Cradley United Speedway 1971975555 Statistical Record Contents Index Of Meetings Meeting Details Averages Nigel Nicklin & Roger Beaman ––– Issue 1 ––– 333rdrdrd June 2020 1 Cradley Heath Speedway 1975 - Index Of Meetings Month Date Opponents Competition Venue Result For Agst Page March 15 Sheffield Challenge Home Postponed Snow 3 22 Wimbledon Challenge Home Won 45 33 4 28 Wolverhampton Challenge Away Lost 36 42 5 29 Swindon British League Home Won 43 35 6 31 Coventry Midland Cup Away Lost 37 40 7 April 3 Oxford British League Away Lost 14 58 8 5 Leicester British League Home Won 42 35 9 12 Belle Vue British League Away Lost 36 42 10 14 Coventry Midland Cup Home Won 43 35 11 16 Poole British League Away Lost 30 48 12 17 Teesside IL KO Cup Away Aban 4 2 13 19 Poole British League Home Won 44 34 14 25 Newport British League Away Lost 29 49 15 26 Oxford British League Home Won 40 38 16 May 3 Kings Lynn British League Home Won 45 33 17 5 Exeter British League Away Won 48 30 18 8 Teesside IL KO Cup Away Won 52 26 19 10 Kings Lynn British League Away Won 42 36 20 12 MRCQR Individual Home Ole Olsen 21 17 Exeter British League Home Postponed Rain 22 24 Sheffield Challenge Home Won 42 36 23 26 Halifax British League Away Lost 33 45 24 30 Wolverhampton British League Away Lost 33 45 25 31 WCQR Individual Home Arthur Price 26 Jun 7 Exeter Challenge Home Won 40 38 27 13 Hackney British League Away Lost 20 58 28 14 Wimbledon British League Home Lost 35 43 29 21 Kings Lynn KO Cup 1 Away Lost 36 42 30 23 Kings Lynn KO Cup 1 Home Won 46 32 31 27 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Away Lost 35 42 32 28 Coventry British League Away Lost 34 44 33 30 LP Transport Trophy Individual Home Malcolm Simmons 34 Jul 5 Coventry British League Home Won 58 20 35 12 Hackney British League Home Postponed Rain 36 14 Crewe/CH/BV/KL 4TT Crewe Crewe Kings 37 16 Hull Challenge Away Lost 31 47 38 17 Ipswich British League Away Lost 33 45 39 19 Belle Vue British League Home Draw 39 39 40 26 Reading British League Home Lost 35 43 41 28 Reading British League Away Lost 38 40 42 30 Poole/CH/Rea/Exe 4TT Poole Cradley 43 31 Oxford IL KO Cup Away Lost 35 43 44 Aug 2 Hull British League Home Won 51 27 45 8 Newport KO Cup 2 Away Lost 29 49 46 9 Newport KO Cup 2 Home Won 51 27 47 16 Exeter British League Home Draw 39 39 48 19 Leicester British League Away Lost 29 49 49 20 Hull British League Away Lost 31 47 50 22 Wolverhampton Dud Wolv Trophy Away Lost 36 42 51 23 Wolverhampton Dud Wolv Trophy Home Won 40 38 52 28 Wimbledon British League Away Lost 25 53 53 Sep 1 Hackney British League Home Won 42 36 54 4 Sheffield British League Away Lost 32 46 55 8 Halifax British League Home Won 47 31 56 13 Ipswich British League Home Lost 38 40 57 20 Swindon British League Away Won 45 33 58 22 Belle Vue KO Cup S/F Home Lost 32 45 59 27 