhampton British League Home Won 47 30 55 7 Newport British League Home Draw 39 39 56 9 Belle Vue British League Away Lost 28 50 57 12 Leicester Challenge Home Won 39 38 58 13 Sheffield British League Away Lost 16 62 59 14 Birm/CH/Wolv/Cov 4TT B’ham Cradley 60 21 Watney Mann Trophy Individual Home Soren Sjosten 61 25 Wolverhampton Dud/Wolv Trophy Away Lost 36 42 62

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Saturday 23 rd March 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 46 – Sheffield Tigers 32 (Challenge)

Cradley United 1. Ray Wilson (G) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Dave Perks 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 3 2 11 4. Arthur Price 2 2 1’ 1 6 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 1’ 2 0 3 1 6. Mal Corradine 3 EF 0 3 7. Russell Osborne 2’ 0 1 3 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Sheffield Tigers 1. Bob Valentine EF 3 EF N 3 2. Bob Paulson (C) 1 0 2 2 5 3. Reg Wilson 2 2 3 0 7 4. Doug Wyer 1 1’ 1 3 6 1 5. Arnold Haley 3 2 EF 2 1 8 6. Rod Haynes 0 EF 0 0 7. Craig Pendlebury 1 1’ 1’ 3 2 Team Manager: Terry Thornhill ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis

Ht1 Ra Wilson, Perks, Paulson, Valentine [ef] [rr] 74.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Corradine, Osborne, Pendlebury, Haynes 74.8 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Haley, Price, Wyer, Cribb [rr] 72.0 2 4 12 6 Ht4 Cole, Re Wilson, Pendlebury, Corradine [ef] 72.6 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Valentine, Price, Cribb, Paulson 72.4 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Ra Wilson, Re Wilson, Perks, Haynes [ef] [rr] 71.0 4 2 22 14 Ht7 Cole, Haley, Wyer, Corradine [rr] 71.8 3 3 25 17 Ht8 Perks, Paulson, Pendlebury, Osborne 72.4 3 3 28 20 Ht9 Re Wilson, Cribb, Price, Haynes 72.6 3 3 31 23 Ht10 Ra Wilson, Perks, Wyer, Haley [ef] 72.6 5 1 36 24 Ht11 Cole, Paulson, Osborne, Valentine [ef] 72.6 4 2 40 26 Ht12 Ra Wilson, Haley, Price, Re Wilson 71.0 4 2 44 28 Ht13 Wyer, Cole, Haley, Cribb 72.2 2 4 46 32

Programme Changes: Ht13 t/s Haley for Valentine.

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Corradine, Pendlebury, Dave Harvey, Stephen Bastable 72.8 Ht2 Paulson, Price, Re Wilson, Cole [ef] 72.0 Ht3 Haley, Wyer, Perks, Osborne 71.4 Ht4 Cribb, Harvey, Haynes, Ra Wilson [ef] 73.0 SF1 Paulson, Price, Pendlebury, Corradine [ef] 72.8 SF2 Cribb, Wyer, Harvey, Haley [fx] Awd’d Final Wyer, Price, Cribb, Paulson 72.4

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Saturday 30 th March 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 33 – 45 (Challenge)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger N 3 3 1 0 7 2. Dave Perks 3 2’ 1 0 2 8 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 FN N N 2 4. Arthur Price 2 1 2 1’ 3 9 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 FX 1’ 1 2 1 6. Mal Corradine 0 2 0 2 4 7. Russell Osborne 1’ 0 N N 0 1 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Belle Vue Aces 1. Chris Pusey 2 2’ EF 3 7 1 2. Alan Wilkinson 1’ 3 2 3 9 1 3. Peter Collins (C) 3 1 3 1’ 8 1 4. Paul Tyrer 1 3 3 2’ 9 1 5. Soren Sjosten 3 1 2’ 2 8 1 6. Ian Hindle 3 XT 0 0 7. Chris Morton F 1 0 0 1 Team Manager: Frank Varey ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Perks, Pusey, Wilkinson, Corradine 68.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Hindle, Corradine, Osborne, Morton [f] 71.6 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Sjosten, Price, Tyrer, Cribb 69.2 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Collins, Cole, Morton, Corradine 69.4 2 4 10 14 Ht5 Wilkinson, Pusey, Price, Cribb [fx] [rr] 71.0 1 5 11 19 Ht6 Boulger, Perks, Collins, Morton [rr] 69.4 5 1 16 20 Ht7 Tyrer, Corradine, Sjosten, Osborne [rr] 69.6 2 4 18 24 Ht8 Boulger, Wilkinson, Perks, Morton 69.6 4 2 22 26 Ht9 Collins, Price, Cribb, Hindle 69.6 3 3 25 29 Ht10 Tyrer, Sjosten, Boulger, Perks 69.6 1 5 26 34 Ht11 Wilkinson, Perks, Price, Pusey [ef] 70.0 3 3 29 37 Ht12 Price, Sjosten, Collins, Boulger 69.4 3 3 32 40 Ht13 Pusey, Tyrer, Cribb, Osborne 71.0 1 5 33 45

Programme Changes: Ht.1 r/s Corradine for Boulger [dna], Ht6 r/s Morton for Hindle [xt], Ht7 r/s Corradine for Cole [fn], Ht8 t/s Boulger for Osborne, Ht11 t/s Perks for Cole, t/s Price for Osborne, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cole.

Junior Knockout Ht1 Corradine, Geoff Pusey, Dave Harvey, Trevor Churchill [f] 71.0 Ht2 Osborne, Stephen Bastable, Nigel Wasley, Chris Morton [ns] 72.6 Final Corradine, Osborne, Pusey, Bastable 72.6

Stadium Championship Ht1 Sjosten, Price, Wilkinson, Corradine 70.2 70.6 Ht2 Collins, Perks, Cribb, Tyrer 69.6 70.4 Ht3 Corradine, Hindle, Boulger [fx], Pusey [fx] [rrx2] 72.6 73.4 Final Sjosten, Perks, Corradine, Collins [xt] [rr] 70.6

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Wednesday 3 rd April 1974 , Coventry

Coventry Bees 39 - Cradley United 39 (Midland Cup 1st Rnd 1 st Leg)

Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 2 3 1 2’ 8 1 2. Pete Bailey 1’ 2’ 2 0 5 2 3. Tony Davey (G) 3 1 1 2 7 4. Alan Jay 3 2 2’ 3 10 1 5. John Harrhy 1 1’ 3 1’ 6 2 6. Frank Smith 0 0 0 0 7. Roy Carter 2 1’ 0 3 1 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 0 EF 2’ 3 5 1 2. Dave Perks 3 3 3 3 12 3. Howard Cole (C) 1’ N XT 1 2 1 4. Arthur Price 2 XT 3 0 5 5. Bruce Cribb 0 3 2’ 0 5 1 6. Mal Corradine 1 1 1 3 7. Russell Osborne 3 2 0 2’ EF 7 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Perks, Boocock, Bailey, Boulger 66.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Osborne, Carter, Corradine, Smith 68.2 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Jay, Price, Harrhy, Cribb 68.4 4 2 9 9 Ht4 Davey, Osborne, Cole, Smith 68.0 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Perks, Jay, Harrhy, Boulger [ef] 68.0 3 3 15 15 Ht6 Boocock, Bailey, Corradine, Osborne 67.6 5 1 20 16 Ht7 Cribb, Osborne, Davey, Smith [rr] 69.8 1 5 21 21 Ht8 Perks, Bailey, Carter, Osborne [ef] 67.6 3 3 24 24 Ht9 Harrhy, Jay, Corradine, Cole [xt] 67.4 5 1 29 25 Ht10 Price, Cribb, Boocock, Bailey 67.8 1 5 30 30 Ht11 Perks, Boulger, Davey, Carter 67.8 1 5 31 35 Ht12 Jay, Boocock, Cole, Cribb 68.2 5 1 36 36 Ht13 Boulger, Davey, Harrhy, Price 67.6 3 3 39 39

Programme Changes: Ht6 r/s Osborne for Cole, Ht7 r/s Osborne for Price [xt].

Junior Pacemakers Jeff Shirley, Barry Swift, G Buckingham, Garry Bowers [fx] 73.0

Talent Test Smith, Osborne, Carter, Harry MacLean 69.0

Stadium Gold Sash Ht1 Boulger, Jay, Perks, Bailey 67.8 69.0 Ht2 Harrhy, Cribb, Davey, Corradine 68.6 69.2 Ht3 Price, Boocock, Smith, Carter 69.0 69.6 Final Boulger, Price, Jay, Harrhy 67.6

Progress Pointer Shirley, MacLean, Swift, Buckingham [fx] [rr] 71.0

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Saturday 6th April 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 50 – Coventry Bees 28 (Midland Cup 1st Rnd 2 nd Leg)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 1’ 3 1 8 1 2. Dave Perks 1 2 FX N 3 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2 4. Arthur Price 3 3 3 3 12 5. Bruce Cribb EF 1 2’ 3 6 1 6. Mal Corradine 3 2’ 0 0 5 1 7. Brian Clark (G) 1 2 3 6 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 2 2 1 N 0 5 2. Pete Bailey 0 0 N 1 1 3. Barry Thomas (G) EF EF 1 2 3 4. Alan Jay 1’ XT 3 1’ 1 6 2 5. John Harrhy 2 1’ 2 0 5 1 6. Frank Smith 2 3 2 0 F 7 7. Roy Carter 0 1 N 1 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Boulger, Boocock, Perks, Bailey 69.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Corradine, Smith, Clark, Carter 70.8 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Price, Harrhy, Jay, Cribb [ef] 69.8 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Cole, Corradine, Carter, Thomas [ef] 69.4 5 1 16 8 Ht5 Price, Boocock, Cribb, Bailey 68.8 4 2 20 10 Ht6 Smith, Perks, Boulger, Thomas [ef] 70.0 3 3 23 13 Ht7 Cole, Smith, Harrhy, Corradine [rr] 69.6 3 3 26 16 Ht8 Jay, Clark, Boocock, Perks [fx] Awd’d 2 4 28 20 Ht9 Price, Cribb, Thomas, Smith 69.6 5 1 33 21 Ht10 Boulger, Harrhy, Jay, Corradine 70.0 3 3 36 24 Ht11 Clark, Cole, Bailey, Smith [f] 70.8 5 1 41 25 Ht12 Price, Thomas, Boulger, Harrhy 69.2 4 2 45 27 Ht13 Cribb, Cole, Jay, Boocock 70.0 5 1 50 28

Programme Changes: Ht7 r/s Smith for Jay [xt], Ht8 t/s Boocock for Bailey, t/s Jay for Carter, Ht10 r/s Corradine for Perks, Ht11 r/s Smith for Boocock.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Dave Harvey, Stephen Bastable, Steven Davenport, Paul Share 72.4 Ht2 Alan Molyneux, Stuart Roberts, Keith Baker, Paul Willetts 74.4 Final Cribb, Corradine, Harvey, Molyneux [f] 70.6

Qualifying Race Clark, Smith, Corradine, Carter 71.6

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Bailey, Bastable, Roberts 70.4 72.2 HtB Cribb, Cole, Harrhy, Thomas 70.0 71.0 HtC Price, Clark, Jay, Harvey 70.8 Final Price, Boulger, Cribb, Cole 70.4

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Friday 12 th April 1974 Saddlebow Road Stadium, Kings Lynn

Kings Lynn Stars 38 - Cradley United 40 (British League)

Kings Lynn Stars 1. Terry Betts (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Eddie Reeves 0 1 3 1 5 3. Malcolm Simmons 3 3 3 2 3 14 4. Ian Turner R N 0 0 0 5. Bob Humphreys 1 1 3 0 5 6. Ray Bales EF R N 0 7. Barry Crowson 2 0 EF 0 2 Team Manager: Alan Littlechild

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2 3 2 9 2. Dave Perks 1’ 0 2 1 4 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 2 1’ 1’ 6 2 4. Arthur Price 3 1’ EF 1’ 5 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 2 2 2 8 1 6. Mal Corradine 1 0 N 1 7. Russell Osborne 3 1’ 1’ 2 7 2 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: G. F. Little

Ht1 Betts, Boulger, Perks, Reeves 69.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Osborne, Crowson, Corradine, Bales [ef] 72.4 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Price, Cribb, Humphreys, Turner [r] 71.6 1 5 6 12 Ht4 Simmons, Cole, Osborne, Bales [r] 70.8 3 3 9 15 Ht5 Simmons, Boulger, Humphreys, Perks 70.8 4 2 13 17 Ht6 Betts, Cole, Reeves, Corradine 70.6 4 2 17 19 Ht7 Simmons, Cribb, Price, Crowson 71.4 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Reeves, Perks, Osborne, Crowson [ef] 72.8 3 3 23 25 Ht9 Humphreys, Osborne, Cole, Turner 72.4 3 3 26 28 Ht10 Betts, Cribb, Reeves, Price [ef] 71.6 4 2 30 30 Ht11 Boulger, Simmons, Perks, Crowson 71.8 2 4 32 34 Ht12 Betts, Cribb, Cole, Turner 72.2 3 3 35 37 Ht13 Simmons, Boulger, Price, Humphreys 71.6 3 3 38 40

Programme Changes: Ht5 t/s Simmons for Turner, Ht7 r/s Crowson for Bales, Ht9 r/s Osborne for Corradine.

The High Noon Chase Kelvin Mullarkey, David Gagen, Gerard Ellis, Ray Ball [ef] 73.8

The Daylight Dash Ht1 Betts, Perks, Price, Crowson 72.2 Ht2 Cribb, Andy Sims, Mullarkey, Osborne [ex] 73.4 Ht3 Humphreys, Cole, Gagen, Bales 73.2 Ht4 Simmons, Boulger, Reeves, Corradine 72.0 Final Sims, Betts, Humphreys, Cribb ??.?

Junior Showtime Mullarkey, Sims, Ellis, Ball 74.2

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Friday 12 th April 1974 , Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves 48 - Cradley United 30 (KO Cup QR – 1st Leg)

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 2. Finn Thomsen 1 2’ 3 2’ 8 2 3. Tom Leadbitter (C) 3 2’ 1 1 7 1 4. Bobby McNeill 1 0 0 N 1 5. George Hunter 3 2 1 3 9 6. Ken Eyre 2 1 3 2’ 2’ 10 2 7. Tony Freegard 1’ N 0 1 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 2’ 3 2 12 1 2. Dave Perks 0 1 1 N 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 0 3 2’ EF 7 1 4. Arthur Price 0 0 0 0 0 5. Bruce Cribb 2 1 1 1 5 6. Mal Corradine 3 1 N 4 7. Russell Osborne 0 0 0 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Thomsen, Perks 66.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Corradine, Eyre, Freegard, Osborne 69.8 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Hunter, Cribb, McNeill, Price 68.0 4 2 11 7 Ht4 Leadbitter, Cole, Eyre, Osborne 69.6 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Boulger, Hunter, Perks, McNeill 67.2 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Olsen, Thomsen, Corradine, Cole 68.6 5 1 22 14 Ht7 Eyre, Leadbitter, Cribb, Price 68.6 5 1 27 15 Ht8 Thomsen, Eyre, Perks, Osborne 67.6 5 1 32 16 Ht9 Cole, Boulger, Hunter, McNeill 68.6 1 5 33 21 Ht10 Olsen, Thomsen, Cribb, Price 68.0 5 1 38 22 Ht11 Boulger, Cole, Leadbitter, Freegard 68.6 1 5 39 27 Ht12 Olsen, Eyre, Cribb, Cole [ef] 68.6 5 1 44 28 Ht13 Hunter, Boulger, Leadbitter, Price 67.4 4 2 48 30

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Eyre for Freegard, Ht9 t/s Boulger for Corradine, Ht11 t/s Cole for Perks, Ht12 r/s Eyre for McNeill.

Wolverhampton Scratch Race Thomsen, Eyre, Freegard, Dave Mortiboys 68.0

Junior Race John Shirt, Alan Guest, Steve Davenport, Keith Williamson 73.0

Staffordshire Stakes Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Price, Osborne 67.8 69.6 Ht2 Leadbitter, Corradine, [Perks 69.2 69.4 Ht3 Huter, Thomsen, Cole, Cribb 68.6 69.6 Final Olsen, Hunter, Leadbitter, Corradine 68.0

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Saturday 13 th April 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 44 – Swindon Robins 33 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger F 3 3 3 9 2. Dave Perks F EF N 0 0 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 2 1’ 9 1 4. Arthur Price 1’ 1 2’ 2’ 6 3 5. Bruce Cribb 2 3 3 2 10 6. Mal Corradine 3 FX 2’ 3 0 8 1 7. Russell Osborne 2’ 0 XT 2 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Swindon Robins 1. Martin Ashby 3 2 2 3 3 13 2. Bernie Leigh 2’ 0 1’ N 3 2 3. Norman Hunter 1’ 2 1 0 4 1 4. Mike Keen 0 0 N N 0 5. Edgar Stangeland 3 1 1’ 1 1 7 1 6. Brian Leonard 0 1’ 0 1 1 7. Mick Handley 1 2 2 0 5 Team Manager: Dick Bradley ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Ashby, Leigh, Boulger [f], Perks [f] 67.8 0 5 0 5 Ht2 Corradine, Osborne, Handley, Leonard 69.6 5 1 5 6 Ht3 Stangeland, Cribb, Price, Keen 69.4 3 3 8 9 Ht4 Cole, Handley, Hunter, Corradine [fx] [rr] 70.4 3 3 11 12 Ht5 Cribb, Ashby, Price, Leigh 69.6 4 2 15 14 Ht6 Boulger, Hunter, Leonard, Perks [ef] 70.2 3 3 18 17 Ht7 Cole, Corradine, Stangeland, Keen 70.8 5 1 23 18 Ht8 Corradine, Handley, Leigh, Osborne 71.8 3 3 26 21 Ht9 Cribb, Price, Hunter, Leonard 69.8 5 1 31 22 Ht10 Boulger, Ashby, Stangeland, Perks 68.8 3 3 34 25 Ht11 Ashby, Cole, Stangeland, Corradine [rr] 68.6 2 4 36 29 Ht12 Boulger, Price, Stangeland, Hunter 69.4 5 1 41 30 Ht13 Ashby, Cribb, Cole, Handley 69.0 3 3 44 33

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Corradine for Perks, Ht10 t/s Ashby for Keen, Ht11 r/s Corradine for Osborne [xt], t/s Stangeland for Leigh, Ht13 r/s Handley for Keen.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Stephen Bastable, Dave Harvey, Michael Jones, Paul Willetts 73.0 Ht2 Dave Younghusband, Alan Molyneux, Keith Baker, Stuart Roberts [rr] 74.0 Final Cribb, Corradine, Bastable, Younghusband 70.2

Qualifying Race Corradine, Handley, Leonard, Osborne 71.8

Senior Stakes HtA Ashby, Boulger, Perks, Leigh 69.8 70.2 HtB Cribb, Hunter, Stangeland, Cole 70.6 71.0 HtC Price, Cribb, Len Canning [ef], Corradine [ef] 72.2 Final Boulger, Ashby, Cribb, Price 69.6

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Friday 19 th April 1974 Somerton Park Stadium, Newport

Newport Wasps 51 - Cradley United 27 – (British League)

Newport Wasps 1. Reidar Eide 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Neil Street (C) 2’ 2’ 1 2’ 1’ 8 4 3. Roy Trigg R/R 4. Geoff Mudge 1 2’ 2’ 1 6 2 5. Phil Crump 3 3 3 3 2 14 6. Bob Coles 1 1 2’ 4 1 7. Jim Tebby 3 0 1 4 8. Brian Woodward 0 0 Team Manager: Pat Tapson

Cradley United 1. John Boulger R 1 2’ 3 3 9 1 2. Dave Perks 1 0 N 2’ 3 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 EF 1 N 3 4. Arthur Price 0 1 1 EF 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2 1 0 EF 2 5 6. Stephen Bastable 0 N 0 0 7. Mal Corradine 2 EF 3 FX 5 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee:

Ht1 Eide, Street, Perks, Boulger [r] 70.2 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Tebby, Corradine, Coles, Bastable 72.4 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Crump, Cribb, Mudge, Price 70.3 4 2 13 5 Ht4 Eide, Cole, Coles, Corradine [ef] 71.7 4 2 17 7 Ht5 Crump, Mudge, Boulger, Perks 70.8 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Eide, Street, Cribb, Cole [ef] 71.5 5 1 27 9 Ht7 Crump, Coles, Price, Cribb 71.0 5 1 32 10 Ht8 Corradine, Boulger, Street, Tebby 73.2 1 5 33 15 Ht9 Crump, Mudge, Cole, Bastable 70.8 5 1 38 16 Ht10 Eide, Street, Price, Cribb [ef] 73.0 5 1 43 17 Ht11 Boulger, Perks, Tebby, Woodward 71.9 1 5 44 22 Ht12 Eide, Cribb, Mudge, Corradine [fx] [rr] 72.6 4 2 48 24 Ht13 Boulger, Crump, Street, Price [ef] 70.8 3 3 51 27

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/r Eide for Trigg, Ht6 t/s Cribb for Bastable, Ht7 r/r Crump for Trigg, Ht8 t/s Boulger for Perks, Ht11 r/r Woodward for Trigg, Ht12 r/s Corradine for Cole, Ht13 r/r Street for Trigg.

