Cradley Heath 1972 Iss2 010520
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Cradley Heath Speedway 191977772222 Statistical Record Contents Index Of Meetings Meeting Details Averages Nigel Nicklin & Roger Beaman ––– Issue 222 ––– 111ststst May 2020 Cradley Heath Speedway 1972 - Index Of Meetings Month Date Opponents Competition Venue Result For Agst Page March 18 Sheffield Challenge Home Won 41 37 3 25 Wolverhampton British League Home Won 42 36 4 31 Swindon British League Away Postponed Rain 5 April 1 Swindon British League Home Won 41 37 6 7 Wolverhampton British League Away Lost 38 40 7 8 Leicester British League Home Draw 39 39 8 14 Kings Lynn British League Away Lost 34 44 9 15 Poole British League Home Won 41 37 10 22 Coventry British League Away Lost 29 49 11 24 Halifax British League Home Won 41 37 12 28 Newport Challenge Away Lost 25 53 13 29 MRCQR Individual Home Bernt Persson 14 May 1 Reading British League Away Lost 33 45 15 6 Wimbledon British League Home Won 46 32 16 13 LP Transport Trophy Best Pairs Home Jansson/Thomas 17 15 Exeter British League Away Lost 27 51 18 20 Reading British League Home Lost 33 45 19 27 WCQR Individual Home Bob Andrews 20 29 Halifax British League Away Lost 29 49 21 June 3 Coventry British League Home Won 43 34 22 9 Glasgow British League Away Draw 39 39 23 10 Hackney KO Cup 2 Home Draw 39 39 24 13 Leicester British League Away Lost 37 41 25 17 Oxford British League Home Won 43 35 26 23 Newport British League Away Won 42 36 27 24 Newport British League Home Won 60 18 28 26 Hackney KO Cup 2 Rep Away Lost 26 52 29 29 Wimbledon British League Away Lost 32 46 30 July 1 Ipswich British League Home Lost 35 43 31 8 Sheffield British League Home Postponed Rain 32 15 Kings Lynn British League Home Won 41 37 33 19 Swindon British League Away Lost 36 42 34 20 Sheffield British League Away Lost 37 41 35 22 Glasgow British League Home Won 40 38 36 28 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Away Lost 38 40 37 29 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Home Draw 39 39 38 Aug 3 Oxford British League Away Lost 33 45 39 5 Hackney British League Home Lost 37 41 40 9 Poole British League Away Lost 25 53 41 12 Belle Vue British League Home Lost 29 49 42 19 Belle Vue British League Away Lost 30.5 47.5 43 21 Alan Hunt Trophy Individual Home Pete Jarman 44 26 Sheffield British League Home Lost 29 49 45 Sep 2 Exeter British League Home Draw 39 39 46 7 Ipswich British League Away Lost 27 51 47 9 Wolverhampton Dud/Wolv Tro Home Lost 34 43 48 15 Wolverhampton Dud/Wolv Tro Away Lost 35 43 49 18 Bysarna Challenge Home Draw 39 39 50 25 Watney Mann Trophy Individual Home Ole Olsen 51 29 Hackney British League Away Lost 27 51 52 30 Birmingham Challenge Home Lost 30 48 53 Oct 7 Leicester Challenge Home Lost 37 41 54 14 Cov A/Cov B/CH/Lei/Swi 5TT Cov Coventry B 55 14 Ivor Hughes Trophy Individual Home Dave Perks 56 Additional Fixtures Jul 5? Tartars v Huns Challenge Home 45 32 57 Jul 12 Jephcott’s v Braggs Challenge Home 43 34 58 19 Tartars v Huns Challenge Home 38 40 59 Aug 9 Tartars v Huns Challenge Home 56 22 60 16 Leicester Lion Cubs Challenge Home Won 52 26 61 30 Crewe Princes Challenge Home Won 55 23 62 2 Saturday 18 th March 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heath 41 – Sheffield Tigers 37 (Challenge) Cradley Heathens 1. Terry Betts (G) 2 1 EF 2‘ 2‘ 7 2 2. Pete Jarman 1‘ 3 3 3 1‘ 11 2 3. Roy Trigg 3 1 2 XT 2 8 4. Mick Handley 0 3 2 3 8 5. Bob Andrews R/R 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 1 1’ EF 2 6 1 7. John Hart 0 1 N 0 1 8. Bengt Andersson DNR Team Manager: Russ Bragg Sheffield Tigers 1. Arnie Haley 3 2 1 3 9 2. Doug Wyer 0 0 2 3 5 3. Bob Paulson 0 2 3 1 6 4. Bob Valentine 2’ EX 1 0 3 1 5. Bert Harkins 3 3 0 0 6 6. Reg Wilson 3 1’ 1 5 1 7. Brian Maxted 1 2 0 3 Team Manager: Terry Thornhill ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis Ht1 Haley, Betts, Jarman, Wyer 70.