Cradley Heath Speedway 191977772222
Statistical Record
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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. Bernt Persson (C) 2 2‘ 3 3 10 1 2. John Hart 0 3 2 1 6 3. Bob Andrews 3 1‘ 2 2 8 1 4. Mick Handley 2 0 XT 1 3 5. Roy Trigg EF 2 XT 1’ 3 1 6. Pete Jarman 3 2’ 2 2 0 9 1 7. Jimmy Squibb 2’ 0 0 N 2 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Swindon Robins 1. Barry Briggs (C) 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Brian Leonard 1 1 0 1 1 4 3. Mike Keen 1 0 3 0 4 4. Mike Broadbank 1 N 0 0 1 5. Martin Ashby 3 3 2 2 10 6. James Bond 1 1 1 3 7. Clive Hitch 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Dick Bradley ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby
Ht1 Briggs, Persson, Leonard, Hart 69.2 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Jarman, Squibb, Bond, Hitch 74.2 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Ashby, Handley, Broadbank, Trigg [ef] 72.0 2 4 9 9 Ht4 Andrews, Jarman, Keen, Hitch 72.8 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Briggs, Trigg, Leonard, Handley 70.4 2 4 16 14 Ht6 Hart, Persson, Bond, Keen 71.0 5 1 21 15 Ht7 Ashby, Jarman, Andrews, Leonard 71.2 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Briggs, Hart, Leonard, Squibb 70.8 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Keen, Jarman, Bond, Squibb [rrx2] 72.4 2 4 28 26 Ht10 Persson, Ashby, Hart, Broadbank 70.8 4 2 32 28 Ht11 Briggs, Andrews, Leonard, Jarman 70.6 2 4 34 32 Ht12 Persson, Ashby, Handley, Keen 71.0 4 2 38 34 Ht13 Briggs, Andrews, Trigg, Broadbank [fr] 71.4 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Leonard for Broadbank, Ht8 t/s Briggs for Hitch, Ht9 r/s Jarman for Trigg [xt], r/s Jarman for Handley [xt], Ht11 r/s Jarman for Squibb.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Briggs, Persson, Leonard, Hart 71.2 72.0 Ht2 Andrews, Jarman, Bond, Broadbank 72.6 73.8 Ht3 Trigg, Handley, Ashby, Keen 71.6 72.2 Final Briggs, Andrews, Trigg, Persson 70.8
Reserves Stakes Hitch, Squibb, Bengt Andersson, Gerald Smitherman 73.0
Cradley Possibles 1 10 Cradley Possibles 2 14 1. G. Smitherman 2 3 2 7 1. B Andersson 3 3 3 9 2. Ray Lowe 0 N 0 2. David Harvey 1 2’ 3+1 3. Dave Perks V N F 0 3. John HedderickV 1 1 2 4. Bill Jeynes V 0 0 4. Paul Willetts V N 0 5. Andy Hunt 1 2’ 3+1 5. Stuart Roberts 0 0 Team Manager: R Evitts Team Manager:
Ht1 Andersson, Smitherman, Harvey, Lowe 75.0 2 4 2 4 Ht2 [Perks, Jeynes, Hedderick, Willetts Void Due To Crash Ht3 Andersson, Harvey, Hunt, Jeynes 75.2 1 5 3 9 Ht4 Smitherman, Hunt, Hedderick, Roberts 75.6 5 1 8 10 Ht5 Andersson, Smitherman, Hedderick, Perks [f] 75.6 2 4 10 14
6 Friday 7 th April 1972 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Wolves 40 – Cradley Heathens 38 (British League)
Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Norman Hunter 2 3 2 2 2 11 2. Tom Leadbitter 1‘ 1‘ 2 XT F 4 2 3. Gary Peterson R/R 4. Per Hansen 2’ 1 0 1’ 4 2 5. Ole Olsen (C) 3 F 3 3 3 12 6. Dave Baugh 1 1 2 1’ 5 1 7. Dave Gifford 3 FX 1’ 0 4 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 2 2 10 2. John Hart 0 2’ 3 1’ 6 2 3. Bob Andrews 2 3 1’ 0 6 1 4. Pete Jarman XT 1 0 N 1 5. Roy Trigg X2 3 3 3 9 6. Mick Handley 0 0 0 2 1’ 3 1 7. Jimmy Squibb 2 1 0 0 3 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby
Ht1 Persson, Hunter, Leadbitter, Hart 68.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Gifford, Squibb, Baugh, Handley 69.8 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Olsen, Hansen, Squibb, Handley [rr] 66.8 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Hunter, Andrews, Baugh, Squibb 69.4 4 2 16 8 Ht5 Persson, Hart, Hansen, Olsen [f] 68.0 1 5 17 13 Ht6 Andrews, Hunter, Leadbitter, Handley 70.8 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Trigg, Baugh, Jarman, Gifford [fx] [rr] 72.2 2 4 22 20 Ht8 Hart, Leadbitter, Gifford, Squibb 70.4 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Olsen, Handley, Andrews, Hansen 69.6 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Trigg, Hunter, Baugh, Jarman 71.2 3 3 31 29 Ht11 Olsen, Persson, Hart, Gifford 67.8 3 3 34 32 Ht12 Trigg, Hunter, Hansen, Andrews 70.8 3 3 37 35 Ht13 Olsen, Persson, Handley, Leadbitter [f] 69.6 3 3 40 38
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Squibb for Trigg [x2], Handley for Jarman [xt], Ht4 r/r Hunter for Peterson, Ht7 r/r Gifford for Peterson, Ht10 r/s Baugh for Leadbitter [xt], Ht11 r/r Olsen for Peterson, Ht13 r/r Leadbitter for Peterson, r/s Handley for Jarman.
Reserve Scratch Race Hansen, Squibb, Jarman, George Devonport [ns] [rr] 71.8
Training School Harum Scarum Colin Meredith, John Finney, Tony Freegard, Ian Teale [f] 72.6
Dudley Burn Up Ht1 Baugh, Hart, Hunter, Trigg 71.6 72.2 Ht2 Olsen, Persson, Gifford, Handley 68.4 70.4 Ht3 Andrews, Hansen, Clive Hitch [fr], Leadbitter [f] 71.2 72.6 Final Olsen, Persson, Andrews, Baugh [rr] 68.8
Wolf Cubs 19 Swindon Juniors 11 1. C Meredith (C) 3 3 3 9 1. David Ashby 1’ 1’ 0 2+2 2. Nigel Wasley 0 1 1 2. Billy Wall (C) 2 2 2 6 3. Roger Parker 2’ 0 2+1 3. Bo Bo Valentine 0 2 2 4. Brian James 3 3 1 7 4. Martin Hitch 1 0 1 5. Ian Teale DNR 5. Team Manager: Bob Wasley Team Manager: Mick Walker
Ht1 Meredith, Wall, Ashby, Wasley 73.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 James, Parker, Hitch, Valentine [fr] 78.2 5 1 8 4 Ht3 James, Wall, Ashby, Parker 74.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Meredith, Valentine, Wasley, Hitch [rr] 72.8 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Meredith, Wall, James, Ashby 72.8 4 2 19 11 7 Saturday 8th April 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 39 – Leicester Lions 39 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 2 3 2 9 2. Pete Jarman 0 1‘ 3 0 4 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 2 1 2 7 4. John Hart 2’ 3 1 0 6 1 5. Roy Trigg 3 1 3 1’ 8 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 1’ 1’ 1’ 0 3 3 7. Mick Handley 2 FX N 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Leicester Lions 1. Ray Wilson 3 2 2 3 3 13 2. Geoff Ambrose 1 0 2 N 3 3. John Boulger 3 3 2 2’ 3 13 1 4. Alan Cowland 0 0 N 0 0 5. Dave Jessup 1 3 1’ 1 6 1 6. Malc. Shakespeare 0 0 0 0 7. Malcolm Brown 3 0 1’ 4 1 Team Manager: Vic White ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe
Ht1 Wilson, Persson, Ambrose, Jarman 71.2 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Brown, Handley, Squibb, Shakespeare 72.4 3 3 5 7 Ht3 Trigg, Hart, Jessup, Cowland 72.8 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Boulger, Andrews, Squibb, Brown 71.8 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Hart, Wilson, Trigg, Ambrose 71.0 4 2 17 13 Ht6 Boulger, Persson, Jarman, Shakespeare 71.2 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Jessup, Andrews, Squibb, Cowland 72.0 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Jarman, Ambrose, Brown, Handley [fx] [rrx2] 72.0 3 3 26 22 Ht9 Trigg, Boulger, Hart, Shakespeare 71.2 4 2 30 24 Ht10 Persson, Wilson, Jessup, Jarman 70.6 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Wilson, Boulger, Andrews, Squibb 71.4 1 5 34 32 Ht12 Boulger, Persson, Jessup, Hart 70.8 2 4 36 36 Ht13 Wilson, Andrews, Trigg, Cowland 71.2 3 3 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht10 t/s Wilson for Cowland, Ht11 t/s Boulger for Ambrose, r/s Squibb for Handley.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Ambrose, Wilson, Jarman 71.6 72.4 Ht2 Boulger, Andrews, Hart, Cowland [r] 71.0 72.2 Ht3 Trigg, Shakespeare, Jessup, Squibb 72.0 72.6 Final Boulger, Andrews, Trigg, Persson [fx] [rr] 71.6
Reserves Stakes Squibb, Brown, Andersson, Gerald Smitherman 73.4
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 Dave Harvey, Keith Satchell, Stuart Roberts, Dave Hollick [ef] 79.2 Ht2 John Hedderick, R Richards, Barry Smitherman [ef], Dave Perks [f] 78.0 Final Andersson, G Smitherman, Harvey, Hedderick [ef] 75.4
8 Friday 14 th April 1972 Saddlebow Road Stadium, Kings Lynn
Kings Lynn Stars 44 – Cradley Heathens 34 (British League)
Kings Lynn Stars 1. Terry Betts (C) 2 3 F 3 8 2. Ian Turner 1‘ 2‘ 2 2 7 2 3. Howard Cole 3 3 3 3 12 4. Clive Featherby 2’ 0 2’ N 4 2 5. Malcolm Simmons 3 1 3 1 8 6. Barry Crowson NS 1 2’ 0 3 1 7. Bob Humphreys 2 0 0 2 Team Manager: Alan Littlechild
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 XT 2 2 10 2. Pete Jarman 0 2’ 1 N 2 5 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 XT 1 N 3 4. John Hart 0 0 1 0 1 5. Roy Trigg 1 1 3 1’ 1’ 7 2 6. Jimmy Squibb 3 1 3 0 7 7. Bengt Andersson 1 0 0 N 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: A. Lee
Ht1 Persson, Betts, Turner, Jarman 73.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Squibb, Humphreys, Andersson, Crowson [ns] 73.6 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Simmons, Featherby, Trigg, Hart 70.8 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Cole, Andrews, Crowson, Andersson 72.0 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Persson, Jarman, Simmons, Featherby 72.4 1 5 15 15 Ht6 Betts, Turner, Squibb, Andersson [rr] 72.8 5 1 20 16 Ht7 Cole, Crowson, Trigg, Hart 72.8 5 1 25 17 Ht8 Squibb, Turner, Jarman, Humphreys [rr] 73.6 2 4 27 21 Ht9 Simmons, Featherby, Andrews, Squibb 72.2 5 1 32 22 Ht10 Trigg, Turner, Hart, Betts [f] 73.4 2 4 34 26 Ht11 Cole, Persson, Trigg, Humphreys 71.8 3 3 37 29 Ht12 Betts, Jarman, Trigg, Crowson 72.6 3 3 40 32 Ht13 Cole, Persson, Simmons, Hart 72.0 4 2 44 34
Programme Changes: Ht6 r/s Andersson for Andrews [xt], Ht8 t/s Persson for Andersson, r/s Squibb for Persson [xt], Ht11 t/s Trigg for Jarman, Ht12 t/s Jarman for Andrews, r/s Crowson for Featherby.
Match Race Challenge Ht1 Phil Crump beat John Louis 74.0 Ht2 John Louis beat Phil Crump 73.2 Ht3 Phil Crump beat John Louis 73.2
Champion Of The Evening Ht1 Betts, Crowson, Jarman, Andersson 72.2 Ht2 Simmons, Crump, Trigg, Featherby 73.2 Ht3 Cole, Squibb, Louis, Andrews 73.2 Ht4 Persson, Humphreys, Turner, Hart 74.0 Final Betts, Cole, Simmons, Persson [ef] 72.8
9 Saturday 15 th April 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 41 – Poole Pirates 37 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Pete Jarman XT 2‘ 3 1 6 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 3 3 2 10 4. John Hart 0 0 1 F 1 5. Roy Trigg 2 2 3 1’ 8 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 0 3 1’ 0 4 1 7. Mick Handley 1 0 0 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Poole Pirates 1. Christer Lofqvist 3 3 2 3 11 2. Mike Cake 1 1 2 1’ 5 1 3. Pete Smith (C) 3 EF 2 2 7 4. John Langfield DNR 5. Odd Fossengen 3 2 2 1’ 8 1 6. Brian Collins 2 1 1 1’ EF 5 1 7. Frank Shuter 0 0 1’ 0 0 1 1 Team Manager: Ron Hart ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Lofqvist, Persson, Cake, Squibb [rr] 68.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Squibb, Collins, Handley, Shuter 71.8 4 2 6 6 Ht3 Fossengen, Trigg, Collins, Hart 70.8 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Smith, Andrews, Squibb, Shuter 70.4 3 3 11 13 Ht5 Lofqvist, Trigg, Cake, Hart 70.2 2 4 13 17 Ht6 Persson, Jarman, Collins, Smith [ef] 69.6 5 1 18 18 Ht7 Andrews, Fossengen, Collins, Squibb 70.0 3 3 21 21 Ht8 Jarman, Cake, Shuter, Handley 70.6 3 3 24 24 Ht9 Trigg, Smith, Hart, Collins [ef] 70.6 4 2 28 26 Ht10 Persson, Fossengen, Jarman, Shuter 69.8 4 2 32 28 Ht11 Andrews, Lofqvist, Cake, Handley 70.6 3 3 35 31 Ht12 Persson, Smith, Fossengen, Hart [f] 70.2 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Lofqvist, Andrews, Trigg, Shuter 71.2 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Squibb for Jarman [xt], Ht3 r/s Collins for Langfield, Ht7 r/s Collins for Langfield, Ht10 r/s Shuter for Langfield, Ht13 r/s Shuter for Langfield.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Lofqvist, Cake, Jarman 70.8 72.6 Ht2 Smith, Andrews, Hart, Ian Ross 71.4 72.0 Ht3 Trigg, Fossengen, Collins, Handley 71.8 72.2 Final Smith, Trigg, Andrews, Persson [ef] 71.6
Reserves Stakes Squibb, Shuter, Bengt Andersson, Gerald Smitherman [rr] 73.2
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 Ross, David Harvey, David Perks, David Hollick 75.0 Ht2 Andrew Hunt, Alan Harvey, John Hedderick, Keith Satchell 75.2 Final Andersson, Hunt, Smitherman [f], Ross [f] 74.2 Consolation A Harvey, Perks, Hedderick, D Harvey 76.6
10 Saturday 22 nd April 1972 Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Coventry Bees 49 – Cradley Heathens 29 (British League)
Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Roger Hill 1‘ 1 3 1 6 1 3. Jan Simensen 2 3 2‘ 2 9 1 4. Rick France 2’ F 0 1 3 1 5. Tony Lomas 3 3 3 0 9 6. John Harrhy 2’ 1’ 2’ 5 3 7. Les Owen 3 0 3 6 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 2 2 1 3 11 2. Pete Jarman 0 1’ N 0 1 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 2 1’ 2 2 10 1 4. John Hart 1 1 0 1 3 5. Roy Trigg F EF 1’ 2 0 3 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 N 0 7. Mick Handley 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Persson, Boocock, Hill, Jarman 65.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Owen, Harrhy, Handley, Squibb 67.4 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Lomas, France, Hart, Trigg [f] 69.2 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Andrews, Simensen, Harrhy, Handley 68.8 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Lomas, Persson, Jarman, France [f] 68.0 3 3 19 11 Ht6 Boocock, Andrews, Hill, Squibb 68.2 4 2 23 13 Ht7 Simensen, Harrhy, Hart, Trigg [ef] 69.0 5 1 28 14 Ht8 Hill, Persson, Andrews, Owen 67.6 3 3 31 17 Ht9 Lomas, Andrews, Trigg, France 67.6 3 3 34 20 Ht10 Boocock, Trigg, Hill, Hart 68.2 4 2 38 22 Ht11 Owen, Simensen, Persson, Jarman 69.0 5 1 43 23 Ht12 Boocock, Andrews, France, Trigg 68.2 4 2 47 25 Ht13 Persson, Simensen, Hart, Lomas 68.8 2 4 49 29
Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Andrews for Jarman, t/s Persson for Handley, Ht9 t/s Trigg for Squibb.
Master Trophy Qual Harrhy, Roy Carter, Cliff Emms, Pete Bailey [ef] 68.4 Ht1 Owen, Lomas, Trigg, Squibb 69.2 Ht2 Boocock, Persson, Harrhy, Hart 68.2 Ht3 Simensen, France, Carter, Andrews [ef] 69.6 Ht4 Hill, Handley, Jarman, Emms 69.0 Final Hill, Owen, Boocock, Simensen 69.2
Consolation Scurry Bailey, Carter, Emms, Harrhy [f] 69.2
11 Monday 24 th April 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 41 – Halifax Dukes 37 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Pete Jarman 1 0 0 N 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 3 EF 2 8 4. Jimmy Squibb 1 0 1 N 2 5. Roy Trigg 3 1 3 1’ 8 1 6. John Hart 1 0 2’ 0 3 1 7. Mick Handley 3 2 0 2 7 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Halifax Dukes 1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. John Titman 0 N N 1 1 3. Tommy Roper 2 1’ 2 2 7 1 4. Alan Jay 0 0 1’ 0 1 1 5. Dave Younghusband 2 2’ XT 2 1’ 7 2 6. Mike Hiftle 0 2 0 2 7. Greg Kentwell 2 1’ 1 1 5 1 Team Manager: Eric Boothroyd ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Persson, Boocock, Jarman, Titman 69.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Handley, Kentwell, Hart, Hiftle 73.0 4 2 8 4 Ht3 Trigg, Younghusband, Squibb, Jay 71.2 4 2 12 6 Ht4 Andrews, Roper, Kentwell, Hart 70.8 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Boocock, Younghusband, Trigg, Squibb 69.8 1 5 16 14 Ht6 Persson, Hiftle, Roper, Jarman 71.2 3 3 19 17 Ht7 Andrews, Hart, Kentwell, Jay [rr] 70.6 5 1 24 18 Ht8 Boocock, Handley, Kentwell, Jarman 69.2 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Trigg, Roper, Squibb, Hiftle 71.6 4 2 30 24 Ht10 Persson, Younghusband, Jay, Handley 70.4 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Boocock, Handley, Titman, Andrews [ef] 69.6 2 4 35 31 Ht12 Persson, Roper, Younghusband, Hart 69.4 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Boocock, Andrews, Trigg, Jay 69.6 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht5 t/s Younghusband for Titman, Ht7 r/s Kentwell for Younghusband [xt], Ht8 t/s Boocock for Titman, Ht10 r/s Handley for Jarman, Ht12 r/s Hart for Squibb.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Boocock, Jarman, Handley, Titman [rr] Persson [xt] 69.8 72.0 Ht2 Andrews, Jay, Roper, Squibb 70.0 71.0 Ht3 Trigg, Younghusband, Hiftle, Hart [r] 71.4 71.6 Final Boocock, Trigg, Jay, Andrews 69.8
Reserves Stakes Kentwell, Squibb, Gerald Smitherman, Ian Ross 72.2
Cradley Juniors 13 Wolves Cubs 17 1. G. Smitherman 2 1 3 1. Colin Meredith 3 2 2’ 7+1 2. David Perks FX EF 0 2. Nigel Wasley 1 0 1 3. Ian Ross 2’ 3 F 5+1 3. Roger Parker F 2’ 2+1 4. Andrew Hunt 3 1 1 5 4. Ian Teale DNR 5. David Harvey DNR 5. Brian James 1 3 3 7 Team Manager: Russ Bragg Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Ht1 Meredith, Smitherman, Wasley, Perks [fx] [rr] 73.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Hunt, Ross, James, Parker [f] [rr] 74.4 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Ross, Meredith, Hunt, James 73.0 4 2 11 7 Ht4 James, Parker, Smitherman, Perks [ef] 74.6 1 5 12 12 Ht5 James, Meredith, Hunt, Ross [f] 76.0 1 5 13 17
12 Friday 28 th April 1972 Somerton Park, Newport
Newport Wasps 53 – Cradley Heathens 25 (Iron & Steel Trophy)
Newport Wasps 1. Graham Plant (C) 3 3 2‘ 2‘ 10 2 2. Ronnie Genz 2‘ 2‘ 3 3 10 2 3. Howard Cole (G) 2 3 3 XT 8 4. Neil Street 2 3 3 3 11 5. Tony Clarke 1’ 2’ 2’ EF 5 3 6. Barry Duke EF 1’ 2’ 3 2 7. Ted Laessing 3 1 0 2 6 Team Manager: Pete Lansdale
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) XT 1 EF 2 3 6 2. Pete Jarman 1 R EF N 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 1 1 1’ 1 7 1 4. Jimmy Squibb 0 1 EF 1 2 5. Roy Trigg 3 XT 2 1 EF 6 6. John Hart 0 1’ 0 N 1 1 7. Mick Handley 2 0 0 N 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee:
Ht1 Plant, Genz, Jarman, Hart [rr] 71.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Laessing, Handley, Hart, Duke [ef] 75.0 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Trigg, Street, Clarke, Squibb 74.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Andrews, Cole, Duke, Handley 72.2 3 3 14 10 Ht5 Street, Clarke, Persson, Jarman [r] 71.9 5 1 19 11 Ht6 Plant, Genz, Andrews, Hart 72.3 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Cole, Duke, Squibb, Handley [rr] 73.8 5 1 29 13 Ht8 Genz, Trigg, Laessing, Jarman [ef] 72.7 4 2 33 15 Ht9 Street, Clarke, Andrews, Persson [ef] 72.6 5 1 38 16 Ht10 Genz, Plant, Trigg, Squibb [ef] 73.1 5 1 43 17 Ht11 Cole, Persson, Andrews, Laessing 73.2 3 3 46 20 Ht12 Street, Plant, Andrews, Trigg [ef] 73.2 5 1 51 21 Ht13 Persson, Laessing, Squibb, Clarke [ef] [rr] 73.0 2 4 53 25
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Hart for Persson [xt], Ht7 r/s Handley for Trigg [xt], Ht8 t/s Trigg for Handley, Ht9 t/s Persson for Hart, Ht11 t/s Andrews for Jarman, Ht13 r/s Laessing for Cole [xt].
