Cradley Heath Speedway 1965 Statistical Record Contents Index Of Meetings Meeting Details Nigel Nicklin & Roger Beaman ––– Issue 333 ––– 111111 ththth FebruaFebruaryry 2012016666 Cradley Heath Speedway 1965 - Index Of Meetings Month Date Opponents Competition Venue Result For Agst Page March 27 Coventry British League Away Lost 31 47 3 April 2 Wolverhampton Challenge Away Lost 34 44 4 3 Wolverhampton Challenge Home Won 41 37 5 10 Hackney British League Home Won 49 29 6 16 Swindon British League Away Won 40 38 7 17 Swindon British League Home Won 40 38 8 23 Hackney British League Away Lost 32 45 9 24 Long Eaton British League Home Won 43 35 10 28 Poole British League Away Lost 26 52 11 May 1 Sheffield British League Home Draw 39 39 12 6 Oxford British League Away Lost 37 41 13 8 Newcastle British League Home Won 40 38 14 11 West Ham British League Away Lost 37 40 15 15 Belle Vue British League Home Won 42 35 16 22 Edinburgh British League Away Lost 38 40 17 29 Wolverhampton British League Home Won 41 37 18 June 4 Wolverhampton British League Away Lost 25 53 19 5 Glasgow British League Home Won 43 35 20 12 Exeter British League Home Won 42 36 21 19 World Champs QR Individual Home Charlie Monk 22 21 Newcastle British League Away Lost 36 42 23 26 Oxford British League Home Lost 36 42 24 July 3 Coventry British League Home Lost 27 51 25 9 Glasgow British League Away Lost 25 53 26 10 Halifax British League Away Lost 16 62 27 17 Edinburgh British League Home Won 43 35 28 19 Gornik Rybnik Challenge Home Lost 36 42 29 23 Newport British League Away Lost 22 56 30 24 Wolverhampton Knockout Cup Home Lost 43 53 31 30 Wolv/CH/Sheff/Swin 4TT Wolv. Wolverhampton 32 31 Belle Vue British League Away Lost 23 55 33 Aug 2 Alan Hunt Trophy Individual Home Abandoned Rain 34 7 Wimbledon British League Home Lost 29 49 35 14 Sheffield I & S Trophy Home Won 61 35 36 21 West Ham Challenge Home Lost 31 47 37 24 Long Eaton British League Away Postponed Rain 38 28 Wolverhampton Dud/Wol Tro Home Won 50 45 39 30 Alan Hunt Trophy Individual Home Nigel Boocock 40 31 Long Eaton British League Away Lost 32 45 41 Sep 3 Wolverhampton Dud/Wolv Tro Away Lost 31 65 42 4 Poole British League Home Won 41 37 43 11 Newport I & S Trophy Home Won 62 34 44 16 Sheffield British League Away Lost 38 40 45 17 Newport I & S Trophy Away Lost 36 60 46 25 Halifax British League Home Postponed Rain 47 27 Exeter British League Away Lost 27 51 48 Oct 2 Coventry Challenge Home Won 54 42 49 9 Wimbledon British League Away Lost 26 52 50 14 Sheffield I & S Trophy Away Lost 22 74 51 23 West Ham British League Home Lost 31 47 52 30 Newport British League Home Lost 35 43 53 2 Saturday 27 th March 1965 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 47 – Cradley Heathens 31 (British League) Coventry 1. Nigel Boocock 3 2’ 3 3 11 1 2. Colin Cottrell 