Leicester 1951 Thanks to Tim Grant, Alan Jones and Arnie Gibbons Updated 21.8.2011 Friday 23rd March 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester Leicester Hunters 44 Coventry Bees 40 (East Midlands Challenge Bowl) Leicester Cyril Page 0, 3, 2, 3 8 Harwood Pike 2, 2’, 1’, 1 6+2 Jock Grierson 3, 3, 3, 2 11 Lionel Benson 1, 0, 1, 0 2 Les Beaumont 2, 3, 1, 1 7 Johnnie Carpenter 1’, F, R, 0 1+1 Ron Wilson 2, 2’ 4+1 Joe Bowkis 2’, 3 5+1 Coventry Bob Fletcher 1, 3, 1’, 3 8+1 Cyril Cooper 3, 2, 1, 3 9 Les Hewitt 2, F, N, N 2 Derrick Tailby 0, 1, 2’, 2 5+1 Stan Williams 0, R, R, N 0 Johnnie Reason 3, 2, 3, 2’™ 10+1 Peter Brough 1, X, 3, 1, N 5 Roy Moreton 1, 0, 0 1 Ht 1 Cooper, Pike, Fletcher, Page 70.4 2 4 2 4 Ht 2 Grierson, Hewitt, Benson, Tailby 70.2 4 2 6 6 Ht 3 Reason, Beaumont , Carpenter, Williams 69.6* 3 3 9 9 Ht 4 Fletcher, Wilson, Brough, Benson 72.2 2 4 11 13 Ht 5 Page, Pike, Tailby, Hewitt (Fell) 71.6 5 1 16 14 Ht 6 Grierson, Reason, Benson, Williams (Ret) 70.6 4 2 20 16 Ht 7 Beaumont, Cooper, Fletcher, Carpenter (Fell) 71.4 3 3 23 19 Ht 8 Grierson, Bowkis, Moreton, Brough 72.4 5 1 28 20 Ht 9 Reason, Page, Pike, Williams (Ret) 70.6 3 3 31 23 Ht 10 Fletcher, Grierson, Cooper, Benson 73.0 2 4 33 27 Ht 11 Brough, Tailby, Beaumont, Carpenter (Ret) 72.6 1 5 34 32 Ht 12 Page, Wilson , Brough, Moreton 73.4 5 1 39 33 Ht 13 Bowkis, Tailby, Beaumont , Moreton 72.4 4 2 43 35 Ht 14 Reason, Cooper, Pike, Carpenter 71.6 1 5 44 40 Queniboro’ Scratch Race Mick Mitchell, Jackson, Hipperson, Pitcher 72.4 Oadby Scratch Race Mitchell, Wilson, Bowkis, Jackson 71.0 Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Carpenter, Benson, Moreton, Hipperson 74.6 Ht2 Beaumont, Pike, Bowkis, Tailby 73.6 Ht3 Reason, Grierson, Mitchell, Cooper 71.6 Ht4 Page, Hewitt, Wilson, Pitcher 73.0 Final Reason, Carpenter, Beaumont, Page 72.6 Saturday 24th Match 1951 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (East Midlands Challenge Bowl) Coventry Bob Fletcher 1 2’ 1 3 7 1 Cyril Cooper 3 3 3 3 12 Peter Brough F 1 1’ 1 3 1 Derrick Tailby 2 2’ 3 3 10 1 Stan Williams 1 2 3 2 8 Johnnie Reason 3 1’ 1 1 6 1 Alan Hailstone 3 0 3 Roy Moreton 2 0 2 Leicester Cyril Page 0 0 0 2 2 Harwood Pike 2 3 0 2 7 Jock Grierson 3 1 3 2 9 Lionel Benson 1 0 1 2 Les Beaumont 0 2 2 2 6 Johnny Carpenter 2 X E 0 2 Ron Wilson 1 0 3 4 Joe Bowkis 0 1’ 1 1 Ht1 Cooper, Pike, Fletcher, Page 71.0 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Grierson, Tailby, Benson, Brough (f) 72.6 2 4 6 6 Ht3 Reason, Carpenter, Williams, Beaumont 71.0 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Hailstone, Tailby, Wilson, Page 73.0 5 1 