Second Half
13 Saturday 29 th April 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round Winner: Bernt Persson
1. Norman Hunter (W’ton Wolves) 1 2 0 2 2 7 10 th 2. Dave Gifford (W’ton Wolves) 0 1 3 2 2 8 6th 3. Ray Wilson (Leicester Lions) 3 3 3 2 2 13 2nd 4. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heathens) 2 0 3 EF 3 8 7th 5. Garry Middleton (Oxford Cheetahs) XT 3 2 3 2 10 4th 6. Bernt Persson (Cradley Heathens) 3 3 2 3 3 14 1st 7. Mick Handley (Cradley Heathens) F 0 0 0 1 1 16 th 8. John Hart (Cradley Heathens) 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 th 9. Oyvind S. Berg (Oxford Cheetahs) 1 1 1 2 3 8 8th 10. Pete Jarman (Cradley Heathens) EF XT 2 1 3 6 11 th 11. Bob Andrews (Cradley Heathens) 3 2 3 3 1 12 3rd 12. Malc. Shakespeare (Leicester Lions) 2 3 1 1 1 8 9th 13. Tom Leadbitter (W’ton Wolves) 0 0 1 1 0 2 15th 14. Colin Gooddy (Oxford Cheetahs) 3 2 2 3 N 10 5th 15. Per Hansen (W’ton Wolves) 1 1 0 1 1 4 13 th 16. Geoff Ambrose (Leicester Lions) 2 2 1 0 0 5 12 th Res: Jimmy Squibb (Cradley Heathens) 2 0 2 Res: Gerald Smitherman (Cradley Hth) EF 0 ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Wilson, Trigg, Hunter, Gifford 72.0 Ht2 Persson, Squibb, Hart, Handley [f] [rr] 74.4 Ht3 Andrews, Shakespeare, Berg, Jarman [ef] 72.4 Ht4 Gooddy, Ambrose, Hansen, Leadbitter 73.0 Ht5 Middleton, Hunter, Berg, Leadbitter 71.4 Ht6 Persson, Gooddy, Gifford, Smitherman [ef] [rr] 73.0 Ht7 Wilson, Andrews, Hansen, Handley 71.6 Ht8 Shakespeare, Ambrose, Hart, Trigg 72.4 Ht9 Andrews, Persson, Ambrose, Hunter 72.2 Ht10 Gifford, Middleton, Shakespeare, Hansen 72.6 Ht11 Wilson, Gooddy, Berg, Hart 71.4 Ht12 Trigg, Jarman, Leadbitter, Handley 72.8 Ht13 Gooddy, Hunter, Shakespeare, Handley 72.8 Ht14 Andrews, Gifford, Leadbitter, Hart 71.8 Ht15 Middleton, Wilson, Jarman, Ambrose 71.6 Ht16 Persson, Berg, Hansen, Trigg [ef] 73.0 Ht17 Jarman, Hunter, Hansen, Hart 72.6 Ht18 Berg, Gifford, Handley, Ambrose 72.4 Ht19 Persson, Wilson, Shakespeare, Leadbitter 70.8 Ht20 Trigg, Middleton, Andrews, Squibb 72.0
Programme Changes: Ht2 Squibb for Middleton [xt], Ht6 Smitherman for Jarman [xt], Ht20 Squibb for Gooddy.
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 G Smitherman, Ian Ross, Cyril Francis, David Harvey [fr] 74.0 Ht2 David Perks, Barry Holdsworth, Barry Smitherman, Andrew Hunt [f] [rr] 77.6 Final Perks, Ross, Holdsworth, G Smitherman [f] 76.8 Consolation Francis, Hunt, B Smitherman, Harvey [ef] 75.2
14 Monday 1 st May 1972 Reading Greyhound Stadium, Tilehurst
Reading Racers 45 – Cradley Heathens 33 (British League)
Reading Racers 1. Anders Michanek 3 XT 3 3 9 2. Geoff Curtis XT 2 3 1 6 3. Geoff Mudge (C) 1‘ 1‘ 1 2‘ 5 3 4. Mick Bell 1 EF 1 1 3 5. Dag Lovaas 3 3 3 3 12 6. Richard May 1 3 2 2 8 7. Bernie Leigh 0 1’ 1 0 2 1 Team Manager: Dick Bailey
Cradley Heathens 1. John Boulger (G) 2 2 2 3 0 9 2. Pete Jarman 0 1’ 0 N 1 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 3 XT 2’ 0 8 1 4. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 N N 0 5. Roy Trigg 2 3 0 2 1 8 6. John Hart 2 0 F 2 7. Mick Handley 1’ 0 2 2 5 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: G. F. Little
Ht1 Michanek, Boulger, May, Jarman [rr] 68.4* 4 2 4 2 Ht2 May, Hart, Handley, Leigh 70.0 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Lovaas, Trigg, Bell, Squibb 69.6 4 2 11 7 Ht4 Andrews, May, Mudge, Handley 69.8 3 3 14 10 Ht5 Lovaas, Boulger, Jarman, Bell [ef] 70.0 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Andrews, Curtis, Leigh, Hart [rr] 69.4 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Trigg, May, Mudge, Squibb 71.2 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Curtis, Handley, Leigh, Jarman 70.2 4 2 27 21 Ht9 Lovaas, Handley, Bell, Hart [f] [rr] 70.2 4 2 31 23 Ht10 Michanek, Boulger, Curtis, Trigg 68.8 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Boulger, Andrews, Mudge, Leigh 69.0 1 5 36 30 Ht12 Michanek, Trigg, Bell, Andrews 69.8 4 2 40 32 Ht13 Lovaas, Mudge, Trigg, Boulger 69.0 5 1 45 33
* - Equals Track Record
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s May for Curtis [xt], Ht6 r/s Leigh for Michanek [xt], Ht9 r/s Handley for Andrews [xt], Ht10 t/s Boulger for Squibb, Ht11 t/s Andrews for Jarman, Ht13 t/s Trigg for Squibb.
Tilehurst Scurry Ht1 Bell, Leigh, Graeme Smith, Hart 70.4 Ht2 May, Smith, Handley, Terry Chandler [rr] 71.0 Jarman [xt] Final May, Bell, Leigh, Smith 71.0
Evening Post Snowball Ht1 Michanek, Curtis, Trigg, Andrews [ef] 69.6 Ht2 Boulger, Lovaas, Mudge, Squibb 69.6 Final Michanek, Curtis, Boulger, Lovaas 69.4
15 Saturday 6th May 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 46 – Wimbledon Dons 32 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Pete Jarman 1 1 1‘ N 3 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 3 2 2 10 4. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 N 0 0 5. Roy Trigg 3 2 3 0 8 6. John Hart 1’ 1 2’ 2’ 1’ 7 4 7. Mick Handley 2 2 2’ N 6 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Wimbledon Dons 1. Ronnie Moore (C) 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Graeme Stapleton 0 1 0 0 1 3. Trevor Hedge 2 2 1 2 7 4. Jim Tebby 1’ 0 1 1 3 1 5. John Dews 2 1 0 1’ 4 1 6. Peter Murray 3 0 0 3 7. Neil Cameron EF 0 N 0 Team Manager: ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Persson, Moore, Jarman, Stapleton 68.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Murray, Handley, Hart, Cameron [ef] 71.2 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Trigg, Dews, Tebby, Squibb 71.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Andrews, Hedge, Hart, Cameron 69.4 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Moore, Trigg, Stapleton, Squibb 69.0 2 4 16 14 Ht6 Persson, Hedge, Jarman, Murray 70.6 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Andrews, Hart, Dews, Tebby 68.6 5 1 25 17 Ht8 Moore, Handley, Jarman, Stapleton 70.4 3 3 28 20 Ht9 Trigg, Hart, Hedge, Murray 71.0 5 1 33 21 Ht10 Persson, Handley, Tebby, Dews 70.6 5 1 38 22 Ht11 Moore, Andrews, Hart, Stapleton 69.4 3 3 41 25 Ht12 Persson, Hedge, Dews, Squibb 70.6 3 3 44 28 Ht13 Moore, Andrews, Tebby, Trigg 70.2 2 4 46 32
Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Moore for Cameron, Ht9 r/s Hart for Squibb, Ht10 r/s Handley for Jarman, Ht11 r/s Hart for Handley.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Moore, Persson, Stapleton, Jarman 69.8 71.2 Ht2 Andrews, Squibb, Tebby, Hedge 70.4 72.6 Ht3 Trigg, Murray, Dews, Handley 72.2 73.2 Final Andrews, Trigg, Persson, Moore [ef] 70.4
Reserves Stakes Hart, Gerald Smitherman, Andrew Hunt, Cameron 71.4
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 G Smitherman, Cyril Francis, David Perks, Ian Ross [fx ] Awd’d Ht2 Hunt, David Harvey, Barry Smitherman, Pete Jarvis 74.0 Final G Smitherman, Hunt, Francis, Harvey [f] 73.2 Consolation B Smitherman, Jarvis, Keith Mantle, Ross [fr-ret] 76.2
16 Saturday 13 th May 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
LP Transport Trophy Best Pairs Winners: Bengt Jansson & Barry Thomas 1. Arnie Haley 1 1 1 2 0 1 6 13 5th 2. Bert Harkins 0 0 0 3 1 3 7
3. Bernt Persson 3 3 2 3 3 3 17 23 2nd 4. Bob Andrews 2 1 1 0 2 0 6
5. Jim McMillan 3 0 2 3 2 2 12 23 3rd 6. George Hunter 2 2 3 2 1 1 11
7. Pete Smith 0 0 3 EF 0 1 4 12 6th 8. John Langfield 1 1 XT 1 2 3 8
9. Garry Middleton 2 2 1 2 3 3 13 22 4th 10. Oyvind S Berg 3 3 0 1 2 0 9
11. Roy Trigg 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 7 7th 12. Mick Handley 0 0 0 R N N 0
13. Bengt Jansson 2 2 2 3 3 2 14 26 1st 14. Barry Thomas 3 3 3 2 0 1 12
Res: Pete Jarman EF 0 Res: John Hart 0 0 ACU Referee: J. Green
Ht1 Persson, Andrews, Haley, Harkins 71.2 Ht2 McMillan, Hunter, Langfield, Smith 72.4 Ht3 Berg, Middleton, Trigg, Handley 74.6 Ht4 Thomas, Jansson, Haley, Harkins 72.5 Ht5 Persson, Hunter, Andrews, McMillan 72.4 Ht6 Berg, Middleton, Langfield, Smith 73.0 Ht7 Thomas, Jansson, Trigg, Handley 71.6 Ht8 Hunter, McMillan, Haley, Harkins 72.4 Ht9 Smith, Persson, Andrews, Langfield [xt] [rrx2] 71.2 Ht10 Thomas, Jansson, Middleton, Berg 71.6 Ht11 Harkins, Haley, Trigg, Handley 72.0 Ht12 Persson, Middleton, Berg, Andrews 70.8 Ht13 McMillan, Hunter, Trigg, Handley [r] 72.0 Ht14 Jansson, Thomas, Langfield, Smith [ef] 71.8 Ht15 Middleton, Berg, Harkins, Haley 70.4 Ht16 Persson, Andrews, Trigg, Jarman [ef] 71.0 Ht17 Jansson, McMillan, Hunter, Thomas 71.0 Ht18 Harkins, Langfield, Haley, Smith 71.6 Ht19 Persson, Jansson, Thomas, Andrews 70.6 Ht20 Middleton, McMillan, Hunter, Berg 71.0 Ht21 Langfield, Trigg, Smith, Hart 71.4
Programme Changes: Ht16 Jarman for Handley, Ht21 Hart for Handley.
Run Off For 2nd & 3rd Place Persson beat McMillan 70.4
Top Individual Scorers Race Persson beat Jansson 71.2
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 Ian Ross, Gerald Smitherman, David Perks, Barry Smitherman 74.8 Ht2 Andrew Hunt, David Harvey, Brian Woodhouse, Keith Mantle [f] 74.8 Final [Ross, G Smitherman, Hunt, Harvey [fx] [rr] Cancelled No Time Consolation Perks, B Smitherman, Woodhouse, Mantle [ef] 77.0
17
Monday 15 th May 1972 County Ground, Exeter
Exeter Falcons 51 – Cradley Heathens 27 (British League)
Exeter Falcons 1. Bob Kilby 3 3 3 3 12 2. Dave Hemus 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3 3. Peter Ingram 3 XT F 1 4 4. Chris Julian 3 1 1 0 5 5. Edgar Stangeland 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 6. Bruce Cribb EF EF 3 2 5 7. Phil Woodcock 3 1 1 N 5 Team Manager: A. J. Richards
Cradley Heathens 1. Pete Smith (G) 1 2 2 3 2 10 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 N 1 1 3. Bob Andrews 1‘ 1 2 1‘ 5 2 4. Mick Handley 1 2 0 0 3 5. Roy Trigg EF 0 1 XT 1 6. John Hart 1‘ 2 0 EF 3 1 7. Jimmy Squibb 2 X2 0 2 4 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee:
Ht1 Kilby, Hemus, Smith, Jarman 72.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Woodcock, Squibb, Hart, Cribb [ef] 73.4 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Julian, Stangeland, Handley, Trigg [ef] 73.6 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Ingram, Hart, Andrews, Cribb [ef] 73.2 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Stangeland, Smith, Julian, Jarman 71.6 4 2 20 10 Ht6 Kilby, Hemus, Andrews, Hart 70.2 5 1 25 11 Ht7 Cribb, Handley, Woodcock, Trigg [rr] 72.4 4 2 29 13 Ht8 Hemus, Smith, Woodcock, Squibb 72.2 4 2 33 15 Ht9 Stangeland, Andrews, Julian, Hart [ef] 72.6 4 2 37 17 Ht10 Kilby, Hemus, Trigg, Handley 73.6 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Smith, Cribb, Jarman, Ingram [f] 73.4 2 4 44 22 Ht12 Kilby, Squibb, Andrews, Julian [rr] 70.8 3 3 47 25 Ht13 Stangeland, Smith, Ingram, Handley 71.8 4 2 51 27
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Hart for Squibb [x2], Ht7 r/s Woodcock for Ingram [xt], Ht8 t/s Smith for Jarman, Ht11 r/s Cribb for Woodcock, Ht12 r/s Squibb for Trigg.
Junior Trophy Ht1 Mike Sampson, Mike Baker, Paul Palfrey, Clark Facey 75.8 Ht2 Bob Coles, Sampson, Clark Facey, Kevin Holden 77.6
Rider Of The Night Trophy Ht1 Kilby, Handley, Trigg, Cribb 71.2 Ht2 Stangeland, Hemus, Smith, Squibb 72.2 Ht3 Ingram, Andrews, Hart [f], Julian [ef] 78.0 Ht4 Woodcock, Coles, Holden, Jarman 77.8 Final Ingram, Woodcock, Stangeland, Sampson 76.4
18 Saturday 20 th May 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 33 – Reading Racers 45 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 N N 0 3. Bob Andrews 3 2’ 1 0 1 7 1 4. Mick Handley 1 0 N N 1 5. Roy Trigg 0 1 2 0 3 6. John Hart 2 1 3 1’ 0 7 1 7. Jimmy Squibb 0 2 1’ 0 3 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Reading Racers 1. Anders Michanek 2 3 3 3 11 2. Geoff Curtis 1‘ 2‘ 3 2‘ 8 3 3. Geoff Mudge (C) 2 2 3 1‘ 8 1 4. Richard May 2‘ 1 1‘ 2‘ 6 3 5. Dave Jessup (G) 3 0 2 2 7 6. Mick Bell 3 1‘ 0 0 4 1 7. Bernie Leigh 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Bob Radford ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Persson, Michanek, Curtis, Jarman 71.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Bell, Hart, Leigh, Squibb 72.2 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Jessup, May, Handley, Trigg 72.0 1 5 6 12 Ht4 Andrews, Mudge, Hart, Leigh 72.2 4 2 10 14 Ht5 Michanek, Curtis, Trigg, Handley 71.0 1 5 11 19 Ht6 Persson, Mudge, Bell, Jarman 72.0 3 3 14 22 Ht7 Hart, Andrews, May, Jessup 72.0 5 1 19 23 Ht8 Curtis, Squibb, Hart, Bell 71.0 3 3 22 26 Ht9 Mudge, Trigg, Squibb, Bell 71.6 3 3 25 29 Ht10 Persson, Jessup, May, Hart 71.6 3 3 28 32 Ht11 Michanek, Curtis, Andrews, Squibb 71.6 1 5 29 37 Ht12 Persson, Jessup, Mudge, Andrews 71.6 3 3 32 40 Ht13 Michanek, May, Andrews, Trigg 71.8 1 5 33 45
Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Hart for Jarman, r/s Bell for Leigh, Ht9 r/s Squibb for Handley, Ht10 r/s Hart for Jarman, Ht12 t/s Andrews for Handley.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Michanek, Persson, Curtis, Jarman 72.2 72.6 Ht2 May, Mudge, Andrews, Handley 72.6 73.0 Ht3 Jessup, Hart, Bell, Trigg [ef] 72.8 73.4 Final Persson, Michanek, Jessup, May 72.6
Reserves Stakes Squibb, Leigh, Cyril Francis, Paul Willetts 74.2
19 Saturday 27th May 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
World Championship Qualifying Round Winner: Bob Andrews
1. Billy Sanders (Ipswich Witches) 0 EF N N N 0 16 th 2. Dave Gifford (W’ton Wolves) XT EF EF EF 1 1 15 th 3. Bob Kilby (Exeter Falcons) 3 3 3 XT 3 12 3rd 4. Arnie Haley (Sheffield Tigers) 2 3 3 2 3 13 2nd 5. Bob Valentine (Sheffield Tigers) 3 2 1 3 1 10 6th 6. Bert Harkins (Sheffield Tigers) 0 3 2 1 0 6 9th 7. Alan Sage (Ipswich Witches) 2 1 1 1 2 7 8th 8. Bob Paulson (Sheffield Tigers) 1 1 1 1 2 6 10th 9. Mick Handley (Cradley Heathens) 2 1 2 3 3 11 4th 10. Alan Knapkin ( Bradford Northern ) 1 2 0 2 1 6 11 th 11. Bob Andrews (Cradley Heathens) 3 2 3 3 2 13 1st 12. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heathens) 0 2 3 3 2 10 5th 13. Jim McMillan (Glasgow Tigers) 2 3 2 2 1 10 7th 14. James Bond (Swindon Robins) 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 th 15. Jon Erskine (W’ton Wolves) EF 0 2 0 X2 2 14 th 16. Jimmy Squibb ( Cradley Heathens ) 3 0 1 1 FX 5 12 th Res: John Hart (Cradley Heathens) 1 2 3 6 Res: Andrew Hunt (Cradley Heathens ) 0 0 0 0 ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Kilby, Haley, Hart, Sanders [rr] 69.2 Ht2 Valentine, Sage, Paulson, Harkins 71.2 Ht3 Andrews, Handley, Knapkin, Trigg 70.2 Ht4 Squibb, McMillan, Bond, Erskine [ef] 73.2 Ht5 McMillan, Valentine, Handley, Sanders [ef] 71.2 Ht6 Harkins, Knapkin, Bond, Gifford [ef] 72.2 Ht7 Kilby, Andrews, Sage, Erskine 69.8 Ht8 Haley, Trigg, Paulson, Squibb 70.4 Ht9 Andrews, Harkins, Squibb, Hunt 70.4 Ht10 Trigg, Erskine, Valentine, Gifford [ef] 72.4 Ht11 Kilby, Handley, Paulson, Bond 70.6 Ht12 Haley, McMillan, Sage, Knapkin 70.6 Ht13 Trigg, Hart, Sage, Bond [rr] 71.2 Ht14 Andrews, McMillan, Paulson, Gifford [ef] 70.8 Ht15 Valentine, Knapkin, Squibb, Hunt [rr] 72.4 Ht16 Handley, Haley, Harkins, Erskine 72.4 Ht17 Hart, Paulson, Knapkin, Hunt 71.4 Ht18 Handley, Sage, Gifford, Squibb [fx] [rr] 72.4 Ht19 Kilby, Trigg, McMillan, Harkins 70.4 Ht20 Haley, Andrews, Valentine, Bond 71.0
Run Off For 1st & 2nd Place Bob Andrews beat Arnie Haley ??.?