Champion Of The Evening Ht1 Boulger, Mudge, Roger Austin, Edwards 72.4 Ht2 Eide, Price, Woodward, Bastable [f] 74.0 Ht3 Street, Cole, Tebby, Corradine [ns] 72.8 Ht4 Crump, Cribb, Coles, Perks [ef] 71.4 Final Crump, Boulger, Street, Eide 71.3

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Saturday 20 th April 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 40 – Wolverhampton Wolves 38 (KO Cup QR – 2nd Leg)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 11 2. Dave Younghusband 1’ 0 N N 1 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2’ 2 2 1’ 7 2 4. Arthur Price 1 2 2 EF 5 5. Bruce Cribb 0 1’ 1’ 2 4 2 6. Dave Perks 3 3 0 2 F 8 7. Russell Osborne 2’ 1’ 1’ 4 3 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Rob Jones (G) 0 0 N 0 0 3. Tony Freegard 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2 4. Ken Eyre 2’ 1 1’ 0 4 2 5. George Hunter 3 XT 2 2 7 6. Colin Meredith 0 2 3 3 3 11 7. Alan Molyneux (G) 1 0 0 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: L. Pendergast

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Younghusband, Jones 67.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Perks, Osborne, Molyneux, Meredith 69.4 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Hunter, Eyre, Price, Cribb 69.8 1 5 9 9 Ht4 Perks, Cole, Freegard, Molyneux 69.6 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Olsen, Price, Cribb, Jones 68.2 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Boulger, Meredith, Freegard, Younghusband 69.6 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Meredith, Cole, Eyre, Perks [rr] 69.0 2 4 22 20 Ht8 Meredith, Perks, Osborne, Molyneux 69.6 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Meredith, Price, Cribb, Freegard 70.0 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Boulger, Hunter, Eyre, Perks [f] 69.2 3 3 31 29 Ht11 Olsen, Cole, Osborne, Jones 68.6 3 3 34 32 Ht12 Boulger, Hunter, Freegard, Price [ef] 70.0 3 3 37 35 Ht13 Olsen, Cribb, Cole, Eyre 68.6 3 3 40 38

Programme Changes: Ht7 r/s Meredith for Hunter [xt], Ht8 r/s Perks for Younghusband, r/s Meredith for Jones, Ht10 r/s Perks for Younghusband,

Progress Stakes Ht1 Osborne, Dave Harvey, Michael Jones, Len Canning 71.4 Ht2 Stephen Bastable, Keith Baker, David Westwood, Paul Share 72.6 Final Price, Osborne, Bastable, Younghusband 70.8

Qualifying Race Perks, Meredith, Osborne, R Jones 70.6

Senior Stakes HtA Olsen, Boulger, R Jones, Younghusband 68.2 69.4 HtB Hunter, Cribb, Cole, Freegard 70.4 71.0 HtC Price, Perks, Eyre, Osborne 70.4 Final Olsen, Hunter, Price, Boulger [ef] 68.6

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Wednesday 24 th April 1974 , Hull

Hull Vikings 37 - Cradley United 41 (British League)

Hull Vikings 1. Jim McMillan (C) 2 3 F 2 7 2. Mitch Graham N 1 0 N 1 3. Bobby Beaton 3 2’ 2 1’ 8 2 4. Tommy Roper 0 0 F N 0 5. Dave Gifford 3 XT 2 2 7 6. Tony Childs 1’ 1 3 2 0 7 1 7. Robbie Gardner 1’ 2 2 2 0 7 1 Team Manager: Derek Tattersall

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Dave Younghusband 0 1 N N 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 0 2 1 N 3 4. Arthur Price 1’ 1 1 0 3 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 0 3 3 8 6. Dave Perks F 0 3 1 4 7. Russell Osborne 3 2 1 1 7 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: A. B. Mullee

Ht1 Boulger, McMillan, Gardner, Younghusband 76.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Osborne, Gardner, Childs, Perks [f] 77.4 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Gifford, Cribb, Price, Roper 76.4 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Beaton, Osborne, Childs, Cole 75.6 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Boulger, Gardner, Younghusband, Roper [rr] 74.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 McMillan, Cole, Graham, Perks 75.6 4 2 19 17 Ht7 Childs, Beaton, Price, Cribb 75.6 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Boulger, Gardner, Osborne, Graham 75.6 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Perks, Gifford, Cole, Roper [f] 76.0 2 4 28 26 Ht10 Cribb, Childs, Price, McMillan [f] 75.2 2 4 30 30 Ht11 Boulger, Beaton, Perks, Gardner 75.0 2 4 32 34 Ht12 Cribb, McMillan, Osborne, Childs 74.8 2 4 34 38 Ht13 Boulger, Gifford, Beaton, Price 75.2 3 3 37 41

Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Gardner for Graham, Ht5 r/s Gardner for Gifford [xt], Ht8 t/s Boulger for Younghusband, Ht10 r/s Childs for Graham, Ht11 r/s Perks for Younghusband, Ht12 r/s Childs for Roper, r/s Osborne for Cole.

Stadium Scratch Race

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Saturday 27 th April 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 49 – 29 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 12 2. Bruce Cribb 1 0 3 2’ 6 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 3 3 12 4. Dave Younghusband 3 2’ 0 1 6 1 5. Arthur Price 2’ 3 2 2’ 9 2 6. Russell Osborne 3 0 0 0 3 7. Steve Bastable 1 0 N 1 Team Manager:

Poole Pirates 1. Pete Smith (C) 2 XT 1’ 2 1 6 1 2. Antoni Woryna 0 0 N 1’ 1 1 3. Eric Broadbelt 1’ 1’ 3 0 5 2 4. Oyvind Berg 0 1’ 1 0 2 1 5. Odd Fossengen 1 2 0 2 5 6. Richard May 2 1 2 1 6 7. Colin Gooddy 0 2 XT 2 4 Team Manager: Tony Lewis ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 Boulger, Smith, Cribb, Woryna 68.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Osborne, May, Bastable, Gooddy [fr] 69.8 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Younghusband, Price, Fossengen, Berg 69.4 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Cole, Gooddy, Broadbelt, Osborne 69.8 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Price, Younghusband, May, Woryna [rrx3] 70.2 5 1 21 9 Ht6 Boulger, May, Broadbelt, Cribb 69.0 3 3 24 12 Ht7 Cole, Fossengen, Berg, Osborne [rr] 69.8 3 3 27 15 Ht8 Cribb, Gooddy, Smith, Bastable 69.8 3 3 30 18 Ht9 Broadbelt, Price, May, Younghusband 70.0 2 4 32 22 Ht10 Boulger, Cribb, Berg, Fossengen 70.2 5 1 37 23 Ht11 Cole, Smith, Woryna, Osborne 70.2 3 3 40 26 Ht12 Boulger, Fossengen, Younghusband, Broadbelt 69.8 4 2 44 28 Ht13 Cole, Price, Smith, Berg 70.0 5 1 49 29

Programme Changes: Ht5 r/s Gooddy for Smith [xt], r/s May for Gooddy [xt], Ht8 t/s Smith for Woryna, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Bastable.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Dave Harvey, David Patten, Keith Baker, Steve Bastable [r] 73.6 Ht2 Trevor Churchill, Paul Share, Michael Jones, Len Canning 77.2 Final Harvey, Younghusband, Max Brown, Churchill 72.0

Qualifying Race May, Gooddy, Osborne, Dave Hollick 70.4

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Smith, Woryna, Cribb 69.8 71.2 HtB Cole, Broadbelt, Price, Fossengen 70.2 70.6 HtC May, Berg, Harvey, Younghusband 71.0 Final Boulger, Cole, Broadbelt, May 70.2

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Friday 3rd May 1974 Waterden Road, Hackney

Hackney Hawks 42 - Cradley United 36 (British League)

Hackney Hawks 1. Barry Thomas 2 3 3 3 11 2. Geoff Maloney 0 2’ FX N 2 1 3. Dag Lovaas 3 2 2 3 10 4. Hugh Saunders (C) 1 1’ 1’ 0 3 2 5. Dave Kennett 3 2 2 1 8 6. Laurie Etheridge 3 1 1’ 1 6 1 7. Barney Kennett 1 1 0 2 Team Manager: Len Silver

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 2 14 2. Bruce Cribb 1 EF 2’ 1 4 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 1 3 3 2 11 4. Dave Younghusband 0 N 0 N 0 5. Arthur Price 2 0 2 1’ 5 1 6. Russell Osborne 2 0 0 0 2 7. Mal Corradine 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: L. D. Stripp

Ht1 Boulger, Thomas, Cribb, Maloney 66.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Etheridge, Osborne, B Kennett, Corradine 68.4 4 2 6 6 Ht3 D Kennett, Price, Saunders, Younghusband 68.0 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Lovaas, Cole, Etheridge, Corradine 67.2 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Boulger, D Kennett, Saunders, Cribb [ef] 66.4 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Thomas, Maloney, Cole, Osborne 67.4 5 1 22 14 Ht7 Boulger, Lovaas, Etheridge, Price 66.0 3 3 25 17 Ht8 Cole, Cribb, B Kennett, Maloney [fx] [rr] 66.4 1 5 26 22 Ht9 Cole, D Kennett, Saunders, Osborne 66.8 3 3 29 25 Ht10 Thomas, Price, Etheridge, Younghusband 66.4 4 2 33 27 Ht11 Boulger, Lovaas, Cribb, B Kennett 65.6 2 4 35 31 Ht12 Thomas, Cole, Price, Saunders 66.6 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Lovaas, Boulger, D Kennett, Osborne 65.8 4 2 42 36

Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Boulger for Younghusband, Ht8 t/s Cole for Corradine, Ht10 r/s Etheridge for Maloney, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Younghusband.

Junior Jump Steve Lomas, Graham Clifton, Paul Tillman [fr], Allen Emmett [ns] 69.6

The Stratford Scorch Ht1 D Kennett, Saunders, Younghusband, Clifton 67.4 Ht2 Etheridge, B Kennett, Osborne, Lomas 68.2 Final B Kennett, D Kennett, Etheridge, Saunders 67.0

The Goldhawk Tournament Ht1 Lovaas, Cole, Price, Clifton 67.2 Ht2 Boulger, Thomas, Cribb, Lomas 67.0 Final Lovaas, Boulger, Thomas, Cole [r] 66.6

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Saturday 4th May 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 32 – Wolverhampton Wolves 46 (Midland Cup 2nd Rnd 1 st Leg)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 2 13 2. Bruce Cribb 0 0 N N 0 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 1 FN 1 2 7 4. Dave Younghusband 1’ 0 XT 0 1 1 5. Arthur Price 2 1 3 1 1’ 8 1 6. Mal Corradine 0 N N NS 0 7. Alan Molyneux 1 1 1 0 0 3 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 2. Finn Thomsen 1 2’ 3 2’ 8 2 3. Tom Leadbitter 2 2 2 1 7 4. Dave Gatenby (G) 0 0 0 N 0 5. Phil Crump (G) 3 2 2 3 10 6. Ken Eyre 3 1’ 1’ 0 5 2 7. Colin Meredith 2’ 0 2’ 4 2 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Thomsen, Cribb 66.6 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Eyre, Meredith, Molyneux, Corradine 70.4 1 5 3 9 Ht3 Crump, Price, Younghusband, Gatenby 68.0 3 3 6 12 Ht4 Cole, Leadbitter, Molyneux, Meredith 70.4 4 2 10 14 Ht5 Olsen, Thomsen, Price, Younghusband 67.2 1 5 11 19 Ht6 Boulger, Leadbitter, Eyre, Cribb 68.6 3 3 14 22 Ht7 Boulger, Crump, Cole, Gatenby 68.0 4 2 18 24 Ht8 Thomsen, Meredith, Molyneux, Corradine [ns] [rr] 69.4 1 5 19 29 Ht9 Price, Leadbitter, Eyre, Molyneux 69.2 3 3 22 32 Ht10 Boulger, Crump, Price, Gatenby 68.4 4 2 26 34 Ht11 Olsen, Thomsen, Cole, Molyneux 69.8 1 5 27 39 Ht12 Crump, Boulger, Leadbitter, Younghusband 68.4 2 4 29 43 Ht13 Olsen, Cole, Price, Eyre 67.8 3 3 32 46

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Molyneux for Corradine, Ht7 t/s Boulger for Corradine, Ht8 t/s Cole for Cribb, r/s Corradine for Cole [fn], Ht9 r/s Molyneux for Younghusband [xt], Ht10 t/s Price for Cribb, Ht13 r/s Eyre for Gatenby.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Dave Harvey, Molyneux, David Westwood, Paul Share 71.2 Ht2 Steve Bastable, Max Brown, Keith Baker, Stuart Roberts 72.4 Final Younghusband, Bastable, Harvey, Brown [f] 71.0

Qualifying Race Eyre, Molyneux, Meredith, Keith Myatt ??.?

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Price, Leadbitter, Gatenby ??.? ??.? HtB Cole, Thomsen, Share, Younghusband [f] ??.? ??.? HtC Olsen, Crump, Bastable, Eyre 67.8 Final Olsen, Boulger, Price, Cole 68.4

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Thursday 9 th May 1974 Station Road, Long Eaton

Long Eaton 22 – Leicester 34 – Wolverhampton 20 – Cradley United 19 (IL 4TT)

Long Eaton Archers 22 1. Henny Kroeze (G) 2 FX 3 2 7 2. James Bond 3 0 1 1 5 3. Alan Moyneux 0 2 2 2 6 4. Alan Witt 2 2 0 N 4 R. Phil Bass 0 0 Team Manager: John Bailey

Leicester Lions 34 1. Ray Wilson 3 3 3 1 10 2. Norman Storer 1 3 0 2 6 3. Mick Bell 3 2 3 2 10 4. Frank Auffret 2 1 2 3 8 R. John Lawrence Team Manager: Vic White

Wolverhampton Wolves 20 1. George Hunter 1 EF 0 N 1 2. Tom Leadbitter 1 0 1 3 5 3. Finn Thomsen 2 3 2 3 10 4. Tony Freegard 0 1 2 1 4 R. Mick Durose 0 0 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

Cradley United 19 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 12 2. Bruce Cribb 1 2 1 X2 4 3. Arthur Price 0 1 1 1 3 4. Max Brown 0 F 0 0 0 R. John Wilkins 0 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Wilson, Witt, Cribb, Freegard [fr] 69.6 2 3 0 1 Ht2 Boulger, Thomsen, Storer, Molyneux 70.4 2 4 2 4 Ht3 Bond, Auffret, Hunter, Price 73.0 5 6 3 4 Ht4 Bell, Kroeze, Leadbitter, Brown 71.6 7 9 4 4 Ht5 Storer, Witt, Brown [f], Hunter [ef] 74.0 9 12 4 4 Ht6 Wilson, Molyneux, Price, Leadbitter 72.6 11 15 4 5 Ht7 Boulger, Bell, Freegard, Bond 70.4 11 17 5 8 Ht8 Thomsen, Cribb, Auffret, Kroeze [fx] [rr] 72.4 11 18 8 10 Ht9 Boulger, Auffret, Leadbitter, Witt 71.2 11 20 9 13 Ht10 Bell, Molyneux, Cribb, Hunter 72.4 13 23 9 14 Ht11 Wilson, Thomsen, Bond, Brown 73.0 14 26 11 14 Ht12 Kroeze, Freegard, Price, Storer 74.6 17 26 13 15 Ht13 Auffret, Molyneux, Freegard, Brown 74.8 19 29 14 15 Ht14 Thomsen, Bell, Price, Bass 73.6 19 31 17 16 Ht15 Leadbitter, Storer, Bond, Wilkins 75.6 20 33 20 16 Ht16 Boulger, Kroeze, Wilson, Durose 72.0 22 34 20 19

Programme Changes: Ht14 Bass for Witt, Ht15 Wilkins for Cribb [x2], Ht16 Durose for Hunter.