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Wilson, Squibb, Maxted, Hart 70.8 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Harkins, Valentine, Betts, Handley 70.4 1 5 6 12 Ht4 Trigg, Maxted, Squibb, Paulson 69.8 4 2 10 14 Ht5 Handley, Haley, Trigg, Wyer 69.4 4 2 14 16 Ht6 Jarman, Paulson, Wilson, Betts [fr-ret] 70.4 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Harkins, Trigg, Squibb, Valentine [ex] [rr] 71.0 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Jarman, Wyer, Hart, Maxted 72.4 4 2 24 24 Ht9 Paulson, Handley, Wilson, Squibb [ef] 70.6 2 4 26 28 Ht10 Jarman, Betts, Valentine, Harkins 71.0 5 1 31 29 Ht11 Wyer, Squibb, Haley, Hart [rr] 71.0 2 4 33 33 Ht12 Handley, Betts, Paulson, Harkins 70.4 5 1 38 34 Ht13 Haley, Trigg, Jarman, Valentine 71.0 3 3 41 37 Programme Changes: Ht3 r/r Betts for Andrews, Ht5 r/r Trigg for Andrews, Ht9 r/r Squibb for Andrews, Ht11 r/s Squibb for Hart, r/s Hart for Trigg [xt], Ht13 r/r Jarman for Andrews. Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Trigg, Wyer, Haley, Jarman [ef] 71.8 72.2 Ht2 Valentine, Paulson, Squibb, Neil Cameron 72.2 73.0 Ht3 Handley, Betts, Wilson, Harkins 71.0 71.4 Final Betts, Trigg, Handley, Valentine 71.6 Cradley Stakes Ht1 Gerald Smitherman, Alan Harvey, Dave Perks, Cameron 75.4 Ht2 Andersson, Stuart Roberts, Keith Satchell, Bill Jeynes 74.0 Final Anderson, Smitherman, Harvey, Roberts 74.6 Reserves Stakes Maxted, Hart, Squibb, Andersson 72.6 After Match Practice Ht1 Perks, Roger Baynam, Garry Appleby 79.6 Ht2 Ray Lowe, Jeynes, Mike Crumpton 82.4 Ht3 Andy Hunt, Roberts [fr], Dave Hollick [f] [rr] 79.4 Final Perks, Hunt, Lowe 78.0 3 Saturday 25th March 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heathens 42 – Wolverhampton Wolves 36 (British League) Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 2 3 1‘ 8 1 2. Pete Jarman 1‘ 1‘ 1 2‘ 5 3 3. John Hart 2 2‘ 3 2 9 1 4. Mick Handley F 1’ 1’ 2 4 2 5. Roy Trigg 3 2 2 1’ 8 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 1’ 3 1 7 1 7. Bengt Andersson 1’ 0 N 1 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg Wolverhampton Wolves 1. George Hunter (G) 3 3 2 3 3 14 2. Dave Baugh 0 0 2’ 0 2 1 3. Colin Meredith 0 N 0 N 0 4. Dave Gifford 2 0 1 0 3 5. Norman Hunter (C) 1’ 1 0 0 2 1 6. George Devonport EF 0 N 0 7. Tom Leadbitter 3 3 3 3 3 15 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: W. A. Daff Ht1 G Hunter, Persson, Jarman, Baugh 69.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Leadbitter, Squibb, Andersson, Devenport [ef] 70.4 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Trigg, Gifford, N Hunter, Handley [f] 70.6 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Leadbitter, Hart, Squibb, Meredith 71.2 3 3 12 12 Ht5 G Hunter, Trigg, Handley, Baugh 69.8 3 3 15 15 Ht6 Leadbitter, Persson, Jarman, Devonport 70.8 3 3 18 18 Ht7 Squibb, Hart, N Hunter, Gifford 71.4 5 1 23 19 Ht8 Leadbitter, Baugh, Jarman, Andersson 71.0 1 5 24 24 Ht9 Leadbitter, Trigg, Handley, Meredith 70.6 3 3 27 27 Ht10 Persson, Jarman, Gifford, N Hunter 71.8 5 1 32 28 Ht11 Hart, G Hunter, Squibb, Baugh 71.0 4 2 36 30 Ht12 G Hunter, Handley, Persson, N Hunter 70.6 3 3 39 33 Ht13 G Hunter, Hart, Trigg, Gifford 70.4 3 3 42 36 Programme Changes: Ht6 r/s Leadbitter for Meredith, Ht9 r/s Leadbitter for Devonport, Ht11 r/s Squibb for Andersson, Ht12 t/s G Hunter for Meredith. Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 G Hunter, Persson, Baugh, Jarman [r] 71.2 72.0 Ht2 Hart, Squibb, Gifford, Devonport 72.2 73.4 Ht3 Handley, Trigg, Leadbitter, Meredith 72.0 72.6 Final Handley, Hart, Persson, G Hunter 71.8 Reserves Stakes Squibb, Andersson, Gerald Smitherman, David Harvey 74.6 Cradley Juniors 19 Wolves Cubs 11 1. G. Smitherman 3 3 3 9 1. Colin Meredith 2 3 1 6 2. David Harvey 1 1 2 2. Nigel Wasley 0 1 1 3. John Hedderick1 2 3 3. Brian James 2 2 4 4. Dave Perks 3 FX 2’ 5+1 4. Tony Freegard 0 0 0 5. Richard Eslick DNR 5. Roger Parker F 0 Team Manager: Russ Bragg Team Manager: Bob Wasley Ht1 Smitherman, Meredith, Harvey [fr], Wasley [fr] 76.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Perks, James, Hedderick, Freegard 79.8 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Meredith, Hedderick, Wasley, Perks [Fx] [rr] 78.0 2 4 10 8 Ht4 Smitherman, James, Harvey, Freegard 76.8 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Smitherman, Perks, Meredith, Parker [f] 77.2 5 1 19 11 4 Friday 31 st March 1972 Blunsdon Stadium, Swindon Swindon Robins v Cradley Heathens (British League) Postponed Due To Rain 5 Saturday 1st April 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heathens 41 – Swindon Robins 37 (British League) Cradley Heathens 1.