Programme Changes: Ht1 Hart for Gifford [xt], Ht9 Hunt for Sanders, Ht 13 Hart for Sanders, Ht15 Hunt for Kilby [xt], Ht17 Hart for Sanders, Hunt for Erskine [x2]
Race Off For Second Reserve Position Hunt, Ian Ross, Dave Harvey, Dave Perks [fx] 73.8
20
Monday 29 th May 1972 The Shay, Halifax
Halifax Dukes 49 – Cradley Heathens 29 (British League)
Halifax Dukes 1. Dave Younghusband 2 2’ 3 EX 7 1 2. Alan Jay 1’ 3 3 1 8 1 3. Tommy Roper 3 3 2 1’ 9 1 4. Greg Kentwell FX 1 2’ 3 6 1 5. Eric Boocock (C) 3 3 3 2 11 6. John Titman 1 FX 1 2 7. Mike Hiftle 3 2’ 0 1 6 1 Team Manager: Eric Boothroyd
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 2 2 3 3 13 2. John Hart 0 0 0 N 0 3. Bob Andrews 2 1 1 2 2 8 4. Mick Handley FN N N N 0 5. Roy Trigg 2 R EF N 2 6. Ian Ross 2 1‘ F 0 1 0 4 1 7. Jimmy Squibb 0 1‘ 1 0 2 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: V. R. J. Harris
Ht1 Persson, Younghusband, Jay, Hart 69.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Hiftle, Ross, Titman, Squibb 71.4 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Boocock, Trigg, Ross, Kentwell [fx] [rr] 69.0 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Roper, Andrews, Squibb, Titman [fx] 52.2* 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Boocock, Persson, Kentwell, Hart 71.4 4 2 17 13 Ht6 Jay, Younghusband, Andrews, Ross [f] 72.4 5 1 22 14 Ht7 Roper, Persson, Titman, Trigg [r] 72.0 4 2 26 16 Ht8 Jay, Hiftle, Squibb, Hart 72.4 5 1 31 17 Ht9 Boocock, Kentwell, Andrews, Ross 72.0 5 1 36 18 Ht10 Younghusband, Andrews, Jay, Trigg [ef] 71.2 4 2 40 20 Ht11 Persson, Roper, Ross, Hiftle 70.6 2 4 42 24 Ht12 Kentwell, Andrews, Hiftle, Squibb 71.4 4 2 46 26 Ht13 Persson, Boocock, Roper, Ross 70.2 3 3 49 29
* - 3 Laps Only
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Ross for Handley [finj], Ht7 t/s Persson for Handley, Ht10 t/s Andrews for Handley, Ht11 r/s Ross for Hart, Ht12 r/s Hiftle for Younghusband [ex], r/s Squibb for Trigg, Ht13 r/s Ross for Handley.
Junior Scurry Dave Kitchen, Mick Newton, Ken Ramsley, Steve Masters 76.2
The Shay Stampede Ht1 Jay, Hiftle, Ross, Squibb [r] 72.2 Ht2 Titman, Dennis Gavros, Hart, Andrew Hunt [f] 73.6 Final Jay, Titman, Gavros, Hiftle 72.8
Scratch Race Final Snowball Ht1 Persson, Kentwell, Younghusband, Titman 71.0 Ht2 Roper, Boocock, Andrews, Gavros 71.4 Final Kentwell, Persson, Boocock, Roper 72.4
21 Saturday 3 rd June 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 43 – Coventry Bees 34 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Ian Ross 0 1 1’ 1 3 1 3. Bob Andrews 3 2 2 1 8 4. Gerald Smitherman X2 N N 0 0 5. Roy Trigg 2 1’ 3 3 9 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 1 0 2 7. John Hart 3 2 2 2’ 1’ 10 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Coventry Bees 1. Nigel Boocock (C) 3 3 3 2 11 2. John Harrhy 1 0 EF 0 1 3. Tony Lomas 0 2 0 2 4 4. Pete Bailey EF 1 F 0 1 5. Jan Simensen 3 3 2 1’ 9 1 6. Ron Mountford 0 0 N 0 7. Rick France 2 2 3 1 8 Team Manager: Mick Blackburn ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Boocock, Persson, Harrhy, Ross [fr] 68.2 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Hart, France, Squibb, Mountford 69.2 4 2 6 6 Ht3 Simensen, Trigg, Bailey [ef], Smitherman [f-x2] [rr] 69.0 2 3 8 9 Ht4 Andrews, France, Squibb, Lomas 70.6 4 2 12 11 Ht5 Boocock, Hart, Trigg, Harrhy 69.8 3 3 15 14 Ht6 Persson, Lomas, Ross, Mountford 70.2 4 2 19 16 Ht7 Simensen, Andrews, Bailey, Squibb 70.6 2 4 21 20 Ht8 France, Hart, Ross, Harrhy [ef] [rrx2] 71.6 3 3 24 23 Ht9 Trigg, Hart, France, Lomas 70.4 5 1 29 24 Ht10 Persson, Simensen, Ross, Bailey [f] [rr] 70.0 4 2 33 26 Ht11 Boocock, Andrews, Hart, Harrhy [rr] 71.0 3 3 36 29 Ht12 Persson, Lomas, Simensen, Smitherman [fr] 69.8 3 3 39 32 Ht13 Trigg, Boocock, Andrews, Bailey 70.8 4 2 43 34
Programme Changes: Ht5 r/s Hart for Smitherman, Ht9 r/s Hart for Smitherman, r/s France for Mountford.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Boocock, Harrhy, Ross 70.8 71.6 Ht2 France, Lomas, Andrews, Smitherman 71.4 71.8 Ht3 Trigg, Simensen, Hart, Bailey 70.6 71.0 Final Trigg, Persson, Simensen, France 70.6
Cradley Stakes Div1 Pete Jarman, Squibb, Andy Hunt, David Harvey 72.0 Div2 Squibb, Harvey, Hunt, Paul Willetts 74.2 Div3 Jarman, Squibb, Harvey, Hunt 71.8
22 Friday 9 th June 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow
Glasgow Tigers 39 – Cradley Heathens 39 (British League)
Glasgow Tigers 1. Jim McMillan (C) 3 3 FX 1’ 7 1 2. Jim Gallacher 1 0 0 1 2 3. Bobby Beaton 3 3 2 3 11 4. George Hunter 3 3 3 2 11 5. Charlie Monk 2’ 1 1 0 4 1 6. Kjell Gimre 1 EF 1 2 7. Robin Adlington F 2 0 2 Team Manager: Neil MacFarlane
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 2 3 3 2 12 2. Ian Ross F 0 N N 0 3. Bob Andrews 2 2 2 0 6 4. John Hart 0 0 N N 0 5. Roy Trigg 1 2 2’ 3 8 1 6. Pete Jarman 3 1’ 1 N 1 6 1 7. Mick Handley 2’ 1’ 3 0 1’ 7 3 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: J. Cuthbert
Ht1 McMillan, Persson, Gallacher, Ross [f] 74.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Jarman, Handley, Gimre, Adlington [f] 75.2 1 5 5 7 Ht3 Hunter, Monk, Trigg, Hart 76.0 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Beaton, Andrews, Handley, Gimre [ef] 75.4 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Hunter, Persson, Monk, Ross 76.2 4 2 17 13 Ht6 McMillan, Andrews, Jarman, Gallacher 76.0 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Beaton, Trigg, Gimre, Hart 76.4 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Handley, Adlington, Jarman, Gallacher 76.4 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Hunter, Andrews, Monk, Handley 75.8 4 2 30 24 Ht10 Persson, Trigg, Gallacher, McMillan [fx] [rr] 75.4 1 5 31 29 Ht11 Persson, Beaton, Jarman, Adlington 74.2 2 4 33 33 Ht12 Trigg, Hunter, McMillan, Andrews 75.2 3 3 36 36 Ht13 Beaton, Persson, Handley, Monk 75.8 3 3 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Jarman for Ross, Ht9 r/s Handley for Jarman, Ht10 t/s Persson for Hart, Ht11 r/s Jarman for Ross, Ht13 r/s Handley for Hart.
Progress Race Adlington, Jim Beaton, John Wilson, George Beaton 77.2
Hells A’Poppin’ Ht1 Trigg, B Beaton, Gimre, Ross 75.6 75.8 Ht2 Monk, Andrews, McMillan, Jarman 76.4 76.8 Ht3 Hunter, Persson, Gallacher, Handley 76.0 76.6 Final Trigg, Beaton, Monk, Hunter 75.6
Reserves Race Handley, Adlington, J Beaton, G Beaton 77.8
23 Saturday 10 th June 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 39 – Hackney Hawks 39 (BL KO Cup Rnd 2)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Ian Ross 1 F N N 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 3 2 2 9 4. John Hart 1 2 2 1 6 5. Roy Trigg XT 0 0 1’ 1 1 6. Pete Jarman 3 0 1 2 1’ 7 1 7. Mick Handley 2’ 0 1’ 0 N 3 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Hackney Hawks 1. Bengt Jansson 2 3 3 3 11 2. Geoff Maloney 0 1 0 N 1 3. Barry Thomas 3 2 3 2 10 4. Laurie Etheridge 2’ 2 2 0 6 1 5. Hugh Saunders 3 0 1’ F 4 1 6. Dave Kennett 0 1’ XT 1 1 7. Eddie Reeves 1 1 3 1 0 6 Team Manager: Dave Erskine ACU Referee: S. Green
Ht1 Persson, Jansson, Ross, Maloney [fr] 68.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Jarman, Handley, Reeves, Kennett [rr] 72.6 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Saunders, Etheridge, Hart, Handley [rr] 72.8 1 5 10 8 Ht4 Thomas, Andrews, Reeves, Jarman 71.4 2 4 12 12 Ht5 Jansson, Hart, Maloney, Trigg 72.0 2 4 14 16 Ht6 Persson, Thomas, Kennett, Ross [f] 70.6 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Andrews, Etheridge, Jarman, Saunders 71.6 4 2 21 21 Ht8 Reeves, Jarman, Handley, Maloney 73.0 3 3 24 24 Ht9 Thomas, Hart, Reeves, Trigg [rr] 72.4 2 4 26 28 Ht10 Persson, Etheridge, Saunders, Handley 71.8 3 3 29 31 Ht11 Jansson, Andrews, Jarman, Reeves 72.0 3 3 32 34 Ht12 Persson, Thomas, Hart, Saunders [fx] Awd’d 4 2 36 36 Ht13 Jansson, Andrews, Trigg, Etheridge 72.8 3 3 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Handley for Trigg [xt], Ht8 r/s Jarman for Ross, Ht9 r/s Reeves for Kennett [xt], Ht10 r/s Handley for Ross, Ht11 r/s Jarman for Handley, r/s Reeves for Maloney.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Maloney, Jansson, Ross [f] 72.2 74.0 Ht2 Andrews, Thomas, Hart, Kennett [fx] [rr] 72.0 72.8 Ht3 Handley, Etheridge, Trigg, Saunders [f] 74.0 74.8 Final Handley, Andrews, Thomas [fr], Persson [ef] 75.0
Reserves Stakes Jarman, Ross, Dave Harvey, Gerald Smitherman [fr] [rr] 74.2 Reeves [xt]
Opportunity Stakes Ht1 Harvey, Tony Sandford, Garry Appleby, G Smitherman [f] 76.4 Ht2 Ross, Barry Smitherman, Andrew Cloake, Paul Willetts [ns] 76.0 Final B Smitherman, Sandford, Harvey [fr], Ross [f] 78.2 Consolation Harvey, G Smitherman, Appleby, Cloake [f] 77.8
24 Tuesday 13 th June 1972 Blackbird Road, Leicester
Leicester Lions 41 – Cradley Heathens 37 (British League)
Leicester Lions 1. Ray Wilson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Malcolm Brown 1’ 0 0 N 1 1 3. Dave Jessup 3 3 1 1’ 8 1 4. Malc. Shakespeare 2’ 0 XT 0 2 1 5. John Boulger 3 3 3 2 11 6. Norman Storer 2 1 1 1 5 7. Alan Cowland 1’ 1 1 0 3 1 Team Manager: Vic White
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 1’ 3 3 3 13 1 2. Ian Ross F N N N 0 0 3. Bob Andrews 2 1’ 2 2’ 1’ 8 3 4. John Hart 0 0 N N 0 5. Roy Trigg 1 2 2 2 2 9 6. Pete Jarman 3 2 2’ 0 7 1 7. Mick Handley XT 0 N EF 0 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: S. Green
Ht1 Persson, Wilson, Brown, Ross [f] 66.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Jarman, Storer, Cowland, Handley [xt] [rr] 67.8 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Boulger, Shakespeare, Trigg, Hart 69.4 5 1 11 7 Ht4 Jessup, Andrews, Storer, Handley 68.4 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Boulger, Trigg, Persson, Shakespeare 69.2 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Wilson, Jarman, Andrews, Brown 68.8 3 3 21 15 Ht7 Jessup, Trigg, Storer, Hart 68.6 4 2 25 17 Ht8 Persson, Jarman, Cowland, Brown 69.6 1 5 26 22 Ht9 Boulger, Andrews, Cowland, Jarman [rr] 68.4 4 2 30 24 Ht10 Wilson, Trigg, Storer, Handley [ef] 68.4 4 2 34 26 Ht11 Persson, Andrews, Jessup, Cowland 68.0 1 5 35 31 Ht12 Wilson, Trigg, Andrews, Shakespeare [rr] 67.6 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Persson, Boulger, Jessup, Ross 68.0 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht5 t/s Trigg for Ross, Ht8 t/s Persson for Ross, r/s Jarman for Handley, Ht9 r/s Cowland for Shakespeare [xt], Ht10 r/s Storer for Brown, r/s Handley for Hart, Ht11 t/s Andrews for Ross, Ht13 t/s Ross for Hart.
Lions Hopefuls Long Eaton Stars 1. Brian Foote 2 2 4 1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 6 2. Ray Watkins F 1’ 1+1 2. Roger Mills F 0 0
Ht1 Geoff Bouchard, Brian Foote, Ray Watkins [f], Roger Mills [f] 69.8 2 3 2 3 Ht2 Bouchard, Foote, Watkins, Mills 69.2 3 3 5 6
Star Of The Night Ht1 Jessup, Shakespeare, Trigg, Hart 68.4 69.6 Ht2 Wilson, Persson, Jarman, Ross 68.0 68.8 Ht3 Boulger, Andrews, Brown, Cowland 68.2 69.4 Final Boulger, Persson, Jessup, Wilson 67.8
Reserves Race Storer, Foote, Brown, Handley 69.8
25 Saturday 17 th June 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 43 – Oxford Cheetahs 35 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Ian Ross N 0 0 N 0 3. Bob Andrews 2 3 1 2 8 4. John Hart 1 EF 1’ F 2 1 5. Mick Handley 3 3 2 1’ 9 1 6. Pete Jarman 1 1’ 0 2 1 7. Roy Trigg 0 3 3 2’ 3 11 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Oxford Cheetahs 1. Garry Middleton (C) 1 2 2 2 3 10 2. Oyvind S. Berg R/R 3. Colin Gooddy 3 3 2 3 2 13 4. Ken McKinlay 0 2 0 0 2 5. Rick Timmo 2 1’ 1’ 1 1’ 6 3 6. Preben Rosenkilde 2 1’ 0 3 1 7. Norman Strachan 0 0 1’ 1 1 8. Roger Johns 0 0 Team Manager: Eden Hadwin ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Gooddy, Persson, Middleton, Trigg 68.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Trigg, Rosenkilde, Jarman, Strachan 68.8 4 2 6 6 Ht3 Handley, Timmo, Hart, McKinlay 69.8 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Gooddy, Andrews, Jarman, Strachan 69.6 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Handley, Middleton, Timmo, Hart 70.0 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Persson, Gooddy, Rosenkilde, Ross [rr] 69.0 3 3 19 17 Ht7 Andrews, McKinlay, Timmo, Jarman 70.8 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Trigg, Middleton, Strachan Ross 69.6 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Gooddy, Handley, Hart, Rosenkilde 71.4 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Persson, Trigg, Timmo, McKinlay 69.8 5 1 33 27 Ht11 Trigg, Middleton, Andrews, Johns 69.6 4 2 37 29 Ht12 Persson, Gooddy, Timmo, Hart [f] 70.0 3 3 40 32 Ht13 Middleton, Andrews, Handley, McKinlay 70.0 3 3 43 35
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Goody for Berg, r/s Trigg for Ross, Ht5 r/r Timmo for Berg, Ht8 r/r Middleton for Berg, Ht10 r/s Trigg for Ross, Ht11 r/r Johns for Berg,
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Trigg, Middleton, Johns [fx] [rr] 69.4 70.0 Ht2 Hart, Andrews, Gooddy, Strachan 69.8 70.8 Ht3 McKinlay, Handley, Timmo, Jarman 71.8 72.8 Final Persson, Trigg, Hart, McKinlay [ef] 70.2
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Jimmy Squibb, Gerald Smitherman, Ross, Dave Perks [f] 73.4 74.4 Ht2 Dave Harvey, Barry Smitherman, Andrew Hunt, Tony Sanford 73.4 74.2 Final Rosenkilde, Squibb, Harvey, B Smitherman 72.2 Consolation Ross, Perks, Sanford, G Smitherman [fx] [rr] 73.2 Hunt [fn]
Extra Race Perks, Robert Stanton, Paul Willetts 73.0
26 Friday 23rd June 1972 Somerton Park, Newport
Newport Wasps 36 – Cradley Heathens 42 (British League)
Newport Wasps 1. Graham Plant (C) 1 1 1 0 3 2. Neil Street 3 1 1’ 0 5 1 3. Tony Clarke 2 3 2 3 10 4. Phil Woodcock 3 2 2 FN 7 5. Bo Wirebrand F 1 0 N 1 6. Barry Duke 2’ 1’ 1 2 0 6 2 7. Ted Laessing 3 2 0 5 Team Manager: Pat Tapson
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 2 13 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 3 1 4 3. Bob Andrews 3 2’ 3 1 9 1 4. Mick Handley 1’ 0 2’ 1’ 4 3 5. Roy Trigg 2 2 3 3 10 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 0 N 1 2 7. John Hart EF N 0 0
Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee:
Ht1 Street, Persson, Plant, Jarman 75.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Laessing, Duke, Squibb, Hart [ef] 76.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Woodcock, Trigg, Handley, Wirebrand [f] 75.3 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Andrews, Clarke, Duke, Squibb 74.1 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Persson, Woodcock, Wirebrand, Jarman 73.9 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Persson, Andrews, Plant, Street 73.7 1 5 19 17 Ht7 Clarke, Trigg, Duke, Handley 73.5 4 2 23 19 Ht8 Jarman, Laessing, Street, Hart 73.5 3 3 26 22 Ht9 Andrews, Woodcock, Squibb, Wirebrand 73.2 2 4 28 26 Ht10 Trigg, Handley, Plant, Street 73.5 1 5 29 31 Ht11 Persson, Clarke, Jarman, Laessing 73.5 2 4 31 35 Ht12 Trigg, Duke, Andrews, Plant [rr] 74.3 2 4 33 39 Ht13 Clarke, Persson, Handley, Duke 73.6 3 3 36 42
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Squibb for Hart, Ht6 t/s Persson for Squibb, Ht12 r/s Duke for Woodcock [f-inj], Ht13 r/s Duke for Wirebrand.