Archers Target Ht1 Bass, Durose, Wilkins, Lawrence 77.2 Ht2 Not Held Final Bass, Lawrence, Durose, Wilkins 79.8

Star Of The Night Ht1 Molyneux, Kroeze, Bond, Witt 74.4 Ht2 Wilson, Bell, Auffret, Storer 74.8 Ht3 Thomsen, Leadbitter, Freegard, Durose 75.4 Ht4 Boulger, Cribb, Price, Brown [f] 75.0 Final Boulger, Wilson, Molyneux, Thomsen 77.6 16

Saturday 11 th May 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

World Championship Qualifying Round Winner – Billy Sanders

1. Bruce Cribb (Cradley Utd) 3 3 3 3 2 14 2nd 2. Frank Smith (Coventry) 0 0 0 0 EF 0 16 th 3. Carl Glover (Boston) 1 2 1 1 0 5 12 th 4. Dave Kennett (Hackney) 2 1 0 1 3 7 10 th 5. Howard Cole (Cradley Utd) EF 1 1 EF N 2 14 th 6. John Boulger (Cradley Utd) 3 3 2 3 2 13 3rd 7. Bob Coles (Newport) 1 0 2 1 2 6 11 th 8. Dave Gifford (Hull) 2 0 3 2 EF 7 8th 9. Ian Hindle (Belle Vue) 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 th 10. Jim McMillan (Hull) 2 2 3 3 1 11 4th 11. George Major () 1 1 0 1 1 4 13 th 12. Billy Sanders (Ipswich) 3 3 3 2 3 14 1st 13. Doug Wyer (Sheffield) 3 2 1 3 1 10 5th 14. Arthur Price (Cradley Utd) 2 1 2 0 2 7 9th 15. Bobby Beaton (Hull) 0 3 2 2 3 10 6th 16. Bob Paulson (Sheffield) 1 2 1 2 3 9 7th Res: Steve Bastable (Cradley Utd) 0 0 Res: Dave Harvey (Cradley Utd) DNR ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Cribb, Kennett, Glover, Smith 68.0 Ht2 Boulger, Gifford, B Coles, H Cole [ef] 67.6 Ht3 Sanders, McMillan, Major, Hindle 67.0 Ht4 Wyer, Price, Paulson, Beaton [fr] 70.0 Ht5 Cribb, Wyer, H Cole, Hindle 68.2 Ht6 Boulger, McMillan, Price, Smith 68.2 Ht7 Beaton, Glover, Major, B Coles 69.6 Ht8 Sanders, Paulson, Kennett, Gifford 67.6 Ht9 Cribb, Boulger, Paulson, Major 68.0 Ht10 Sanders, Beaton, H Cole, Smith 67.6 Ht11 Gifford, Price, Glover, Hindle 69.2 Ht12 McMillan, B Coles, Wyer, Kennett 69.0 Ht13 Cribb, Sanders, B Coles, Price 67.8 Ht14 Wyer, Gifford, Major, Smith 69.6 Ht15 McMillan, Paulson, Glover, H Cole [ef] 68.4 Ht16 Boulger, Beaton, Kennett, Hindle 68.0 Ht17 Beaton, Cribb, McMillan, Gifford [ef] 70.0 Ht18 Paulson, B Coles, Hindle, Smith [ef] 69.0 Ht19 Sanders, Boulger, Wyer, Glover 68.0 Ht20 Kennett, Price, Major, Bastable 70.2

Run Off For First Place Billy Sanders beat Bruce Cribb 69.6

Programme Changes: Ht20 Bastable for H Cole.

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Saturday 18 th May 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 37 – Exeter Falcons 41 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Bruce Cribb 1’ 1 3 3 1 9 1 3. Howard Cole (C) EF 1 N N 1 4. Dave Younghusband 0 N N N 0 5. Arthur Price 1 1 2’ 1 5 1 6. Steve Bastable 2 1 0 1’ 4 1 7. Russell Osborne 1’ 1 2 0 0 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Exeter Falcons 1. (C) 3 2 3 3 11 2. Frank Shuter 0 0 2 0 2 3. Tony Lomas 3 2 1 2 8 4. Scott Autrey 3 3 2 2’ 10 1 5. Kevin Holden 2’ 2’ F N 4 2 6. Peter Thompson 0 0 N 0 7. Chris Julian 3 2’ F 0 1 6 1 Team Manager: Wally Mawdsley ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Mauger, Boulger, Cribb, Shuter 68.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Julian, Bastable, Osborne, Thompson 71.0 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Autrey, Holden, Price, Younghusband 68.4 1 5 7 11 Ht4 Lomas, Julian, Bastable, Cole [ef] 71.4 1 5 8 16 Ht5 Boulger, Mauger, Price, Shuter 68.0 4 2 12 18 Ht6 Boulger, Lomas, Cribb, Thompson 68.0 4 2 16 20 Ht7 Autrey, Holden, Cole, Bastable 68.4 1 5 17 25 Ht8 Cribb, Shuter, Osborne, Julian [f] 69.2 4 2 21 27 Ht9 Cribb, Price, Lomas, Julian 69.4 5 1 26 28 Ht10 Boulger, Autrey, Cribb, Holden [f] 69.8 4 2 30 30 Ht11 Mauger, Osborne, Bastable, Shuter 69.4 3 3 33 33 Ht12 Boulger, Lomas, Julian, Osborne 68.2 3 3 36 36 Ht13 Mauger, Autrey, Price, Osborne 69.6 1 5 37 41

Programme Changes: Ht5 t/s Boulger for Younghusband, Ht9 t/s Cribb for Younghusband, r/s Julian for Thompson, Ht11 r/s Bastable for Cole, Ht12 r/s Osborne for Younghusband, r/s Julian for Holden, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cole.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Dave Harvey, Alan Molyneux, Keith Baker, Paul Share 71.2 Ht2 Max Brown, Share, Keith Myatt, Dave Westwood [ef] [rrx2] 71.6 Final Molyneux, Harvey, Brown, Younghusband 71.8

Qualifying Race Osborne, Julian, Thompson, Bastable 70.4

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Mauger, Autrey, Shuter 68.8 69.6 HtB Lomas, Bastable, Price, Harvey 70.4 71.0 HtC Cribb, Molyneux, Osborne, Brown 70.2 Final Mauger, Boulger, Cribb, Lomas 69.2

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Wednesday 22 nd May 1974 Wimborne Road, Poole

Poole Pirates 45 - Cradley United 33 (British League)

Poole Pirates 1. Pete Smith (C) 2 2’ 3 2 9 1 2. Richard May 0 3 3 1 7 3. Eric Broadbelt 3 2 2 1 8 4. Antoni Woryna 1 0 3 0 4 5. Phil Crump (G) 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 6. Colin Gooddy 3 1 0 4 7. Mike Cake 2’ 0 0 2 1 Team Manager: Tony Lewis

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 3 2 3 3 2 13 2. Bruce Cribb 1 1’ 2 1 1 6 1 3. Howard Cole 0 1 EF N 1 4. Brian Clark (G) 0 N 0 0 0 5. Arthur Price 2 1 2 3 8 6. Steve Bastable 0 0 N 0 7. Russell Osborne 1 2 1’ 1 5 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: G. F. Little

Ht1 Boulger, Smith, Cribb, May 67.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Gooddy, Cake, Osborne, Bastable 69.6 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Crump, Price, Woryna, Clark 69.0 4 2 11 7 Ht4 Broadbelt, Osborne, Gooddy, Cole 68.6 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Crump, Boulger, Cribb, Woryna 68.4 3 3 18 12 Ht6 May, Smith, Cole, Bastable 69.2 5 1 23 13 Ht7 Boulger, Broadbelt, Price, Gooddy 69.0 2 4 25 17 Ht8 May, Cribb, Osborne, Cake 69.6 3 3 28 20 Ht9 Woryna, Crump, Cribb, Cole [ef] 69.0 5 1 33 21 Ht10 Smith, Price, May, Clark 69.2 4 2 37 23 Ht11 Boulger, Broadbelt, Cribb, Cake 69.0 2 4 39 27 Ht12 Price, Smith, Osborne, Woryna 69.6 2 4 41 31 Ht13 Crump, Boulger, Broadbelt, Clark 69.2 4 2 45 33

Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Boulger for Clark, Ht9 t/s Cribb for Bastable, Ht12 r/s Osborne for Cole.

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Saturday 25 th May 1974 Blunsdon Stadium, Swindon

Swindon Robins 49 – Cradley United 29 (British League)

Swindon Robins 1. Martin Ashby (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Brian Leonard 2’ 2’ 1 1 6 2 3. Norman Hunter 3 FX 2 1 6 4. Geoff Bouchard 1 3 0 0 4 5. Edgar Stangeland 3 1 3 3 10 6. Bernie Leigh 2’ 2’ 3 7 2 7. David Ashby 3 EF 1’ 4 1 Team Manager: Dick Bradley

Cradley United 1. Billy Sanders (G) 1 0 1’ 0 2 4 1 2. Arthur Price 0 2 3 2 3 1’ 11 1 3. Howard Cole R/R 4. Russell Osborne 0 1’ 0 0 1 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 1 1 2 2 2 10 6. Steve Bastable 0 0 N 0 7. Alan Molyneux 1 0 2’ 3 1 8. Max Brown DNR Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: C. H. Telling

Ht1 M Ashby, Leonard, Sanders, Price 70.2 5 1 5 1 Ht2 D Ashby, Leigh, Molyneux, Bastable 72.4 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Stangeland, Cribb, Bouchard, Osborne 72.0 4 2 14 4 Ht4 Hunter, Leigh, Cribb, Molyneux 72.0 5 1 19 5 Ht5 Bouchard, Price, Stangeland, Sanders 72.6 4 2 23 7 Ht6 M Ashby, Leonard, Cribb, Bastable 70.8 5 1 28 8 Ht7 Leigh, Cribb, Osborne, Hunter [fx] [rr] 72.4 3 3 31 11 Ht8 Price, Molyneux, Leonard, D Ashby [ef] 74.0 1 5 32 16 Ht9 Stangeland, Price, Sanders, Bouchard 72.4 3 3 35 19 Ht10 M Ashby, Cribb, Leonard, Osborne 71.6 4 2 39 21 Ht11 Price, Hunter, D Ashby, Sanders 72.8 3 3 42 24 Ht12 M Ashby, Cribb, Price, Bouchard 71.6 3 3 45 27 Ht13 Stangeland, Sanders, Hunter, Osborne 73.4 4 2 49 29

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/r Cribb for Cole, Ht6 t/s Cribb for Cole, Ht9 r/r Sanders for Cole, t/s Price for Bastable, Ht12 r/r Price for Cole.

Junior Dash [John Wilkins, Alan Sorensen, John Neale, Andrew Bearne ??.?

The United Knockout Ht1 M Ashby, Price, Leigh, Brown 72.0 Ht2 Hunter, D Ashby, Bastable, Brown 73.8 Ht3 Bouchard, Leonard, D Ashby, Molyneux 74.0 Ht4 Stangeland, Cribb, Leigh, Osborne 73.8 Final M Ashby, Stangeland, Hunter, Bouchard ??.?

Reserves Rematch Leigh, D Ashby, Bouchard, Unknown 74.0

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Monday 27 th May 1974 The Shay Stadium, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 43 - Cradley United 35 (British League)

Halifax Dukes 1. Eric Boocock (C) 2 2’ 3 3 10 1 2. Dave Gatenby 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 3. Rick France 2 2 0 1’ 5 1 4. Henny Kroeze 1’ 1’ 0 1 3 2 5. Graham Plant 2 2 1 2 7 6. Mike Hiftle 2’ 1’ 0 3 2 7. Charlie Monk 3 3 2 8 Team Manager: Eric Boothroyd

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 2. Arthur Price 1 0 1 3 1 2 8 3. Howard Cole R/R 4. Mick Newton (G) 0 N 0 0 0 5. Bruce Cribb 3 1 1 2’ 1 EF 8 1 6. Andy Cusworth (G) 0 0 N 0 7. Phil Bass (G) 1 0 0 1 8. Max Brown DNR Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: R. G. Owen

Ht1 Boulger, Boocock, Price, Gatenby 65.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Monk, Hiftle, Bass, Cusworth 68.0 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Cribb, Plant, Kroeze, Newton 69.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Boulger, France, Hiftle, Bass 67.8 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Boulger, Plant, Kroeze, Price 68.0 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Gatenby, Boocock, Cribb, Cusworth 69.0 5 1 21 15 Ht7 Boulger, France, Cribb, Hiftle 69.0 2 4 23 19 Ht8 Monk, Gatenby, Price, Bass 69.6 5 1 28 20 Ht9 Price, Cribb, Plant, Kroeze 70.2 1 5 29 25 Ht10 Boocock, Gatenby, Cribb, Newton 70.2 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Boulger, Monk, Price, France 70.0 2 4 36 30 Ht12 Boocock, Price, Kroeze, Cribb [ef] 70.0 4 2 40 32 Ht13 Boulger, Plant, France, Newton 69.4 3 3 43 35

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/r Boulger for Cole, Ht6 r/r Cribb for Cole, Ht7 t/s Boulger for Newton, Ht9 r/r Price for Cole, t/s Cribb for Cusworth, Ht12 t/s Price for Cole.

Division Two Dash Newton, Cusworth, Steve Finch, Graham Drury [fr] 73.6

Shay Stampede Ht1 Gatenby, Bass, Kroeze, Brown 71.2 Ht2 Monk, Hiftle, Drury, Finch 70.6 Final Monk, Gatenby, Bass, Hiftle 69.8

Scratch Race Snowball Ht1 Boocock, Boulger, Cribb, Brown 70.0 Ht2 France, Plant, Price, Drury 70.2 Final France, Boocock, Plant, Boulger [r] 70.2

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Friday 31 st May 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves 48 - Cradley United 30 (Midland Cup 2 nd Rnd 2 nd Leg)

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 2 3 11 2. Finn Thomsen 0 0 3 0 3 3. Tom Leadbitter (C) 3 1 1 1’ 6 1 4. Malc. Shakespeare 2’ 1 1’ 1 5 2 5. George Hunter 3 0 2 2 7 6. Colin Meredith 3 0 3 0 6 7. Tony Freegard 2’ 0 N 2 1 Team Manager:Bob Wasley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2’ 2 2’ 3 11 2 2. Bruce Cribb 1’ 3 1’ 0 3 8 2 3. Howard Cole (C) XT 2 3 1 2 8 4. Mal Corradine 0 0 N 0 0 5. Arthur Price 1 2 3 0 6 6. Alan Witt (G) 0 1’ N N 1 1 7. Ted Hubbard (G) 1 2 1’ N 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: C. E. A. Todd

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Cribb, Thomsen 63.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Meredith, Freegard, Hubbard, Witt 64.8 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Hunter, Shakespeare, Price, Corradine 65.0 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Leadbitter, Hubbard, Witt, Meredith [fr] [rr] 67.6 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Cribb, Boulger, Shakespeare, Hunter 64.8 1 5 17 13 Ht6 Olsen, Cole, Hubbard, Thomsen [fr] 65.0 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Meredith, Price, Leadbitter, Corradine 65.2 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Thomsen, Boulger, Cribb, Freegard 64.2 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Cole, Hunter, Shakespeare, Cribb 65.4 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Price, Olsen, Cole, Thomsen 65.6 2 4 32 28 Ht11 Cribb, Boulger, Leadbitter, Meredith [fr] 66.2 1 5 33 33 Ht12 Olsen, Cole, Shakespeare, Price 64.8 4 2 37 35 Ht13 Boulger, Hunter, Leadbitter, Corradine 65.4 3 3 40 38

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Witt for Cole, Ht6 r/s Hubbard for Witt, Ht8 t/s Boulger for Hubbard, Ht9 t/s Cribb for Witt, Ht10 t/s Cole for Corradine, Ht11 r/s Meredith for Freegard.

Junior Race Cliff Anderson, Alan Guest, Steve Davenport, Dave Mortiboys 67.6

Wolverhampton Scratch Race Meredith, Witt, Freegard, Nicky Allott 66.8

Senior Individual Championship Ht1 Olsen, Cribb, Thomsen, Boulger [r] [rr] 65.4 66.4 Ht2 Cole, Shakespeare, Hunter, Hubbard 65.6 65.8 Ht3 Leadbitter, Meredith, Price, Corradine 66.0 66.2 Final Leadbitter, Olsen, Cole, Shakespeare 67.6

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Saturday 1st June 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 35 – Ipswich Witches 43 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 1’ 2 0 5 1 2. Arthur Price 1’ 2 2 1’ 2 8 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 2 2 3 1’ 10 1 4. Mal Corradine 1’ 1’ N N 2 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2 2 1’ 0 2 7 1 6. Steve Bastable F 1’ N 1 1 7. Malcolm Mackay (G) 1 1’ 0 N 2 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Ipswich Witches 1. John Louis (C) 3 3 2 3 11 2. Olle Nygren X2 EF 3 1’ 4 1 3. Tony Davey 3 3 3 1 10 4. Mick Hines 0 0 0 0 0 5. Billy Sanders 3 3 3 3 12 6. Alan Sage 0 2’ 0 1 0 3 1 7. Mike Lanham 3 F N 3 Team Manager: Ron Bagley ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis

Ht1 Louis, Boulger, Price, Sage 67.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Lanham, Sage, Mackay, Bastable [f] 69.4 1 5 4 8 Ht3 Sanders, Cribb, Corradine, Hines 67.4 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Davey, Cole, Bastable, Lanham [f] 70.2 3 3 10 14 Ht5 Louis, Cribb, Corradine, Nygren [ef] 69.4 3 3 13 17 Ht6 Davey, Price, Boulger, Sage 69.4 3 3 16 20 Ht7 Sanders, Cole, Mackay, Hines 69.0 3 3 19 23 Ht8 Nygren, Price, Sage, Mackay 69.6 2 4 21 27 Ht9 Davey, Cole, Cribb, Sage 69.4 3 3 24 30 Ht10 Sanders, Boulger, Price, Hines 68.0 3 3 27 33 Ht11 Cole, Louis, Nygren, Cribb 68.8 3 3 30 36 Ht12 Sanders, Price, Davey, Boulger 68.4 2 4 32 40 Ht13 Louis, Cribb, Cole, Hines 68.6 3 3 35 43

Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Sage for Nygren [x2], Ht7 r/s Mackay for Bastable, Ht8 r/s Sage for Lanham, Ht9 t/s Cole for Corradine, Ht11 t/s Cribb for Mackay, Ht12 t/s Price for Corradine.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Corradine, Alan Molyneux, Paul Gachet, Dave Westwood [f] 72.6 Ht2 Gachet, Paul Share, Westwood [f], Stuart Roberts [f] 73.6 Final Corradine, Molyneux, Keith Baker, Bastable [fx] [rr] 72.2

Qualifying Race Mackay, Corradine, Dave Harvey, Bastable 71.6

Senior Stakes HtA Cribb, Nygren, Boulger, Hines 69.2 69.6 HtB Price, Davey, Cole [ef], Sage [f] 70.0 70.6 HtC Louis, Sanders, Mackay, Corradine 68.4 Final Louis, Price, Cribb, Nygren 68.4

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Saturday 8th June 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 39 – Oxford Rebels 39 (Challenge)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 1 3 3 3 10 2. Arthur Price 0 1 3 F 1 5 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 2 3 11 4. Dave Younghusband 0 0 N N 0 5. Bruce Cribb 3 1 0 3 2’ 9 1 6. Mal Corradine 2 0 N 2 7. Russell Osborne 1’ 1 0 0 2 1 Team Manager:Harry Bastable

Oxford Rebels 1. Bob Kilby (C) 2’ 3 1 1 7 1 2. Ulf Lovaas 3 2’ 2 3 10 1 3. John Davis 2 0 1’ N 3 1 4. Richard Greer 2 2 1’ 0 5 1 5. Gordon Kennett 1’ 1’ 2 2 6 2 6. John Dews 3 2 2 0 7 7. Trevor Geer 0 1’ 0 1 1 Team Manager: Roger Jones ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Lovaas, Kilby, Boulger, Price 67.4 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Dews, Corradine, Osborne, Geer 70.2 3 3 4 8 Ht3 Cribb, Greer, Kennett, Younghusband 68.2 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Cole, Davis, Geer, Corradine 68.8 3 3 10 14 Ht5 Kilby, Lovaas, Cribb, Younghusband 67.4 1 5 11 19 Ht6 Boulger, Dews, Price, Davis 67.8 4 2 15 21 Ht7 Cole, Greer, Kennett, Cribb 68.6 3 3 18 24 Ht8 Price, Lovaas, Osborne, Geer 69.2 4 2 22 26 Ht9 Cribb, Dews, Davis, Osborne 69.0 3 3 25 29 Ht10 Boulger, Kennett, Greer, Price [f] 68.6 3 3 28 32 Ht11 Lovaas, Cole, Kilby, Osborne 69.2 2 4 30 36 Ht12 Boulger, Kennett, Price, Dews 68.8 4 2 34 38 Ht13 Cole, Cribb, Kilby, Greer 69.4 5 1 39 39

Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Cribb for Corradine, Ht9 r/s Osborne for Younghusband, Ht12 t/s Price for Younghusband, r/s Dews for Davis.

