Cradley Heath Speedway 191977771111 Statistical Record Contents Index Of Meetings Meeting Details Averages Nigel Nicklin & Roger Beaman ––– Issue 222 ––– 333rdrdrd June 2020 Cradley Heath Speedway 1971 - Index Of Meetings Month Date Opponents Competition Venue Result For Agst Page March 26 Wolverhampton Challenge Away Lost 38 39 3 27 Wimbledon British League Home Lost 37 41 4 April 2 Hackney British League Away Lost 30 48 5 3 Exeter British League Home Won 39 38 6 9 Glasgow British League Away Lost 30 47 7 10 Glasgow British League Home Lost 38 40 8 17 Coventry British League Away Lost 26 52 9 19 Wolverhampton Challenge Home Won 47 31 10 24 WCQR Individual Home Postponed Rain 11 26 WCQR Individual Home Roy Trigg 12 May 1 Coventry British League Home Won 44 34 13 3 Reading British League Away Lost 36 42 14 8 Sheffield British League Home Won 41 37 15 15 Belle Vue British League Away Lost 32 46 16 17 LP Transport Trophy Individual Home Ivan Mauger 17 21 Kings Lynn British League Away Lost 31 47 18 22 Wembley British League Home Draw 39 39 19 27 Oxford Midland Cup Away Won 40 38 20 29 Oxford Midland Cup Home Won 45 33 21 June 4 Wolverhampton British League Away Lost 35 43 22 5 Leicester British League Home Draw 39 39 23 10 Wimbledon British League Away Postponed Rain 24 12 West Ham British League Home Won 49 29 25 14 Reading Knockout Cup Away Postponed Rain 26 19 Reading British League Home Lost 38 40 27 21 Reading Knockout Cup Away Won 40 38 28 24 Sheffield British League Away Lost 35 43 29 26 Kings Lynn British League Home Lost 34 44 30 28 Exeter British League Away Lost 23 55 31 July 3 MRCQR Individual Home Ole Olsen 32 10 Wembley British League Away Lost 27 51 33 12 Alan Hunt Trophy Individual Home Ole Olsen 34 17 Wolverhampton British League Home Won 42 36 35 24 Oxford British League Home Draw 39 39 36 30 Newport British League Away Lost 35 43 37 31 Glasgow Knockout Cup Home Won 40 38 38 Aug 2 Wimbledon British League Away Lost 38 40 39 7 Hackney British League Home Draw 39 39 40 12 Oxford British League Away Postponed Rain 41 14 Swindon British League Home Postponed Rain 42 16 Coventry Midland Cup Home Lost 33 45 43 18 Coventry Midland Cup Away Lost 27 51 44 20 Halifax British League Away Lost 36 42 45 23 Halifax British League Home Won 49 29 46 27 Wolverhampton Dud/Wol Tro Away Draw 39 39 47 28 Wolverhampton Dud/Wol Tro Home Won 44 34 48 Sep 4 Swindon British League Away Lost 36 42 49 6 Wolverhampton KOCup S/F Home Won 50 28 50 7 Leicester British League Away Lost 35 43 51 11 Poole British League Home Won 41 37 52 14 West Ham British League Away Lost 32 46 53 18 Belle Vue British League Home Lost 33 45 54 20 Swindon British League Home Lost 36 42 55 22 Poole British League Away Lost 26 52 56 25 Newport British League Home Won 40 37 57 27 Watney Mann Trophy Best Pairs Home Mauger/Broadbelt 58 30 Oxford British League Away Lost 38 40 59 Oct 4 Hackney KO Cup Final Home Won 41 37 