Reserves Rampage Squibb, Duke, Laessing, Hart 76.1
The Black Country Ht1 Jarman, Andrews, Brian Woodward, Clive Buckler 75.5 ??.? Ht2 Persson, Duke, Squibb, Andrew Bearne 74.8 ??.? Ht3 Handley, Clarke, Trigg, Street 75.5 ??.? Final Persson, Handley, Jarman, Clarke [ef] 75.1
Junior Jump Buckler, Bearne, Mike Ryan, Woodward [fx] [rr] 77.5
27 Saturday 24 th June 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 60 – Newport Wasps 18 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Pete Jarman 2’ 2’ EF 2’ 6 3 3. Bob Andrews 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 4. Mick Handley 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3 5. Roy Trigg 3 3 3 3 12 6. Jimmy Squibb 3 2’ 2’ 7 2 7. John Hart 2’ 1 2’ 5 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Newport Wasps 1. Graham Plant (C) 1 2 1 1 1 6 2. Neil Street 0 0 3 0 0 3 3. Tony Clarke XT 1 0 1 2 4. Ted Laessing 0 N 0 0 0 5. Bo Wirebrand 1 0 N N 1 6. Barry Duke 1 1 0 1 3 7. Terry Shearer 0 0 2’ 1 3 1 Team Manager: Pete Lansdale ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe
Ht1 Persson, Jarman, Plant, Street 67.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Squibb, Hart, Duke, Shearer 70.8 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Trigg, Handley, Wirebrand, Laessing 69.6 5 1 15 3 Ht4 Andrews, Squibb, Duke, Shearer [rr] 71.4 5 1 20 4 Ht5 Trigg, Plant, Handley, Street 70.4 4 2 24 6 Ht6 Persson, Jarman, Clarke, Duke 69.4 5 1 29 7 Ht7 Andrews, Squibb, Plant, Wirebrand 70.0 5 1 34 8 Ht8 Street, Shearer, Hart, Jarman [ef] 71.0 1 5 35 13 Ht9 Trigg, Handley, Duke, Clarke [ef] 71.0 5 1 40 14 Ht10 Persson, Jarman, Shearer, Laessing 70.6 5 1 45 15 Ht11 Andrews, Hart, Plant, Street 70.4 5 1 50 16 Ht12 Persson, Handley, Clarke, Street 69.0 5 1 55 17 Ht13 Trigg, Andrews, Plant, Laessing 70.0 5 1 60 18
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Duke for Clarke [xt], Ht7 t/s Plant for Laessing, Ht10 r/s Shearer for Wirebrand, Ht12 t/s Street for Wirebrand.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Jarman, Plant, Street 69.6 70.8 Ht2 Andrews, Hart, Clarke, Shearer 70.4 71.0 Ht3 Trigg, Handley, Wirebrand, Duke 70.4 71.8 Final Persson, Trigg, Jarman, Andrews 71.2
Reserve Stakes Ht1 Ian Ross, Squibb, Dave Perks, Barry Smitherman [f] 73.0 73.2 Ht2 Dave Harvey, Tony Sanford, Andrew Hunt, Paul Willetts 73.6 75.2 Final Squibb, Ross, Laessing, Harvey [fr] 72.4 Consolation Perks, Hunt, Sanford, B Smitherman 74.0
28 Monday 26 th June 1972 Hackney Stadium, London
Hackney Hawks 52 – Cradley Heathens 26 (BL KO Cup Rnd 2 Replay)
Hackney Hawks 1. Bengt Jansson (C) 3 3 3 2 11 2. Allan Emmett 0 1 N N 1 3. Barry Thomas 3 3 3 3 12 4. Laurie Etheridge 2’ 2 2 0 6 1 5. Hugh Saunders 3 1’ 1’ 0 5 2 6. Dave Kennett 3 1 2’ 3 9 1 7. Geoff Maloney 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4 Team Manager: Len Silver
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 EF R 2 7 2. Pete Jarman 1’ FX 1 N 2 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 2 FX 3 3 10 4. Mick Handley XT 0 0 1’ 1 1 5. Roy Trigg 1 1 1 1 1 5 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 0 N 0 1 7. John Hart 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: L. D. Stripp
Ht1 Jansson, Persson, Jarman, Emmett 66.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Kennett, Maloney, Squibb, Hart 68.8 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Saunders, Etheridge, Trigg, Squibb [rr] 69.2 5 1 13 5 Ht4 Thomas, Andrews, Kennett, Hart 67.2 4 2 17 7 Ht5 Persson, Etheridge, Saunders, Jarman [fx] [rr] 67.8 3 3 20 10 Ht6 Jansson, Andrews, Emmett, Persson [ef] 67.8 4 2 24 12 Ht7 Thomas. Kennett, Trigg, Handley 67.4 5 1 29 13 Ht8 Kennett, Maloney, Jarman, Andrews [fx] [rr] 68.6 5 1 34 14 Ht9 Andrews, Etheridge, Saunders, Squibb 67.0 3 3 37 17 Ht10 Jansson, Maloney, Trigg, Handley 68.8 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Thomas, Maloney, Trigg, Persson [r] 66.4 5 1 47 19 Ht12 Andrews, Jansson, Trigg, Etheridge 67.0 2 4 49 23 Ht13 Thomas, Persson, Handley, Saunders 67.2 3 3 52 26
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Squibb for Handley [xt], Ht6 t/s Persson for Squibb, Ht8 r/s Kennett for Emmett, t/s Andrews for Hart, Ht10 r/s Maloney for Emmett, Ht11 t/s Trigg for Jarman.
Stratford Scorch Emmett, Tiger Beech, P Claridge, Trevor Barnwell [ns] 68.4
The Goldhawk Tournament Ht1 Persson, Jansson, Maloney, Handley 67.8 68.4 Ht2 Thomas, Emmett, Etheridge, Andrews 67.8 69.8 Ht3 Trigg, Kennett, Saunders, Claridge 68.4 68.8 Final Trigg, Persson, Jansson, Thomas [ef] 69.0
Reserves Romp Squibb, Beech, Hart, Emmett 70.4
29 Thursday 29 th June 1972 Wimbledon Stadium, London
Wimbledon Dons 46 – Cradley Heathens 32 (British League)
Wimbledon Dons 1. Ronnie Moore (C) 2 3 2’ 3 10 1 2. Neil Cameron 0 1 2 3 6 3. Trevor Hedge 3 3 3 3 12 4. Graeme Stapleton 0 1’ 1’ 1 3 2 5. Tommy Jansson 3 2 2 1 8 6. Peter Murray 3 1 0 4 7. Jim Tebby 2’ 1’ 0 3 2 Team Manager: Cyril Maidment
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 2 2 13 2. Pete Jarman 1 0 N N 0 1 3. Bob Andrews 2 2 3 0 2 9 4. Mick Handley 2 1’ 0 EF N 3 1 5. Roy Trigg 1’ 2 XT 1’ 0 4 2 6. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 N 0 7. John Hart 1 0 N 1 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: L. Pike
Ht1 Persson, Moore, Jarman, Cameron 64.1 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Murray, Tebby, Hart, Squibb 65.6 5 1 7 5 Ht3 Jansson, Handley, Trigg, Stapleton 64.7 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Hedge, Andrews, Murray, Hart 63.3 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Persson, Jansson, Stapleton, Jarman 65.4 3 3 17 13 Ht6 Moore, Andrews, Cameron, Squibb 64.4 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Hedge, Trigg, Handley, Murray 63.6 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Andrews, Cameron, Tebby, Handley 64.6 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Persson, Jansson, Stapleton, Andrews 64.2 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Cameron, Moore, Hart, Handley [ef] [rr] 65.8 5 1 35 25 Ht11 Hedge, Persson, Trigg, Tebby 63.5 3 3 38 28 Ht12 Moore, Andrews, Stapleton, Trigg 63.9 4 2 42 30 Ht13 Hedge, Persson, Jansson, Jarman 64.0 4 2 46 32
Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Andrews for Jarman, t/s Handley for Hart, Ht9 t/s Persson for Squibb, Ht10 r/s Hart for Trigg [xt], Ht11 t/s Trigg for Jarman. Ht13 t/s Jarman for Handley.
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Saturday 1st July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 35 – Ipswich Witches 43 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 2’ 3 3 14 1 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 2 N 0 2 3. Roy Trigg 3 3 1 2 2 11 4. Mick Handley 0 0 1 N 1 5. Colin Gooddy (G) 2 1 0 1’ 4 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 1’ 0 N 1 1 7. John Hart 2 0 N 0 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Ipswich Witches 1. Olle Nygren 1’ 3 3 3 10 1 2. Sandor Levai 2 2’ 1 1 6 1 3. John Louis (C) 2 2 3 2 9 4. Billy Sanders 1 0 0 N 1 5. Tommy Johansson 3 1 2 1’ 7 1 6. Alan Sage 3 1’ 1’ 3 2’ 10 3 7. Clive Noy 0 N N 0 0 Team Manager: Ron Bagley ACU Referee: S. Green
Ht1 Persson. Levai, Nygren, Jarman 67.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Sage, Hart, Squibb, Noy 69.0 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Johansson, Gooddy, Sanders, Handley 67.8 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Trigg, Louis, Sage, Squibb 69.0 3 3 11 13 Ht5 Nygren, Levai, Gooddy, Handley 69.6 1 5 12 18 Ht6 Persson, Louis, Sage, Jarman 68.6 3 3 15 21 Ht7 Trigg, Persson, Johansson, Sanders 69.0 5 1 20 22 Ht8 Sage, Jarman, Levai, Hart 69.4 2 4 22 26 Ht9 Louis, Sage, Handley, Gooddy 68.4 1 5 23 31 Ht10 Persson, Johansson, Trigg, Sanders 69.4 4 2 27 33 Ht11 Nygren, Trigg, Levai, Jarman 70.0 2 4 29 37 Ht12 Persson, Louis, Johansson, Hart 68.6 3 3 32 40 Ht13 Nygren, Trigg, Gooddy, Noy 69.8 3 3 35 43
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Sage for Noy, Ht7 t/s Persson for Squibb, Ht8 r/s Sage for Noy, Ht10 t/s Trigg for Jarman, Ht11 t/s Jarman for Hart, Ht12 r/s Hart for Handley, Ht13 r/s Noy for Sanders
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Nygren, Jarman, Levai [f] 69.6 70.8 Ht2 Louis, Sanders, Squibb, Gooddy [r] 70.0 71.2 Ht3 Johansson, Handley, Trigg, Sage 70.4 71.2 Final Persson, Louis, Johansson, Handley 69.4
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Hart, Ian Ross, Dave Perks, Gerald Smitherman [fn] [rr] 70.4 73.6 Ht2 Dave Harvey, Barry Smitherman, Tony Sanford, Andrew Hunt 73.4 73.8 Final Hart, Harvey, Noy, Ross [f] 71.6 Consolation Perks, Hunt, Sanford, B Smitherman [r] [rr] 73.0
31 Saturday 8th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens v Sheffield Tigers (British League) Postponed Due To Rain
32 Saturday 15 th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 41 – Kings Lynn Stars 37 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Pete Jarman 1’ 1 2 1 5 1 3. Roy Trigg 3 3 2 2 10 4. Mick Handley 1 2 1’ 0 4 1 5. Trevor Hedge (G) 3 1’ 2 1’ 7 2 6. Jimmy Squibb 0 1 1 2 7. John Hart 2 0 0 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Kings Lynn Stars 1. Terry Betts (C) 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Howard Cole R/R 3. Malcolm Simmons 2 2 1 3 1 2 11 4. Roger Mills 0 N 0 N 0 5. Bob Humphreys 0 2 2 2 1’ 7 1 6. Barry Crowson 1 0 0 EF 0 1 7. Ian Turner 3 0 0 N 3 8. John Gosling DNR Team Manager: Alan Littlechild ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Betts, Persson, Jarman, Humphreys 68.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Turner, Hart, Crowson, Squibb 70.8 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Hedge, Humphreys, Handley, Mills 69.4 4 2 9 9 Ht4 Trigg, Simmons, Squibb, Turner 70.0 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Betts, Handley, Hedge, Crowson 68.8 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Persson, Simmons, Jarman, Crowson 69.2 4 2 20 16 Ht7 Trigg, Humphreys, Squibb, Turner 69.4 4 2 24 18 Ht8 Betts, Jarman, Simmons, Hart 69.2 2 4 26 22 Ht9 Simmons, Hedge, Handley, Crowson [ef] 70.6 3 3 29 25 Ht10 Persson, Humphreys, Jarman, Mills 69.8 4 2 33 27 Ht11 Betts, Trigg, Simmons, Hart 69.4 2 4 35 31 Ht12 Persson, Simmons, Humphreys, Handley 69.8 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Betts, Trigg, Hedge, Crowson 70.4 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Humphreys for Cole, Ht5 r/r Crowson for Cole, Ht7 r/s Turner for Mills, Ht8 r/r Betts for Cole, t/s Simmons for Turner, Ht11 r/r Simmons for Cole, Ht13 r/s Crowson for Mills.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Betts, Turner, Gosling 69.8 71.4 Ht2 Simmons, Hart, Hedge, Mills 71.8 72.2 Ht3 Trigg, Humphreys, Handley, Crowson [f] 71.8 72.4 Final Betts, Trigg, Simmons, Persson 70.2
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Dave Perks, Cyril Francis, Ian Ross, Dave Harvey 73.2 Ht2 Paul Willetts, Gerald Smitherman, Andrew Hunt, Tony Sanford [fx] [rr] 73.2 Final Jarman, Squibb, Perks, Willetts 72.6 2nd Final Francis, Smitherman, Hunt, Ross [f] 74.6 Consolation Harvey, Gosling, Keith Mantle, Andrew Cloake [f] 74.0
33 Wednesday 19 th July 1972 Blunsdon Stadium, Swindon
Swindon Robins 42 – Cradley Heathens 36 (British League)
Swindon Robins 1. Ronnie Moore (G) 3 3 2 3 11 2. David Ashby F 0 N N 0 3. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 3 12 4. Mike Broadbank 1’ 1’ 1’ 0 3 3 5. Brian Leonard 2 2 2 1 7 6. Clive Hitch 3 1 0 1 1’ 6 1 7. Mike Keen 2’ 0 1 3 1 Team Manager: Dick Bradley
Cradley Heathens 1. Bob Andrews 1’ 3 1’ 2 2 9 2 2. Pete Jarman 2 F 2’ 0 4 1 3. Roy Trigg 2 2 3 3 2 12 4. Mick Handley 0 N 0 0 0 5. Bengt Jansson (G) 3 2 3 1’ 9 1 6. Jimmy Squibb (C) 0 1’ 0 1 1 7. John Hart 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: M Palmer
Ht1 Moore, Jarman, Andrews, D Ashby [f] 73.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Hitch, Keen, Hart, Squibb 74.6 5 1 8 4 Ht3 Jansson, Leonard, Broadbank, Handley 74.0 3 3 11 7 Ht4 M Ashby, Trigg, Hitch, Hart 73.0 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Andrews, Leonard, Broadbank, Jarman [f] 74.4 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Moore, Trigg, Squibb, D Ashby 73.2 3 3 21 15 Ht7 M Ashby, Jansson, Andrews, Hitch 73.2 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Trigg, Jarman, Hitch, Keen 74.0 1 5 25 23 Ht9 Trigg, Leonard, Broadbank, Squibb 74.0 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Jansson, Moore, Hitch, Handley 73.2 3 3 31 29 Ht11 M Ashby, Andrews, Keen, Jarman 74.6 4 2 35 31 Ht12 Moore, Trigg, Jansson, Broadbank 73.2 3 3 38 34 Ht13 M Ashby, Andrews, Leonard, Handley 73.2 4 2 42 36
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Andrews for Handley, Ht8 r/s Hitch for D Ashby, t/s Trigg for Hart, Ht10 r/s Hitch for D Ashby.
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Thursday 20 th July 1972 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
Sheffield Tigers 41 – Cradley Heathens 37 (British League)
Sheffield Tigers 1. Arnold Haley 1 3 2’ 1’ 7 2 2. Bob Paulson (C) 3 1 2 3 9 3. Bert Harkins 0 2 2 2 6 4. Bob Valentine 3 EF 2 2 7 5. Reidar Eide 2’ 2 1’ 1’ 6 3 6. Reg Wilson 0 1 N 1 7. Doug Wyer 3 0 1’ 1’ 5 2 Team Manager: Terry Thornhill
Cradley Heathens 1. Gote Nordin (G) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Pete Jarman 0 1 3 0 4 3. Roy Trigg (C) 3 2 3 3 11 4. Mick Handley 0 0 N N 0 5. Richard May (G) 1 3 1 0 5 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 0 FX 2 7. John Hart 1’ 2’ 1 0 0 4 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: L. Pendergast
Ht1 Paulson, Nordin, Haley, Jarman 71.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Wyer, Squibb, Hart, Wilson 70.8 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Valentine, Eide, May, Handley 70.0 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Trigg, Hart, Wilson, Harkins 71.2 1 5 13 11 Ht5 Nordin, Eide, Jarman, Valentine [ef] 69.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Haley, Trigg, Paulson, Squibb 70.0 4 2 19 17 Ht7 May, Harkins, Wyer, Handley 71.2 3 3 22 20 Ht8 Jarman, Paulson, Hart, Wyer 71.0 2 4 24 24 Ht9 Trigg, Valentine, Eide, Squibb [fx] [rr] 70.2 3 3 27 27 Ht10 Paulson, Haley, May, Hart 70.4 5 1 32 28 Ht11 Nordin, Harkins, Wyer, Jarman 70.2 3 3 35 31 Ht12 Trigg, Valentine, Haley, May 70.4 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Nordin, Harkins, Eide, Hart 71.0 3 3 41 37
Programme Changes: Ht7 r/s Wyer for Wilson, Ht10 r/s Hart for Handley, Ht13 r/s Hart for Handley.
Reserves Race Wyer, Hart, Craig Pendlebury, Dennis Jackson 71.2
The Senior Individual Event Ht1 Haley, Velentine, Trigg, Squibb 70.0 70.4 Ht2 Nordin, Wilson, Paulson, Jarman 71.0 71.4 Ht3 Eide, Harkins, May, Handley 71.0 71.2 Final Nordin, Haley, Valentine, Eide 71.6
Reserves Race Bernard Hornby, Jackson, Mick Glover, Nicky Allott 75.0
Up and Comers Nicky Allott, Jackson, Craig Pendlebury, Mick Glover 74.2
35 Saturday 22 nd July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 40 – Glasgow Tigers 38 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 2 3 XT 7 2. Pete Jarman 1’ 1’ 3 0 5 2 3. Roy Trigg 2 2 1’ 1 6 1 4. Dave Perks 3 F EF F 3 5. Bob Andrews 2’ 2 3 F 7 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 1’ 1’ 3 2 7. Mick Handley 3 2’ 2 2 9 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Glasgow Tigers 1. George Hunter 3 3 2 FX 2’ 10 1 2. Charlie Monk 0 1 0 N 1 3. Jim McMillan 3 3 1’ 2 3 12 1 4. Bobby Beaton 1 3 1’ 3 3 11 1 5. Paul O’Neill 0 0 N N 0 6. Robin Adlington 2 0 1 N 1 4 7. Kjell Gimre 0 0 N 0 Team Manager: Neil MacFarlane ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe
Ht1 Hunter, Persson, Jarman, Monk 71.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Handley, Adlington, Squibb, Gimre 71.8 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Perks, Andrews, Beaton, O’Neill 72.6 5 1 12 6 Ht4 McMillan, Trigg, Squibb, Gimre 71.0 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Hunter, Andrews, Monk, Perks 72.2 2 4 17 13 Ht6 McMillan, Persson, Jarman, Adlington 71.6 3 3 20 16 Ht7 Beaton, Trigg, Squibb, O’Neill 72.6 3 3 23 19 Ht8 Jarman, Handley, Adlington, Monk 73.0 5 1 28 20 Ht9 Andrews, Hunter, McMillan, Perks 72.2 3 3 31 23 Ht10 Persson, McMillan, Beaton, Jarman 71.2 3 3 34 26 Ht11 Beaton, Handley, Trigg, Hunter [fx] [rr] 71.8 3 3 37 29 Ht12 McMillan, Handley, Adlington, Perks [rr] 72.4 2 4 39 33 Ht13 Beaton, Hunter, Trigg, Andrews [f] 71.8 1 5 40 38
Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Adlington for Gimre, Ht9 t/s Hunter for Adlington, Ht10 t/s McMillan for O’Neill, Ht11 t/s Beaton for Monk, Ht12 r/s Handley for Persson [xt], r/s Adlington for O’Neill.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Jarman, Monk, Hunter [f] 73.8 75.2 Ht2 McMillan, Beaton, Andrews, Gimre [r] 72.0 72.8 Ht3 Trigg, Adlington, Squibb, Handley [f], O’Neill [xt] [rr] 73.8 77.8 Final McMillan, Beaton, Persson, Trigg [r] 71.6
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Squibb, Tony Sanford, Cyril Francis [f], Dave Harvey [fx] [rr] Awd’d Ht2 Squibb, Perks, Chris Doyle, Ian Ross [f] 76.2 Ht3 Harvey, Gerald Smitherman, John Guest, Andrew Hunt [fr] 79.0 Final Squibb, Harvey, Smitherman, Keith Mantle [ef] 77.0 2nd Final Ross, Guest, Doyle, Hunt [fr] 77.4
36 Friday 28 th July 1972 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Wolves 40 – Cradley Heathens 38 (Midland Cup 1 st Rnd 1 st Leg)
Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Nigel Wasley 1 0 N N 1 3. Dave Gifford 2 3 0 0 5 4. Malc. Shakespeare (G) 3 1’ 1 2’ 7 2 5. Jan Simensen XT 2 3 1 6 6. Tom Leadbitter 0 1’ 2’ 1’ F 4 3 7. Jon Erskine 2 0 2 1 5 Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) XT 3 2 2’ 3 10 1 2. Dave Perks EF F N N 0 3. Roy Trigg 3 2 2 1 8 4. Mick Handley 1’ 1 1’ N 3 2 5. Bob Andrews 2 0 N 0 2 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 1’ F 0 2 1 7. Pete Jarman 2 3 EF 3 3 2’ 13 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: S. Green
Ht1 Olsen, Jarman, Wasley, Perks [ef] [rr] 63.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Jarman, Erskine, Squibb, Leadbitter 67.0 2 4 6 6 Ht3 Shakespeare, Andrews, Handley, Erskine [rr] 66.2 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Trigg, Gifford, Leadbitter, Jarman [ef] 67.4 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Persson, Simensen, Shakespeare, Perks [ef] 65.4 3 3 15 15 Ht6 Olsen, Trigg, Squibb, Wasley 64.2 3 3 18 18 Ht7 Gifford, Leadbitter, Handley, Andrews 67.6 5 1 23 19 Ht8 Jarman, Erskine, Leadbitter, Squibb [f] 66.4 3 3 26 22 Ht9 Simensen, Trigg, Shakespeare, Squibb 66.2 4 2 30 24 Ht10 Olsen, Persson, Handley, Leadbitter [f] 64.4 3 3 33 27 Ht11 Jarman, Persson, Erskine, Gifford 66.4 1 5 34 32 Ht12 Olsen, Shakespeare, Trigg, Andrews 64.6 5 1 39 33 Ht13 Persson, Jarman, Simensen, Gifford 67.0 1 5 40 38
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Jarman for Persson [xt], Ht3 r/s Erskine for Simensen [xt], Ht8 r/s Leadbitter for Wasley, r/s Squibb for Perks, Ht10 r/s Leadbitter for Wasley, t/s Persson for Andrews, Ht11 t/s Jarman for Perks, Ht13 r/s Jarman for Handley.