0 3 3 1 7 3. Ron Mountford 0 1 2’ 3 6 1 4. Rick France 3 3 3 3 12 5. Jim Lightfoot (C) 3 3 3 EF 9 6. Howie Booton 1 1 0 0 2 7. Fred Hodder 0 0 0 Team Manager: Bob Griffin Cradley Heath 1. Ivor Brown (C) 2 2 2 2 2 10 2. Eric Hockaday 1’ 2 R 1’ 1’ 5 3 3. George Major 2 2 1 2 2 9 4. John Edwards 1’ EF N 0 1 1 5. John Hart EF EF N N 0 6. Harry Bastable 2 1 0 1’ 4 1 7. Alan Totney 1’ 1’ 2 2 Team Manager: Roy Moreton ACU Referee: H. P. Ellis Ht1 Boocock, Brown, Hockaday, Cottrell 71.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 France, Major, Edwards, Mountford 70.2 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Lightfoot, Bastable, Booton, Hart [ef] 69.6 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Cottrell, Hockaday, Totney, Hodder 72.0 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Lightfoot, Major, Booton, Edwards [ef] 69.8 4 2 17 13 Ht6 France, Brown, Mountford, Hockaday [ret] 69.8 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Cottrell, Boocock, Bastable, Hart [ef] 69.4 5 1 26 16 Ht8 France, Brown, Totney, Hodder 70.4 3 3 29 19 Ht9 Lightfoot, Brown, Hockaday, Booton 69.8 3 3 32 22 Ht10 France, Mountford, Major, Bastable 70.0 5 1 37 23 Ht11 Boocock, Major, Cottrell, Edwards 69.2 4 2 41 25 Ht12 Mountford, Brown, Hockaday, Booton 70.8 3 3 44 28 Ht13 Boocock, Major, Bastable, Lightfoot [ef] 71.0 3 3 47 31 Programme Changes Ht8 t/s Brown for Edwards, Ht10 t/s Major for Hart, Ht12 t/s Hockaday for Hart First Junior Jaunt Pete Gay, Don Sharpe, Dennis Ward, Angus McParland [ns] 84.6 Brandon Scratch Race Cottrell, Totney, Hodder, Booton [ns] 71.8 Wolston Scratch Race Les Owen, Bastable, Cottrell, Edwards 70.2 Ryton Scratch Race Boocock [10yds back], Owen, Cottrell [f], Bastable [ef] 74.6 Stadium Gold Sash Ht1 Major, France, Boocock, Brown 70.0 Ht2 Lightfoot, Mountford, Edwards, Hockaday 69.8 Final Lightfoot, France, Major, Mountford [ef] 70.6 3 Friday 2 nd April 1965 Monmore Green, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wolves 44 – Cradley Heathens 34 (Challenge) Wolverhampton 1. Cyril Francis 2’ 3 1’ 1 7 2 2. Jim Airey 3 3 2’ 2 10 1 3. Tommy Sweetman (C) EX 3 1 EF 4 4. James Bond 2 1 3 0 6 5. Peter Jarman 3 2 3 3 11 6. Gordon Guasco 2’ F 1 2 5 1 7. Brian Maxted 0 1 1 Team Manager: Bill Bridgett Cradley Heath 1. Ivor Brown (C) 1 1 2 2 1 7 2. Eric Hockaday 0 2 EF N 2 3. George Major 3 3 EX 3 2 11 4. Glyn Chandler 1 N 0 0 1 5. John Hart 1 0 2’ 3 6 1 6. Harry Bastable 0 1 3 0 4 7. Alan Totney 1’ 2 3 1 Team Manager: Roy Moreton ACU Referee: Ht1 Airey, Francis, Brown, Hockaday (rr) 67.