15 9 Ht5 Cooper, Fletcher, Grierson, Benson 72.6 5 1 20 10 Ht6 Tailby, Beaumont, Brough, Carpenter (fexc) 72.2 4 2 24 12 Ht7 Pike, Williams, Reason, Page 72.4 3 3 27 15 Ht8 Grierson, Moreton, Brough, Bowkis 73.4 3 3 30 18 Ht9 Cooper, Beaumont, Fletcher, Carpenter (ef) 71.6 4 2 34 20 Ht10 Tailby, Page, Brough, Pike (frmtd) 72.0 4 2 38 22 Ht11 Williams, Grierson, Reason, Wilson 73.0 4 2 42 24 Ht12 Fletcher, Beaumont, Bowkis, Hailstone 73.0 3 3 45 27 Ht13 Wilson, Williams, Benson, Moreton 72.8 2 4 47 31 Ht14 Cooper, Pike, Reason, Carpenter 71.2 4 2 51 33 Monday 26th March 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester Leicester Hunters 62 Oxford Cheetahs 22 (Central Shield) Leicester Cyril page 3 3 0 3 9 Harwood Pike 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3 Jock Grierson 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2 Lionel Benson 1 E 3 3 7 Ron Wilson 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2 Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 3 12 Les Beaumont 3 2’ 5 1 Johnny Carpenter 2’ 1’ 3 2 Oxford Eric Irons 0 2 1 0 3 Pat Clarke 1 E 1 Harry Saunders 0 0 1 0 1 Ernie Rawlins 2 1 1 3 7 Bill Osborne 0 0 2 1 3 Cyril Quick 2 1 1’ 4 1 Brian Wilson 1’ 0 1 1 Bill Kemp E 1 E 1 2 Ht1 Page, Pike, Clarke, Irons 71.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Grierson, Rawlins, Benson, Saunders 72.4 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Bowkis, Quick, R.Wilson, Osborne 72.6 4 2 13 5 Ht4 Beaumont, Irons, B.Wilson, Benson (efch) 73.0 3 3 16 8 Ht5 Page, Pike, Rawlins, Saunders 72.6 5 1 21 9 Ht6 Benson, Grierson, Quick, Osborne 72.8 5 1 26 10 Ht7 Bowkis, R.Wilson, Iron, Clarke (ef) 73.0 5 1 31 11 Ht8 Grierson, Carpenter, Saunders, Kemp (ef) 74.2 5 1 36 12 Ht9 Pike, Osborne, Quick, Page 72.6 3 3 39 15 Ht10 Benson, Grierson, Kemp, Irons 73.8 5 1 44 16 Ht11 Bowkis, R.Wilson, Rawlins, Saunders 73.6 5 1 49 17 Ht12 Page, Beaumont, Osborne, Kemp (ef) 74.0 5 1 54 18 Ht13 Rawlins, R.Wilson, Carpenter, B.Wilson 74.6 3 3 57 21 Ht14 Bowkis, Pike, Kemp, Quick (ns) 73.4 5 1 62 22 Countesthorpe Scratch Race [ Hipperson, Pitcher, Watts, Mitchell ? Humberstone Scratch Race Carpenter, Mitchell, Beaumont, Pitcher 72.4 Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Mitchell, R.Wilson, Page (ef), B.Wilson 72.4 Ht2 Bowkis, Grierson, Pitcher, Quick (ns) 72.4 Ht3 Pike, Irons, Kemp, Carpenter (ef) 73.6 Ht4 Benson, Beaumont, Rawlins, Osborne (ef) 73.4 Final Mitchell, Pike, Bowkis, Benson (ef) 73.0 Monday 26th March 1951 Cowley Stadium, Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 28 Leicester Hunters 55 (Challenge) Oxford Bill Osborne 2 0 2 0 4 Ernie