Reserves Scratch Race Jarman, Wasley, Tony Freegard, Ian Teale 66.8
Training School Harum Scarum Freegard, Teale, Terry Owen, Keith Anderson 70.4
Star Of The Night Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Handley, Perks 64.6 65.8 Ht2 Simensen, Trigg, Erskine, Squibb 66.8 67.6 Ht3 Shakespeare, Gifford, Andrews, Leadbitter 66.8 67.2 Final Olsen, Persson, Shakespeare, Simensen 65.6
A Junior Fixture Between the Wolves Cubs and Crewe Princes took place after the Second Half. Full Details Can Be found on Page 63
37 Saturday 29 th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 39 – Wolverhampton Wolves 39 (Midland Cup 1 st Rnd 2 nd Leg )
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 2 2 10 2. Dave Perks 0 2’ 0 0 2 1 3. Roy Trigg 3 2 0 2 7 4. Mick Handley XT 0 3 EX 3 5. Bob Andrews 2 2 2’ 0 6 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 1’ 0 0 1 1 7. Pete Jarman 2 2’ 3 2 1’ 10 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen (C) 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Jon Erskine 1’ 1 2 1 5 1 3. Dave Gifford 1 F 0 N 1 4. Graham Plant (G) 1 1 N 1 3 5. Jan Simensen 3 3 1 3 10 6. Tom Leadbitter EF 0 1 N 1 7. Terry Shearer (G) 3 EX 1’ 1 0 5 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby
Ht1 Persson, Olsen, Erskine, Perks 68.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Shearer, Jarman, Squibb, Leadbitter [ef] 70.4 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Simensen, Andrews, Plant, Squibb [rr] 68.2 2 4 8 10 Ht4 Trigg, Jarman, Gifford, Leadbitter 69.2 5 1 13 11 Ht5 Olsen, Andrews, Erskine, Handley 68.6 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Persson, Perks, Leadbitter, Gifford [f] 69.0 5 1 20 16 Ht7 Simensen, Trigg, Plant, Squibb [rr] 69.0 2 4 22 20 Ht8 Jarman, Erskine, Shearer, Perks 71.0 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Handley, Andrews, Shearer, Gifford 70.8 5 1 30 24 Ht10 Olsen, Persson, Simensen, Perks 68.8 2 4 32 28 Ht11 Olsen, Jarman, Erskine, Trigg 70.8 2 4 34 32 Ht12 Simensen, Persson, Jarman, Shearer 69.4 3 3 37 35 Ht13 Olsen, Trigg, Plant, Andrews 70.8 2 4 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Squibb for Handley [xt], Ht4 r/s Jarman for Squibb, r/s Leadbitter for Shearer [ex], Ht9 r/s Shearer for Leadbitter, Ht10 t/s Olsen for Plant, Ht12 r/s Jarman for Handley [ex], r/s Shearer for Gifford.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Jarman, Erskine 69.4 70.2 Ht2 Andrews, Plant, Shearer [ef], Gifford [f] 71.0 71.4 Ht3 Simensen, Trigg, Handley, Leadbitter 71.2 71.4 Final Olsen, Simensen, Andrews, Persson [ef] 68.8
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Squibb, Perks, Dave Harvey, Tony Sanford 72.6 Ht2 Squibb, Perks, Ian Ross, John Hart [f] 72.4 Ht3 Harvey, Sanford, Gerald Smitherman, Paul Willetts 73.4 Final Squibb, Perks, Harvey, Sanford 72.8 2nd Final Hart, Smitherman, Ross, Willetts [ef] 72.0
38 Thursday 3 rd August 1972 Oxford Stadium, Cowley
Oxford Cheetahs 45 – Cradley Heathens 33 (British League)
Oxford Cheetahs 1. Garry Middleton (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Rick Timmo 1 1 1’ 1 4 1 3. Colin Gooddy 2 2 3 EX 7 4. Malcolm Ballard 2 2 2’ EF 6 1 5. Oyvind S. Berg 1’ 0 3 1’ 5 2 6. Ken McKinlay 3 1’ F 4 1 7. Norman Strachan 2’ 2 1 2 7 1 Team Manager: Eden Hadwin
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 1 3 2 3 11 2. Pete Jarman 0 3 3 0 6 3. Roy Trigg 3 2 1 0 1’ 7 1 4. Dave Perks F N N 0 0 5. Bob Andrews 3 1 2 2 8 6. Jimmy Squibb 1 0 0 1 7. Mick Handley XT 0 0 0 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: TBA
Ht1 Middleton, Persson, Timmo, Jarman 68.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 McKinlay, Strachan, Squibb, Handley [xt] [rr] 69.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Andrews, Ballard, Berg, Perks [f] 68.2 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Trigg, Gooddy, McKinlay, Handley 69.0 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Jarman, Ballard, Persson, Berg 68.4 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Middleton, Trigg, Timmo, Squibb 67.8 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Persson, Gooddy, Andrews, McKinlay [f] 67.8 2 4 23 19 Ht8 Jarman, Strachan, Timmo, Handley 68.6 3 3 26 22 Ht9 Berg, Ballard, Trigg, Squibb 68.4 5 1 31 23 Ht10 Middleton, Andrews, Timmo, Trigg 67.4 4 2 35 25 Ht11 Gooddy, Persson, Strachan, Jarman 68.8 4 2 39 27 Ht12 Middleton, Andrews, Trigg, Ballard [ef] 67.4 3 3 42 30 Ht13 Persson, Strachan, Berg, Perks [rr] 67.8 3 3 45 33
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Persson for Perks, Ht10 t/s Trigg for Perks, Ht13 r/s Strachan for Gooddy [ex].
The Young Rebels Knockout Tournament Ht1 John Davis, Julian Wigg, Eric Dugard [f], Mick Garrard [f] 68.4 Ht2 Ken Matthews, Mick Baker, Russ Skinner, Geo. Buchanan 72.8 Final Davis, Wigg, Matthews, Baker 69.6
The Luxicars Snowball Ht1 Middleton, Strachan, Jarman, Andrews 68.4 69.0 Ht2 Handley, Persson, Timmo, Berg 68.4 68.4 Ht3 Trigg, Ballard, Squibb, Richard Greer 68.4 68.8 Final Persson, Middleton, Handley, Trigg 68.0
The Consolation Caper McKinlay, Perks, Greer, Davis 69.8
39 Saturday 5 th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 37 – Hackney Hawks 41 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 3 3 15 2. Pete Jarman 1 2’ 2 0 5 1 3. Roy Trigg 1 0 1’ 3 5 1 4. Dave Perks 0 F N 0 0 5. Bob Andrews 3 1 1 0 5 6. Jimmy Squibb 1’ 0 N 1 1 7. Mick Handley 2 2 0 2 6 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Hackney Hawks 1. Bengt Jansson R/R 2. Dave Kennett 0 2’ 1 3 1’ 7 2 3. Geoff Maloney 2 3 1 0 2 8 4. Eddie Reeves 2 1 2 0 2 7 5. Barry Thomas 1’ 3 3 1’ 1’ 9 3 6. Laurie Etheridge 3 2’ 0 3 2 10 1 7. Hugh Saunders FX N N 0 8. Gerald Smitherman DNR Team Manager: Dave Erskine ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Persson, Maloney, Jarman, Kennett 68.2 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Etheridge, Handley, Squibb, Saunders [fx] [rr] 70.4 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Andrews, Reeves, Thomas, Perks 70.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Maloney, Etheridge, Trigg, Squibb 70.4 1 5 11 13 Ht5 Thomas, Kennett, Andrews, Perks [f] 70.0 1 5 12 18 Ht6 Persson, Jarman, Maloney, Etheridge 70.4 5 1 17 19 Ht7 Thomas, Handley, Reeves, Trigg 70.0 2 4 19 23 Ht8 Etheridge, Jarman, Kennett, Handley 70.4 2 4 21 27 Ht9 Persson, Etheridge, Andrews, Maloney 69.6 4 2 25 29 Ht10 Persson, Reeves, Thomas, Jarman 69.4 3 3 28 32 Ht11 Kennett, Handley, Trigg, Reeves 71.2 3 3 31 35 Ht12 Persson, Maloney, Thomas, Perks 69.8 3 3 34 38 Ht13 Trigg, Reeves, Kennett, Andrews 71.2 3 3 37 41
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Maloney for Jansson, Ht4 r/s Etheridge for Saunders, Ht5 r/r Thomas for Jansson, Ht7 r/s Handley for Squibb, Ht8 r/s Etheridge for Saunders, Ht9 t/s Persson for Perks, Ht11 r/r Reeves for Jansson, Ht13 r/r Kennett for Jansson.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Jarman, Kennett, Perks 70.0 70.8 Ht2 Maloney, Reeves, Squibb, Dave Harvey 72.8 73.2 Ht3 Etheridge, Thomas, Trigg, Ian Ross 71.8 72.4 Final Maloney, Jarman, Persson, Etheridge 72.4
Dudley Wood Trophy Perks, Harvey, John Taylor [f], Gerald Smitherman [f] 72.2
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Perks, Harvey, Paul Willetts, Ross [f] 73.6 Ht2 Smitherman, Tony Sanford, Taylor, Willetts [r] 75.8 Final Perks, Harvey, Smitherman, Sanford 72.8
40 Wednesday 9th August 1972 Wimbourne Road, Poole
Poole Pirates 53 – Cradley Heathens 25 (British League)
Poole Pirates 1. Christer Lofqvist 2 3 2’ 1’ 8 2 2. Frank Shuter 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2 3. Pete Smith (C) 3 2 3 3 11 4. John Langfield 3 2 3 2 10 5. Brian Collins 2’ 1’ 2’ 1 6 3 6. Odd Fossengen 3 2’ 1’ 6 2 7. Mike Cake 1 1 1 3 Team Manager: Ron Hart
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 3 2 2 13 2. Dave Perks 0 F N 0 0 0 3. Roy Trigg XT 1 2 XT 3 6 4. Ian Ross 0 N 0 N 0 5. Bob Andrews 1 0 1 N 2 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 1 0 0 0 3 7. Pete Jarman 0 F 0 1 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: C. H. Telling
Ht1 Persson, Lofqvist, Shuter, Perks 69.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Fossengen, Squibb, Cake, Jarman 69.6 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Langfield, Collins, Andrews, Ross [fr] 70.4 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Smith, Fossengen, Squibb, Jarman [f] [rr] 69.8 5 1 17 7 Ht5 Persson, Langfield, Collins, Perks [rr] 70.0 3 3 20 10 Ht6 Lofqvist, Shuter, Trigg, Squibb 70.2 5 1 25 11 Ht7 Persson, Smith, Fossengen, Andrews 69.4 3 3 28 14 Ht8 Shuter, Trigg, Cake, Jarman 70.4 4 2 32 16 Ht9 Langfield, Collins, Jarman, Squibb [rr] 71.2 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Shuter, Lofqvist, Andrews, Ross [fr] 70.2 5 1 42 18 Ht11 Smith, Persson, Cake, Perks 69.8 4 2 46 20 Ht12 Trigg, Langfield, Lofqvist, Squibb 71.2 3 3 49 23 Ht13 Smith, Persson, Collins, Perks 69.6 4 2 53 25
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Squibb for Trigg [xt], Ht7 t/s Persson for Ross, Ht8 t/s Trigg for Perks, Ht9 r/s Jarman for Trigg [xt], Ht12 r/s Squibb for Andrews, Ht13 t/s Perks for Ross.
The Johnnie Thomson Shield Ht1 Fossengen, Cake, Perks, Ross 71.0 Ht2 Smith, Persson, Jarman, Shuter, 70.2 Ht3 Lofqvist, Trigg, Collins, Andrews [ns] 71.0 Ht4 Langfield, Squibb, Perks, Ross [rr] 71.8 SF1 Smith, Lofqvist, Fossengen, Langfield 71.0 SF2 Persson, Trigg, Cake, Squibb 70.4 Final Smith, Trigg, Persson, Lofqvist 70.2
Junior Pirates Race Martin Yeates, Terry Stansfield 78.8
Novice Race J White, Kevin Brown, Barry Rose [nf], M Hooper [nf] 78.0
41 Saturday 12 th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 29 – Belle Vue Aces 49 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 2’ 3 13 1 2. Pete Jarman 0 2’ 3 3 0 8 1 3. Roy Trigg 0 1 1 1 3 4. Dave Perks 0 0 0 N 0 5. Bob Andrews 1 1 1 0 N 3 6. Jimmy Squibb 0 1 N 0 1 7. Mick Handley 1 0 N 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Belle Vue Aces 1. Ivan Mauger (C) 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 2. Soren Sjosten 1 3 2 2’ 8 1 3. Peter Collins 3 1 2’ 1’ 7 2 4. Alan Wilkinson 3 2 0 2’ 7 1 5. Chris Pusey 2’ 0 1 2 5 1 6. Paul Tyrer 2’ 0 N 2 1 7. Eric Broadbelt 3 2’ 1’ 3 9 2 Team Manager: Dent Oliver ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Mauger, Persson, Sjosten, Jarman 67.8 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Broadbelt, Tyrer, Handley, Squibb 68.8 1 5 3 9 Ht3 Wilkinson, Pusey, Andrews, Perks 71.0 1 5 4 14 Ht4 Collins, Broadbelt, Squibb, Trigg 70.4 1 5 5 19 Ht5 Sjosten, Mauger, Andrews, Perks 69.6 1 5 6 24 Ht6 Persson, Jarman, Collins, Tyrer 68.6 5 1 11 25 Ht7 Persson, Wilkinson, Trigg, Pusey 69.8 4 2 15 27 Ht8 Jarman, Sjosten, Broadbelt, Handley 69.4 3 3 18 30 Ht9 Broadbelt, Collins, Andrews, Perks 70.6 1 5 19 35 Ht10 Jarman, Persson, Pusey, Wilkinson 69.2 5 1 24 36 Ht11 Mauger, Sjosten, Trigg, Jarman 70.4 1 5 25 41 Ht12 Persson, Pusey, Collins, Andrews 68.8 3 3 28 44 Ht13 Mauger, Wilkinson, Trigg, Squibb 70.6 1 5 29 49
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Persson for Trigg, Ht9 r/s Broadbelt for Tyrer, Ht11 t/s Jarman for Handley, Ht12 t/s Andrews for Perks, Ht13 r/s Squibb for Andrews.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Mauger, Persson, Sjosten, Jarman 69.8 70.0 Ht2 Wilkinson, Andrews, Collins, Squibb 70.8 71.4 Ht3 Pusey, Trigg, Handley, Tyrer 71.0 71.6 Final Persson, Wilkinson, Pusey, Mauger 70.2
Dudley Wood Trophy Perks, Broadbelt, Dave Harvey, Gerald Smitherman [f] 71.6
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Ian Ross, Barry Smitherman, Andrew Cloake, Harvey [ef] [rr] 73.4 John Taylor [fn] Ht2 Willetts, G Smitherman, Tony Sanford, Paul Willetts [ef] 72.8 Final Perks, Ross, G Smitherman, B Smitherman 73.0 2nd Final Harvey, Sanford, Willetts, Cloake 74.2
42 Saturday 19th August 1972 Hyde Road, Manchester
Belle Vue Aces 47.5 – Cradley Heathens 30.5 (British League)
Belle Vue Aces 1. Ivan Mauger (C) 1’ 3 3 3 10 1 2. Soren Sjosten 2 2’ 2.5 2’ 8.5 2 3. Peter Collins 3 3 2 2 10 4. Eric Broadbelt 3 1’ 3 2’ 9 2 5. Chris Pusey 2’ 2 2’ 1’ 7 3 6. Ian Hindle 1 1 1 0 0 3 7. Alan Wilkinson FX N N 0 Team Manager: Dent Oliver
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 3 2.5 3 3 14.5 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 N 1 1 3. Roy Trigg 2 1 1 1 1 6 4. Dave Perks 0 2 EF 0 0 2 5. Bob Andrews 1 EF N N 1 6. Jimmy Squibb 2’ 0 0 2 1 7. Mick Handley 3 0 1 4 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: L. Pendergast
Ht1 Persson, Sjosten, Mauger, Jarman 72.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Handley, Squibb, Hindle, Wilkinson [fx] [rr] 75.0 1 5 4 8 Ht3 Broadbelt, Pusey, Andrews, Perks 72.0 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Collins, Trigg, Hindle, Handley 73.6 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Persson, Pusey, Broadbelt, Jarman 72.4 3 3 16 14 Ht6 Mauger, Sjosten, Trigg, Squibb 73.4 5 1 21 15 Ht7 Collins, Perks, Hindle, Andrews [ef] 73.8 4 2 25 17 Ht8 Persson + Sjosten, Handley, Hindle 74.0 2.5 3.5 27.5 20.5 Ht9 Broadbelt, Pusey, Trigg, Squibb 74.2 5 1 32.5 21.5 Ht10 Mauger, Sjosten, Trigg, Perks [ef] 72.6 5 1 37.5 22.5 Ht11 Persson, Collins, Jarman, Hindle 73.8 2 4 39.5 26.5 Ht12 Mauger, Broadbelt, Trigg, Perks 74.4 5 1 44.5 27.5 Ht13 Persson, Collins, Pusey, Perks 74.0 3 3 47.5 30.5
Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Hindle for Wilkinson, t/s Persson for Jarman, Ht10 t/s Trigg for Andrews, Ht11 r/s Hindle for Wilkinson, Ht12 t/s Perks for Andrews.
Reserves Race Squibb, Handley, David Trownson, Geoff Pusey 75.8
Stadium Trophy Ht1 Mauger, Jarman, Broadbelt, Trigg 73.6 75.2 Ht2 Collins, Hindle, Perks, Trownson 75.0 76.8 Ht3 Sjosten, Persson, C Pusey, Brian Donovan 74.0 75.0 Final Mauger, Sjosten, Collins, Persson [ef] 73.0
Junior Scurry G Pusey, Alan Legg, Hindle [10yds], Donovan, Trownson [ef] 78.2
Juniors Tearaway Donovan, Graham Dawson, Legg [ef], G Pusey [ef] 82.0
43 Monday 21 st August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Alan Hunt Memorial Handicap Trophy Winner: Pete Jarman
Rider 1 2 3 4 5 H’Cap Ttl Pos 1. Ole Olsen (W’ton Wolves) 3 3 3 1 2 0.95 12.95 6th 2. Terry Betts (KL Stars) 2 2 3 3 3 1.98 14.98 2nd 3. Gote Nordin (Halifax Dukes) 1 XT EX N N 3.70 4.70 16 th 4. Bengt Jansson Hackney Hawks) 0 2 1 1 R 3.58 7.58 14th 5. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heathens) 1 0 0 3 2 5.70 11.70 9th 6. Eric Boocock (Halifax Dukes) 2 1 2 2 1 2.25 10.25 10 th 7. Pete Jarman (Cradley Heathens) F XT 3 2 2 8.88 15.88 1st 8. Ray Wilson (Leicester Lions) 3 1 3 2 3 2.36 14.36 3rd 9. John Louis (Ipswich Witches) 1 1 2 EF 1 4.56 9.56 11th 10. Bob Andrews (Cradley Heathens) 0 0 2 1 0 5.06 8.06 13th 11. Martin Ashby (Swindon Robins) 3 3 1 1 3 2.44 13.44 5th 12. Reidar Eide (Sheffield Tigers) 2 3 2 0 3 4.01 14.01 4th 13. Garry Middleton (Oxford Cheetahs) 1 2 XT 0 2 3.20 8.20 12th 14. Bernt Persson (Cradley Heathens) 3 3 1 3 1 1.81 12.81 7th 15. Christer Lofqvist (Poole Pirates) 2 2 1 3 1 3.10 12.10 8th 16. Arnie Haley (Sheffield Tigers) 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 5.14 15th Res: Dave Perks (Cradley Heathens) 0 0 0 0 Res: Mick Handley (Cradley Heathens) 1 0 1 ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby
Ht1 Olsen, Betts, Nordin, Jansson 66.6 Ht2 Wilson, Boocock, Trigg, Jarman [f] 68.6 Ht3 Ashby, Eide, Louis, Andrews 67.8 Ht4 Persson, Lofqvist, Middleton, Haley 69.6 Ht5 Olsen, Middleton, Louis, Trigg 68.0 Ht6 Persson, Betts, Boocock, Andrews 69.0 Ht7 Ashby, Lofqvist, Handley, Perks [rr] 68.0 Ht8 Eide, Jansson, Wilson, Haley 68.8 Ht9 Olsen, Boocock, Ashby, Haley 68.8 Ht10 Betts, Eide, Lofqvist, Trigg 68.4 Ht11 Wilson, Louis, Persson, Nordin [ex- unfair riding] [rr] 68.8 Ht12 Jarman, Andrews, Jansson, Handley [rr] 69.8 Ht13 Persson, Jarman, Olsen, Eide 68.6 Ht14 Betts, Wilson, Ashby, Middleton 68.4 Ht15 Trigg, Haley, Andrews, Perks 70.2 Ht16 Lofqvist, Boocock, Jansson, Louis [ef] 68.2 Ht17 Wilson, Olsen, Lofqvist, Andrews 68.8 Ht18 Betts, Jarman, Louis, Haley 69.6 Ht19 Eide, Middleton, Boocock, Perks 70.4 Ht20 Ashby, Trigg, Persson, Jansson [r] 70.0
Programme Changes: Ht7 Perks for Nordin [xt], Handley for Jarman [xt], Ht12 Handley for Middleton [xt], Ht15 Perks for Nordin, Ht19 Perks for Nordin.