Initially scheduled to be a British League Match, the fixture was changed to a Challenge Match due to a power cut.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Younghusband, Corradine, Molyneux, Keith Baker 71.2 Ht2 Molyneux, Bengt Andersson, Baker, Dave Westwood 71.6 Final Corradine, Osborne, Younghusband, Steve Bastable 70.4

Qualifying Race Dews, Osborne, Bastable, Geer 69.8

Senior Stakes HtA Kilby, Boulger, Davis, Greer 68.8 69.2 HtB Cole, Price, Lovaas, Kennett 69.6 70.2 HtC Dews, Cribb, Bastable, Baker [fx] [rrx2] 69.6 Corradine [xt] Final Boulger, Cole, Kilby, Dews 69.0

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Saturday 15 th June 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 29 – Hackney Hawks 49 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 0 3 EF 3 X2 6 2. Arthur Price 1 1 2 1 3 8 3. Howard Cole 2 3 1 N 2 8 4. Dave Younghusband 0 N N X2 0 5. Bruce Cribb 2 0 0 0 1’ 3 1 6. Mal Corradine 0 1’ N 1 1 7. Sandor Levai 1 1’ 0 1 3 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Hackney Hawks 1. Barry Thomas 2’ 2 2 3 9 1 2. Laurie Etheridge 3 1’ 3 1’ 8 2 3. Dag Lovaas 3 3 3 3 12 4. Hugh Saunders (C) 3 2 2 0 7 5. Dave Kennett 1 1’ 0 2’ 4 2 6. Geoff Maloney 2’ 0 2’ 2’ 6 3 7. Dave Morton 3 XT F 3 Team Manager: Dave Erskine ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Etheridge, Thomas, Price, Boulger 68.8 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Morton, Maloney, Levai, Corradine 68.6 1 5 2 10 Ht3 Saunders, Cribb, Kennett, Younghusband 69.4 2 4 4 14 Ht4 Lovaas, Cole, Corradine, Maloney [rr] 67.6 3 3 7 17 Ht5 Boulger, Thomas, Etheridge, Cribb 68.2 3 3 10 20 Ht6 Lovaas, Maloney, Price, Boulger [ef] 68.2 1 5 11 25 Ht7 Cole, Saunders, Kennett, Cribb 68.8 3 3 14 28 Ht8 Etheridge, Price, Levai, Morton [f] 70.0 3 3 17 31 Ht9 Lovaas, Maloney, Cole, Cribb 69.0 1 5 18 36 Ht10 Boulger, Saunders, Price, Kennett 69.6 4 2 22 38 Ht11 Price, Thomas, Etheridge, Levai 70.4 3 3 25 41 Ht12 Lovaas, Kennett, Levai, Boulger [x2] 69.6 1 5 26 46 Ht13 Thomas, Cole, Cribb, Saunders 69.6 3 3 29 49

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Maloney for Morton [xt], Ht5 t/s Boulger for Younghusband, Ht7 t/s Cribb for Corradine, Ht9 t/s Cole for Younghusband, Ht11 t/s Price for Cole, Ht12 r/s Levai for Younghusband [x2].

Progress Stakes Ht1 Steve Bastable, Corradine, Levai, Younghusband 71.6 Ht2 Levai, Bengt Andersson, Younghusband, Keith Baker 73.4 Final Price, Corradine, Levai, Bastable [ef] 73.4

Qualifying Race Maloney, Morton, Bastable, Paul Share 71.2

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Thomas, Saunders, Etheridge [rr] 70.2 70.6 HtB Lovaas, Price, Kennett, Cole 71.4 72.0 HtC Maloney, Andersson, Corradine [fx], Cribb [ns] 76.2 Final Boulger, Maloney, Thomas, Lovaas [r] ??.?

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Tuesday 18 th June 1974 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Lions 48 - Cradley United 30 (British League)

Leicester Lions 1. Dave Jessup 2 3 3 3 11 2. Malcolm Ballard 1’ 2’ 1 0 4 2 3. Ray Wilson (C) 3 3 2 2 10 4. Frank Auffret 3 2 2’ 2’ 9 2 5. Mick Bell XT 1’ 3 1’ 5 2 6. Norman Storer 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 7. Malcolm Brown 2’ 0 0 0 2 1 Team Manager: Vic White

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Arthur Price 0 EF 2’ 0 1 3 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 1 1 N N 2 4. Sandor Levai 1’ 1 1 2 XT 5 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 0 1’ 0 3 1 6. Mal Corradine 1 0 N 1 0 2 7. Russ Osborne 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 Boulger, Jessup, Ballard, Price 68.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Storer, Brown, Corradine, Osborne 70.8 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Auffret, Cribb, Levai, Brown [rr] 68.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Wilson, Storer, Cole, Osborne 67.8 5 1 16 8 Ht5 Boulger, Auffret, Bell, Price [ef] 68.0 3 3 19 11 Ht6 Jessup, Ballard, Cole, Corradine 69.8 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Wilson, Storer, Levai, Cribb 68.2 5 1 29 13 Ht8 Boulger, Price, Ballard, Brown 70.0 1 5 30 18 Ht9 Bell, Auffret, Levai, Price 68.0 5 1 35 19 Ht10 Jessup, Levai, Cribb, Ballard 68.4 3 3 38 22 Ht11 Boulger, Wilson, Price, Brown 67.8 2 4 40 26 Ht12 Jessup, Auffret, Corradine, Cribb 68.6 5 1 45 27 Ht13 Boulger, Wilson, Bell, Corradine [rr] 67.6 3 3 48 30

Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Brown for Bell [xt], Ht8 t/s Boulger for Osborne, Ht9 t/s Levai for Cole, t/s Price for Corradine, Ht12 r/s Corradine for Cole, Ht13 r/s Corradine for Levai [xt].

Cubs Scurry Keith White, Bob Cooper, Colin Pestell, Billy Rae 69.8

Star Of The Night Ht1 Wilson, Ballard, Price, Cribb 68.8 69.6 Ht2 Boulger, Jessup, Storer, Levai 67.6 67.8 Ht3 Bell, Auffret, Cole, Corradine 68.4 69.2 Final Boulger, Wilson, Jessup, Bell 68.2

Reserves Race Brown, Osborne, White, Cooper 70.4

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Thursday 20 th June 1974 , London

Wimbledon Dons 45 - Cradley United 32 (British League)

Wimbledon Dons 1. Barry Briggs (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Reg Luckhurst FX 1 0 1 2 3. Graeme Stapleton 3 3 2 1’ 9 1 4. Bert Harkins 1 1 2’ 0 4 1 5. Trevor Hedge 3 3 3 2 11 6. Neil Cameron EF 2’ EF 2 1 7. Roger Johns 3 2 1’ 6 1 Team Manager: Cyril Maidment

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 2 3 3 3 14 2. Sandor Levai 1 0 1 XT 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 1 2 1 2 6 4. Arthur Price 2 2 2 1’ 0 7 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 1’ 0 N 1 1 6. Mal Corradine XT 0 0 0 7. Russell Osborne 2 0 N 0 2 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: L. R. Pike

Ht1 Boulger, Briggs, Levai, Luckhurst [fx] [rr] 60.9 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Johns, Osborne, Cameron [ef], Corradine [xt] [rr] 62.5 3 2 5 6 Ht3 Hedge, Price, Harkins, Cribb 60.3 4 2 9 8 Ht4 Stapleton, Cameron, Cole, Osborne 60.6 5 1 14 9 Ht5 Hedge, Boulger, Harkins, Levai 60.9 4 2 18 11 Ht6 Briggs, Cole, Luckhurst, Corradine 62.3 4 2 22 13 Ht7 Stapleton, Price, Cribb, Cameron [ef] 61.2 3 3 25 16 Ht8 Boulger, Johns, Levai, Luckhurst 62.1 2 4 27 20 Ht9 Hedge, Harkins, Cole, Corradine 62.7 5 1 32 21 Ht10 Briggs, Price, Luckhurst, Cribb 62.5 4 2 36 23 Ht11 Boulger, Stapleton, Johns, Osborne [rr] 62.3 3 3 39 26 Ht12 Briggs, Cole, Price, Harkins 62.1 3 3 42 29 Ht13 Boulger, Hedge, Stapleton, Price 62.1 3 3 45 32

Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Boulger for Osborne, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Levai [xt], Ht12 t/s Price for Cribb.

Reserves Scurry Johns, Osborne, Rob Jones, Corradine 63.4

June Chase Ht1 Boulger, Briggs, Luckhurst, Levai 62.6 62.7 Ht2 Cole, Stapleton, Price, Harkins 63.0 63.5 Ht3 Hedge, Cameron, Cribb, Johns 62.6 63.8 Final Boulger, Hedge, Briggs, Cole 63.2

Junior Scurry Paul Dowdall, Alan Johns, Ian Silk [fx] [rr] Awd R Coutts [fn], G Crook [fx]

Dons Consolation Stapleton, Luckhurst, Cameron, Jones 63.1

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Saturday 22 nd June 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 49 – Wimbledon Dons 29 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 2. Sandor Levai 1 3 2’ 2’ 8 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 3 2 11 4. Arthur Price 3 0 XT 2’ 5 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 1 3 0 4 6. Mal Corradine 0 N 1 1 7. Russell Osborne 2 2’ 3 1 1 9 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Wimbledon Dons 1. Barry Briggs (C) 2 3 1 2 3 11 2. Reg Luckhurst F 2’ 0 0 2 1 3. Graeme Stapleton 0 1 N 1 2 4. Bert Harkins 1’ 0 N N 1 1 5. Trevor Hedge 2 2 FX 1 0 5 6. Neil Cameron 3 EF 2 1 6 7. Roger Johns 1 1 N 0 2 Team Manager: Cyril Maidment ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 Boulger, Briggs, Levai, Luckhurst [f] 68.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Cameron, Osborne, Johns, Corradine 69.6 2 4 6 6 Ht3 Price, Hedge, Harkins, Cribb [fr] 69.6 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Cole, Osborne, Johns, Stapleton 69.6 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Briggs, Luckhurst, Cribb, Price 70.2 1 5 15 15 Ht6 Levai, Boulger, Stapleton, Cameron [ef] 70.2 5 1 20 16 Ht7 Cole, Hedge, Corradine, Harkins 69.2 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Osborne, Levai, Briggs, Luckhurst 70.2 5 1 29 19 Ht9 Cribb, Cameron, Osborne, Hedge [fx] [rrx2] 70.2 4 2 33 21 Ht10 Boulger, Levai, Hedge, Johns 70.6 5 1 38 22 Ht11 Cole, Briggs, Osborne, Luckhurst 70.4 4 2 42 24 Ht12 Boulger, Price, Stapleton, Hedge [rr] 70.6 5 1 47 25 Ht13 Briggs, Cole, Cameron, Cribb 70.0 2 4 49 29

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Osborne for Corradine, Ht8 t/s Briggs for Johns, Ht9 r/s Osborne for Price [xt], t/s Hedge for Stapleton, Ht10 r/s Johns for Harkins, Ht13 r/s Cameron for Harkins.

Second Half Ht1 Bengt Andersson, Alan Molyneux, Steve Bastable, Stuart Roberts 72.8 Ht2 Levai, Price, Bastable, Luckhurst 71.2 Ht3 Cribb, Andersson, Corradine, Johns 71.0 Ht4 Briggs, Cole, Harkins, Stapleton 70.4 Ht5 Cameron, Boulger, Hedge, Osborne 70.2 SF1 Price, Cribb, Levai, Andersson [ef] 71.2 SF2 Boulger, Briggs, Cameron, Cole 70.2 Final Briggs, Boulger, Cribb, Price 70.4

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Wednesday 26 th June 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United v Wolverhampton Wolves (British League) Postponed Due To Rain

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Thursday 27 th June 1974 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 53 - Cradley United 25 (British League)

Ipswich Witches 1. Billy Sanders 3 3 3 3 12 2. Olle Nygren 1 2’ 3 R 6 1 3. Tony Davey 1 3 2 1 7 4. Mick Hines 3 1 2’ 2’ 8 2 5. John Louis (C) EF 3 3 3 9 6. Alan Sage 3 3 1 7 7. Trevor Jones 1 2’ 1’ 4 2 Team Manager: Ron Bagley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 2 2 EF 3 2 9 2. Sandor Levai 0 XT 0 0 0 3. Russell Osborne 0 0 N 0 0 4. Arthur Price 1’ 2 1’ 0 4 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2 0 2 1 5 6. Mal Corradine 0 1 1 2 7. Dave Gooderham (G ) 2 2 0 1 5 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: A. E. Humphrey

Ht1 Sanders, Boulger, Nygren, Levai 67.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Sage, Gooderham, Jones, Corradine 68.0 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Hines, Cribb, Price, Louis [ef] 69.2 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Sage, Gooderham, Davey, Osborne 67.6 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Louis, Boulger, Hines, Gooderham [rr] 65.8 4 2 19 11 Ht6 Sanders, Nygren, Corradine, Osborne 67.6 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Davey, Price, Sage, Cribb 68.0 4 2 28 14 Ht8 Nygren, Jones, Gooderham, Levai 68.4 5 1 33 15 Ht9 Louis, Hines, Corradine, Boulger [ef] 67.0 5 1 38 16 Ht10 Sanders, Cribb, Price, Nygren [r] 66.8 3 3 41 19 Ht11 Boulger, Davey, Jones, Levai 67.8 3 3 44 22 Ht12 Sanders, Hines, Cribb, Osborne 67.4 5 1 49 23 Ht13 Louis, Boulger, Davey, Price 66.0 4 2 53 25

Programme Changes: Ht5 r/s Gooderham for Levai [xt], Ht9 t/s Boulger for Osborne.

Golden Helmet Match Race Championship (Held Before League Match) Ht1 John Louis beat Malcolm Simmons 66.0 Ht2 Malcolm Simmons bt John Louis 66.4 Ht3 Malcolm Simmons bt John Louis [ex-unfair riding] Awd’d

Champion of the Evening Ht1 Louis, Price, Jones, Levai 66.8 Ht2 Hines, Gooderham, Davey, Mike Lanham 67.8 Ht3 Simmons, Cribb, Corradine, Nygren 68.6 Ht4 Sanders, Boulger, Sage, Osborne 67.0 Final Louis, Sanders, Hines, Simmons 66.8

Reserves Challenge Gooderham, Jones, Lanham, Paul Gilbert 67.4

Junior Jaunt Ht1 Andy Hines, Colin Cook, Peter Mittell, David Emeny [fr-ret] 71.8 Ht2 A Hines, Gilbert, Cook, Rodney Ward 70.6

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Saturday 29 th June 1974 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 43 - Cradley United 35 (British League)

Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 2 3 2’ 2’ 9 2 2. Alan Jay 1’ 1 EF 3 5 1 3. Dave Jessup (G) 3 2 1 1’ 7 1 4. John Harrhy 3 2 3 3 11 5. Matti Olin 0 1’ 2’ 2 5 2 6. Frank Smith 3 0 1’ 0 4 1 7. Jeff Shirley 1 1 N 2 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 2. Sandor Levai 0 0 3 3 6 3. Russell Osborne 2 0 0 N 2 4. Arthur Price 2 0 1 0 3 5. Bruce Cribb 1’ 3 0 1 5 1 6. Mal Corradine 2 2 1 0 5 7. Alan Molyneux (G) EF 1’ 2’ 3 2 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 Boulger, Boocock, Jay, Levai 64.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Smith, Corradine, Shirley, Molyneux [ef] 67.4 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Harrhy, Price, Cribb, Olin 67.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Jessup, Osborne, Molyneux, Smith 65.6 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Boulger, Harrhy, Olin, Levai 65.8 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Boocock, Corradine, Jay, Osborne 66.6 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Cribb, Jessup, Smith, Price 66.2 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Levai, Molyneux, Shirley, Jay [ef] 67.6 1 5 24 24 Ht9 Harrhy, Olin, Corradine, Osborne 67.8 5 1 29 25 Ht10 Jay, Boocock, Price, Cribb 67.0 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Levai, Boulger, Jessup, Smith 67.0 1 5 35 31 Ht12 Harrhy, Boocock, Cribb, Corradine 67.2 5 1 40 32 Ht13 Boulger, Olin, Jessup, Price 67.0 3 3 43 35

Programme Changes: Ht11 r/s Smith for Shirley, Ht12 r/s Corradine for Osborne.