Rawlins 1’ 2 1’ 0 4 2 Cyril Quick 1’ 2 0 1 4 1 Harry Saunders 2 0 1’ 0 3 1 Bob McFarlane E 3 0 0 3 Frank Boyle 2 0 1 3 6 Eric Irons 1 1 2 Brian Wilson 1 1 2 Leicester Cyril Page 0 X 1’ 3 4 1 Harwood Pike 3 2 2’ 2 9 1 Jock Grierson 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2 Lionel Benson 0 1 3 2’ 6 1 Ron Wilson F 3 3 6 Joe Bowkis 3 3 0 1’ 7 1 Les Beaumont 2’ 3 6 1 Johnny Carpenter 3 3 2’ 8 1 Ht1 Pike, Osborne, Rawlins, Page 68.0 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Grierson, Saunders, Quick, Benson 69.4 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Bowkis, Boyle, McFarlane (ef), R.Wilson (f) 69.2 2 3 8 9 Ht4 Carpenter, Beaumont, Irons, Saunders 69.0 1 5 9 14 Ht5 Grierson, Rawlins, Benson, Osborne 70.0 2 4 11 18 Ht6 Bowkis, Quick, Saunders, R.Wilson 69.0 3 3 14 21 Ht7 McFarlane, Pike, Page, Boyle 70.8 3 3 17 24 Ht8 Carpenter, Grierson, B.Wilson, Quick 69.2 1 5 18 29 Ht9 R.Wilson, Osborne, Rawlins, Bowkis 69.4 3 3 21 32 Ht10 Page, Pike, Quick, Saunders 70.2 1 5 22 37 Ht11 Grierson, Benson, Boyle, McFarlane 70.6 1 5 23 42 Ht12 R.Wilson, Carpenter, Irons, Osborne 69.8 1 5 24 47 Ht13 Beaumont, Benson, B.Wilson, McFarlane 69.8 1 5 25 52 Ht14 Boyle, Pike, Bowkis, Rawlins 70.8 3 3 28 55 Friday 30th March 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester Leicester Hunters 61 Liverpool Chads 23 (Central Shield) Leicester Cyril Page 3 3 3 3 12 Harwood Pike 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3 Jock Grierson 2 3 3 2’ 10 1 Ron Wilson 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3 Les Beaumont 1 0 2’ X 3 1 Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 3 12 Lionel Benson 3 2’ 5 1 Johnny Carpenter 1 3 4 Liverpool George Newton 0 1 1’ F 2 1 Harry Welch 1 2 1 1 5 Buck Whitby 0 2 2 0 4 Bill Griffiths 3 F 1 2 6 Len Read 0 1 1 1 3 Reg Duval 2 0 0 0 2 Alf Webster F 1’ 1 1 Peter Craven 0 0 0 Ht1 Page, Pike, Welch, Newton 70.8 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Griffiths, Grierson, Wilson, Whitby 71.2 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Bowkis, Duval, Beaumont, Read 71.6 4 2 12 6 Ht4 Benson, Wilson, Newton, Webster (f) 71.4 5 1 17 7 Ht5 Page, Whitby, Pike, Griffiths 71.8 4 2 21 9 Ht6 Grierson, Wilson, Read, Duval 72.2 5 1 26 10 Ht7 Bowkis, Welch, Newton, Beaumont 71.8 3 3 29 13 Ht8 Grierson, Whitby, Carpenter, Craven 73.0 4 2 33 15 Ht9 Page, Pike, Read, Duval 71.0 5 1 38 16 Ht10 Wilson, Grierson, Welch, Newton (f) 72.4 5 1 43 17 Ht11 Bowkis, Beaumont, Griffiths, Whitby 71.6 5 1 48 18 Ht12 Page, Benson, Read, Craven 71.4 5 1 53 19 Ht13 Carpenter, Griffiths, Webster, Beaumont (fexc) 73.4 3 3 56 22 Ht14 