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Saturday 26 th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 29 – Sheffield Tigers 49 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bob Andrews 2 0 1 N 3 2. Dave Harvey F N N 0 0 3. Roy Trigg 2 1 2 1 1 7 4. Jim McMillan (G) 3 2 2 2 3 12 5. Pete Jarman (C) 0 1’ 1’ 0 N 2 2 6. Dave Perks 0 0 0 0 7. Mick Handley 2 2 1’ EF 5 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Sheffield Tigers 1. Bob Paulson (C) 1 0 0 N 1 2. Bert Harkins 3 2 3 3 3 14 3. Reidar Eide 3 1 3 3 0 10 4. Doug Wyer 1’ XT 3 2 3 9 1 5. Reg Wilson R/R 6. Bob Valentine 3 3 2’ 1 2’ 11 2 7. Arnold Haley 1 1 0 2’ 4 1 8. Bernie Hornby DNR Team Manager: Terry Thornhill ACU Referee: C. H. Telling
Ht1 Harkins, Andrews, Paulson, Harvey [f] 68.6 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Valentine, Handley, Haley, Perks 69.2 2 4 4 8 Ht3 McMillan, Harkins, Wyer, Jarman 69.6 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Eide, Trigg, Haley, Perks 70.6 2 4 9 15 Ht5 Harkins, McMillan, Jarman, Paulson 69.4 3 3 12 18 Ht6 Valentine, McMillan, Eide, Andrews 69.8 2 4 14 22 Ht7 Eide, Valentine, Trigg, Perks [rr] 69.6 1 5 15 27 Ht8 Harkins, Handley, Jarman, Haley 70.2 3 3 18 30 Ht9 Eide, McMillan, Valentine, Jarman 69.6 2 4 20 34 Ht10 Wyer, Valentine, Andrews, Harvey 70.0 1 5 21 39 Ht11 Harkins, Trigg, Handley, Paulson 70.8 3 3 24 42 Ht12 McMillan, Wyer, Trigg, Eide 69.8 4 2 28 44 Ht13 Wyer, Haley, Trigg, Handley [ef] 70.0 1 5 29 49
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/r Harkins for Wilson, Ht6 t/s McMillan for Harvey, Ht7 r/r Eide for Wilson, r/s Valentine for Wyer [xt], Ht8 t/s Jarman for Harvey, Ht10 r/r Valentine for Wilson, Ht12 t/s Trigg for Andrews, r/r Wyer for Wilson, Ht13 r/s Handley for Jarman.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 McMillan, Jarman, Harkins, Paulson 73.6 74.4 Ht2 Perks, Valentine, Andrews, Haley 72.2 72.6 Ht3 Wyer, Handley, Trigg, Harvey [rr] 71.4 72.0 Eide [xt] Final McMillan, Wyer, Handley, Perks 70.8
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Cyril Francis, Gerald Smitherman, Tony Sanford, Dave Harvey [ef] [rr] 73.8 Ht2 Perks, Francis, Ian Ross, Bernie Hornby [f] 73.2 Ht3 Harvey, Andrew Hunt, Barry Smitherman, Paul Willetts 74.0 Final Perks, Francis, Harvey, Hunt 72.4
Consolation Race G Smitherman, John Taylor, Willetts, Hornby [fx] Awd’d (3 Laps Only)
45 Saturday 2 nd September 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 39 – Exeter Falcons 39 (British League)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bob Andrews 2 3 R 2’ 7 1 2. Dave Harvey 0 0 N N 0 3. Roy Trigg 3 3 1’ 2 9 1 4. Garry Middleton (G) 3 2 3 3 11 5. Mick Handley 1 0 1 0 2 6. Dave Perks 0 2’ 0 0 2 1 7. Pete Jarman 1 3 2 2 8 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Exeter Falcons 1. Bob Kilby 3 3 3 3 12 2. Dave Hemus 1 1 2 0 4 3. Bruce Cribb R/R 4. Bob Coles 0 1’ 1 N 2 1 5. Edgar Stangeland 2 2 3 0 7 6. Kevin Holden 3 1’ 2 1 7 1 7. Peter Ingram 2’ 1 2 1’ 1 7 2 8. Mike Sampson 0 0 0 Team Manager: John Richards ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 Kilby, Andrews, Hemus, Harvey 69.0 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Holden, Ingram, Jarman, Perks 71.4 1 5 3 9 Ht3 Middleton, Stangeland, Handley, Coles 69.6 4 2 7 11 Ht4 Trigg, Perks, Ingram, Sampson 71.6 5 1 12 12 Ht5 Kilby, Middleton, Hemus, Handley 69.6 2 4 14 16 Ht6 Andrews, Ingram, Holden, Harvey 70.4 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Trigg, Stangeland, Coles, Perks 70.6 3 3 20 22 Ht8 Jarman, Hemus, Ingram, Perks 71.2 3 3 23 25 Ht9 Middleton, Holden, Handley, Sampson [fr] 70.2 4 2 27 27 Ht10 Stangeland, Jarman, Coles, Andrews [r] 71.2 2 4 29 31 Ht11 Kilby, Jarman, Trigg, Hemus 69.8 3 3 32 34 Ht12 Middleton, Andrews, Holden, Stangeland 70.6 5 1 37 35 Ht13 Kilby, Trigg, Ingram, Handley 69.6 2 4 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht4 r/r Sampson for Cribb, Ht6 r/r Ingram for Cribb, Ht8 r/s Perks for Harvey, Ht9 r/r Sampson for Cribb, Ht10 r/s Jarman for Harvey, Ht12 r/r Holden for Cribb, Ht13 r/s Ingram for Coles.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Kilby, Middleton, Handley, Hemus [f] 70.2 71.6 Ht2 Andrews, Coles, Perks, Sampson 72.4 72.6 Ht3 Jarman, Stangeland, Holden, Trigg 71.2 71.8 Final Kilby, Andrews, Middleton, Jarman 70.4
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Gerald Smitherman, Barry Smitherman, Tony Sanford, Paul Willetts [ef] 73.4 Ht2 Perks, Ian Ross, G Smitherman, Sanford 72.0 Ht3 Ingram, Harvey, Willetts, B Smitherman 72.4 Final Perks, Ingram, Harvey, Ross [ef] 71.4
Consolation Heat - Cancelled
46 Thursday 5 th September 1972 Ipswich Stadium, Foxhall Heath
Ipswich Witches 51 – Cradley Heathens 27 (British League)
Ipswich Witches 1. John Louis (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Olle Nygren 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4 3. Tommy Johansson 3 3 2 2’ 10 1 4. Alan Sage 1’ 1’ 1 1 4 2 5. Sandor Levai 2 2 F 3 7 6. Billy Sanders 2 1 2’ 5 1 7. Tony Davey 1’ 3 1’ 5 2 Team Manager: Ron Bagley
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 1 3 3 3 1 11 2. Dave Harvey F 0 N 0 0 3. Roy Trigg 2 1 1 2’ 2 8 1 4. Mick Handley 0 1 0 N 1 5. Bob Andrews 3 0 1 0 4 6. Dave Perks F F N 0 0 7. Pete Jarman 3 0 0 3 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: G. F. Little
Ht1 Louis, Nygren, Persson, Harvey [f] 68.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Jarman, Sanders, Davey, Perks [f] 69.0 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Andrews, Levai, Sage, Handley 68.6 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Johansson, Trigg, Sanders, Jarman 68.0 4 2 15 9 Ht5 Persson, Levai, Sage, Harvey 67.4 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Louis, Nygren, Trigg, Perks [f] 69.0 5 1 23 13 Ht7 Johansson, Sanders, Handley, Andrews 68.2 5 1 28 14 Ht8 Davey, Nygren, Trigg, Jarman 68.8 5 1 33 15 Ht9 Persson, Trigg, Sage, Levai [fr] 67.8 1 5 34 20 Ht10 Louis, Nygren, Andrews, Handley 68.2 5 1 39 21 Ht11 Persson, Johansson, Davey, Harvey 67.0 3 3 42 24 Ht12 Louis, Trigg, Sage, Andrews 66.4 4 2 46 26 Ht13 Levai, Johansson, Persson, Perks 68.0 5 1 51 27
Programme Changes: Ht8 t/s Trigg for Harvey, Ht9 t/s Persson for Perks, Ht13 r/s Perks for Handley.
The Witches Workout Mick Hines, Mike Lanham, Ted Howgego, Trevor Jones 69.6
Champion Of The Evening Ht1 Levai, Handley, Jarman, Sanders 69.0 Ht2 Johansson, Sage, Andrews, Lanham 68.6 Ht3 Persson, Louis, Hines, Harvey 67.6 Ht4 Perks, Nygren, Trigg, Davey 68.2 Final Levai, Persson, Johansson, Perks [xt] [rr] 69.0
Novices Fling Jones, Paul Clipstone, Andrew Simms, John Simmons [f] 70.0
Junior Jaunt Howgego, Hines, Lanham, Jones 68.2
47 Saturday 9th September 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 34 – Wolverhampton Wolves 43 (Dud/Wolv Trophy 1 st Leg)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 XT 1 EF 1’ 5 1 2. Pete Jarman 1 3 2 1 2 9 3. Roy Trigg FX 2 3 2 2 9 4. Dave Harvey 0 N 1 N 1 5. Bob Andrews 2 1’ 3 1’ 7 2 6. Dave Perks 1 R N 1 7. Mick Handley XT 1 1’ EF 2 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Dave Baugh 0 0 3 1 4 3. George Hunter 3 2 EX EF 5 4. Jon Erskine 1 0 2’ 0 3 1 5. Jan Simensen 3 2 3 3 11 6. Dave Gifford 3 0 2 5 7. Tom Leadbitter 2’ 2’ EF 4 2 Team Manager: Bob Wasley ACU Referee: W. A. Daff
Ht1 Persson, Olsen, Jarman, Baugh 69.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Gifford, Leadbitter, Perks, Handley [xt] [rr] 71.6 1 5 5 7 Ht3 Simensen, Andrews, Erskine, Harvey 70.2 2 4 7 11 Ht4 Hunter, Leadbitter, Trigg [fx], Perks [fr-ret] Awd’d 0 5 7 16 Ht5 Olsen, Trigg, Andrews, Baugh 69.8 3 3 10 19 Ht6 Jarman, Hunter, Handley, Gifford [rr] 70.4 4 2 14 21 Ht7 Trigg, Simensen, Persson, Erskine 69.8 4 2 18 23 Ht8 Baugh, Jarman, Handley, Leadbitter [ef] 71.0 3 3 21 26 Ht9 Andrews, Gifford, Harvey, Hunter [ex] [rr] 70.6 4 2 25 28 Ht10 Simensen, Erskine, Jarman, Persson [ef] 70.6 1 5 26 33 Ht11 Olsen, Trigg, Baugh, Handley [ef] 69.2 2 4 28 37 Ht12 Simensen, Jarman, Persson, Hunter [ef] 70.6 3 3 31 40 Ht13 Olsen, Trigg, Andrews, Erskine 69.2 3 3 34 43
Programme Changes: Ht5 t/s Trigg for Harvey, Ht6 r/s Handley for Persson [xt], Ht7 t/s Persson for Perks, Ht12 t/s Jarman for Harvey.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Gifford, Leadbitter [ef] 70.0 70.4 Ht2 Simensen, Hunter, Andrews, Baugh 71.0 71.6 Ht3 Trigg, Jarman, Erskine, Handley 70.6 71.6 Final Olsen, Persson, Simensen, Trigg 70.0
Reserves Stakes Ht1 Ian Ross, Jimmy Squibb, Paul Willetts, Harvey [r] 74.0 Ht2 Squibb, Perks, Gerald Smitherman, Ross 74.4
Cradley Juniors 12 Wolf Cubs 17 1. G. Smitherman 0 1’ 1+1 1. Roger Parker 2 2’ 1 5+1 2. B. Smitherman 3 2 2’ 7+1 2. Nigel Wasley 1’ 3 0 4+1 3. Paul Willetts F N 0 3. Tony Freegard 2’ 3 5+1 4. Stuart Cope F 0 0 4. Ian Teale 3 0 3 5. Brian James 1 3 4 5. Team Manager: Russ Bragg Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Ht1 B Smitherman, Parker, Wasley, G Smitherman 76.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Teale, Freegard, Willetts [f], Cope [f] 76.0 0 5 3 8 Ht3 Wasley, Parker, James, Cope 76.2 1 5 4 13 Ht4 Freegard, B Smitherman, G Smitherman, Teale 76.6 3 3 7 16 Ht5 James, B Smitherman, Parker, Wasley 77.2 5 1 12 17
48 Friday 15 th September 1972 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Wolves 43 - Cradley Heathens 35 (Dud/Wolv Trophy 2 nd Leg)
Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Dave Baugh 0 1 1’ 1 3 1 3. George Hunter 3 2 2 2 9 4. Jon Erskine 3 0 1’ 1 5 1 5. Jan Simensen 2’ 2 2 0 6 1 6. Dave Gifford 3 0 1’ 2 1’ 7 2 7. Tom Leadbitter 1 N N Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Pete Jarman 1’ 1 XT N 2 1 3. Roy Trigg 2 2 3 3 2 12 4. Ian Ross 0 N 0 N 0 5. Bob Andrews 1 0 2 0 3 6. Dave Perks 0 0 0 0 7. Mick Handley 2 1’ 0 0 1 4 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: TBA
Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Jarman, Baugh 64.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Gifford, Handley, Leadbitter, Perks 66.4 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Erskine, Simensen, Andrews, Ross 67.2 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Hunter, Trigg, Handley, Gifford 66.6 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Persson, Simensen, Jarman, Erskine 67.0 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Olsen, Trigg, Baugh, Perks 65.2 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Persson, Hunter, Gifford, Andrews 66.2 3 3 24 18 Ht8 Trigg, Gifford, Baugh, Handley [rr] 66.8 3 3 27 21 Ht9 Trigg, Simensen, Erskine, Perks 67.4 3 3 30 24 Ht10 Olsen, Andrews, Baugh, Ross 65.0 4 2 34 26 Ht11 Persson, Hunter, Gifford, Handley 66.8 3 3 37 29 Ht12 Olsen, Trigg, Erskine, Andrews 65.4 4 2 41 31 Ht13 Persson, Hunter, Handley, Simensen 66.6 2 4 43 35
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Persson for Ross, Ht8 r/s Gifford for Leadbitter, t/s Trigg for Jarman [xt], Ht11 r/s Gifford for Leadbitter, r/s Handley for Jarman, Ht13 r/s Handley for Ross.
Reserve Scratch Race Gifford, Perks, Colin Meredith, Nigel Wasley 68.0
Heathens Rout Ht1 Persson, Simensen, Handley, Baugh 66.6 67.8 Ht2 Olsen, Trigg, Andrews, Jarman 65.8 67.8 Ht3 Hunter, Erskine, Meredith, Ross [ef] 67.2 67.6 Final Olsen, Persson, Erskine, Hunter [ef] 65.4
Wolf Cubs 19 Reading Juniors 11 1. Roger Parker F 2’ 2+1 1. Jack Walker 3 EF 1 4 2. Nigel Wasley 1 3 2’ 6+1 2. Paul Dyer 2’ 1 3+1 3. Tony Freegard 1’ 3 3 7+1 3. Dave Slatford 3 FN 0 3 4. Ian Teale 2 2’ 4+1 4. Kevin Pope 0 1 1 5. Terry Owen DNR 5. Keith Satchell 0 0 Team Manager: Dave Gifford Team Manager: Bob Radford
Ht1 Walker, Dyer, Wasley, Parker [f] 72.6 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Slatford, Teale, Freegard, Pope 71.8 3 3 4 8 Ht3 Freegard, Teale, Dyer, Walker [ef] 71.2 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Wasley, Parker, Pope, Satchell [rr] Awd’d 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Freegard, Wasley, Walker, Slatford 71.4 5 1 19 11
49 Monday 18th September 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 39 – Bysarna 39 (Challenge)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 3 3 3 14 2. Pete Jarman EF 1 XT 2’ 3 1 3. Roy Trigg 2 2’ 1 EF 1’ 6 2 4. Ian Ross F 0 N N 0 5. Bob Andrews 3 1 3 2 9 6. Dave Perks F EF N 2 2’ 4 1 7. Mick Handley 2 0 1 3 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Bysarna (Sweden) 1. Soren Sjosten (C) 3 3 3 3 12 2. Bengt Olsson 1 2’ 1 2’ 6 2 3. Christer Lofqvist 3 2 0 EF 5 4. Bernt Johansson 1’ 0 1 0 2 1 5. Lars-Inge Hultberg 2 1 0 1 4 6. Torbjorn Karlsson 1 0 2 3 7. Tommy Johansson 3 1 3 7 Team Manager: Tore Attlerud ACU Referee: S. Green
Ht1 Sjosten, Persson, Olsson, Jarman [ef] [rr] 72.2 2 4 2 4 Ht2 T Johansson, Handley, Karlsson, Perks [f] 76.2 2 4 4 8 Ht3 Andrews, Hultberg, B Johansson, Ross [f] 75.4 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Lofqvist, Trigg, T Johansson, Perks [ef] 73.4 2 4 9 15 Ht5 Sjosten, Olsson, Andrews, Ross 74.0 1 5 10 20 Ht6 Persson, Lofqvist, Jarman, Karlsson 72.0 4 2 14 22 Ht7 Persson, Trigg, Hultberg, B Johansson 73.0 5 1 19 23 Ht8 T Johansson, Perks, Olsson, Handley [rr] 73.0 2 4 21 27 Ht9 Andrews, Karlsson, Trigg, Lofqvist 74.0 4 2 25 29 Ht10 Persson, Jarman, B Johansson, Hultberg 72.2 5 1 30 30 Ht11 Sjosten, Olsen, Handley, Trigg [ef] 72.4 1 5 31 35 Ht12 Persson, Perks, Hultberg, Lofqvist [ef] 72.2 5 1 36 36 Ht13 Sjosten, Andrews, Trigg, B Johansson 72.2 3 3 39 39
Programme Changes: Ht7 t/s Persson for Perks, Ht8 r/s Perks for Jarman [xt], Ht9 t/s Trigg for Ross, Ht12 r/s Perks for Ross.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Sjosten, Perks, Karlsson 70.4 71.0 Ht2 Andrews, Lofqvist, Jarman, B Johansson 71.8 72.0 Ht3 Olsson, Trigg, Handley, Hultberg 72.6 74.0 Final Sjosten, Persson, Andrews, Olsson 70.4
Reserves Stakes T Johansson, Perks, Ross [f], Dave Harvey [ef] 72.4
Dudley Wood Carvers Ht1 Barry Smitherman, Ross, Gerald Smitherman, Brian James 75.4 Ht2 Paul Willetts, G Smitherman, Stuart Cope, Harvey 76.0 Final Ross, B Smitherman, Willetts, Cope 74.4
Consolation Heat - Cancelled
50 Monday 25 th September 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Watney Mann Trophy Winner: Ole Olsen
Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue Aces) 3 1 0 3 3 10 4th 2. Terry Betts (Kings Lynn Stars) 2 3 3 3 2 13 3rd 3. George Hunter (W’ton Wolves) 1 R 1 1 2 5 11 th 4. Gote Nordin (Halifax Dukes) F 0 N N N 0 16 th 5. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heathens) 0 0 0 0 1 1 14th 6. Nigel Boocock (Coventry Bees) 1 1 2 2 1 7 10 th 7. Jim McMillan (Glasgow Tigers) 3 1 2 2 0 8 8th 8. John Louis (Ipswich Witches) 2 1 2 1 1 7 9th 9. Ole Olsen (W’ton Wolves) 2 3 3 3 3 14 1st 10. Garry Middleton (Oxford Cheetahs) EF 2 1 2 R 5 12 th 11. Ray Wilson (Leicester Lions) 3 3 3 2 3 14 2nd 12. Soren Sjosten (Belle Vue Aces) 1 3 1 1 3 9 6th 13. Bernt Persson (Cradley Heathens) EF 2 3 0 R 5 13 th 14. Bob Andrews (Cradley Heathens) 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 th 15. Eric Boocock (Halifax Dukes) 2 2 2 1 2 9 7th 16. Bobby Beaton (Glasgow Tigers) 3 2 1 3 1 10 5th Res: Mick Handley (Cradley Heathens) 0 0 Res: Dave Perks (Cradley Heathens) 0 2 2 ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe
Ht1 Mauger, Betts, Hunter, Nordin [f] 69.4 Ht2 McMillan, Louis, N Boocock, Trigg 68.4 Ht3 Wilson, Olsen, Sjosten, Middleton [ef] 68.4 Ht4 Beaton, E Boocock, Andrews, Persson [ef] 70.0 Ht5 Olsen, Persson, Mauger, Trigg 69.2 Ht6 Betts, Middleton, N Boocock, Andrews 69.4 Ht7 Wilson, E Boocock, McMillan, Hunter [r] 69.4 Ht8 Sjosten, Beaton, Louis, Nordin 71.2 Ht9 Wilson, N Boocock, Beaton, Mauger 69.6 Ht10 Betts, E Boocock, Sjosten, Trigg 70.2 Ht11 Olsen, Louis, Hunter, Andrews 70.4 Ht12 Persson, McMillan, Middleton, Perks 70.6 Ht13 Mauger, McMillan, Sjosten, Andrews 69.8 Ht14 Betts, Wilson, Louis, Persson 69.2 Ht15 Beaton, Middleton, Hunter, Trigg 71.2 Ht16 Olsen, N Boocock, E Boocock, Handley 69.0 Ht17 Mauger, E Boocock, Louis, Middleton [r] 70.0 Ht18 Olsen, Betts, Beaton, McMillan 69.8 Ht19 Sjosten, Hunter, N Boocock, Persson [r] 71.2 Ht20 Wilson, Perks, Trigg, Andrews 72.2
Run Off for 1 st Place Olsen beat Wilson 70.8
Programme Changes: Ht12 Perks for Nordin, Ht16 Handley for Nordin, Ht20 Perks for Nordin.
