The Only New Signings for the Season Were New Zealanders Bill Andrew Who Returned After a Year’S Absence and Goog Allan
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1964 The only new signings for the season were New Zealanders Bill Andrew who returned after a year’s absence and Goog Allan. Ivan Crozier and Bob Duckworth both returned to that country. On the closure of the Sunderland track Ken Sharples was signed. This signing gave the side the extra strength they needed to win the league title. In the meeting at Exeter on 31 August objects from the crowd were thrown at Ivan Mauger after he had defeated Jimmy Squibb in the Silver Sash. Mauger dived into the crowd and threw punches at all and sundry. In the eighth heat of the same meeting Russ Dent’s machine threw him on to the terraces with bits of engine striking and injuring a seventeen-year old Exeter fan. On 26 September Ivan Mauger won the Provincial League Riders’ Championship at Belle Vue with thirteen points after winning a run-off for the title. In qualifying he had won the qualifying rounds at Long Eaton on 4 August, Middlesbrough on 6 August and Poole on 26 August, all with fifteen-point maximums. He also won the Semi-Final at Edinburgh on 12 September scoring thirteen points. Peter Kelly also rode in the final and scored twelve points to finish fourth after he lost a run-off for third position to Roy Trigg. In qualifying he had scored a fifteen point maximum to win the round at Newcastle on 10 August. Ken Sharples and Bill Andrew were also qualifiers for the final at Belle Vue scoring nine and eight points respectively. Andrew had tied for first place with Edinburgh’s Doug Templeton having scored thirteen points in the qualifying round held at Sheffield on 6 August. Mauger also won the Northern Riders’ Championship at Newcastle on 1 June, The Cock O’ The North Trophy at Sunderland on 9 June, the Alan Hunt Memorial Trophy at Cradley Heath on 11 July, the Battle of Britain Trophy at Middlesbrough on 3 September and the Border Trophy at Newcastle on 14 September. He scored fifteen-point maximums in each of these meetings. He also won the Silver Sash from George Hunter of Edinburgh and successfully defended it twice before losing to Tommy Roper at Sheffield. Mauger qualified to challenge Roper for it in the return fixture four days later and won it back as Roper had been injured during the meeting and was unable to defend it. He then went on to defend it on 28 occasions to end the season as holder. Provincial League P W D L F A Pts Newcastle 22 17 0 5 966 747 34 Hackney 22 15 1 6 929 786 31 Wolverhampton 22 12 1 9 871 841 25 Newport 22 11 1 10 885 829 23 Edinburgh 22 10 2 10 884.5 827.5 22 Poole 22 10 1 11 834 882 21 Exeter 22 10 1 11 823 813 21 Sheffield 22 9 2 11 817.5 818.5 20 Middlesbrough 22 9 2 11 768 948 20 Cradley Heath 22 8 1 13 840 875 17 Long Eaton 22 8 0 14 781 931 16 Glasgow 22 6 2 14 805 906 14 Withdrawn Sunderland 3 1 0 2 101 132 2 Northern League P W D L F A Pts Sheffield 10 8 0 2 465 314 16 Edinburgh 10 5 1 4 440 337 11 Newcastle 10 5 1 4 370 404 11 Glasgow 10 5 0 5 368 408 10 Middlesbrough 10 4 0 6 376 401 8 Sunderland 10 2 0 8 310 465 4 Averages (Provincial League, Knock Out Cup and Northern League) M Rds Pts BP TPts