60 8 Hackney KO Cup Final Away Lost 27 51 61 9 Glasgow Challenge B Vue Lost 31 47 62 Other Matches Mar 20 CH Juniors v Swedish Juniors Home Won 50 46 63 2 Friday 26th March 1971 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wolves 39 – Cradley Heathens 38 (Challenge) Wolverhampton Wolves 1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 2. Johannes Frandsen 1 0 0 1 2 3. Jon Erskine 3 1 1 1 6 4. Geoff Ambrose 2 0 2’ F 4 1 5. Norman Hunter 1’ 2 3 0 6 1 6. James Bond FNS N N 0 7. Dave Hemus 3 2’ 3 1 FX 9 1 Team Manager: Bob Wasley Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 2 3 2’ 3 3 13 1 2. Andrew Bearne 0 N N N 0 3. Malcolm Brown (G) 1 1’ N 1’ 3 2 4. Pete Jarman 3 1 0 EF N 4 5. Roy Trigg FX 2 2 2 6 6. John Hart FX 2 1 2’ 2’ 7 2 7. Jim Squibb 2 0 3 0 5 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: K. J. Hill Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Frandsen, Bearne 68.6 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Hemus, Squibb, Bond [fns], Hart [fx] [rr] 67.4 3 2 7 4 Ht3 Jarman, Ambrose, Hunter, Trigg [fx] [rr] 67.6 3 3 10 7 Ht4 Erskine, Hemus, Brown, Squibb 67.4 5 1 15 8 Ht5 Persson, Hunter, Jarman, Ambrose 67.2 2 4 17 12 Ht6 Olsen, Hart, Brown, Frandsen 65.4 3 3 20 15 Ht7 Hemus, Trigg, Erskine, Jarman 66.0 4 2 24 17 Ht8 Squibb, Persson, Hemus, Frandsen 67.6 1 5 25 22 Ht9 Hunter, Ambrose, Hart, Squibb 67.6 5 1 30 23 Ht10 Olsen, Trigg, Frandsen, Jarman 65.2 4 2 34 25 Ht11 Persson, Hart, Erskine, Hemus [fx] [rr] 69.2 1 5 35 30 Ht12 Olsen, Trigg, Brown, Ambrose [f] 68.4 3 3 38 33 Ht13 Persson, Hart, Erskine, Hunter 67.2 1 5 39 38 Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Hemus for Bond, Ht5 t/s Jarman for Bearne, Ht7 r/s Hemus for Bond, Ht8 t/s Persson for Bearne, Ht9 r/s Squibb for Brown, Ht11 r/s Hart for Bearne, Ht13 r/s Hart for Jarman. Reserves Scurry Bill Powell, Tony Armstrong, Bearne, Roger Knight 67.2 March Scratch Race Ht1 Olsen, Persson, Ambrose, Jarman 66.0 67.4 Ht2 Erskine, Hart, Powell, Knight [f] 66.8 67.8 Ht3 Trigg, Squibb, Hunter, Frandsen 68.0 68.6 Final Olsen, Persson, Erskine, Trigg 65.4 3 Saturday 27 th March 1971 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley Heathens 37 – Wimbledon Dons 41 (British League) Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) 3 2 3 2 10 2. Andrew Bearne 0 0 0 N 0 3. John Hart 2 EF 2 FX 4 4. Pete Jarman 1 1 1 1’ 4 1 5. Roy Trigg 3 3 3 3 12 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 1’ 1 2 1 7 1 7. Richard Eslick 0 N 0 0 Team Manager: Russ Bragg Wimbledon Dons 1. Trevor Hedge 1’ 2 3 FN 6 1 2. John Dews 2 0 3 1 6 3. Ronnie Moore (C) 3 3 2 3 11 4. Jim Tebby 0 2’ 2 2 6 1 5. Cyril Maidment 2 3 F N 5 6. Pete Murray 3 1 1 0 0 5 7. John Bishop 1 0 N 1’ 2 1 Team Manager: Vic Goodden ACU Referee: E. W. B. Roe Ht1 Persson, Dews, Hedge, Bearne 71.8 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Murray, Squibb, Bishop, Eslick 73.2 