51 Friday 29 th September 1972 Hackney Stadium, London
Hackney Hawks 51 – Cradley Heathens 27 (British League)
Hackney Hawks 1. Barry Thomas (C) 3 2 3 2’ 10 1 2. Bengt Jansson R/R 3. Geoff Maloney 2’ 1 1 1’ 5 2 4. Hugh Saunders 2 3 1 3 9 5. Dave Kennett 1’ 2’ 3 2 8 2 6. Laurie Etheridge 2’ 3 3 8 1 7. Eddie Reeves 3 3 3 9 8. Allen Emmett 1 1’ 0 0 2 1 Team Manager: Len Silver
Cradley Heathens 1. Eric Boocock (G) 2 1 2 2 3 10 2. Pete Jarman 0 0 N N 0 3. Roy Trigg 1 3 2 2 R 8 4. Dave Harvey R N N 0 0 5. Bob Andrews 3 0 2 1’ 1 7 1 6. Dave Perks 0 0 0 0 0 7. Mick Handley 1 XT 1’ 0 2 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: T. Golledge
Ht1 Thomas, Boocock, Emmett, Jarman 67.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Reeves, Etheridge, Handley, Perks 68.0 5 1 9 3 Ht3 Andrews, Saunders, Kennett, Harvey [r] 68.0 3 3 12 6 Ht4 Etheridge, Maloney, Trigg, Perks [rr] 68.4 5 1 17 7 Ht5 Saunders, Kennett, Boocock, Jarman 67.2 5 1 22 8 Ht6 Trigg, Thomas, Emmett, Perks 68.6 3 3 25 11 Ht7 Etheridge, Boocock, Maloney, Andrews 68.8 4 2 29 13 Ht8 Reeves, Andrews, Handley, Emmett 68.2 3 3 32 16 Ht9 Kennett, Trigg, Saunders, Perks 68.2 4 2 36 18 Ht10 Thomas, Trigg, Andrews, Emmett 67.8 3 3 39 21 Ht11 Reeves, Boocock, Maloney, Handley 67.8 4 2 43 23 Ht12 Saunders, Thomas, Andrews, Trigg [r] 68.6 5 1 48 24 Ht13 Boocock, Kennett, Maloney, Harvey 68.0 3 3 51 27
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Emmett for Jansson, Ht4 r/s Perks for Handley [xt], Ht6 r/r Emmett for Jansson, Ht7 t/s Boocock for Harvey, Ht8 t/s Andrews for Jarman, r/r Emmett for Jansson, Ht10 t/s Trigg for Harvey, r/r Emmett for Jansson, Ht11 r/s Handley for Jarman.
Trainees Try Peter Cairns, John Alexander, Red Ott, Dave Shepherd [fr] 71.2
Stratford Scorch Emmett, Trevor Barnwell, Tiger Beech, Roger Wright 69.8
The Goldhawk Tournament Ht1 Thomas, Reeves, Trigg, Jarman 68.6 68.8 Ht2 Kennett, Etheridge, Andrews, Emmett 69.4 69.8 Ht3 Boocock, Maloney, Saunders, Harvey 68.2 69.2 Final Kennett, Reeves, Thomas, Boocock [ef] 69.2
Reserves Revenge Emmett, Handley, Perks, Barnwell 69.2
Consolation Scurry Beech, Cairns, Ott, Alexander 70.6 Wright [ns]
52 Saturday 30 th September 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 30 – Birmingham Brummies 48 (Handicap Challenge)
Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson R/R 2. Pete Jarman (10) 1 3 1’ 2 EF 2 9 1 3. Roy Trigg (15) 0 0 0 N 0 4. Colin Gooddy (G) (10) 2 1 1 1’ 5 1 5. Bob Andrews (15) 1’ 0 N N 1 1 6. Dave Perks (Scr) 3 1 1 3 2 0 10 7. Mick Handley (10) 1 1 2 F 1 5 8. Dave Harvey DNR Team Manager: Russ Bragg Number in brackets after the riders name are the number of yards handicapped.
Birmingham Brummies 1. Mike Lanham 3 3 3 1 2’ 12 1 2. Arthur Browning R/R 3. Terry Shearer 2’ 3 2 2 F 9 1 4. Mick Hines 3 3 1 3 3 13 5. George Major (C) FX 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2 6. Steve Wilson F F N 0 7. Malc. Corradine 2 2’ 0 F 4 1 8. Dave Drinkwater DNR Team Manager: Peter Morrish ACU Referee: L. Pendergast
Ht1 Lanham, Shearer, Jarman, Trigg 72.0 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Perks, Corradine, Handley, Wilson [f] [rr] 73.8 4 2 5 7 Ht3 Hines, Gooddy, Andrews, Major [fx] [rr] 71.0 3 3 8 10 Ht4 Shearer, Corradine, Perks, Trigg 72.4 1 5 9 15 Ht5 Lanham, Major, Gooddy, Andrews 71.8 1 5 10 20 Ht6 Jarman, Shearer, Handley, Wilson [f] 71.0 4 2 14 22 Ht7 Hines, Major, Perks, Trigg 71.2 1 5 15 27 Ht8 Lanham, Handley, Jarman, Corradine 71.6 3 3 18 30 Ht9 Perks, Shearer, Gooddy, Corradine [f] 70.8 4 2 22 32 Ht10 Major, Jarman, Hines, Handley [f] 71.0 2 4 24 36 Ht11 Hines, Perks, Lanham, Jarman [ef] 71.2 2 4 26 40 Ht12 Major, Jarman, Gooddy, Shearer [f] 71.6 3 3 29 43 Ht13 Hines, Lanham, Handley, Perks 72.4 1 5 30 48
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Trigg for Persson, r/r Shearer for Browning, Ht5 r/r Major for Browning, Ht6 r/r Handley for Persson, Ht8 r/r Lanham for Browning, Ht9 t/s Perks for Andrews, r/s Corradine for Wilson, Ht10 t/s Handley for Persson, Ht11 r/s Perks for Trigg, t/s Jarman for Handley, r/r Hines for Browning, Ht12 r/r Jarman for Persson, Ht13 r/s Perks for Trigg, r/s Handley for Andrews.
Scratch Race Ht1 Jarman, Gooddy, Major, Andrews 71.6 Ht2 Trigg, Handley, Hines, Shearer 71.4 Final Jarman, Trigg, Handley, Gooddy 70.8
Hammer & Screwdriver Stakes Ht1 Corradine, Perks, Harvey, Wilson 73.2 73.8 Ht2 Harvey, Lanham, Drinkwater, Paul Willetts 72.6 73.2 Ht3 Gerald Smitherman, Brian James, Drinkwater, Martin Sumpsion [fr] 74.4 76.6 Final Lanham, Corradine, Smitherman, Harvey 73.2
53 Saturday 7th October 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heathens 37 – Leicester Lions 41 (Revenge Challenge)
Cradley Heathens 1. Jim McMillan (G) 3 2 3 3 3 14 2. Mick Handley 0 0 N N 0 3. Roy Trigg 3 0 0 N 3 4. Colin Gooddy (G) XT 0 1’ N 1 1 5. Bobby Beaton (G) 2 1 2 2 7 6. Dave Perks 0 1’ 1 2 0 F 4 1 7. Pete Jarman 3 XT 2’ 2 1 8 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Leicester Lions 1. Ray Wilson (C) 2 3 3 3 11 2. Norman Storer 1’ 2’ 1 1 5 2 3. John Boulger 0 3 3 0 6 4. Malc. Shakespeare 3 1 1’ 1 6 1 5. Dave Jessup 0 3 2 2 7 6. Malcolm Brown 1’ 1 0 2 1 7. Alan Cowland 2 2 0 4 Team Manager: Vic White ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis
Ht1 McMillan, Wilson, Storer, Handley 68.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Jarman, Cowland, Brown, Perks 70.6 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Shakespeare, Beaton, Perks, Jessup [rrx2] 70.4 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Trigg, Cowland, Perks, Boulger 71.4 4 2 13 11 Ht5 Wilson, Storer, Beaton, Gooddy 71.0 1 5 14 16 Ht6 Boulger, McMillan, Brown, Handley 70.4 2 4 16 20 Ht7 Jessup, Perks, Shakespeare, Trigg 70.6 2 4 18 24 Ht8 McMillan, Jarman, Storer, Cowland 70.2 5 1 23 25 Ht9 Boulger, Beaton, Gooddy, Brown 70.4 3 3 26 28 Ht10 McMillan, Jessup, Shakespeare, Perks 70.2 3 3 29 31 Ht11 Wilson, Jarman, Storer, Trigg 70.6 2 4 31 35 Ht12 McMillan, Jessup, Jarman, Boulger 70.2 4 2 35 37 Ht13 Wilson, Beaton, Shakespeare, Perks [f] 71.2 2 4 37 41
Programme Changes: Ht3 r/s Jarman for Gooddy [xt], r/s Perks for Jarman [xt], Ht8 t/s McMillan for Handley, Ht10 r/s Perks for Handley, Ht12 r/s Jarman for Gooddy, Ht13 r/s Perks for Trigg.
Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 McMillan, Storer, Gooddy, Wilson [ef] 70.6 73.2 Ht2 Boulger, Jarman, Handley, Brown 71.6 72.4 Ht3 Beaton, Jessup, Shakespeare, Perks 71.8 72.6 Final McMillan, Jarman, Boulger, Beaton 71.2
Reserves Stakes Handley, Cowland, Dave Harvey, Barry Smitherman 73.2
Young Heathens 15 Leicester Cubs 14 1. G. Smitherman 2 EF 1 3 1. Keith White 3 3 2 8 2. Brian James 0 3 3 2. Dave Deacon 1 1 2 3. Paul Willetts 1 0 1 3. Billy Rae 2 2 0 4 4. Dave Harvey 3 2 3 8 4. Tony Sharpe F FX 0 5. Martin Sumpsion DNR 5. Team Manager: Russ Bragg Team Manager: Vic White
Ht1 White, G Smitherman, Deacon, James 75.4 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Harvey, Rae, Willetts, Sharpe [f] 75.0 4 2 6 6 Ht3 White, Harvey, Deacon, Willetts 75.0 2 4 8 10 Ht4 James, Rae, G Smitherman [ef], Sharpe [fx] Awd’d 3 2 11 12 Ht5 Harvey, White, G Smitherman, Rae 75.0 4 2 15 14
54 Saturday 14 th October 1972 Brandon Stadium, Coventry
Cov ‘A’ 16 – Swi 17 – Lei 22 - Cov ‘B’ 23 – CH 12 (5TT)
Coventry A 16 1. Nigel Boocock 3 2 2 2 9 2. Pete Bailey 0 2 0 1’ 3 1 3. Rick France F N N N 0 Res: Roy Carter 1’ 1’ 2 4 2
Swindon 17 Martin Ashby 1’ 1 2 2 6 1 Mike Keen 2 1 1 1’ 5 1 Norman Hunter 0 0 3 3 6
Coventry ‘B’ 23 John Harrhy 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2 Les Owen 0 1 1 0 2 Tony Lomas 3 3 3 3 12
Leicester 22 Ray Wilson 3 3 3 3 12 Malcolm Brown 1 0 0 0 1 John Boulger 2’ 3 2’ 2 9 2
Cradley Heath 12 Roy Trigg 3 1 0 2 6 Mick Handley 1 1 0 0 2 Pete Jarman 0 0 1 3 4
Res: Cliff Emms DNR ACU Referee: A. Mellors
CovA Swi Lei CovB CH Ht1 Boocock, Keen, Ashby, Bailey 66.6 3 3 0 0 0 Ht2 Wilson, Harrhy, Brown, Owen 68.8 3 3 4 2 0 Ht3 Trigg, Bailey, Handley [fr], France [f] 68.6 5 3 4 2 4 Ht4 Wilson, Boulger, Ashby, Hunter 67.6 5 4 9 2 4 Ht5 Lomas, Harrhy, Handley, Jarman 69.4 5 4 9 7 5 Ht6 Boulger, Boocock, Carter, Brown 67.6 8 4 12 7 5 Ht7 Lomas, Ashby, Owen, Hunter 67.6 8 6 12 11 5 Ht8 Wilson, Boulger, Trigg, Jarman 68.4 8 6 17 11 6 Ht9 Hunter, Boocock, Keen, Bailey [rr] 68.4 10 10 17 11 6 Ht10 Lomas, Harrhy, Jarman, Trigg 67.6 10 10 17 16 7 Ht11 Wilson, Boocock, Carter, Brown 67.4 13 10 20 16 7 Ht12 Hunter, Trigg, Keen, Handley 68.6 13 14 20 16 9 Ht13 Lomas, Boulger, Owen, Brown 68.0 13 14 22 20 9 Ht14 Jarman, Carter, Bailey, Handley 68.6 16 14 22 20 12 Ht15 Harrhy, Ashby, Keen, Owen 69.0 19 17 22 23 12
Programme Changes: Ht6 Carter for France, Ht11 Carter for France, Ht14 Carter for France.
Flying Four Trophy Q1 Bailey, Brown, Emms, Carter 69.0 Q2 Owen, Handley, Emms, Carter 69.8 Ht1 Boocock, Harrhy, Keen, Trigg 68.6 69.2 Ht2 Wilson, Lomas, Jarman, Hunter [r] 68.0 68.0 Ht3 Boulger, Ashby, Owen, Bailey [f] 67.8 68.6 Final Wilson, Lomas, Boulger, Boocock [ef] 67.4
55 Saturday 14th October 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Ivor Hughes Memorial Trophy Winner: Dave Perks
1. Gerald Smitherman ( Cradley Heathens ) 0 2 FX 3 3 8 7th 2. Roger Parker (W’ton Wolf Cubs) 2 3 F 1 2 8 8th 3. Terry Kelly (BV Aces) 3 2 3 2 2 12 3rd 4. Mick Glover (Sheffield Tigers) 1 1 2 0 0 4 11th 5. Keith White (Leicester Cubs) 3 0 1 3 3 10 5th 6. Paul Willetts (Cradley Heathens) 1 2 FX N N 3 13 th 7. Ray Hassell (Crewe Princes) F 1 FX N N 1 16 th 8. Nicky Allott (Sheffield Tigers) 2 2 1 0 1 6 9th 9. Nigel Wasley (W’ton Wolf Cubs) F 1 2 2 F 5 10th 10. David Trouncer (BV Aces) FX F 1 1 F 2 15 th 11. Dave Harvey (Cradley Heathens) 3 3 3 2 2 13 2nd 12. Tony Freegard (W’ton Wolf Cubs) 2 3 3 2 1 11 4th 13. Dave Perks (Cradley Heathens) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st 14. Tony Sharpe (Leicester Cubs) F 1 0 0 1 2 14 th 15. Barry Smitherman ( Cradley Heathens ) 2 0 2 3 2 9 6th 16. Reg Brassington (Crewe Princes) F 0 2 FX 1 3 12 th Res: Brian James 1 3 4 Res: Martin Sumpsion 1 0 1 ACU Referee: G. A. R. Brodie
Ht1 Kelly, Parker, Glover, G Smitherman [fr] 71.6 Ht2 White, Allott, Willetts, Hassell [f] 74.2 Ht3 Harvey, Freegard, Wasley [f], Trouncer [fx] [rr] 71.6 Ht4 Perks, B Smitherman, Sharpe [f], Brassington [f] 71.8 Ht5 Perks, G Smitherman, Wasley, White 71.0 Ht6 Parker, Willetts, Sharpe, Trouncer [f] 74.6 Ht7 Harvey, Kelly, Hassell, B Smitherman 72.0 Ht8 Freegard, Allott, Glover, Brassington 73.6 Ht9 Harvey, Brassington, Willetts [fx], G Smitherman [fx] [rrx2] 72.6 Ht10 Freegard, B Smitherman, White, Parker [f] 73.2 Ht11 Kelly, Wasley, Allott, Sharpe 71.8 Ht12 Perks, Glover, Trouncer, Hassell [fx] [rr] 70.8 Ht13 G Smitherman, Freegard, James, Sharpe 72.2 Ht14 Perks, Harvey, Parker, Allott 71.6 Ht15 White, Kelly, Trouncer, Brassington [fx] [rr] 74.0 Ht16 B Smitherman, Wasley, Sumpsion, Glover 73.4 Ht17 G Smitherman, B Smitherman, Allott, Trouncer [f] 73.2 Ht18 James, Parker, Brassington, Wasley [f] 74.6 Ht19 Perks, Kelly, Freegard, Sumpsion 71.2 Ht20 White, Harvey, Sharpe, Glover 73.2
56 Additional Fixtures – Junior Training Meetings
Wednesday 5 th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
The Tartars 45 – The Huns 32 (Training Challenge)
The Tartars 1. Ian Ross F F 1’ 1’ 2 2 2. John Taylor 3 3 2 2 10 3. Dave Perks 2 2’ 3 3 10 1 4. Gerald Smitherman 3 2 2’ 2 9 2 5. Rob Homer DNR 6. Chris Doyle 1 0 1’ 1 3 1 7. Brian James 3 1’ 3 N 3 1 11 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
The Huns 1. G. Langmead N F 0 N 0 2. Dave Harvey 2 3 3 3 2 13 3. Paul Willetts 3 1’ N N 4 1 4. John Guest 2 1 N 3 2 8 5. Trevor Chamberlain 1’ N 0 NS 1 1 6. Keith Mantle R F N N 0 7. Alan Elliott 2 1 2 0 1 6 8. Robert Stanton F 0 0 0 Team Manager: Tom Evitts Referee: Stan Parkes
Ht1 Taylor, Harvey, Mantle [r], Ross [f] ??.? 3 2 3 2 Ht2 James, Elliott, Doyle, Mantle [f] ??.? 4 2 7 4 Ht3 Smitherman, Guest, Chamberlain, ?? [f] ??.? 3 3 10 7 Ht4 Willetts, Perks, Elliott, Doyle ??.? 2 4 12 11 Ht5 Harvey, Smitherman, James, Langmead [f] ??.? 3 3 15 14 Ht6 Taylor, Elliott, Willetts, Ross [fx] [rr] ??.? 3 3 18 17 Ht7 James, Perks, Guest, Stanton [f] 74.2 5 1 23 18 Ht8 Harvey, Taylor, Doyle, Elliott 72.0 3 3 26 21 Ht9 James, Smitherman, Elliott, Stanton ??.? 5 1 31 22 Ht10 Harvey, Taylor, Ross, Chamberlain 73.2 3 3 34 25 Ht11 Perks, Harvey, James, Langmead 71.6 4 2 38 27 Ht12 Guest, Smitherman, Ross, Chamberlain [ns] [rr] 74.2 3 3 41 30 Ht13 Perks, Guest, Doyle, Stanton 72.4 4 2 45 32
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/s Mantle for Langmead, Ht3 r/s ?? for Homer, Ht5 r/s James for Homer, Ht6 r/s Elliott for Mantle, Ht7 r/s James for Doyle, r/s Stanton for Chamberlain, Ht8 r/s Doyle for James, Ht9 r/s James for Homer, r/s Elliott for Willetts, r/s Stanton for Mantle, Ht10 t/s Harvey for Guest, Ht 12 t/s Guest for Willetts, Ht13 r/s Doyle for Homer, r/s Stanton for Langmead.