Full Paid Avge Ivan Mauger 34 142 405 5 410 22 2 11.55 Peter Kelly 26 95 195 9 204 5 1 8.59 Ken Sharples 21 88 155 28 183 1 1 8.32 Bill Andrew 35 143 257 23 280 1 2 7.83 Mike Watkin 35 140 201 23 224 1 6.40 Goog Allan 34 124 123 15 138 4.45 Russ Dent 24 78 71 15 86 4.41 Jack Winstanley 18 62 45 10 55 3.55 Maury Robinson 17 53 39 7 46 3.47 Also Rode Milton Caisley 1 2 1 0 1 2.00 23 March - Exeter 38 Edinburgh 22 Sheffield 19 Newcastle 17 (Challenge) Ht 1: Cowland, Briggs, Kelly, Bagley 76.4 Ht 2: Mauger, Gilbertson, Cox, Featherby 76.2 Ht 3: Roper, D Templeton, Silver, Watkin 79.4 Ht 4: Squibb, Dews, Winstanley, W Templeton 78.2 Ht 5: Cox, Dews, Briggs, Watkin 79.4 Ht 6: Cowland, Roper, Gilbertson, Winstanley 78.2 Ht 7: Squibb, Featherby, D Templeton, Kelly 80.4 Ht 8: Mauger, Silver, Bagley, W Templeton 76.2 Ht 9: Lukehurst, Briggs, Featherby, Winstanley 78.4 Ht 10: Squibb, Gilbertson, Bagley, Watkin 78.2 Ht 11: Mauger, Cowland, Dews, D Templeton 76.8 Ht 12: Cox, Roper, W Templeton, Flanagan 79.4 Ht 13: Mauger, Roper, Squibb, Briggs 81.2 Ht 14: Gilbertson, Silver, Kelly, Dews 82.2 Ht 15: Cox, D Templeton, Winstanley, Bagley 82.2 Ht 16: W Templeton, Cowland, Watkin, Lukehurst 85.4 Exeter - Jimmy Squibb (3,3,3,1) 10, Cliff Cox (1,3,3,3) 10, Alan Cowland (3,3,2,2) 10, Len Silver (1,2,2) 5, Des Lukehurst (3) 3 Edinburgh - Ross Gilbertson (2,1,2,3) 8, Wayne Briggs (2,1,2,0) 5, Doug Templeton (2,1,0,2) 5, Willie Templeton (0,0,1,3) 4 Sheffield - Tommy Roper (3,2,2,2) 9, John Dews (2,2,1,0) 5, Clive Featherby (0,2,1) 3, Ron Bagley (0,1,1,0) 2, Des Lukehurst (0) 0 Newcastle - Ivan Mauger (3,3,3,3) 12, Peter Kelly (1,0,1) 2, Jack Winstanley (1,0,0,1) 2, Mike Watkin (0,0,0,1) 1, Pat Flanagan (0) 0 Falcons Scratch Race: Flanagan, Innocent, Lukehurst, Wickett 82.4 St Thomas Scratch Race: McGill, Innocent, Lukehurst, Selley(f) 86.2 County Scratch Race: Flanagan, McGill, Wickett, Selley(ns) 89.6 Top Dogs Race: Cowland, Mauger, Gilbertson, Squibb 89.0 13 April - Newcastle 45 Edinburgh 31 (Challenge) Ht 1: Watkin, Winstanley, Landels, Hunter(ex) 74.4 Ht 2: Briggs, Kelly, W Templeton, Andrew(f) 75.8 Ht 3: Mauger, D Templeton, Dent, Tannock 75.4 Ht 4: Winstanley, Robinson, Landels, Hunter(ef) 78.8 Ht 5: Mauger, Briggs, Dent, W Templeton 76.8 Ht 6: Wells, Hunter, Kelly(f), Andrew(f) 78.4 Ht 7: Watkin, D Templeton, Tannock, Winstanley 75.8 Ht 8: W Templeton, Robinson, Kelly, Landels 76.6 Ht 9: Mauger, Hunter, Dent, Wells 74.8 Ht 10: D Templeton, Kelly, Andrew, Tannock 75.8 Ht 11: Watkin, W Templeton, Winstanley, Briggs(ex) 76.6 Ht 12; Mauger, D Templeton, Wells(f), Andrew(ex) 74.6 Ht 13: Watkin, Dent, Briggs, Landels 76.4 Newcastle - Mike Watkin (3,3,3,3) 12, Ivan Mauger (3,3,3,3) 12, Jack Winstanley (2,3,0,1) 6+1, Peter Kelly (2,f,1,2) 5+1, Russ Dent (1,1,1,2) 5+1, Maury Robinson (2,2) 4+1, Bill Andrew (f,f,1,ex) 1+1 Edinburgh - Doug Templeton (2,2,3,2) 9, Wayne Briggs (3,2,ex,1) 6, Willie Templeton (1,0,3,2) 6, George Hunter (ex,ef,2,2) 4+1, Alf Wells (3,0,f) 3, Bill Landels (1,1,0,0) 2, Jimmy Tannock (0,1,0) 1+1 Encourage Stakes: Easton (20), Oliver (20), Avis (scr), Smiles (scr) 85.6 Reserves Scurry: Day, Jenkins, Caisley, Easton 81.6 Diamond Stakes Ht 1: D Templeton, Watkin, Andrew, Hunter 76.8 Ht 2: Mauger, W