Bowkis, Pike, Welch, Duval 71.6 5 1 61 23 Peterboro Scratch Race Ht1 Benson, Mick Mitchell, Webster, Jack Watts 72.0 Ht2 Sid Hipperson, Carpenter, Craven, Pitcher (ef) 72.6 Final Benson, Mitchell, Carpenter, Hipperson 72.6 Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Page, Grierson, Welch, Griffith 71.8 73.8 Ht2 Beaumont, Pike, Read, Pitcher 72.0 72.6 Ht3 Bowkis, Duval, Whitby, Wilson 73.0 73.0 Final Beaumont, Pike, Bowkis, Page 72.6 Thursday 5th April 1951 Owlerton, Sheffield Sheffield Tigers 44 Leicester Hunters 40 (Central Shield) Sheffield Bill Dalton 3 0 1 1 5 Len Williams 2’ 3 3 3 11 1 Charlie New 0 0 3 0 3 Tommy Allott 3 3 3 1’ 10 1 Johnny Green 1’ 0 3 2 6 1 Guy Allott 2 1 2’ 0 5 1 Peter Orpwood 1 2 3 Jack Winstanley 0 1’ 1 1 Leicester Cyril Page E 1 1 Harwood Pike 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2 Jock Grierson 1’ 2’ 2 0 5 2 Ron Wilson 2 2’ 3 2 9 1 Les Beaumont 3 2 1’ 3 9 1 Joe Bowkis 0 0 2 2 Lionel Benson 3 2 2 0 7 Mick Mitchell 1’ 3 0 4 1 Ht1 Dalton, Williams, Pike, Page (ef) 75.6 5 1 5 1 Ht2 T.Allott, Wilson, Grierson, New 76.4 3 3 8 4 Ht3 Beaumont, G.Allott, Green, Bowkis 75.4 3 3 11 7 Ht4 Benson, Wilson, Orpwood, Dalton 74.8 1 5 12 12 Ht5 T.Allott, Benson, Pike, New 74.6 3 3 15 15 Ht6 Wilson, Grierson, G.Allott, Green 76.0 1 5 16 21 Ht7 Williams, Beaumont, Dalton, Bowkis 74.0 4 2 20 22 Ht8 New, Grierson, Mitchell, Winstanley 76.0 3 3 23 25 Ht9 Green, G.Allott, Page, Pike 74.6 5 1 28 26 Ht10 Williams, Wilson, Dalton, Grierson 74.6 4 2 32 28 Ht11 T.Allott, Benson, Beaumont, New 73.4 3 3 35 31 Ht12 Mitchell, Green, Winstanley, Benson 75.2 3 3 38 34 Ht13 Beaumont, Orpwood, T.Allott, Mitchell 74.6 3 3 41 37 Ht14 Williams, Bowkis, Pike, G.Allott 74.4 3 3 44 40 Friday 6th April 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester Leicester Hunters 57 Halifax Dukes 27 (Central Shield) Leicester Cyril Page 3 0 0 2’ 5 1 Harwood Pike 2’ 2 2 2 8 1 Jock Grierson 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3 Ron Wilson 3 3 3 3 12 Les Beaumont 2 2’ 2’ F 6 2 Joe Bowkis 1’ 3 3 1’ 8 2 Lionel Benson 2’ 3 5 1 Johnnie Carpenter 3 3 6 Halifax Vic Emms 0 0 E 1 1 Al Allison 1 1 0 0 2 Arthur Forrest E 3 E F 3 Ray Johnson 1 1 1 2 5 Bill Crosland 0 0 1 1 2 Jack Hughes 3 2 3 3 11 Dyson Harper 1 1’ 2 1 Billy Ward 1 0 1 Ht1 Page, Pike, Allison, Emms 73.4 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Wilson, Grierson, Johnson, Forrest (ef) 75.2 5 1 10 2 Ht3 Hughes, Beaumont, Bowkis, Crosland 75.2 3 3 13 5 Ht4 Wilson, Benson, Harper, Emms 75.0 5 1 18 6 Ht5 Forrest, Pike, Johnson, Page 74.2 2 4 20 10 Ht6 Wilson, Hughes, Grierson, Crosland 75.0 4 2 24 12 Ht7 Bowkis,