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| Sun 2nd July | Astley & Tyldesley v Stoke | Astley & Tyldesley | |
Astley & Tyldesley took on Stoke in a vital Midlands/North League Division 1 match at a sweltering Gin Pit on Sunday afternoon. Stoke held a two points lead after four races, but A & T responded with three maximum heat wins to go in at the interval with a commanding nine points lead. Stoke fought back hard, and aided by some mistakes from A & T, reduced the deficit to two points with four races to go. A & T took first and second places in the next race, and played safe in the remaining races to record a 90-87 win. Tomasz Wlodarczyk was in great form for A & T, losing only to Polish Champion Marcin Szymanski, who raced unbeaten, in heat 3. Both teams pulled out a mix of great riding and mistakes, in a hard fought match that was ridden in a great spirit. This was a vital win by A & T as it keeps them firmly in contention for a place in the Midlands/North League play-offs. Midlands/North League Northern Section Division 1 and Northern Alliance League match result Astley & Tyldesley MWC 90 Stoke 87 A & T: Tomasz Wlodarczyk 19, Darek Kurkowski 17 (1), Tomasz Szwajorek 15 (2), Danny Hughes 11 (1), Chris Finnigan 9 (1), Damien Hack 9, Trevor Hulton 8 (1), Mark Taylor 2. Stoke: Marcin Szymanski 18 (2), Errol Thaw 14 (1), Lewis Bates 14 (1), Richard Harrison 12 (1), Leighton Bates 10(1), Cameron Bates 7, Simon Munden 6 (1), Adam Ellis 6 (1). Referee - Frank Finnigan. A & T ran out winners 61-57 on the track in the Combination Division match, adjusted to 89-57 with 28 penalty points conceded by Stoke for using two ineligible riders. Mike Hack top scored, Joe Allen won two races, whilst Maurice Radcliffe was most impressive on his return and recorded a race win. Midlands/North League Combination Division match result Astley & Tyldesley MWC 'B' 89 Stoke 'B' 57 A & T: Mike Hack 13, Joe Allen 12, Mark Taylor 11 (3), Maurice Radcliffe 9 (2), Roy Heslop 9, Charlie Keirl 7 (2). Stoke: Marcin Szymanski 16, Lewis Bates 16, Damien Leach 8, Dave Munden 7, Ryan Jones 5 (1), Matt Bailey 5. Referee - Tomasz Szwajorek. |
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