Templeton, Briggs, Tannock 75.0 Ht 3: Robinson, Jenkins, Day, Winstanley 78.6 Ht 4: Kelly, Dent, Wells, Landels 78.0 Final: Mauger, D Templeton, Kelly, Robinson 75.2 20 April - Newcastle 41 Middlesbrough 37 (Northern League) Ht 1: Watkin, Boocock, Hitch, Winstanley 74.4 Ht 2: Scott, Kelly, Andrew, Greenwell 75.2 Ht 3: Mauger, Younghusband, Butterfield, Dent 75.2 Ht 4: Hitch, Robinson, Torpie, Winstanley(ef) 77.4 Ht 5: Mauger, Scott, Dent, Greenwell 75.0 Ht 6: Boocock, Hitch, Andrew, Kelly(f) 76.0 Ht 7: Watkin, Younghusband, Butterfield, Winstanley 75.0 Ht 8: Robinson, Kelly, Greenwell, Torpie 77.2 Ht 9: Mauger, Boocock, Dent, Hitch 73.6 Ht 10: Kelly, Younghusband, Robinson, Butterfield 76.2 Ht 11: Scott, Watkin, Winstanley, Greenwell 74.4 Ht 12: Mauger, Boocock, Butterfield, Andrew 76.4 Ht 13: Watkin, Scott, Younghusband, Dent 75.2 Newcastle - Ivan Mauger (3,3,3,3) 12, Mike Watkin (3,3,2,3) 11, Peter Kelly (2,f,2,3) 7+1, Maury Robinson (2,3,1) 6, Bill Andrew (1,1,0) 2+1, Russ Dent (0,1,1,0) 2, Jack Winstanley (0,ef,0,1) 1+1 Middlesbrough - Bluey Scott (3,2,3,2) 10, Eric Boocock (2,3,2,2) 9, Dave Younghusband (2,2,2,1) 7+1, Clive Hitch (1,3,2,0) 6+2, Allan Butterfield (1,1,0,1) 3+3, Kevin Torpie (1,0) 1, Freddie Greenwell (0,0,1,0) 1 Best Pairs Challenge Ht 1: Mauger, D Templeton, Watkin, Briggs 77.6 Ht 2: D Templeton, Watkin, Mauger, Briggs 76.6 Ht 3: Mauger, Briggs, Watkin, D Templeton(f) 77.2 Ivan Mauger (3,1,3) 7+1 & Mike Watkin (1,2,1) 4 – 11 Doug Templeton (2,3,f) 5 & Wayne Briggs (0,0,2) 2 – 7 Diamond Stakes Ht 1: Butterfield, Dent, Winstanley, Greenwell 77.6 Ht 2: Scott, Andrew, Hitch, Torpie 75.8 Ht 3: Boocock, Kelly, Younghusband, Robinson 76.2 Final: Scott, Boocock, Butterfield, Kelly(ef) 79.8 21 April - Sunderland 32 Newcastle 44 (Challenge) Ht 1: McDermott, Watkin, Winstanley, Collins 68.2 Ht 2: Andrew, Coombes, Kelly, Guasco(ef) 69.0 Ht 3: Mauger, Airey, Dent, Ridgeon 69.0 Ht 4: Day, Robinson, Collins, Winstanley 69.8 Ht 5: Kelly, Andrew, Airey, Ridgeon 70.8 Ht 6: Guasco, Winstanley, Day, Watkin(ef) 69.0 Ht 7: Mauger, Collins, McDermott, Dent 67.8 Ht 8: Coombes, Kelly, Robinson, Guasco(ef) Ht 9: Airey, Winstanley, Ridgeon, Watkin(ef) 70.4 Ht 10: Mauger, Dent, Coombes, Guasco(f) 66.8 Ht 11: Kelly, McDermott, Andrew(f), Collins(ex) Ht 12: Airey, Dent, Watkin, Coombes(f) 70.8 Ht 13: Mauger, Andrew, McDermott(ef), Ridgeon(ef) 70.8 Sunderland - Jim Airey (2,1,3,3) 9, Maury McDermott (3,1,2,ef) 6+1, Graham Coombes (2,3,1,f) 6, Ray Day (3,1) 4, Gordon Guasco (ef,3,ef,f) 3, Dave Collins (0,1,2,ex) 3, Vic Ridgeon (0,0,1,ef) 1 Newcastle - Ivan Mauger (3,3,3,3) 12, Peter Kelly (1,3,2,3) 9, Bill Andrew (3,2,f,2) 7+2, Jack Winstanley (1,0,2,2) 5+1, Russ Dent (1,0,2,2) 5+1, Maury Robinson (2,1) 3+1, Mike Watkin (2,ef,ef,1) 3+1 Beginners Luck Handicap: Jenkins (30), Easton (20), Greaves (20), Avis (0), Caisley (20) 72.6 Extra Race: Sharples, Day, Jenkins, Allan(f) 71.2 Saints Scratch Race Ht 1: Mauger, Guasco, Andrew, Airey 67.0 Ht 2: Dent, Ridgeon, Winstanley, Sharples 68.4 Ht 3: McDermott, Robinson, Day, Cameron(f) 70.2 Ht 4: Coombes, Jenkins, Caisley, Kelly(f) 72.8 Final: Mauger, Dent, Coombes, McDermott(ef) 27 April - Scotland 63 New Zealand 45 (Third Test Match) Ht 1: Mauger, D Templeton, Tannock,