Junior Pacemakers Tony Gillias, Gary Bowers, Martin McKeown, Garry Buckingham [f] 70.4

Reserves Repeat Smith, Corradine, Molyneux, Shirley 67.8

Progress Pointer Buckingham, Bowers, Gillias, McKeown [f] 72.4

Stadium Gold Sash Ht1 Boocock, Levai, Olin, Osborne 67.6 68.6 Ht2 Jay, Cribb, Harrhy, Smith [f] 67.8 68.4 Ht3 Jessup, Boulger, Price, Shirley [r] 66.8 67.0 Final Jessup, Boulger, Boocock, Jay 67.0

Talent Test McKeown, Gillias, Buckingham, Bowers 72.0

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Monday 1 st July 1974 , Exeter

Exeter Falcons 43 - Cradley United 35 (British League)

Exeter Falcons 1. Ivan Mauger (C) 2 2 3 3 10 2. Frank Shuter F 0 2’ EX 2 1 3. Tony Lomas 3 3 2 2 10 4. Scott Autrey EF 2 2 1 5 5. Kevin Holden 2 1’ 1’ 0 4 2 6. Peter Thompson 2’ 2’ 1 5 2 7. Chris Julian 3 3 1 0 7 Team Manager: A. J. Richards

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Sandor Levai 1 0 1 N 1 3 3. Mal Corradine 0 1 N N 1 4. Arthur Price 1 0 0 N 1 5. Bruce Cribb 3 2 2 1 2 10 6. Phil Bass (G) EF 3 0 0 3 7. Steve Bastable 1 1 0 2 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: G. F. Little

Ht1 Boulger, Mauger, Levai, Shuter [f] 71.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Julian, Thompson, Bastable, Bass [ef] 73.2 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Cribb, Holden, Price, Autrey [ef] 72.4 2 4 9 9 Ht4 Lomas, Thompson, Bastable, Corradine 72.2 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Boulger, Autrey, Holden, Levai 72.4 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Bass, Mauger, Corradine, Shuter 73.0 2 4 19 17 Ht7 Lomas, Cribb, Thompson, Price 71.6 4 2 23 19 Ht8 Julian, Shuter, Levai, Bastable 72.8 5 1 28 20 Ht9 Boulger, Autrey, Holden, Bass 71.6 3 3 31 23 Ht10 Mauger, Cribb, Julian, Price 71.0 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Boulger, Lomas, Cribb, Julian 71.2 2 4 37 29 Ht12 Mauger, Cribb, Autrey, Bass 70.8 4 2 41 31 Ht13 Boulger, Lomas, Levai, Holden 72.0 2 4 43 35

Programme Changes: Ht9 t/s Boulger for Corradine, Ht10 r/s Julian for Shuter [ex], Ht11 t/s Cribb for Levai, Ht12 r/s Bass for Corradine, Ht13 t/s Levai for Price.

Junior Jaunt Mike Sampson, Glyn Facey, Bastable, Gerald Purkiss 75.6

Reserves Race Bass, Julian, Thompson, Purkiss [fx] 73.8

Mercury Staging Post Snowball Ht1 Boulger, Holden, Price, Mauger [xt] 71.2 71.4 Ht2 Levai, Autrey, Shuter, Corradine 73.0 73.4 Ht3 Cribb, Lomas, Bass, Purkiss 72.4 72.6 Final Levai, Boulger, Holden, Cribb ??.?

Extra Race (Not Programmed) Sampson, Facey, Rob Henry, Davidson 74.2

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Saturday 6th July 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 43 – Coventry Bees 35 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 2’ 0 8 1 2. Sandor Levai 2’ 1 2 XT 5 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 3 3 12 4. Arthur Price 2 2 2 1 7 5. Bruce Cribb 1’ 0 1’ 1 3 2 6. Mal Corradine 3 0 1 3 0 7 7. Russell Osborne 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 0 3 1 2 EF 6 2. Alan Jay 1 1 3 1’ 6 1 3. Billy Sanders (G) 2 2 3 2’ 2 11 1 4. Matti Olin 0 0 N N 0 5. John Harrhy 3 2 0 0 3 8 6. Frank Smith 0 0 N 0 7. Robin Adlington 2 1’ 1 4 1 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn ACU Referee: S. Green

Ht1 Boulger, Levai, Jay, Boocock 67.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Corradine, Adlington, Osborne, Smith 68.6 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Harrhy, Price, Cribb, Olin 68.0 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Cole, Sanders, Adlington, Corradine 68.4 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Boocock, Price, Jay, Cribb 68.4 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Boulger, Sanders, Levai, Smith 68.8 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Cole, Harrhy, Corradine, Olin 69.2 4 2 25 17 Ht8 Jay, Levai, Adlington, Osborne 68.6 2 4 27 21 Ht9 Sanders, Price, Cribb, Harrhy 69.4 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Corradine, Boulger, Boocock, Harrhy [rrx2] 69.8 5 1 35 25 Ht11 Cole, Boocock, Jay, Corradine 70.0 3 3 38 28 Ht12 Harrhy, Sanders, Price, Boulger 69.6 1 5 39 33 Ht13 Cole, Sanders, Cribb, Boocock [ef] 70.0 4 2 43 35

Programme Changes: Ht9 t/s Harrhy for Smith, Ht10 r/s Corradine for Levai [xt], t/s Boocock for Olin, Ht11 r/s Corradine for Osborne, Ht13 t/s Sanders for Olin.

Second Half Ht1 Kjell Gimre, Steve Bastable, Paul Share, Bengt Andersson 72.0 Ht2 Price, Smith, Bastable, Share 70.2 Ht3 Corradine, Gimre, Cribb, Adlington 70.6 Ht4 Sanders, Cole, Jay, Olin 70.0 Ht5 Boulger, Harrhy, Boocock, Osborne 70.4 SF1 Price, Corradine, Gimre, Smith 71.4 SF2 Boulger, Harrhy, Sanders, Cole 70.2 Final Boulger, Price, Harrhy, Corradine 70.2

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Saturday 13 th July 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 38 – Kings Lynn Stars 40 (British League)

Cradley United 1. Ray Wilson (G) 0 1 3 0 4 2. Sandor Levai 2 0 3 2’ 7 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 1 F 7 4. Arthur Price 3 2’ 1’ 1 7 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 3 2 2 9 1 6. Mal Corradine 2 1 0 3 7. Russell Osborne 0 1 0 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Kings Lynn Stars 1. Terry Betts (C) 3 0 2’ 3 8 1 2. Eddie Reeves 1 1 0 N 2 3. Malcolm Simmons 2 2’ 3 3 3 13 1 4. Barry Crowson 0 1’ 1 1 3 1 5. Ian Turner 1 2 0 2’ 5 1 6. Ray Bales 3 3 2 0 8 7. Bob Humphreys 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Alan Littlechild ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Betts, Levai, Reeves, Wilson 69.6 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Bales, Corradine, Humphreys, Osborne 68.6 2 4 4 8 Ht3 Price, Cribb, Turner, Crowson 68.4 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Cole, Simmons, Corradine, Humphreys 69.2 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Cribb, Price, Reeves, Betts 68.4 5 1 18 12 Ht6 Bales, Simmons, Levai, Wilson 69.2 1 5 19 17 Ht7 Cole, Turner, Crowson, Corradine 69.6 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Levai, Bales, Osborne, Reeves 69.0 4 2 26 22 Ht9 Simmons, Cribb, Price, Bales [r] 68.8 3 3 29 25 Ht10 Wilson, Levai, Crowson, Turner 70.0 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Simmons, Betts, Cole, Osborne 70.2 1 5 35 31 Ht12 Simmons, Turner, Price, Wilson 69.8 1 5 36 36 Ht13 Betts, Cribb, Crowson, Cole [f] 69.6 2 4 38 40

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Bales for Humphreys, Ht11 t/s Simmons for Reeves.

Second Half Ht1 Kjell Gimre, Steve Bastable, Bengt Andersson, Paul Share 71.2 Ht2 Humphreys, Price, Levai, David Gagen 69.6 Ht3 Bales, Corradine, Cribb, Gimre 69.4 Ht4 Simmons, Crowson, Gagen, Bastable 69.8 Ht5 Turner, Wilson, Osborne, Betts [ef] 69.8 SF1 Price, Corradine, Bales, Humphreys 69.6 SF2 Turner, Wilson, Simmons, Crowson 69.4 Final Turner, Price, Corradine, Wilson 69.8

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Thursday 18 th July 1974 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Rebels 36.5 - Cradley United 41.5 (British League)

Oxford Rebels 1. Richard Greer 2 F 0 1 3 2. Gordon Kennett 0 2 3 1 6 3. Ulf Lovaas 2 3 2 1.5’ 8.5 1 4. Bob Kilby (C) 1 2 2’ XT 5 1 5. John Davis 3 0 3 3 9 6. John Dews 3 1’ 0 0 0 4 1 7. Trevor Geer 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Roger Jones

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 1.5 10.5 2. Sandor Levai 1 1 2 1 5 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 1 3 10 4. Arthur Price 0 1’ 3 0 4 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 2 2’ 2’ 8 2 6. Mal Corradine 2 1 1’ R 4 1 7. Eric Dugard (G) F R N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: R. B. Bower

Ht1 Boulger, Greer, Levai, Kennett 65.1 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Dews, Corradine, Geer, Dugard [f] 66.0 4 2 6 6 Ht3 Davis, Cribb, Kilby, Price 66.1 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Cole, Lovaas, Dews, Dugard [fr-ret] 66.9 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Boulger, Kilby, Levai, Davis 65.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Cole, Kennett, Corradine, Greer [f] 66.4 2 4 17 19 Ht7 Lovaas, Cribb, Price, Dews [fr] 66.7 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Kennett, Levai, Corradine, Geer 66.6 3 3 23 25 Ht9 Davis, Kilby, Cole, Corradine [r] 65.8 5 1 28 26 Ht10 Price, Cribb, Kennett, Greer 66.8 1 5 29 31 Ht11 Boulger, Lovaas, Levai, Dews 65.6 2 4 31 35 Ht12 Cole, Cribb, Greer, Dews [rr] 66.1 1 5 32 40 Ht13 Davis, Lovaas + Boulger, Price 66.5 4.5 1.5 36.5 41.5

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Corradine for Dugard, Ht11 r/s Dews for Geer, Ht12 r/s Dews for Kilby [xt].

Second Division Dash Paul Gachet, Geer, Dugard, Steve Weatherley [ef] 66.7

Champion of The Evening Ht1 Boulger, Lovaas, Dews, Corradine 65.6 Ht2 Cribb, Gachet, Greer, Geer 66.4 Ht3 Kilby, Cole, Weatherley, Dugard 67.2 Ht4 Davis, Kennett, Price, Levai 67.0 Final Boulger, Davis, Cribb, Kilby 67.0

Cowley Thunderbolt Gachet, Weatherley, Dugard, N. Nilsson 67.7

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Saturday 20 th July 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 35 – Belle Vue Aces 43 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 1 3 3 1 10 2. Sandor Levai 1’ 0 1 XT 2 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 1 N N N 1 4. Arthur Price 1’ 1 1 0 1 4 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 3 2 3 3 13 6. Mal Corradine 1’ F N 1 1 7. Alan Molyneux (G) 2 0 0 2’ 0 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Belle Vue Aces 1. Chris Pusey 3 2 2 2 9 2. Alan Wilkinson FX R N N 0 3. Peter Collins 3 3 2 2’ 10 1 4. Paul Tyrer 0 1 EF N 1 5. Soren Sjosten 3 3 1 3 10 6. Chris Morton 3 2’ 2’ 0 1’ 8 3 7. Geoff Pusey 0 2’ 3 XT 5 1 Team Manager: Frank Varey ACU Referee: P. H. Downs

Ht1 C Pusey, Boulger, Levai, Wilkinson [fx] [rr] 67.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Morton, Molyneux, Corradine, G Pusey 68.6 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Sjosten, Cribb, Price, Tyrer 67.0 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Collins, G Pusey, Cole, Corradine [f] 67.2 1 5 10 14 Ht5 Cribb, C Pusey, Price, Wilkinson [r] 66.8 4 2 14 16 Ht6 Collins, Morton, Boulger, Levai 66.6 1 5 15 21 Ht7 Sjosten, Cribb, Tyrer, Molyneux 67.8 2 4 17 25 Ht8 G Pusey, Morton, Levai, Molyneux 69.0 1 5 18 30 Ht9 Cribb, Collins, Price, Morton 67.4 4 2 22 32 Ht10 Boulger, Molyneux, Sjosten, Tyrer [ef] [rr] 71.0 5 1 27 33 Ht11 Boulger, C Pusey, Morton, Molyneux 67.4 3 3 30 36 Ht12 Sjosten, Collins, Boulger, Price 68.0 1 5 31 41 Ht13 Cribb, C Pusey, Price, G Pusey [xt] [rr] 67.2 4 2 35 43

Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Cribb for Cole, r/s Molyneux for Corradine, Ht8 r/s Morton for Wilkinson, Ht10 r/s Molyneux for Levai [xt], Ht11 t/s Boulger for Cole, Ht13 t/s Price for Cole, r/s G Pusey for Tyrer.

Reserves Race Morton, G Pusey, Molyneux, Steve Bastable 69.0

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Boulger, C Pusey, Bastable, Bengt Andersson 67.8 68.4 Ht2 Sjosten, Morton, Cribb [f], Molyneux [fx] [rrx2] Awd’d Ht3 Collins, Price, Bastable, G Pusey 68.2 69.4 Final Collins, Sjosten, Boulger, Morton 67.4

Reserves Stakes Ht1 Bastable, Stuart Roberts, Paul Share, Dave Westwood [ef] 69.2 Ht2 Molyneux, Andersson, Share, Steve Davenport 71.2 Final Andersson, Molyneux, Bastable, Roberts 70.6

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Saturday 27 th July 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 38 – Oxford Rebels 40 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 11 2. Arthur Price 1’ 2’ 2 0 5 2 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 1 2 0 6 4. Sandor Levai 1 3 3 2’ 9 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 0 0 1 1 6. Mal Corradine 3 1 EF 4 7. Russell Osborne 2’ 0 0 2 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Oxford Rebels 1. John Davis 0 1’ 1 2’ 4 2 2. Gordon Kennett 3 2 3 3 11 3. John Dews 2 1 2 0 5 4. Bob Kilby (C) 3 3 2 3 11 5. Richard Greer 2’ 2’ 1’ 1 6 3 6. Brian Clark (G) 0 0 N 0 7. Ricky Day (G) 1 0 1 1’ 3 1 Team Manager: Roger Jones ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis

Ht1 Kennett, Boulger, Price, Davis 67.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Corradine, Osborne, Day, Clark 69.0 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Kilby, Greer, Levai, Cribb 67.0 1 5 9 9 Ht4 Cole, Dews, Corradine, Day 68.6 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Levai, Kennett, Davis, Cribb 67.6 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Boulger, Price, Dews, Clark 66.8 5 1 21 15 Ht7 Kilby, Greer, Cole, Corradine [ef] 67.8 1 5 22 20 Ht8 Kennett, Price, Day, Osborne 68.0 2 4 24 24 Ht9 Levai, Dews, Day, Cribb 68.8 3 3 27 27 Ht10 Boulger, Kilby, Greer, Price 67.2 3 3 30 30 Ht11 Kennett, Cole, Davis, Osborne 68.2 2 4 32 34 Ht12 Boulger, Levai, Greer, Dews 68.8 5 1 37 35 Ht13 Kilby, Davis, Cribb, Cole 67.6 1 5 38 40

Programme Changes: Ht9 r/s Day for Clark.

Second Half Ht1 Steve Bastable, Phil Bass, Bengt Andersson, Bill Spiers 69.8 Ht2 Levai, Kennett, Price, Andersson 69.2 Ht3 Cribb, Dews, Corradine, Bastable 69.4 Ht4 Kilby, Cole, Greer, Clark 68.2 Ht5 Boulger, Osborne, Davis, Day 68.2 SF1 Kennett, Levai, Cribb, Dews 69.6 SF2 Boulger, Kilby, Osborne, Cole 68.8 Final Kilby, Levai, Kennett, Boulger [ef] 68.2

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Saturday 3rd August 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

England 65 – U.S.S.R. 43 (4th International Test Match)

England 1. Barry Thomas FX 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Richard Greer 3 1’ 0 1 N 0 5 1 3. Howard Cole 2’ 2’ 1 2 1 2 10 2 4. Tony Davey 3 3 3 0 3 1’ 13 1 5. Eric Broadbelt 2 3 1’ FX 3 3 12 1 6. Kevin Holden 0 1 2 2 2’ 2’ 9 2 7. Arthur Price 2’ 2 1 8. Laurie Etheridge DNR Team Manager: Len Silver

U.S.S.R. 1. Valeri Gordeev 2 EF 3 2 2 1 10 2. Sergei Douzhenko 1’ 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3. Grigori Chlinovski 1 2 1’ 3 1 2 10 1 4. Vladimir Nestorov 0 0 2 1 0 1’ 4 1 5. Vladimir Gordeev 1 3 EX 3 0 3 10 6. Nikolai Kornev 3 EF N 1 1 0 5 7. Viktor Kuznetsov DNR 8. Viktor Trofimov 2 2 Team Manager: Nicolai Konstantinovich ACU Referee: J. Green

Ht1 Greer, Va Gordeev, Douzhenko, Thomas [fx] [rr] 69.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Davey, Cole, Chlinovski, Nesterov 69.0 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Kornev, Broadbelt, Vl Gordeev, Holden 69.0 2 4 10 8 Ht4 Davey, Cole, Douzhenko, Va Gordeev [ef] 69.0 5 1 15 9 Ht5 Broadbelt, Chlinovski, Holden, Nestorov 69.4 4 2 19 11 Ht6 Vl Gordeev, Thomas, Greer, Kornev [ef] 68.8 3 3 22 14 Ht7 Va Gordeev, Holden, Broadbelt, Douzhenko 69.8 3 3 25 17 Ht8 Thomas, Nestorov, Chlinovski, Greer 69.4 3 3 28 20 Ht9 Davey, Trofimov, Cole, Vl Gordeev [ex-unfair riding] [rr] 69.6 4 2 32 22 Ht10 Thomas, Va Gordeev, Greer, Douzhenko 69.2 4 2 36 24 Ht11 Chlinovski, Cole, Nestorov, Davey 69.8 2 4 38 28 Ht12 Vl Gordeev, Holden, Kornev, Broadbelt [fx] [rr] 69.0 2 4 40 32 Ht13 Davey, Va Gordeev, Cole, Douzhenko 69.4 4 2 44 34 Ht14 Broadbelt, Holden, Chlinovski, Nestorov 69.8 5 1 49 35 Ht15 Thomas, Price, Kornev, Vl Gordeev 69.8 5 1 54 36 Ht16 Broadbelt, Holden, Va Gordeev, Douzhenko 70.2 5 1 59 37 Ht17 Thomas, Chlinovski, Nestorov, Greer 69.4 3 3 62 40 Ht18 Vl Gordeev, Cole, Davey, Kornev 69.8 3 3 65 43

Programme Changes: Ht9 r/s Trofimov for Kornev, Ht15 r/s Price for Greer.