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Home Lost 34 44 60 Oct 1 Belle Vue KO Cup S/F Away Aban 0 0 61 4 Sheffield British League Home Won 43 35 62 5 Belle Vue KO Cup S/F Away Lost 34 44 63 9 Sto/BV/CH/Wolv 4TT Stoke Wolverhampton 64 11 Newport British League Home Won 45 32 65 20 Leicester Challenge Home Won 42 36 66 25 Wolverhampton British League Home Won 50 28 67 2 Saturday 15 th March 1975 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley United v Sheffield Tigers (Challenge) Postponed Due To Snow 3 Saturday 22nd March 1975 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley United 45 – Wimbledon Dons 33 (Challenge) Cradley United 1. John Boulger 2 2 3 3 10 2. Arthur Price 1’ 0 3 1 5 1 3. Bernt Persson 1’ 3 3 2 9 1 4. Sandor Levai 3 2 2 1 8 5. Bruce Cribb 1 0 0 N 1 6. Dave Perks 1’ 2 2’ 2’ 7 3 7. Russell Osborne 2 XT 2’ 1’ 5 2 Team Manager: Peter Worthington Wimbledon Dons 1. Tommy Jansson 0 1 1 3 5 2. Frank Auffret (G) 3 3 1 0 7 3. Dave Jessup (G) 3 3 3 2 11 4. Roger Johns 0 0 N 0 0 5. Barry Crowson 2 1 0 0 3 6. Reg Luckhurst 3 EF 1 1 2 7 7. Paul Dowdall 0 X2 0 0 Team Manager: Cyril Maidment ACU Referee: G. A. Dalby Ht1 Auffret, Boulger, Price, Jansson 68.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Luckhurst, Osborne, Perks, Dowdall [rr] 67.8 3 3 6 6 Ht3 Levai, Crowson, Cribb, Johns 69.8 4 2 10 8 Ht4 Jessup, Perks, Persson, Luckhurst [ef] 67.8 3 3 13 11 Ht5 Auffret, Levai, Jansson, Cribb 68.8 2 4 15 15 Ht6 Jessup, Boulger, Luckhurst, Price 67.0 2 4 17 19 Ht7 Persson, Perks, Crowson, Johns 68.6 5 1 22 20 Ht8 Price, Perks, Auffret, Dowdall [rr] 68.8 5 1 27 21 Ht9 Jessup, Levai, Luckhurst, Cribb 68.8 2 4 29 25 Ht10 Boulger, Luckhurst, Price, Crowson 68.6 4 2 33 27 Ht11 Persson, Osborne, Jansson, Auffret 68.8 5 1 38 28 Ht12 Boulger, Jessup, Levai, Crowson 69.2 4 2 42 30 Ht13 Jansson, Persson, Osborne, Johns 68.8 3 3 45 33 Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s Luckhurst for Dowdall [x2], Ht8 r/s Perks for Osborne [xt], Ht10 r/s Luckhurst for Johns, Ht13 r/s Osborne for Cribb. Stadium Scratch Race Ht1 Cribb, Steve Bastable, Johns, Crowson [ef] 69.2 Ht2 Jessup, Boulger, Perks, Auffret 68.6 Ht3 Persson, Jansson, Osborne, Dowdall 69.2 Ht4 Luckhurst, Bastable, Price, Levai 69.6 Final Jessup, Cribb, Luckhurst, Persson [ef] 69.0 Reserves Stakes Paul Share, Stuart Roberts [ef], Ken Price [r], Mick Kelly [fr-ret] 74.6 4 Friday 28 th March 1975 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wolves 42 - Cradley United 36 (Challenge) Wolverhampton Wolves 1. George Hunter 2 2 2’ 3 9 1 2. Tom Leadbitter 0 F 2’ N 2 1 3. Nigel Boocock (G) 3 3 1 0 7 4. Tony Clarke FX 1’ 2’ 2’ 5 3 5. Peter Collins (G) 3 2 3 2 10 6. Malc Shakespeare FX 1 EF 1 7. Finn Thomsen 2 3 3 0 8 Team Manager: Bob Wasley Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 3 3 3 1 10 2. Arthur Price 1 0 F N 1 3. Bernt Persson 