A & T riders won the first four heats, but Bury packed the minor places to share the points. Bury moved ahead with 7-3 and 6-4 heat wins, before a decisive heat 7. A & T captain Damian Zareba tried to combine with teammate Tom Hall for a 7-3, but after a hard fought two laps with Fred Rothwell and Neil Howarth, Zareba was excluded and Bury took a 7-2 in the re-run to put them firmly in command. Bury's Paul Dyson fell in heat 12 and brought down Hall, but to A & T's dismay the referee ordered a re-run with all four riders, and with it the likelihood of a 7-2 heat win to put them back in the match had gone. Bury were then content to sit on their lead to run out convincing 97-81 winners.

A & T had three top scoring riders on show. European Junior Champion Remi Burchardt once again raced unbeaten, and recorded the fastest time of the day, 42.26 secs, when winning heat 2. European Champion Damian Zareba was also unbeaten, apart from his exclusion. Chris Finnigan won three races and lost only to Chris Eaton in heat 6 and Ben Scranage in heat 16. However, Bury's tactics worked perfectly in packing the minor places when A & T's top three racers were out and scoring three maximum 7-3 heat wins in the three races they weren't out. Veteran John Whiting was unbeaten in his two races, with all Bury's team scoring solidly. The fact that A & T provided 12 race winners but had 16 last places in the 18 heats tells its own story.

Midlands / North League Division 1 match result

Astley & Tyldesley MWC 81: Remi Burchardt 20, Chris Finnigan 17 (plus 1 bonus), Damian Zareba 16, Tom Hall 8, Jeff Radcliffe 7, Warren Mee 6, Becky Heslop 4, Roy Heslop 3.

Bury / Pedalsport 97: Ben Scranage 15 (1), Neil Howarth 14 (2), Chris Eaton 14, Steve Ward 13 (3), Fred Rothwell 12 (3), Tom Doyle 11 (2), Paul Dyson 10 (4), John Whiting 8.

Referee - Brian Eaton (Tameside).

Bury ran out easy winners in the Combination Division match, 74-46. Bury had three riders unbeaten - Mikey Hewitson, Chris Parish and Tom Doyle. Best for A & T was veteran Mike Hack.

Midlands / North League Combination Division match result

Astley & Tyldesley MWC 'B' 46: Mike Hack 12 (1), Mark Taylor 7, Becky Heslop 6, Warren Mee 5, Roy Heslop 5, John Nuttall 5, Charlie Keirl 3, Dylan Radcliffe 3.

Bury / Pedalsport 'B' 74: Mikey Hewitson 16, Chris Parish 12, Ashley Simpson 9, Mike Parish 8 (3), Steve Mann 8 (1), Will Collins 8, Chris Dyson 7 (1), Tom Doyle 6 (2).

Referee - Chris Finnigan (Astley & Tyldesley).