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Wednesday 7th August 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round Winner : John Boulger (Cradley United)

1. Tom Leadbitter (Wolverhampton) 1 3 0 2 0 6 9th 2. Bruce Cribb (Cradley United) 3 XT 2 1 3 9 7th 3. Malc Shakespeare (Wol’hampton) 2 F N X2 2 4 12 th 4. Mal Corradine (Cradley United) 0 EF 2 EF 0 2 15 th 5. Arthur Price (Cradley United) 0 0 0 2 2 4 14 th 6. John Boulger (Cradley United) 3 2 3 3 3 14 1st 7. Sandor Levai (Cradley United) 1 1 1 0 1 4 13 th 8. Gordon Kennett (Oxford) 2 3 2 3 1 11 5th 9. Norman Storer (Leicester) 0 2 1 1 2 6 11 th 10. John Dews (Oxford) 2 1 3 1 3 10 6th 11. Dave Jessup (Leicester) 3 3 2 2 3 13 3rd 12. Howard Cole (Cradley United) 1 2 1 1 1 6 8th 13. David Ashby (Swindon) 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 th 14. Ole Olsen (Wolverhampton) 3 3 3 3 1 13 2nd 15. Edgar Stangeland (Swindon) 2 2 3 2 2 11 4th 16. Frank Auffret (Leicester) 1 1 1 3 0 6 10 th Res: Steve Bastable (Cradley United) 0 0 0 Res: Stuart Roberts (Cradley United) 0 0 ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Cribb, Shakespeare, Leadbitter, Corradine 69.6 Ht2 Boulger, Kennett, Levai, Price 68.0 Ht3 Jessup, Dews, Cole, Storer 68.8 Ht4 Olsen, Stangeland, Auffret, Ashby 67.6 Ht5 Leadbitter, Storer, Ashby, Price 71.4 Ht6 Olsen, Boulger, Dews, Bastable [rr] 67.0 Ht7 Jessup, Stangeland, Levai, Shakespeare [f] 68.4 Ht8 Kennett, Cole, Auffret, Corradine [ef] 69.2 Ht9 Boulger, Jessup, Auffret, Leadbitter 68.2 Ht10 Stangeland, Cribb, Cole, Price 69.6 Ht11 Olsen, Kennett, Storer, Roberts 67.0 Ht12 Dews, Corradine, Levai, Ashby 69.4 Ht13 Olsen, Leadbitter, Cole, Levai 68.2 Ht14 Kennett, Jessup, Cribb, Ashby 68.8 Ht15 Auffret, Price, Dews, Bastable [rr] 68.8 Ht16 Boulger, Stangeland, Storer, Corradine [ef] 68.6 Ht17 Dews, Stangeland, Kennett, Leadbitter 69.0 Ht18 Cribb, Storer, Levai, Auffret 70.2 Ht19 Boulger, Shakespeare, Cole, Ashby 69.4 Ht20 Jessup, Price, Olsen, Corradine 68.8

Programme Changes: Ht6 Bastable for Cribb [xt], Ht11 Roberts for Shakespeare, Ht15 Bastable for Shakespeare [x2].

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Friday 9 th August 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves 24 - Cradley United 24 (British League) Abandoned Due To Rain

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 6 2. Finn Thomsen 0 0 N 0 3. Tom Leadbitter (C) 3 2 5 4. Malc Shakespeare 1 EF 1 5. Martin Yeates (G) 0 1 1 6. Ricky Day (G) 3 1 0 2’ 6 1 7. Neil Middleditch (G) 2’ 3 5 1 Team Manager:Bob Wasley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2’ 4 1 2. Arthur Price 1’ 3 1 5 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 1’ 3 1 4. Sandor Levai 3 3 6 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 1 3 1 6. Russell Osborne 1 2 0 3 7. Mal Corradine 0 0 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Price, Thomsen 63.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Day, Middleditch, Osborne, Corradine 66.6 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Levai, Cribb, Shakespeare, Yeates 66.6 1 5 9 9 Ht4 Leadbitter, Cole, Day, Corradine 67.4 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Price, Boulger, Yeates, Shakespeare [ef] 66.6 1 5 14 16 Ht6 Olsen, Osborne, Cole, Thomsen 67.0 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Levai, Leadbitter, Cribb, Day 73.6 2 4 19 23 Ht8 Middleditch, Day, Price, Corradine 72.2 5 1 24 24 Ht9 Ht10 Ht11 Ht12 Ht13

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Day for Thomsen, r/s Osborne for Corradine.

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Saturday 10 th August 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United v Newport Wasps (British League) Postponed Due To Rain

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Saturday 17th August 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 42 – Hull Vikings 36 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 2 1 8 2. Arthur Price 1’ 0 2 0 3 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 3 2 11 4. Sandor Levai 3 3 3 3 12 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 1 2’ 1’ 6 3 6. Steve Bastable 0 N 0 0 7. Mal Corradine 1 0 1’ 0 2 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Hull Vikings 1. Jim McMillan (C) 3 2 1 2 3 11 2. Tommy Roper EF N N N 0 3. Bobby Beaton 1’ 2 0 0 3 1 4. Robbie Gardner 0 1’ N N 1 1 5. Richard May (G) 1 2 3 2 8 6. Ricky Day (G) 2’ 1’ 3 1 FX 7 2 7. Tom Owen (G) 3 2 R R 1’ 6 1 Team Manager: Derek Tattersall ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 McMillan, Boulger, Price, Roper [ef] 66.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Owen, Day, Corradine, Bastable [rr] 69.8 1 5 4 8 Ht3 Levai, Cribb, May, Gardner 68.4 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Cole, Owen, Beaton, Corradine 68.8 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Levai, McMillan, Cribb, Owen [r] 66.8 4 2 16 14 Ht6 Boulger, Beaton, Day, Price 67.2 3 3 19 17 Ht7 Cole, May, Gardner, Bastable 68.0 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Day, Price, Corradine, Owen [r] 68.6 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Levai, Cribb, Day, Beaton 68.0 5 1 30 24 Ht10 May, Boulger, McMillan, Price 67.6 2 4 32 28 Ht11 Cole, McMillan, Owen, Corradine 69.2 3 3 35 31 Ht12 Levai, May, Boulger, Beaton 68.2 4 2 39 33 Ht13 McMillan, Cole, Cribb, Day [fx] [rr] 69.0 3 3 42 36

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Corradine for Bastable, Ht5 r/s Owen for Roper, Ht8 r/s Day for Roper, Ht10 t/s McMillan for Gardner, Ht11 r/s Owen for Roper, Ht13 r/s Day for Gardner.

Reserves Race Bastable, Owen, Corradine, Paul Share 71.2

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Boulger, McMillan, Corradine, Stuart Roberts 68.2 70.0 Ht2 Cribb, May, Beaton, Cole [ef] 68.6 68.8 Ht3 Levai, Price, Bastable, Gardner 68.8 69.0 Final Boulger, Cribb, Levai, May [ef] 67.4

Reserves Stakes Ht1 Bastable, Share, Michael Jones, Roberts [r] 71.0 Ht2 Steve Davenport, Dave Hollick, Dave Westwood, Julian Walton 79.5

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Monday 19 th August 1974 British Railways Sports Ground, Crewe

Crewe 22 – Belle Vue 34 – Cradley 25 – Hackney 16 (IL 4TT)

Crewe Kings 22 1. John Jackson EF 2 3 1 6 2. Keith White 1 0 0 N 1 3. Jack Millen 1 2 N F 3 4. Dave Morton 1 2 2 3 8 R. Ian Cartwright 1 3 4 Team Manager: Dave Parry

Belle Vue Aces 33 1. Chris Pusey 2 3 3 2 10 2. Paul Tyrer 2 1 1 2 6 3. Chris Morton 3 1 2 0 6 4. Soren Sjosten 2 3 3 3 11 R. Colin Farquharson DNR Team Manager: Frank Varey

Cradley United 25 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 12 2. Howard Cole 1 0 0 1 2 3. Bruce Cribb 0 1 2 1 4 4. Arthur Price 3 2 0 2 7 R. Stuart Cope DNR Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Hackney Hawks 16 1. Dag Lovaas 3 3 1 0 7 2. Geoff Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 3. Barry Thomas 0 1 2 2 5 4. Hugh Saunders 2 0 1 1 4 R. Red Ott DNR Team Manager: Len Silver ACU Referee: D. C. Battye

Cre BV Cra Hac Ht1 Price, Pusey, D Morton, Maloney 70.2 1 2 3 0 Ht2 Lovaas, Tyrer, Millen, Cribb 69.8 2 4 3 3 Ht3 Boulger, Sjosten, White, Thomas 69.4 3 6 6 3 Ht4 C Morton, Saunders, Cole, Jackson [ef] 70.6 3 9 7 5 Ht5 Boulger, D Morton, Tyrer, Saunders 69.4 5 10 10 5 Ht6 Pusey, Millen, Thomas, Cole 70.2 7 13 10 6 Ht7 Lovaas, Price, C Morton, White 70.4 7 14 12 9 Ht8 Sjosten, Jackson, Cribb, Maloney 69.6 9 17 13 9 Ht9 Sjosten, D Morton, Lovaas, Cole 69.6 11 20 13 10 Ht10 Boulger, C Morton, Cartwright, Maloney 69.8 12 22 15 10 Ht11 Pusey, Cribb, Saunders, White 70.8 12 25 17 11 Ht12 Jackson, Thomas, Tyrer, Price 70.4 15 26 17 13 Ht13 Sjosten, Price, Saunders, Millen [f] 71.0 15 29 19 14 Ht14 D Morton, Thomas, Cribb, C Morton 70.4 18 29 20 16 Ht15 Cartwright, Tyrer, Cole, Maloney 71.2 21 31 21 16 Ht16 Boulger, Pusey, Jackson, Lovaas 70.8 22 33 24 16

Programme Changes: Ht10 Cartwright for Millen, Ht15 Cartwright for White

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Saturday 24 th August 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 38 – Leicester Lions 40 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 11 2. Arthur Price F 1 2 1 4 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 2 2 2 8 4. Sandor Levai 1’ 1’ 2 1 5 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2 2 1’ 1’ 6 2 6. Russell Osborne 2 1’ 1’ 0 4 2 7. Steve Bastable 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Leicester Lions 1. Dave Jessup 3 3 3 3 12 2. Norman Storer 1 0 1 N 2 3. Frank Auffret 3 0 3 R 6 4. Arnold Haley (G) 0 3 XT 0 3 5. Ray Wilson (C) 3 EF 2 2 7 6. Mick Bell 3 2 3 0 1 9 7. Malcolm Brown 1 0 N 0 1 Team Manager: Vic White ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Jessup, Boulger, Storer, Price [f] 66.2* 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Bell, Osborne, Brown, Bastable 68.4 2 4 4 8 Ht3 Wilson, Cribb, Levai, Haley 67.6 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Auffret, Cole, Osborne, Brown 68.4 3 3 10 14 Ht5 Jessup, Cribb, Levai, Storer 66.8 3 3 13 17 Ht6 Boulger, Bell, Price, Auffret 67.6 4 2 17 19 Ht7 Haley, Cole, Osborne, Wilson [ef] 68.6 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Bell, Price, Storer, Bastable 69.2 2 4 22 26 Ht9 Auffret, Levai, Cribb, Bell 68.6 3 3 25 29 Ht10 Boulger, Wilson, Price, Brown [rr] 68.0 4 2 29 31 Ht11 Jessup, Cole, Bell, Osborne 67.6 2 4 31 35 Ht12 Boulger, Wilson, Levai, Auffret 68.6 4 2 35 37 Ht13 Jessup, Cole, Cribb, Haley 67.4 3 3 38 40

* - New Track Record

Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Bell for Brown, Ht10 r/s Brown for Haley [xt], Ht11 r/s Osborne for Bastable, r/s Bell for Storer.

Reserves Race Osborne, Bastable, Alan Molyneux, Brown 69.8

Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Wilson, Boulger, Storer, Haley 68.6 68.8 Ht2 Jessup, Bell, Cole, Cribb 68.0 69.6 Ht3 Levai, Auffret, Price, Osborne 69.8 70.2 Final Jessup, Boulger, Levai, Wilson [ef] 67.8

Reserves Stakes Ht1 Stuart Roberts, Bill Spiers, Michael Jones, Paul Share 74.8 Ht2 Dave Westwood, Steve Davenport, Dave Hollick, Len Canning [ex] 77.4

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Friday 30th August 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves 38.5 - Cradley United 39.5 (British League)

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 2. Finn Thomsen 1 1 3 1 6 3. Tom Leadbitter (C) 2 1 1 0 4 4. Malc. Shakespeare 1 0 3 0 4 5. George Hunter 3 2.5 XT 3 8.5 6. Colin Meredith 2 1’ 0 0 4 1 7. Bengt Andersson 1’ 0 0 1 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2.5 3 2 9.5 2. Arthur Price 0 1 2 2’ 5 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 2 2 2 9 4. Sandor Levai 0 3 0 1’ 4 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2 2’ 2 1’ 7 2 6. Steve Bastable EF N 1’ 1 1 7. Russell Osborne 3 0 0 1’ 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: C. Tirrell

Ht1 Olsen, Boulger, Thomsen, Price 64.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Osborne, Meredith, Andersson, Bastable [ef] 66.8 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Hunter, Cribb, Shakespeare, Levai 66.0 4 2 11 7 Ht4 Cole, Leadbitter, Meredith, Osborne 66.8 3 3 14 10 Ht5 Hunter & Boulger, Price, Shakespeare 65.0 2.5 3.5 16.5 13.5 Ht6 Olsen, Cole, Thomsen, Osborne 65.2 4 2 20.5 15.5 Ht7 Levai, Cribb, Leadbitter, Meredith 67.6 1 5 21.5 20.5 Ht8 Thomsen, Price, Osborne, Andersson 66.8 3 3 24.5 23.5 Ht9 Shakespeare, Cole, Bastable, Meredith [rr] 66.4 3 3 27.5 26.5 Ht10 Olsen, Cribb, Thomsen, Levai 64.6 4 2 31.5 28.5 Ht11 Boulger, Price, Leadbitter, Andersson 67.6 1 5 32.5 33.5 Ht12 Olsen, Cole, Cribb, Shakespeare 66.6 3 3 35.5 36.5 Ht13 Hunter, Boulger, Levai, Leadbitter 65.6 3 3 38.5 39.5

Programme Changes: Ht6 r/s Osborne for Bastable, Ht9 r/s Meredith for Hunter [xt].

Junior Race Alan Guest, Dave Mortiboys, Steve Davenport, Steve Allibone 71.0

Wolverhampton Scratch Race Meredith, Bastable, Tony Freegard, Andersson 68.2

Senior Individual Event Ht1 Olsen, Levai, Thomsen, Price 65.2 67.6 Ht2 Boulger, Hunter, Shakespeare, Cribb 66.4 66.6 Ht3 Osborne, Cole, Leadbitter, Freegard 67.6 67.8 Final Olsen, Boulger, Osborne, Hunter 64.4

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Wednesday 4 th September 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 44 – Halifax Dukes 34 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 11 2. Arthur Price 0 1 2 2’ 5 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 2’ 2 N 6 1 4. Sandor Levai 3 2 F 2’ 7 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 1’ 2 2 7 2 6. Russell Osborne 2 0 3 0 5 7. Alan Molyneux (G) 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Halifax Dukes 1. Eric Boocock (C) 3 3 3 EF 3 12 2. Henny Kroeze 1 EF 0 3 0 4 3. Rick France 3 2 3 1 9 4. Dave Gatenby 1 1 1 1 4 5. Graham Plant FX N N N 0 6. Mike Hiftle 3 1 0 1 0 5 7. John Jackson (G) 0 XT 0 N 0 Team Manager: Eric Boothroyd ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Boocock, Boulger, Kroeze, Price 68.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Hiftle, Osborne, Molyneux, Jackson 71.0 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Levai, Cribb, Gatenby, Plant [fx] [rr] 69.8 5 1 10 8 Ht4 France, Cole, Hiftle, Osborne [rr] 70.0 2 4 12 12 Ht5 Boocock, Levai, Cribb, Kroeze [ef] 69.0 3 3 15 15 Ht6 Boulger, France, Price, Hiftle 69.0 4 2 19 17 Ht7 Osborne, Cole, Gatenby, Jackson 70.4 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Boocock, Price, Molyneux, Kroeze 69.6 3 3 27 21 Ht9 France, Cribb, Hiftle, Levai [f] 69.8 2 4 29 25 Ht10 Boulger, Price, Gatenby, Hiftle 69.4 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Kroeze, Cole, Molyneux, Boocock [ef] 70.0 3 3 37 29 Ht12 Boulger, Levai, France, Kroeze 68.8 5 1 42 30 Ht13 Boocock, Cribb, Gatenby, Osborne 69.4 2 4 44 34

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Hiftle for Jackson [xt], Ht7 r/s Jackson for Plant, Ht8 t/s Boocock for Jackson, Ht10 r/s Hiftle for Plant, Ht12 t/s Kroeze for Plant, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cole.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Dave Perks, Bill Spiers, Michael Jones, Dave Hollick 71.4 Ht2 Stuart Roberts, Paul Share, Steve Davenport, Dave Westwood 74.4 Final Steve Bastable, Len Canning, Perks [ef], Roberts [ef] 71.4

Stadium Scratch Race HtA Boulger, Gatenby, France, Shane Hearty 69.4 HtB Boocock, Kroeze, Cribb, Spiers 70.0 HtC Perks, Bastable, Jackson, Molyneux [fn] [rr] 71.2 HtD Hiftle, Price, Levai, Osborne 71.0 Final Boulger, Hiftle, Perks, Boocock 70.0

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Friday 6 th September 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton/Cradley United Select 40 – SRA Select 38 (Ken Eyre Benefit Match)

Wolves/Cradley Select 1. Tom Leadbitter 1’ 0 0 1 2 1 2. Bruce Cribb 2 1 2’ 3 8 1 3. George Hunter 3 3 2 3 11 4. Dave Perks N N 1 0 1 5. Howard Cole 2’ 1 FX 0 3 1 6. Finn Thomsen 2 3 1 2’ 8 1 7. Malc Shakespeare EF 3 3 1’ 7 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

SRA Select 1. Reg Wilson 0 0 0 N 0 2. Doug Wyer 3 2 0 1’ 3 9 1 3. Eric Broadbelt 2 3 3 3 11 4. John Harrhy 1 0 N 2 3 5. Chris Pusey F 1 2 2’ 5 1 6. Alan Wilkinson 3 2’ 1 2’ 1’ 9 3 7. Bengt Andersson 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Cyril Brine ACU Referee: A. Todd

Ht1 Wyer, Cribb, Leadbitter, Wilson 65.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Wilkinson, Thomsen, Andersson, Shakespeare [ef] 66.0 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Thomsen, Cole, Harrhy, Pusey [f] 64.6 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Hunter, Broadbelt, Thomsen, Andersson 64.8 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Shakespeare, Wyer, Cole, Wilson 66.2 4 2 18 12 Ht6 Broadbelt, Wilkinson, Cribb, Leadbitter 65.4 1 5 19 17 Ht7 Hunter, Thomsen, Pusey, Harrhy 66.0 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Shakespeare, Cribb, Wilkinson, Wyer [fr] 66.6 5 1 29 19 Ht9 Broadbelt, Wilkinson, Perks, Cole [fx] [rr] 66.8 1 5 30 24 Ht10 Cribb, Pusey, Wyer, Leadbitter 66.6 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Wyer, Hunter, Shakespeare, Wilson 65.6 3 3 36 30 Ht12 Broadbelt, Pusey, Leadbitter, Perks 66.2 1 5 37 35 Ht13 Hunter, Harrhy, Wilkinson, Cole 66.8 3 3 40 38

Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Thomsen for Perks, Ht5 r/s Shakespeare for Perks, Ht8 r/s Wilkinson for Andersson, Ht10 t/s Wyer for Harrhy, Ht13 r/s Wilkinson for Wilson.