Date To Be Confirmed
57 Wednesday 12 th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Russ Braggs’ Seven 34 – Morris Jephcotts’ Seven 43 (Training Challenge )
Braggs’ Seven 1. Ian Ross F 3 3 2 8 2. Barry Smitherman 2 1 2 EF 5 3. Dave Perks 3 3 2 F 8 4. Gerald Smitherman 2 1 3 0 6 5. Martin Sumpsion 1’ F 0 1 2 1 6. John Finney 0 EX N 0 7. John Taylor 3 1’ 1’ 0 5 2 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Jephcotts Seven 1. Andrew Hunt 3 3 1 3 10 2. Dave Harvey F 2’ 3 3 8 1 3. Paul Willetts 2 2 2 3 9 4. Ralph Waller EX F 1’ 2’ 3 2 5. Tony Sanford 3 2 2 1 8 6. Chris Doyle 1’ EX 1’ 2 1 7. John Guest 2 1’ 0 3 1 Team Manager: Morris Jephcott Referee: Stan Parkes
Ht1 Hunt, B Smitherman, Ross [f], Harvey [f] 72.8 2 3 2 3 Ht2 Taylor, Guest, Doyle, Finney 76.0 3 3 5 6 Ht3 Sanford, G Smitherman, Sumpsion, Waller [ex] 72.0 3 3 8 9 Ht4 Perks, Willetts, Guest, Finney [ex] 72.4 3 3 11 12 Ht5 Hunt, Harvey, G Smitherman, Sumpsion [f] 74.6 1 5 12 17 Ht6 Ross, Willetts, B Smitherman, Doyle 73.2 4 2 16 19 Ht7 Perks, Sanford, Taylor, Waller [f] 73.2 4 2 20 21 Ht8 Harvey, B Smitherman, Taylor, Guest 72.6 3 3 23 24 Ht9 G Smitherman, Willetts, Doyle, Sumpsion 74.4 3 3 26 27 Ht10 Ross, Sanford, Waller, B Smitherman [ef] 73.0 3 3 29 30 Ht11 Harvey, Perks, Hunt, Taylor 72.6 2 4 31 34 Ht12 Willetts, Ross, Sanford, G Smitherman 72.8 2 4 33 38 Ht13 Hunt, Waller, Sumpsion, Perks [f] ??.? 1 5 34 43
Programme Changes: Ht7 r/s Taylor for Finney.
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Wednesday 19 th July 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
The Tartars 38 – The Huns 40 (Training Challenge)
The Tartars 1. Ian Ross FX N N N 0 2. Martin Sumpsion 1 2 0 EF 3 3. Dave Perks 3 3 3 2 3 14 4. Gerald Smitherman F 2 2’ 1’ 3 8 2 5. Alan Elliott 1 N N 1 2 6. John Finney 1’ 1 N 2 1 7. John Taylor 2 1 1 1’ 5 1 8. Brian James 1’ 2 1 4 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
The Huns 1. Andrew Hunt 2’ 0 0 2 4 1 2. Dave Harvey 3 3 3 3 12 3. Paul Willetts 2 3 2 2 9 4. John Guest 3 F 3 0 6 5. Julian Walton 2’ N 1 N 3 1 6. Chris Doyle R 0 N 2’ 0 2 1 7. Robert Stanton 3 1 N 0 4 8. Stuart Roberts 0 0 Team Manager: Tom Evitts Referee: Stan Parkes
Ht1 Harvey, Hunt, Sumpsion, Ross [fx] [rr] 72.6 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Stanton, Taylor, Finney, Doyle [r] 75.0 3 3 4 8 Ht3 Guest, Walton, Elliott, Smitherman 75.2 1 5 5 13 Ht4 Perks, Willetts, Finney, Doyle 73.8 4 2 9 15 Ht5 Harvey, Smitherman, Taylor, Hunt 74.0 3 3 12 18 Ht6 Willetts, Sumpsion, James, Roberts ??.? 3 3 15 21 Ht7 Perks, Smitherman, Stanton, Guest [f] ??.? 5 1 20 22 Ht8 Harvey, Doyle, Taylor, Sumpsion ??.? 1 5 21 27 Ht9 Perks, Willetts, Smitherman, Doyle 72.6 4 2 25 29 Ht10 Guest, James, Walton, Sumpsion [ef] 76.8 2 4 27 33 Ht11 Harvey, Perks, Taylor, Hunt [fr] 73.8 3 3 30 36 Ht12 Smitherman, Willetts, James, Stanton ??.? 4 2 34 38 Ht13 Perks, Hunt, Elliott, Guest ??.? 4 2 38 40
Programme Changes: Ht5 r/s Taylor for Elliott, Ht6 r/s James for Ross, r/s Roberts for Doyle, Ht7 t/s Smitherman for Finney, r/s Stanton for Walton, Ht8 r/s Doyle for Stanton, Ht9 t/s Perks for Elliott, Ht10 r/s James for Ross, Ht12 r/s James for Ross, r/s Stanton for Walton.
59 Wednesday 9 th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
The Tartars 56 – The Huns 22 (Training Challenge)
The Tartars 1. John Taylor 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 2. Alan Elliott 2’ 1 1 N 4 1 3. Brian James 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2 4. Gerald Smitherman 1 3 2’ 3 9 1 5. Barry Smitherman 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 6. Stuart Roberts 0 1 0 1 7. Martin Sumpsion 3 3 1 3 10 Team Manager: Chris Van Straaten
The Huns 1. Dave Harvey R/R 2. John Sheffield F N N N 0 3. Ray Lowe 2 2 1’ 1 2 1 1 10 1 4. John Guest F N N N 0 5. Trevor Chamberlain 2 2 2 EF N 6 6. Chris Doyle 1’ EF 0 0 1 1 7. Steve Bastable 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 8. Julian Walton 1 0 0 1 Team Manager: Tom Evitts Referee: Stan Parkes
Ht1 Taylor, Elliott, Walton, Sheffield [f] 76.0 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Sumpsion, Bastable, Doyle, Roberts 74.0 3 3 8 4 Ht3 B Smitherman, Chamberlain, G Smitherman, Guest [f] 75.2 4 2 12 6 Ht4 James, Lowe, Roberts, Bastable 76.8 4 2 16 8 Ht5 G Smitherman, B Smitherman, Bastable, Walton 74.4 5 1 21 9 Ht6 Taylor, Lowe, Elliott, Doyle [ef] 76.4 4 2 25 11 Ht7 James, Chamberlain, Lowe, Roberts 76.2 3 3 28 14 Ht8 Sumpsion, Chamberlain, Elliott, Bastable 74.8 4 2 32 16 Ht9 B Smitherman, G Smitherman, Lowe, Doyle 75.2 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Taylor, Lowe, Sumpsion, Chamberlain [ef] 76.2 4 2 41 19 Ht11 Sumpsion, James, Bastable, Walton 75.0 5 1 46 20 Ht12 G Smitherman, Taylor, Lowe, Doyle 75.8 5 1 51 21 Ht13 B Smitherman, James, Lowe, Bastable ??.? 5 1 56 22
Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Walton for Harvey, Ht5 r/r Walton for Harvey, r/s Bastable for Sheffield, Ht7 t/s Lowe for Guest, Ht8 t/s Chamberlain for Sheffield, Ht10 r/s Sumpsion for Elliott, ?? Lowe for Guest, Ht11 r/r Walton for Harvey, t/s Bastable for Sheffield, Ht12 r/s Doyle for Chamberlain, Ht13 r/r Lowe for Harvey, r/s Bastable for Guest.
60 Wednesday 16th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Young Heathens 52 – Leicester Lion Cubs 26 (Junior Challenge)
Young Heathens 1. Dave Perks 3 3 FX 3 9 2. Paul Willetts 1 0 N 2 3 3. Dave Harvey EF 3 3 3 9 4. Ian Ross 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3 5. Gerald Smitherman 3 3 2’ 1 9 1 6. Andrew Hunt 2’ 2 1 5 1 7. Barry Smitherman 3 3 1 7 8. Martin Sumpsion 1 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Leicester Lion Cubs 1. Kevin Thrift FX 0 F F 0 2. Billy Rae 2 1 2 2 7 3. Keith White 3 2 1 1 7 4. Dave Deacon 0 0 3 2 5 5. Tony Sharpe 1 2 1 0 4 6. John Gardner F 1’ 0 1 1 7. John Boot 1 1 0 2 Team Manager: Vic White Referee: Les Pottinger
Ht1 Perks, Rae, Willetts, Thrift [fx] [rr] 71.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 B Smitherman, Hunt, Boot, Gardner [f] ??.? 5 1 9 3 Ht3 G Smitherman, Ross, Sharpe, Deacon 74.0 5 1 14 4 Ht4 White, Hunt, Boot, Harvey [ef] 75.0 2 4 16 8 Ht5 G Smitherman, Ross, Rae, Thrift 73.0 5 1 21 9 Ht6 Perks, White, Gardner, Willetts 72.2 3 3 24 12 Ht7 Harvey, Sharpe, Hunt, Deacon 74.6 4 2 28 14 Ht8 B Smitherman, Rae, Sumpsion, Boot [fr] 75.0 4 2 32 16 Ht9 Ross, G Smitherman, White, Gardner 73.8 5 1 37 17 Ht10 Deacon, Willetts, Sharpe, Perks [fx] [rr] ??.? 2 4 39 21 Ht11 Harvey, Rae, B Smitherman, Thrift [f] 74.4 4 2 43 23 Ht12 Perks, Ross, White, Sharpe 72.2 5 1 48 24 Ht13 Harvey, Deacon, G Smitherman, Thrift [f] ??.? 4 2 52 26
Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Sumpsion for Willetts.
61 Wednesday 30 th August 1972 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath
Young Heathens 55 – Crewe Princes 23 (Junior Challenge)
Young Heathens 1. Dave Perks 12 2. Paul Willetts 7 3. Dave Harvey 11 4. Gerald Smitherman 10 5. Martin Sumpsion 4 6. John Taylor 5 7. Keith Anderson 6 Team Manager: Russ Bragg
Crewe Princes 1. Reg Brassington 5 2. Barry Smitherman 4 3. Ray Hassall 9 4. Robin Peters 0 5. Peter Nicholas 4 6. Ken Stafford 0 7. Ray Lowe 1 Team Manager: Ken Adams Referee: Les Pottinger
Ht1 Ht2 Ht3 Ht4 Ht5 Ht6 Ht7 Ht8 Ht9 Ht10 Ht11 Ht12 Ht13
Programme Changes:
62 Junior Meeting Held after the Wolves v Cradley Midland Cup Fixture on 28 th July 1972
Wolves Cubs 17 Crewe Princes 13 1. Terry Owen FN 3 3 1. Barry Booth 3 0 1’ 4+1 2. Nigel Wasley FX 2’ 0 2+1 2. Nicky Allott 2’ 3 2 7+1 3. Tony Freegard 3 2 3 8 3. Reg Brassington 1 1 2 4. Ian Teale 2’ 1’ 3+2 4. Pete Nicklas F 0 0 5. Keith Anderson 1 1 5. Keith Anderson DNR Team Manager: Russ Bragg Team Manager: Bob Wasley
Ht1 Booth, Allott, Anderson, Wasley [fx] [rr] 70.4 1 5 1 5 Ht2 Freegard, Teale, Brassington, Nicklas [f] 71.2 5 1 6 6 Ht3 Allott, Freegard, Teale, Booth 70.4 3 3 9 9 Ht4 Owen, Wasley, Brassington, Nicklas 71.2 5 1 14 10 Ht5 Freegard, Allott, Booth, Wasley 70.8 3 3 17 13
Programme Change: Ht1 r/s Anderson for Owen [fn].
Confirmation/Heat Results required for Second Half, 5 Heat Junior Fixtures held at Wolverhampton on 19 th May and 22 nd or 29 th September and at Swindon on 20 th May. (All three fixtures were mentioned in the preceding Cradley programmes)
63 Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1972 - British League
Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.
Bernt Persson Home 15 63 168 4 172 10.921 5 1 Away 12 59 144.5 1 145.5 9.864 - - Total 27 122 312.5 5 317.5 10.410 5 1
Bob Andrews Home 14 56 102 5 107 7.643 - 1 Away 16 67 103 12 115 6.866 - - Total 30 123 205 17 222 7.220 0 1
Roy Trigg Home 17 71 129 10 139 7.831 1 - Away 17 77 119 8 127 6.597 - - Total 34 148 248 18 266 7.189 1 0
Pete Jarman Home 18 61 71 18 89 5.836 - - Away 17 55 46 6 52 3.782 - - Total 35 116 117 24 141 4.862 0 0
Mick Handley Home 16 55 68 10 78 5.673 - - Away 15 49 33 10 43 3.510 - - Total 31 104 101 20 121 4.654 0 0
John Hart Home 12 48 60 13 73 6.083 - - Away 12 38 22 5 27 2.842 - - Total 24 86 82 18 100 4.651 0 0
Jimmy Squibb Home 14 44 38 13 51 4.636 - - Away 13 41 27 3 30 2.927 - - Total 27 85 65 16 81 3.812 0 0
Ian Ross Home 2 6 3 1 4 2.667 - - Away 4 12 4 1 5 1.667 - - Total 6 18 7 2 9 2.000 0 0
Dave Perks Home 5 17 5 1 6 1.412 - - Away 5 18 2 0 2 0.444 - - Total 10 35 7 1 8 0.914 0 0
Also Rode:
Guests Home 4 17 34 3 37 8.706 - - Away 6 27 54 1 55 8.148 - - Total 10 44 88 4 92 8.364 0 0
Bengt Andersson Home 1 2 1 1 2 4.000 - - Away 1 3 1 0 1 1.333 - - Total 2 5 2 1 3 2.400 0 0
Gerald Smitherman Home 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 - - Away ------Total 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
Dave Harvey Home 2 4 0 0 0 0.000 - - Away 2 5 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 4 9 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
64 Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1972 - British League Knockout Cup
Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.
Bernt Persson Home 1 4 12 0 12 12.000 1 - Away 1 5 7 0 7 5.600 - - Total 2 9 19 0 19 8.444 1 0
Bob Andrews Home 1 4 9 0 9 9.000 - - Away 1 5 10 0 10 8.000 - - Total 2 9 19 0 19 8.444 0 0
Pete Jarman Home 1 5 7 1 8 6.400 - - Away 1 3 2 1 3 4.000 - - Total 2 8 9 2 11 5.500 0 0
John Hart Home 1 4 6 0 6 6.000 - - Away 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 2 6 6 0 6 4.000 0 0
Mick Handley Home 1 4 3 2 5 5.000 - - Away 1 4 1 1 2 2.000 - - Total 2 8 4 3 7 3.500 0 0
Roy Trigg Home 1 4 1 1 2 2.000 - - Away 1 5 5 0 5 4.000 - - Total 2 9 6 1 7 3.111 0 0
Ian Ross Home 1 2 1 0 1 2.000 - - Away ------Total 1 2 1 0 1 2.000 0 0
Jimmy Squibb Home ------Away 1 3 1 0 1 1.333 - - Total 1 3 1 0 1 1.333 0 0
65 Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1972 – Combined (British League & KO Cup)
Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.
Bernt Persson Home 16 67 180 4 184 10.985 6 1 Away 13 64 151.5 1 152.5 9.531 - - Total 33 131 331.5 5 336.5 10.275 6 1
Bob Andrews Home 15 60 111 5 116 7.733 - 1 Away 17 72 113 12 125 6.944 - - Total 32 132 224 17 241 7.303 0 1
Roy Trigg Home 18 75 130 11 141 7.520 1 - Away 18 82 124 8 132 6.439 - - Total 36 157 254 19 273 6.955 1 0
Peter Jarman Home 19 66 78 19 97 5.879 - - Away 18 58 48 7 55 3.793 - - Total 37 124 126 26 152 4.903 0 0
John Hart Home 13 52 66 13 79 6.077 - - Away 13 40 22 5 27 2.700 - - Total 26 92 88 18 106 4.609 0 0
Mick Handley Home 17 59 71 12 83 5.627 - - Away 16 53 34 11 45 3.396 - - Total 33 112 105 23 128 4.571 0 0
Jimmy Squibb Home 14 44 38 13 51 4.636 - - Away 14 44 28 3 31 2.818 - - Total 28 88 66 16 82 3.727 0 0
Ian Ross Home 3 8 4 1 5 2.500 - - Away 4 12 4 1 5 1.667 - - Total 7 20 8 2 10 2.000 0 0
Dave Perks Home 5 17 5 1 6 1.412 - - Away 5 18 2 0 2 0.444 - - Total 10 35 7 1 8 0.914 0 0
Also Rode:
Guests Home 4 17 34 3 37 8.706 - - Away 6 27 54 1 55 8.148 - - Total 10 44 88 4 92 8.364 0 0
Bengt Andersson Home 1 2 1 1 2 4.000 - - Away 1 3 1 0 1 1.333 - - Total 2 5 2 1 3 2.400 0 0
Gerald Smitherman Home 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 - - Away ------Total 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
Dave Harvey Home 2 4 0 0 0 0.000 - - Away 2 5 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 4 9 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
See Note on Page 68
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Cradley Heath Speedway Averages 1972 – Midland Cup
Rider Matches Rides Points Bonus Total CMA Max. Pd Max.
Peter Jarman Home 1 5 10 2 12 9.600 - - Away 1 6 13 1 14 9.333 - - Total 2 11 23 3 26 9.455 0 0
Bernt Persson Home 1 4 10 0 10 10.000 - - Away 1 5 10 1 11 8.800 - - Total 2 9 20 1 21 9.333 0 0
Roy Trigg Home 1 4 7 0 7 7.000 - - Away 1 4 8 0 8 8.000 - - Total 2 8 15 0 15 7.500 0 0
Mick Handley Home 1 2 3 0 3 6.000 - - Away 1 3 3 2 5 6.667 - - Total 2 5 6 2 8 6.400 0 0
Bob Andrews Home 1 4 6 1 7 7.000 - - Away 1 3 2 0 2 2.667 - - Total 2 7 8 1 9 5.143 0 0
Jimmy Squibb Home 1 3 1 1 2 2.667 - - Away 1 4 2 1 3 3.000 - - Total 2 7 3 2 5 2.857 0 0
Dave Perks Home 1 4 2 1 3 3.000 - - Away 1 2 0 0 0 0.000 - - Total 2 6 2 1 3 2.000 0 0
67 Cradley Heath 1972 – Information Required
Apr 1st Swindon Robins Home BL Second Half Detail To Be Confirmed 7th Wolverhampton Wolves Away BL Ht10 – Leadbitter ex for 2 mins or tapes 14 th Kings Lynn Stars Away BL 1st & 2 nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 24 th Halifax Dukes Home BL Second Half Detail To Be Confirmed 28 th Newport Wasps Away BL All 2 nd Half Detail Required May 15 th Exeter Falcons Away BL Ht4 Squibb Exclusion query 27 th WCQR Home Ind 1st Place Run Off time Required 29 th Halifax Dukes Away BL Why was Younghusband ex in heat 12 Jun 9th Glasgow Tigers Away BL 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 23 rd Newport Wasps Home BL 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 24 th Newport Wasps Away BL Ht13 Laessing or Shearer 26 th Hackney Hawks Away KOC All 2 nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 29 th Wimbledon Dons Away BL 1st Half Detail to be Confirmed All 2 nd Half Detail to be Confirmed Jul 19 th Swindon Robins Away BL 1st Half Detail to be Confirmed All 2 nd Half Detail Required 20 th Sheffield Tigers Away BL 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 29 th Wolverhampton Wolves Home MC 1st Half Detail to be Confirmed Aug 3rd Oxford Cheetahs Away BL Ht13 Gooddy exclusion query 5th Hackney Hawks Home BL 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 9th Poole Pirates Away BL 2nd Half Christian names Hooper & J White Sep 7th Ipswich Witches Away BL 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed 15 th Wolverhampton Wolves Away DWT 2nd Half Detail to be Confirmed
Jul 5th ? Tartars v Huns Home CH Details to be Confirmed – Date Query 12 th Braggs v Jephcotts Home CH Details to be Confirmed 19 th Tartars v Huns Home CH Details to be Confirmed Aug 9th Tartars v Huns Home CH Details to be Confirmed 16 th Leicester Lion Cubs Home CH Details to be Confirmed 30 th Crewe Princes Home CH All Details Required Oct 4th Sheffield Juniors Home CH Did This Take Place?
Confirmation/Heat Results required for Second Half, 5 Heat, Junior Fixtures held at Wolverhampton on 19th May and 22nd or 29th September and at Swindon on 20th May. (All three fixtures were mentioned in the preceding Cradley programmes but subsequent programmes carried no results)
Note Regarding Averages On Page 66
Unfortunately, at the time of release and despite the help of a number of fellow researchers, I have been unable to reconcile fully the averages on page 66 of this document with those published in the Speedway Star end of season review (dated 6th January 1973).
Differences are:
Roy Trigg – This document 254 points, 19 bonus points. Speedway Star 253 points, 20 bonus points.
Mick Handley - This document 105 points, 23 bonus points. Speedway Star 106 points, 22 bonus points.
Bengt Anderson - This document 5 rides. Speedway Star 4 rides.
Issue Log Iss1 First Issue 24/09/19 Iss2 Sep 29th Hackney (Away) 2nd Half 2 nd place times added. Ht4 time confirmed 01/05/20
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