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Trigg, Maidment, Jarman, Tebby 69.8 4 2 9 9 Ht4 Moore, Hart, Squibb, Bishop 71.4 3 3 12 12 Ht5 Trigg, Hedge, Jarman, Dews 69.0 4 2 16 14 Ht6 Moore, Persson, Murray, Bearne 70.4 2 4 18 18 Ht7 Maidment, Tebby, Squibb, Hart [ef] 71.2 1 5 19 23 Ht8 Dews, Squibb, Murray, Bearne 71.8 2 4 21 27 Ht9 Trigg, Moore, Jarman, Murray 69.8 4 2 25 29 Ht10 Persson, Tebby, Squibb, Maidment [f] 70.6 4 2 29 31 Ht11 Hedge, Hart, Dews, Eslick 70.0 2 4 31 35 Ht12 Moore, Persson, Jarman, Murray 70.6 3 3 34 38 Ht13 Trigg, Tebby, Bishop, Hart [fx] [rr] 72.2 3 3 37 41 Programme Changes: Ht8 r/s Squibb for Eslick, r/s Murray for Bishop, Ht10 r/s Squibb for Bearne, Ht12 r/s Murray for Maidment, Ht13 r/s Bishop for Hedge [fn]. Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Persson, Tebby, Mike Holmes, Bearne 72.4 75.2 Ht2 Moore, Trigg, Squibb, Dews 71.8 72.2 Ht3 Squibb, Jarman, Hart, Murray 72.8 73.2 Final Moore, Persson, Trigg, Squibb 71.6 Junior Stakes Ht1 Ivor Lawrence, Steve Hall, Andy Hunt, Richard Wright [fr] 76.4 Ht2 Ian Terrar, John Hedderick, Barry Smitherman, Holmes 77.0 Reserves Stakes Terrar, Eslick, Lawrence, J Webb 76.0 4 Friday 2nd April 1971 Waterden Road Stadium, Hackney Hackney Hawks 48 – Cradley Heathens 30 (British League) Hackney Hawks 1. Garry Middleton (C) 3 3 2 1 3 12 2. Miroslav Verner R/R 3. Laurie Etheridge 3 2‘ 2 2 1 10 1 4. Barry Thomas FX FX X2 2’ 2’ 4 2 5. Bengt Jansson 3 3 3 3 3 15 6. Laurie Guilfoyle 1 1 0 2 7. Geoff Maloney 3 2’ 0 0 5 1 8. Allan Emmett DNR Team Manager: Len Silver Cradley Heathens 1. Bernt Persson (C) FN N 1 3 2 6 2. Andrew Bearne 2 0 N N 2 3. John Hart 2 1 1 1 0 5 4. Pete Jarman 1’ 1 0 0 R 2 1 5. Roy Trigg 2 3 3 2 1 11 6. Jimmy Squibb 2 1 EF N 3 7. Richard Eslick 1’ 0 0 N 1 1 Team Manager: Russ Bragg ACU Referee: R. B. Bower Ht1 Middleton, Bearne, Eslick [fr], Thomas [fx] [rr] 71.4 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Maloney, Squibb, Guilfoyle, Eslick 71.2 4 2 7 5 Ht3 Jansson, Trigg, Jarman, Thomas [fx] [rr] 68.6 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Etheridge, Hart, Guilfoyle, Eslick 69.2 4 2 14 10 Ht5 Jansson, Maloney, Squibb, Bearne 67.0 5 1 19 11 Ht6 Middleton, Etheridge, Hart, Squibb [ef] 68.0 5 1 24 12 Ht7 Trigg, Etheridge, Jarman, Guilfoyle 68.8 2 4 26 16 Ht8 Trigg, Middleton, Persson, Maloney 67.8 2 4 28 20 Ht9 Jansson, Thomas, Hart, Jarman 68.4 5 1 33 21 Ht10 Jansson, Trigg, Middleton, Jarman 67.2 4 2 37 23 Ht11 Persson, Etheridge, Hart, Maloney 69.6 2 4 39 27 Ht12 Middleton, Thomas, Trigg, Hart 68.4 5 1 44 28 Ht13 Jansson, Persson, Etheridge, Jarman [r] 67.8 4 2 48 30 Programme Changes: Ht1 r/r Thomas for Verner, r/s Eslick for Persson [fn], Ht5 r/s Maloney for Thomas [x2], r/s Squibb for Persson, Ht6 r/r Etheridge for Verner, Ht8 r/r Middleton for Verner, t/s Trigg for Bearne, t/s Persson for Eslick, Ht9 t/s Jarman for Squibb, Ht10 r/r Jansson for Verner, Ht11 t/s Hart for Bearne.