Senior Individual Event Ht1 Harrhy, Perks, Wilkinson, Leadbitter [ns] 67.2 Ht2 Thomsen, Cribb, Broadbelt, Wilson 65.8 Ht3 Wyer, Shakespeare, Andersson, Leadbitter [ef] 66.2 Ht4 Cole, Hunter, Andersson, Pusey [ef] 68.0 SF1 Wyer, Thomsen, Harrhy, Cole [ef] 65.8 SF2 Hunter, Cribb, Shakespeare, Perks 66.0 Final Hunter, Wyer, Cribb, Thomsen 65.6

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Saturday 7 th September 1974 Hyde Road, Manchester

Belle Vue Aces v Cradley United (British League) Postponed Due To Rain

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Saturday 14 th September 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 41 – Sheffield Tigers 37 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 12 2. Arthur Price 0 2’ 3 1 6 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 3 3 1 2 9 4. Sandor Levai 2 1 3 2’ 8 1 5. Bruce Cribb 0 0 1 EF 1 6. Russell Osborne 3 0 0 3 7. Dave Perks 1 1 0 2 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Sheffield Tigers 1. Bob Valentine 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2 2. Bob Paulson (C) 1’ 3 2 3 9 1 3. Reg Wilson 2 1 2 1 6 4. Arnold Haley 1 1’ 0 1 3 1 5. Doug Wyer 3 2 2 0 7 6. Rod Haynes EX 0 0 0 7. Craig Pendlebury 2 1’ 0 3 1 Team Manager: Terry Thornhill ACU Referee: A. P. Silk

Ht1 Boulger, Valentine, Paulson, Price 66.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Osborne, Pendlebury, Perks, Haynes [ex] 68.6 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Wyer, Levai, Haley, Cribb 68.0 2 4 9 9 Ht4 Cole, Wilson, Pendlebury, Osborne 68.4 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Paulson, Valentine, Levai, Cribb 68.2 1 5 13 17 Ht6 Boulger, Price, Wilson, Haynes 67.0 5 1 18 18 Ht7 Cole, Wyer, Haley, Osborne 69.2 3 3 21 21 Ht8 Price, Paulson, Perks, Pendlebury 69.2 4 2 25 23 Ht9 Levai, Wilson, Cribb, Haynes 69.2 4 2 29 25 Ht10 Boulger, Wyer, Price, Haley 67.6 4 2 33 27 Ht11 Paulson, Valentine, Cole, Perks 69.8 1 5 34 32 Ht12 Boulger, Levai, Wilson, Wyer 69.2 5 1 39 33 Ht13 Valentine, Cole, Haley, Cribb [ef] 68.6 2 4 41 37

Programme Changes: None

Progress Stakes Ht1 Perks, Bill Spiers, Stuart Roberts, Michael Jones 70.6 71.4 Ht2 Steve Bastable, Paul Share, Steve Davenport, Dave Westwood 70.6 73.8

Stadium Scratch Race HtA Boulger, Valentine, Haynes, Osborne 68.2 HtB Wyer, Levai, Paulson, Cole [r] 69.4 HtC Bastable, Pendlebury, Spiers, Perks [ex] [rr] 70.0 HtD Wilson, Price, Haley, Cribb 70.0 Final Boulger, Wilson, Wyer, Bastable 68.6

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Saturday 21 st September 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 43 – Wolverhampton Wolves 35 (Dud/Wolv Trophy 1 st Leg)

Cradley United 1. Jim McMillan (G) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Arthur Price 1 1 3 1 6 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 0 2 N 4 4. Sandor Levai 3 3 1 2’ 9 1 5. Bruce Cribb EF X2 0 1’ 1 1 6. Russell Osborne 2’ 0 3 XT 2 7 1 7. Dave Perks 3 0 0 1’ 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Dave Jessup (G) 2 2 2’ 3 3 12 1 2. Finn Thomsen EX 1’ 1’ FX 2 2 3. George Hunter 3 2 2 3 1 11 4. Malc Shakespeare 2 2 2 0 6 5. Tom Leadbitter (C) 1’ 1’ 0 0 2 2 6. Bent Andersson 0 0 N 0 7. Colin Meredith 0 1 1 N 2 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis

Ht1 McMillan, Jessup, Price, Meredith 68.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Perks, Osborne, Meredith, Andersson 70.6 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Levai, Shakespeare, Leadbitter, Cribb [ef] 71.6 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Hunter, Cole, Meredith, Osborne 69.8 2 4 14 10 Ht5 Levai, Jessup, Thomsen, Perks 69.4 3 3 17 13 Ht6 McMillan, Hunter, Price, Andersson 69.6 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Osborne, Shakespeare, Leadbitter, Cole 70.2 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Price, Hunter, Thomsen, Perks 70.0 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Hunter, Jessup, Levai, Cribb 70.2 1 5 28 26 Ht10 McMillan, Shakespeare, Price, Leadbitter 70.0 4 2 32 28 Ht11 Jessup, Cole, Perks, Thomsen [fx] [rr] 69.6 3 3 35 31 Ht12 McMillan, Levai, Hunter, Leadbitter 69.4 5 1 40 32 Ht13 Jessup, Osborne, Cribb, Shakespeare 69.2 3 3 43 35

Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Meredith for Thomsen [ex], Ht5 r/s Perks for Cribb [x2], Ht8 t/s Hunter for Meredith, Ht9 t/s Jessup for Andersson, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Perks, r/s Perks for Osborne [xt], Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cole.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Perks, Stuart Roberts, Dave Westwood, Paul Willetts 72.8 73.6 Ht2 Alan Molyneux, Steve Bastable, Paul Share, Steve Davenport 71.8 73.2

Stadium Scratch Race HtA Jessup, McMillan, Meredith, Andersson 69.8 HtB Levai, Hunter, Shakespeare, Cole [r] 71.0 HtC Osborne, Bastable, Molyneux, Roberts 71.2 HtD Price, Cribb, Leadbitter, Bastable 70.6 Final Jessup, Price, Levai, Osborne ??.?

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Wednesday 25 th September 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Watney Mann Trophy Postponed Due To Rain

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Friday 27 th September 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves v Cradley United (Dud/Wolv Trophy 2nd Leg) Postponed Due To Rain

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Saturday 28th September 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United v Newport Wasps (British League) Postponed Due To Rain

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Thursday 3 rd October 1974 , Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers v Cradley United (British League) Postponed Due To Rain

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Saturday 5th October 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 47 – Wolverhampton Wolves 30 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 2. Arthur Price 2’ 1 2 3 8 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 1’ F 3 3 7 1 4. Sandor Levai 3 2’ 2 1 8 1 5. Bruce Cribb EF 3 1’ 2’ 6 2 6. Russell Osborne 2 2 2 1 7 7. Dave Perks 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. George Hunter 1 1 2 EF 4 2. Tom Leadbitter (C) 0 0 N 0 0 3. Bob Kilby (G) 3 2 3 3 0 11 4. Finn Thomsen 1’ 3 0 F 4 1 5. Malc Shakespeare 2 0 1 1 2 6 6. Colin Meredith 1 N 0 1 7. Bengt Andersson 3 0 1 4 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Boulger, Price, Hunter, Leadbitter 66.6 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Andersson, Osborne, Meredith, Perks 70.6 2 4 7 5 Ht3 Levai, Shakespeare, Thomsen, Cribb [ef] 69.6 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Kilby, Osborne, Cole, Andersson 68.8 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Cribb, Levai, Hunter, Leadbitter 70.4 5 1 18 12 Ht6 Boulger, Kilby, Price, Shakespeare 67.6 4 2 22 14 Ht7 Thomsen, Osborne, Shakespeare, Cole [f] 70.2 2 4 24 18 Ht8 Kilby, Price, Andersson, Perks 69.4 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Kilby, Levai, Cribb, Meredith 70.4 3 3 29 25 Ht10 Price, Boulger, Shakespeare, Thomsen 69.8 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Cole, Hunter, Osborne, Leadbitter 70.2 4 2 38 28 Ht12 Boulger, Shakespeare, Levai, Kilby 68.8 4 2 42 30 Ht13 Cole, Cribb, Hunter [ef], Thomsen [f] Awd’d 5 0 47 30

Programme Changes: Ht6 t/s Shakespeare for Meredith, Ht8 t/s Kilby for Leadbitter, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Perks.

Progress Stakes Ht1 Stuart Roberts, Bill Spiers, Steve Davenport, David Westwood 75.2 76.6 Ht2 Paul Share, Michael Jones, Paul Willetts, David Nixon 76.4 77.6 Final Perks, Share, Roberts, Spiers 71.6

Qualifying Race Osborne, Perks, Andersson, Meredith 71.8

Senior Stakes HtA Not Held (Hunter, Kilby & Thomsen withdrawn – Boulger to Final) HtB Shakespeare, Cribb, Leadbitter, Cole [r] 71.2 71.6 HtC Levai, Price, Perks, Osborne 71.6 72.0 Final Boulger, Levai, Shakespeare, Cribb [ef] 70.2

Extra Race Nigel Wasley, Andersson, Roberts, Share 71.8

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Monday 7 th October 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 39 – Newport Wasps 39 (British League)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 3 3 2 3 11 2. Arthur Price 1 F 2 1’ 4 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 0 1’ N 1 2 1 4. Sandor Levai 2 XT 2 2’ 6 1 5. Bruce Cribb 1’ 1’ EF 0 2 2 6. Russell Osborne 1’ 3 2 2 3 11 1 7. Dave Perks 2 1’ 0 3 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Newport Wasps 1. Reidar Eide 2 3 2 2’ 9 1 2. Bob Coles 0 0 0 N 0 3. Tom Owen (G) 1’ 2 3 X2 6 1 4. Phil Crump 3 3 3 3 12 5. Geoff Mudge 0 0 0 N 0 6. Jim Tebby 0 1’ N 1 2 1 7. Roy Trigg 3 2 3 1 1’ 10 1 Team Manager: Pat Tapson ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe

Ht1 Boulger, Eide, Price, Coles 69.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Trigg, Perks, Osborne, Tebby 72.2 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Crump, Levai, Cribb, Mudge 70.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Osborne, Trigg, Owen, Cole 71.6 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Eide, Osborne, Cribb, Coles [rr] 71.8 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Boulger, Owen, Tebby, Price [f] 71.0 3 3 19 17 Ht7 Crump, Osborne, Cole, Mudge 70.6 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Trigg, Price, Perks, Coles 72.0 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Owen, Levai, Trigg, Cribb [ef] 72.2 2 4 27 27 Ht10 Crump, Boulger, Price, Mudge 68.8 3 3 30 30 Ht11 Osborne, Eide, Trigg, Perks 71.8 3 3 33 33 Ht12 Boulger, Levai, Tebby, Owen [x2] 73.0 5 1 38 34 Ht13 Crump, Eide, Cole, Cribb 71.6 1 5 39 39

Programme Changes: Ht5 r/s Osborne for Levai [xt], Ht9 r/s Trigg for Tebby, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Cole, r/s Trigg for Coles, Ht12 r/s Tebby for Mudge,

Golden Helmet Match Race Championship – 1st Leg (Held Before League Match) Ht1 Boulger (Challenger) beat Crump (Holder) 67.6 Ht2 Crump beat Boulger 67.8 Ht3 Boulger beat Crump 68.2

Progress Stakes Ht1 Bill Spiers, Michael Jones, David Westwood, Steve Davenport [f] 76.0 77.4 Ht2 Phil Bass, Paul Share, Dave Hollick, Stuart Roberts [f] 75.2 77.0 Final Perks, Bass, Spiers, Share 73.6

Qualifying Race Osborne, Perks, Trigg, Tebby 73.8

Senior Stakes HtA Boulger, Eide, Levai, Coles 71.4 73.4 HtB Crump, Cole, Cribb, Mudge 70.8 74.0 HtC Price, Perks, Osborne, Owen [f] 73.2 Final Boulger, Price, Eide, Crump [ef] 72.0 56

Wednesday 9 th October 1974 Hyde Road, Manchester

Belle Vue Aces 50 - Cradley United 28 (British League)

Belle Vue Aces 1. Chris Pusey 3 3 2’ 1’ 9 2 2. Alan Wilkinson 2’ 0 2’ 3 7 2 3. Peter Collins 3 3 3 3 12 4. Soren Sjosten 3 3 3 2 11 5. Geoff Pusey 1 1 2’ 1 5 1 6. Duncan Meredith 0 0 N 0 7. Ian Hindle 1 1 3 1 6 Team Manager: Frank Varey

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 1 2 2 3 2 10 2. Arthur Price 0 0 1 0 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 2 2 1 N 5 4. Sandor Levai 0 2 F 0 2 5. Bruce Cribb 2 0 1 0 3 6. Russell Osborne 2’ 1’ 0 3 2 7. Dave Perks 3 1’ 0 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: D. C. Battye

Ht1 C Pusey, Wilkinson, Boulger, Price 72.4 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Perks, Osborne, Hindle, Meredith 74.2 1 5 6 6 Ht3 Sjosten, Cribb, G Pusey, Levai 72.0 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Collins, Cole, Perks, Meredith 73.0 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Sjosten, Boulger, G Pusey, Price 74.0 4 2 17 13 Ht6 C Pusey, Cole, Osborne, Wilkinson 73.6 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Collins, Levai, Hindle, Cribb 74.2 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Hindle, Wilkinson, Price, Perks 75.0 5 1 29 19 Ht9 Sjosten, G Pusey, Cole, Osborne 75.0 5 1 34 20 Ht10 Wilkinson, C Pusey, Cribb, Levai [f] 75.6 5 1 39 21 Ht11 Collins, Boulger, Hindle 74.6 4 2 43 23 Ht12 Boulger, Sjosten, C Pusey, Cribb 74.0 3 3 46 26 Ht13 Collins, Boulger, G Pusey, Levai 74.8 4 2 50 28

Programme Changes: Ht7 r/s Hindle for Meredith, Ht12 t/s Boulger for Cole.

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Saturday 12 th October 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley United 39 – Leicester Lions 38 (Challenge)

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2 2 2 8 2. Arthur Price 1’ 1’ 2’ 1’ 5 4 3. Howard Cole (C) 1’ 1’ N N 2 2 4. Sandor Levai 3 2 0 1’ 6 1 5. Bruce Cribb 2’ 0 1 2 5 1 6. Russell Osborne 3 2 2 2 0 9 7. Dave Perks FX 3 1’ 4 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable

Leicester Lions 1. Dave Jessup 3 3 2’ 3 3 14 1 2. Norman Storer 0 1 1 0 2 3. Ray Wilson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 4. Mick Bell 1 0 0 1 2 5. Frank Auffret F 3 3 0 6 6. Malcolm Brown 2 0 N 0 7. Keith White EF N 0 0 0 Team Manager: Vic White ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Jessup, Boulger, Price, Storer 68.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Osborne, Brown, White [ef], Perks [fx] [rr] 70.6 3 2 6 5 Ht3 Levai, Cribb, Bell, Auffret [f] 70.6 5 1 11 6 Ht4 Wilson, Osborne, Cole, Brown 69.2 3 3 14 9 Ht5 Jessup, Levai, Storer, Cribb 69.2 2 4 16 13 Ht6 Wilson, Boulger, Price, White 69.0 3 3 19 16 Ht7 Auffret, Osborne, Cole, Bell 70.4 3 3 22 19 Ht8 Perks, Price, Storer, White 70.8 5 1 27 20 Ht9 Wilson, Jessup, Cribb, Levai 69.6 1 5 28 25 Ht10 Auffret, Boulger, Price, Bell 69.2 3 3 31 28 Ht11 Jessup, Osborne, Perks, Storer 70.0 3 3 34 31 Ht12 Wilson, Boulger, Levai, Auffret [fr] 69.2 3 3 37 34 Ht13 Jessup, Cribb, Bell, Osborne 71.2 2 4 39 38

Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Brown for White, Ht6 r/s White for Brown, Ht9 t/s Jessup for Brown, Ht11 r/s Osborne for Cole, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cole.

Ivor Hughes Memorial Trophy Ht1 Steve Davenport, Bill Spiers, Julian Walton, Dave Hollick [fx] [rr] 74.2 74.6 Ht2 Paul Willetts, David Nixon, Dave Westwood [f], Paul Share [fx] [rr] 79.8 86.4 Ht3 Stuart Roberts, Len Canning, Paul Share, Brian Woodhouse [ef] [rr] 75.0 78.0 Michael Jones [fn] Final Spiers, Davenport, Roberts, Willetts ??.?