2 3 1 2’ EF 8 1 4. Sandor Levai 2 2 0 3 7 5. Bruce Cribb 1’ 1’ 1 1 4 2 6. Dave Perks 1 1 0 2 7. Russell Osborne 3 0 1 4 Team Manager: Peter Worthington ACU Referee: C. E. A. Todd Ht1 Boulger, Hunter, Price, Leadbitter 65.6 2 4 2 4 Ht2 Osborne, Thomsen, Perks, Shakespeare [fx] [rr] 66.0 2 4 4 8 Ht3 Collins, Levai, Cribb, Clarke [fx] [rr] 64.4 3 3 7 11 Ht4 Boocock, Persson, Shakespeare, Osborne 65.4 4 2 11 13 Ht5 Boulger, Collins, Clarke, Price 64.2 3 3 14 16 Ht6 Persson, Hunter, Perks, Leadbitter [f] 64.6 2 4 16 20 Ht7 Boocock, Levai, Cribb, Shakespeare [ef] 64.8 3 3 19 23 Ht8 Thomsen, Leadbitter, Osborne, Price [f] [rr] 64.6 5 1 24 24 Ht9 Collins, Clarke, Persson, Perks 65.0 5 1 29 25 Ht10 Thomsen, Hunter, Cribb, Levai 64.6 5 1 34 26 Ht11 Boulger, Persson, Boocock, Thomsen 66.6 1 5 35 31 Ht12 Hunter, Clarke, Cribb, Persson [ef] 65.4 5 1 40 32 Ht13 Levai, Collins, Boulger, Boocock 65.4 2 4 42 36 Programme Changes: Ht10 r/s Thomsen for Leadbitter, Ht11 t/s Persson for Price. Reserves Burn Up Thomsen, Osborne, Nigel Wasley, Colin Meredith 64.2 Junior Dash Meredith, Alan Guest, Steve Davenport, Graham Hull 67.0 Heathens Hot-Foot Ht1 Price, Boocock, Persson, Clarke 65.2 65.4 Ht2 Cribb, Levai, Hunter, Leadbitter 65.0 65.6 Ht3 Collins, Boulger, Perks, Wasley 65.2 65.6 Final Boocock, Price, Cribb, Collins [ef] 65.8 5 Saturday 29th March 1975 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath Cradley United 43 – Swindon Robins 35 (British League) Cradley United 1. John Boulger (C) 2 2 2 2 8 2. Arthur Price 1’ 1’ 3 0 5 2 3. Bernt Persson 2 3 3 3 11 4. Sandor Levai 2’ 1’ 3 0 6 2 5. Bruce Cribb 3 2 2’ 2’ 9 2 6. Dave Perks 0 0 2’ 2 1 7. Russell Osborne 1 0 1 2 Team Manager: Peter Worthington Swindon Robins 1. Martin Ashby (C) 3 3 3 2 1 12 2. Norman Hunter 0 0 2 EF 2 3. Bob Kilby 3 3 1 3 10 4. Mike Keen 0 XT N N 0 5. Edgar Stangeland 1 XT 1 1 3 6. Bobby McNeil 3 1 0 1 0 5 7. Geoff Bouchard 2’ XT 0 1’ 0 3 2 Team Manager: Dick Bradley ACU Referee: W. A. Daff Ht1 Ashby, Boulger, Price, Hunter 66.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 McNeil, Bouchard, Osborne, Perks 69.4 1 5 4 8 Ht3 Cribb, Levai, Stangeland, Keen 68.4 5 1 9 9 Ht4 Kilby, Persson, McNeil, Perks [rr] 67.8 2 4 11 13 Ht5 Ashby, Cribb, Levai, Hunter 67.8 3 3 14 16 Ht6 Kilby, Boulger, Price, McNeil 67.8 3 3 17 19 Ht7 Persson, Perks, McNeil, Bouchard [rrx2] 69.0 5 1 22 20 Ht8 Price, Hunter, Bouchard, Osborne 69.0 3 3 25 23 Ht9 Levai, Cribb, Kilby, McNeil 69.2 5 1 30 24 Ht10 Ashby, Boulger, Stangeland, Price 68.0 2 4 32 28 Ht11 Persson, Ashby, Osborne, Hunter [ef] 67.8 4 2 36 30 Ht12 Kilby, Boulger, Stangeland, Levai 68.4 2 4 38 34 Ht13 Persson, Cribb, Ashby, Bouchard 68.4 5 1 43 35 Programme Changes: Ht4 r/s McNeil for Bouchard [xt], Ht7 r/s McNeill for Stangeland [xt], r/s Bouchard for Keen [bt], Ht10 t/s Ashby for Keen, Ht13 r/s Bouchard for Keen.