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Major, Bond, Chandler, Sweetman [ex] (rr) 69.4 2 4 7 5 Ht3 Jarman, Guasco, Hart, Bastable 68.8 5 1 12 6 Ht4 Airey, Hockaday, Totney, Maxted (rr) 70.2 3 3 15 9 Ht5 Major, Jarman, Brown, Guasco [f] 67.2 2 4 17 13 Ht6 Sweetman, Brown, Bond, Hockaday [ef] 68.8 4 2 21 15 Ht7 Francis, Airey, Bastable, Hart 69.2 5 1 26 16 Ht8 Bond, Totney, Maxted, Chandler 69.0 4 2 30 18 Ht9 Jarman, Brown, Guasco, Major [ex] 67.6 4 2 34 20 Ht10 Bastable, Hart, Sweetman, Bond 69.0 1 5 35 25 Ht11 Major, Airey, Francis, Chandler 68.8 3 3 38 28 Ht12 Hart, Guasco, Brown, Sweetman [ef] 69.6 2 4 40 32 Ht13 Jarman, Major, Francis, Bastable 68.0 4 2 44 34 Programme Changes Ht5 t/s Brown for Chandler, Ht9 t/s Major for Hockaday International Match Race (Best Of Three) Ht1 Barry Briggs bt Nigel Boocock 66.4 Ht2 Briggs bt Boocock 68.0 Reserves Race Totney, Maxted, Chris Harrison, Paul Sharples [ef] 69.4 Bilston Scurry Airey, Bastable, Chandler, Bond [f] 69.6 Wednesfield Stakes Francis, Guasco, Hart, Hockaday 69.6 Top Dog Scurry Jarman, Major, Brown, Sweetman 68.6 Extra Race Briggs, Boocock, Jarman, Major (rr) 67.8 4 Saturday 3 rd April 1965 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heathens 41 - Wolverhampton Wolves 37 (Challenge) Cradley Heath 1. Ivor Brown (C) 3 2’ 3 3 3 14 1 2. Eric Hockaday 1 2 1 1 5 3. George Major 2 3 3 3 11 4. Alan Totney 0 N 2 N 2 5. John Hart EX 1 3 1 5 6. Harry Bastable 1 N 1 EF 2 7. Matt Mattocks 1’ 0 1’ 0 2 2 Team Manager: Roy Moreton Wolverhampton 1. Cyril Francis 0 1 2 2 5 2. Gordon Guasco 2 3 0 EF 5 3. Tommy Sweetman (C) 1 2’ EF 0 3 1 4. Jim Airey 3 3 3 2 11 5. James Bond 2’ 0 1’ 1’ 4 3 6. Peter Jarman 3 2 2 2 9 7. Brian Maxted EX EF 0 Team Manager: Bill Bridgett ACU Referee: C. H. Reynolds Ht1 Brown, Guasco, Hockaday, Francis 69.8 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Airey, Major, Sweetman, Totney 71.8 2 4 6 6 Ht3 Jarman, Bond, Bastable, Hart [ex] (rr) 72.0 1 5 7 11 Ht4 Guasco, Hockaday, Mattocks, Maxted [ex] (rr) 73.2 3 3 10 14 Ht5 Airey, Sweetman, Hart, Mattocks 72.2 1 5 11 19 Ht6 Major, Brown, Francis, Guasco 71.2 5 1 16 20 Ht7 Brown, Jarman, Hockaday, Bond 69.8 4 2 20 22 Ht8 Airey, Totney, Mattocks, Maxted [ef] 72.6 3 3 23 25 Ht9 Hart, Francis, Bastable, Guasco [ef] 72.4 4 2 27 27 Ht10 Major, Jarman, Bond, Mattocks 70.0 3 3 30 30 Ht11 Brown, Airey, Hockaday, Sweetman [ef] 71.6 4 2 34 32 Ht12 Major, Francis, Bond, Bastable [ef] 71.8 3 3 37 35 Ht13 Brown, Jarman, Hart, Sweetman 72.0 4 2 41 37 Programme Changes Ht5 r/s Mattocks for Bastable, Ht6 t/s Brown for Totney, Ht10 r/s Mattocks for Totney Dudley Wood Scratch Race Ht1 Major, Guasco, Ivor Hughes, Fred Priest 72.2 72.6 Ht2 Brown, Jarman, Francis, Erol Brook 71.8 72.8 Ht3 Airey, Bond, Hockaday, Dai Evans 72.8 74.2 Final Brown, Airey, Guasco, Major [ef] 72.6 Juniors’ Dash Ht1 Not Ridden Ht2 Hughes, Mattocks, Priest, Ron Cooper 74.8 Ht3 Brook, Cooper, Mattocks, Norman Moore 77.2 5 Saturday 10 th April 1965 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heathens 49 – Hackney Hawks 29 (British League) Cradley Heath 1.