Senior Stakes HtA Price, Brown, White, Storer 71.8 HtB Boulger, Jessup, Bell, Steve Bastable 70.2 HtC Wilson, Cribb, Auffret, Cole 70.4 HtD Perks, Osborne, Bastable, Spiers 72.0 Final

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Sunday 13 th October 1974 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 62 - Cradley United 16 (British League)

Sheffield Tigers 1. Bob Valentine 3 3 3 3 12 2. Bob Paulson (C) 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3 3. Reg Wilson 3 3 3 3 12 4. Arnold Haley 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4 5. Doug Wyer 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 6. Rod Haynes XT 2’ 2’ 4 2 7. Craig Pendlebury 3 2’ 1 6 1 Team Manager: Terry Thornhill

Cradley United 1. John Boulger 1 1 2 1 5 2. Arthur Price 0 0 1 0 1 3. Howard Cole (C) 1 1 1 1 4 4. Sandor Levai 0 0 1 0 1 5. Bruce Cribb 1 1 0 0 2 6. Russell Osborne 2 0 0 2 7. Dave Perks 1’ 0 0 1 1 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: D. C. Battye

Ht1 Valentine, Paulson, Boulger, Price 68.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Pendlebury, Osborne, Perks, Haynes [xt] [rr] 70.6 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Wyer, Haley, Cribb, Levai 69.6 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Wilson, Haynes, Cole, Perks 69.6 5 1 18 6 Ht5 Wyer, Haley, Boulger, Price 69.0 5 1 23 7 Ht6 Valentine, Paulson, Cole, Osborne 70.0 5 1 28 8 Ht7 Wilson, Haynes, Cribb, Levai 70.2 5 1 33 9 Ht8 Paulson, Pendlebury, Price, Perks 70.8 5 1 38 10 Ht9 Wyer, Haley, Cole, Osborne 70.2 5 1 43 11 Ht10 Valentine, Paulson, Levai, Cribb 71.4 5 1 48 12 Ht11 Wilson, Boulger, Pendlebury, Price 70.0 4 2 52 14 Ht12 Valentine, Haley, Cole, Cribb 70.8 5 1 57 15 Ht13 Wilson, Wyer, Boulger, Levai 69.8 5 1 62 16

Programme Changes: None

No Second Half. This match formed the first half of a double-header. Sheffield Tigers v Newport Wasps followed.

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Monday 14 th October 1974 Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham 29 – Wolverhampton 14 – Coventry 23 – Cradley 30 (IL 4TT)

Birmingham Brummies 29 1. Phil Herne 3 3 3 3 12 2. Arthur Browning 3 1 1 2 7 3. John Hart 1 0 1 2 4 4. George Major (C) 1 2 1 2 6 5. Keith Anderson DNR Team Manager: Chris Harrison

Wolverhampton Wolves 14 1. George Hunter 1 EF N N 1 2. Finn Thomsen 1 1 FX N 2 3. Tom Leadbitter (C) 2 1 1 1 5 4. Malc. Shakespeare 3 1 EF 2 6 5. Ricky Day 0 0 0 0 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

Coventry Bees 23 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 0 3 2 3 8 2. Alan Jay 0 0 3 0 3 3. John Harrhy 0 0 N N 0 4. Olle Nygren 2 2 2 1 7 5. Frank Smith 2 3 5 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn

Cradley United 30 1. John Boulger (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Arthur Price 2 2 EF 1 5 3. Bruce Cribb 3 3 3 1 10 4. Dave Perks 0 2 2 0 4 5. Carl Askew DNR Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: S. Green Bir Wol Cov Cra Ht1 Herne, Boulger, Hunter, Boocock 63.6 3 1 0 2 Ht2 Browning, Price, Thomsen, Jay 65.8 6 2 0 4 Ht3 Cribb, Leadbitter, Hart, Harrhy 66.2 7 4 0 7 Ht4 Shakespeare, Nygren, Major, Perks 65.4 8 7 2 7 Ht5 Herne, Perks, Thomsen, Harrhy 64.0 11 8 2 9 Ht6 Cribb, Nygren, Browning, Hunter [ef] 65.6 12 8 4 12 Ht7 Boocock, Price, Shakespeare, Hart 65.4 12 9 7 14 Ht8 Boulger, Major, Leadbitter, Jay 65.2 14 10 7 17 Ht9 Herne, Nygren, Leadbitter, Price [ef] [rr] 64.8 17 11 9 17 Ht10 Boulger, Smith, Browning, Shakespeare [ef] 65.6 18 11 11 20 Ht11 Jay, Perks, Hart, Day 66.2 19 11 14 22 Ht12 Cribb, Boocock, Major, Thomsen [fx] [rr] 65.8 20 11 16 25 Ht13 Herne, Shakespeare, Cribb, Jay 64.2 23 13 16 26 Ht14 Boocock, Browning, Leadbitter, Perks 65.8 25 14 19 26 Ht15 Boulger, Hart, Nygren, Day 65.8 27 14 20 29 Ht16 Smith, Major, Price, Day 66.6 29 14 23 30

Programme Changes: Ht10 Smith for Harrhy, Ht11 Day for Hunter, Ht15 Day for Thomsen, Ht16 Day for Hunter, Smith for Harrhy.

Reserves Rush Askew, Anderson, Day [3 Riders Only] 67.4

Champion Of The Evening Final Herne, Boulger, Shakespeare, Boocock 64.4 60

Monday 21 st October 1974 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Watney Mann Trophy Winner: Soren Sjosten

1. Bruce Cribb (Cradley United 2 3 2 1 1 9 7th 2. John Boulger (Cradley United) 3 1 1 2 3 10 5th 3. Reidar Eide (Newport Wasps) 1 1 2 2 EF 6 9th 4. Ed Stangeland (Swindon Robins) 0 2 0 1 2 5 12th 5. Arthur Price (Cradley United) 0 1 0 1 0 2 15 th 6. Ray Wilson (Leicester Lions) 3 2 3 2 3 13 2nd 7. Dag Lovaas (Hackney Hawks) 1 2 1 0 2 6 10 th 8. Martin Ashby (Swindon Robins) 2 0 1 3 0 6 11 th 9. Sandor Levai (Cradley United) 0 0 N N N 0 16 th 10. George Hunter (W’ton Wolves) 1 3 3 3 2 12 4th 11. Eric Boocock (Halifax Dukes) 2 0 1 0 1 4 13 th 12. Bob Valentine (Sheffield Tigers) 3 3 2 2 2 12 3rd 13. Russell Osborne (Cradley United)1 2 2 1 1 7 8th 14. Dave Jessup (Leicester Lions) 0 0 3 3 3 9 6th 15. Soren Sjosten (Belle Vue Aces) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st 16.Dave Perks (Cradley United) 2 1 0 F 1 4 14 th Res. Bill Spiers (Cradley United) 0 0 0 Res. Alan Molyneux ( L Eaton Archers ) 0 0 ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby

Ht1 Boulger, Cribb, Eide, Stangeland 68.4 Ht2 Wilson, Ashby, Lovaas, Price 68.0 Ht3 Valentine, Boocock, Hunter, Levai 68.4 Ht4 Sjosten, Perks, Osborne, Jessup 69.0 Ht5 Cribb, Osborne, Price, Levai 69.4 Ht6 Hunter, Wilson, Boulger, Jessup 68.8 Ht7 Sjosten, Lovaas, Eide, Boocock 69.8 Ht8 Valentine, Stangeland, Perks, Ashby 69.6 Ht9 Wilson, Cribb, Boocock, Perks 69.6 Ht10 Sjosten, Valentine, Boulger, Price 69.0 Ht11 Jessup, Eide, Ashby, Spiers 69.0 Ht12 Hunter, Osborne, Lovaas, Stangeland 70.4 Ht13 Jessup, Valentine, Cribb, Lovaas 68.8 Ht14 Ashby, Boulger, Osborne, Boocock 69.6 Ht15 Hunter, Eide, Price, Perks [f] 70.4 Ht16 Sjosten, Wilson, Stangeland, Molyneux 69.8 Ht17 Sjosten, Hunter, Cribb, Ashby 69.0 Ht18 Boulger, Lovaas, Perks, Spiers 70.6 Ht19 Wilson, Valentine, Osborne, Eide [ef] 70.0 Ht20 Jessup, Stangeland, Boocock, Price 70.2

Run Off For 3 rd Place Bob Valentine beat George Hunter 70.8

Programme Changes: Ht11 Spiers for Levai, Ht16 Molyneux for Levai, Ht18 Spiers for Levai.

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Friday 25 th October 1974 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wolves 42 - Cradley United 36 (Dud/Wolv Trophy 2 nd Leg)

Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ivan Mauger (G) 3 3 3 EF 9 2. Neil Middleditch (G) 2’ 1 3 0 6 1 3. George Hunter 3 3 3 3 12 4. Finn Thomsen 1’ 0 1’ 1 3 2 5. Tom Leadbitter (C) 2 1 2 N 5 6. Arthur Browning (G) 1’ 1’ 1 1 1 5 2 7. Colin Meredith 2 0 N 2 Team Manager: Bob Wasley

Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 1 3 2 2 2 10 2. Arthur Price 0 2’ 1’ 0 3 2 3. Nigel Boocock (G) 2 2 EF 2’ 6 1 4. Sandor Levai 0 0 N N 0 5. Bruce Cribb 3 2 1’ 3 9 1 6. Russell Osborne 3 0 2 3 0 8 7. Dave Perks F 0 N 0 Team Manager: Harry Bastable ACU Referee: W. A. Daff

Ht1 Mauger, Middleditch, Boulger, Price 66.6 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Osborne, Meredith, Browning, Perks [f] 67.0 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Cribb, Leadbitter, Thomsen, Levai 65.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Hunter, Boocock, Browning, Perks 66.2 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Boulger, Price, Leadbitter, Thomsen 66.2 1 5 16 14 Ht6 Mauger, Boocock, Middleditch, Osborne 64.6 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Hunter, Cribb, Browning, Levai [rr] 65.2 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Middleditch, Osborne, Price, Meredith 66.2 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Osborne, Leadbitter, Thomsen, Boocock [ef] 67.0 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Mauger, Boulger, Cribb, Middleditch 64.8 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Hunter, Boulger, Browning, Price 65.2 4 2 37 29 Ht12 Cribb, Boocock, Thomsen, Mauger [ef] 65.6 1 5 38 34 Ht13 Hunter, Boulger, Browning, Osborne [fr] 65.6 4 2 42 36

Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Osborne for Perks, Ht10 t/s Boulger for Levai, Ht11 r/s Browning for Meredith, Ht13 r/s Browning for Leadbitter, r/s Osborne for Levai.

Cradley United Win The 1973 Dudley-Wolves Trophy on Aggregate by 79 points to 77.

No Second Half. This match formed the second part of a double-header. Wolverhampton Wolves v Belle Vue Aces preceded this match.

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Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1974 - British League

Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.

John Boulger Home 15 62 150 4 154 9.935 2 2 Away 15 71 177 2 179 10.085 4 1 Total 30 133 327 6 333 10.015 6 3

Howard Cole Home 16 58 120 5 125 8.621 2 - Away 11 39 60 2 62 6.359 - - Total 27 97 180 7 187 7.711 2 0

Bruce Cribb Home 16 68 93 18 111 6.529 - - Away 16 70 93 11 104 5.943 - - Total 32 138 186 29 215 6.232 0 0

Sandor Levai Home 12 48 80 13 93 7.750 1 - Away 9 37 28 2 30 3.243 - - Total 21 85 108 15 123 5.788 1 0

Arthur Price Home 16 67 94 19 113 6.746 - - Away 16 69 71 11 82 4.754 - - Total 32 136 165 30 195 5.735 0 0

Russell Osborne Home 12 45 52 7 59 5.244 - - Away 12 41 35 7 42 4.098 - - Total 24 86 87 14 101 4.698 0 0

Mal Corradine Home 9 28 29 6 35 5.000 - - Away 9 28 20 1 21 3.300 - - Total 18 56 49 7 56 4.000 0 0

Dave Perks Home 4 11 5 1 6 2.182 - - Away 5 17 16 4 20 4.706 - - Total 9 28 21 5 26 3.714 0 0

Steve Bastable Home 5 12 6 2 8 2.667 - - Away 5 11 3 1 4 1.455 - - Total 10 23 9 3 12 2.087 0 0

Also Rode:

Guests Home 1 4 4 0 4 4.000 - - Away 1 5 4 1 5 4.000 - - Total 2 9 8 1 9 4.000 0 0

Loanees Home 3 11 9 5 14 5.091 - - Away 9 27 15 3 18 2.667 - - Total 12 38 24 8 32 3.368 0 0

Dave Younghusband Home 3 6 6 1 7 4.667 - - Away 2 4 1 0 1 1.000 - - Total 5 10 7 1 8 3.200 0 0

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Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1974 – Knockout Cup

Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.

John Boulger Home 1 4 11 0 11 11.000 - - Away 1 5 12 1 13 10.400 - - Total 2 9 23 1 24 10.667 0 0

Mal Corradine Home ------Away 1 2 4 0 4 8.000 - - Total 1 2 4 0 4 8.000 0 0

Howard Cole Home 1 4 7 2 9 9.000 - - Away 1 5 7 1 8 6.400 - - Total 2 9 14 3 17 7.556 0 0

Bruce Cribb Home 1 4 4 2 6 6.000 - - Away 1 4 5 0 5 5.000 - - Total 2 8 9 2 11 5.500 0 0

Dave Perks Home 1 5 8 0 8 6.400 - - Away 1 3 2 0 2 2.667 - - Total 2 8 10 0 10 5.000 0 0

Russell Osborne Home 1 3 4 3 7 9.333 - - Away 1 3 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 2 6 4 3 7 4.667 0 0

Dave Younghusband Home 1 2 1 1 2 4.000 - - Away ------Total 1 2 1 1 2 4.000 0 0

Arthur Price Home 1 4 5 0 5 5.000 - - Away 1 4 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 2 8 5 0 5 2.500 0 0

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Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1974 – Combined (BL & KO Cup)

Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.

John Boulger Home 16 66 161 4 165 10.000 2 2 Away 16 76 189 3 192 10.105 4 1 Total 32 142 350 7 357 10.056 6 3

Howard Cole Home 17 62 127 7 134 8.645 2 - Away 12 44 67 3 70 6.364 - - Total 29 106 194 10 204 7.698 2 0

Bruce Cribb Home 17 72 97 20 117 6.500 - - Away 17 74 98 11 109 5.892 - - Total 34 146 195 31 226 6.192 0 0

Sandor Levai Home 12 48 80 13 93 7.750 1 - Away 9 37 28 2 30 3.243 - - Total 21 85 108 15 123 5.788 1 0

Arthur Price Home 17 71 99 19 118 6.647 - - Away 17 73 71 11 82 4.493 - - Total 34 144 170 30 200 5.556 0 0

Russell Osborne Home 13 48 56 10 66 5.500 - - Away 13 44 35 7 42 3.818 - - Total 26 92 91 17 108 4.696 0 0

Mal Corradine Home 9 28 29 6 35 5.000 - - Away 10 30 24 1 25 3.333 - - Total 19 58 53 7 60 4.138 0 0

Dave Perks Home 5 16 13 1 14 3.500 - - Away 6 20 18 4 22 4.400 - - Total 11 36 31 5 36 4.000 0 0

Steve Bastable Home 5 12 6 2 8 2.667 - - Away 5 11 3 1 4 1.455 - - Total 10 23 9 3 12 2.087 0 0

Also Rode:

Guests Home 1 4 4 0 4 4.000 - - Away 1 5 4 1 5 4.000 - - Total 2 9 8 1 9 4.000 0 0

Loanees Home 3 11 9 5 14 5.091 - - Away 9 27 15 3 18 2.667 - - Total 12 38 24 8 32 3.368 0 0

Dave Younghusband Home 4 8 7 2 9 4.500 - - Away 2 4 1 0 1 1.000 - - Total 6 12 8 2 10 3.333 0 0

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Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1974 – Midland Cup

Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.

John Boulger Home 2 9 21 1 22 9.778 - - Away 2 9 16 3 19 8.444 - - Total 4 18 37 4 41 9.111 0 0

Dave Perks Home 1 4 12 0 12 12.000 1 - Away 1 3 3 0 3 4.000 - - Total 2 7 15 0 15 8.571 1 0

Arthur Price Home 2 9 20 1 21 9.333 1 - Away 2 8 11 0 11 5.500 - - Total 4 17 31 1 32 7.529 1 0

Howard Cole Home 2 8 17 2 19 9.500 - 1 Away 2 8 10 1 11 5.500 - - Total 4 16 27 3 30 7.500 0 1

Russell Osborne Home ------Away 1 5 7 1 8 6.400 - - Total 1 5 7 1 8 6.400 0 0

Bruce Cribb Home 2 6 6 1 7 4.667 - - Away 2 9 13 3 16 7.111 - - Total 4 15 19 4 23 6.133 0 0

Mal Corradine Home 2 5 5 1 6 4.800 - - Away 2 6 3 0 3 2.000 - - Total 4 11 8 1 9 3.273 0 0

Dave Younghusband Home 1 4 1 1 2 2.000 - - Away ------Total 1 4 1 1 2 2.000 0 0

Also Rode:

Loanees Home 2 8 9 0 9 4.500 - - Away 2 5 5 2 7 5.600 - - Total 4 13 14 2 16 4.923 0 0

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Cradley United 1974 – Information Required

23 Mar Sheffield (h) CH 2nd Half - Further Prog Required 06 Apr Coventry (h) MC 2nd Half – Prog Stakes Ht2 – Williams or Willetts, Also Check Times 12 Apr Kings Lynn (a) BL 2nd Half – Further Prog Required 12 Apr Wolves (a) KOC 2nd Half – Further Prog Required 13 Apr Swindon (h) BL 2nd Half – Senior Stakes Heat C – Did Mike Keen or Len Canning ride? 20 Apr Wolves (h) KOC 2nd Half – Further Prog Required 24 Apr Hull (a) BL 2nd Half - All details required 04 May Wolves (h) MC 2nd Half – Further Prog Required, Some discrepancies, times missing 22 May Poole (a) BL 2nd Half – All Details Required. 25 May Swindon (a) BL 2nd Half – Junior Dash Details Required, Grand Final Time Required. 31 May Wolves (a) MC 2nd Half – Further Prog Required 15 Jun Hackney (h) BL 2nd Half – Final Time Reqd 20 Jun Wimbledon (a) BL 2nd Half – June Chase Ht2 and Junior Scurry confirmation Reqd 01 Jul Exeter (a) BL 2nd Half – Final Time Required 07 Aug MRC QR (h) Ind Ht11 – Did Roberts replace Shakespeare. Ht15 – Confirm exc reason. 19 Aug Crewe (a) 4TT 2nd Half – All Details Reqd 04 Sep Halifax (h) BL 2nd Half – Further Prog Reqd 14 Sep Sheffield (h) BL Ht2 – Confirm reason for Haynes exclusion 21 Sep Wolves (h) DWT 2nd Half – Further Prog Reqd, Final time reqd 09 Oct Belle Vue (a) BL 1st Half - Further Prog Required, 2 nd Half – All Details Reqd. 12 Oct Leicester (h) CH 2nd Half – I Hughes Trophy Final Time Reqd, Senior Stakes Final Result Reqd

If anyone has marked programmes that they are willing to scan that will potentially answer any of these outstanding queries then I would be pleased to hear from you, either via Jim and Matt at the Speedway Researcher website or directly by email [email protected] .

Thanks to Phil Johnson, Keith Corns, Paul Dunn, Alan Hunt, Tony Hurren & Alan Jones as well as all at the Speedway Researcher website.

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