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Astley & Tyldesley put themselves in a strong position for a place in the end of season Midlands/North League Play-Offs with a hard fought home win over Hull on Sunday. Once again, conditions were hot, with the track slippery, despite plenty of watering.

Disaster struck for A & T in heat 3, when Damien Hack took a heavy fall whilst leading, and team mate Tomasz Szwajorek wrecked his bike as two riders piled into Hack. Hack was excluded from the re-run, but continued for the rest of the match, although struggling. A subsequent trip to hospital revealed that he had broken his left arm, and he faces several weeks on the sidelines.

Despite this A & T pulled away to establish a commanding 18 points lead at the interval, with the Darek Kurkowski / Trevor Hulton pairing taking two 7-2 heat wins. Hull rallied in the 2nd half, restricting the home team to just one maximum heat win, but A & T ran out convincing 100-75 winners. A & T's three Poles led the way, each dropping just one point, with solid back-up from the rest of the team. For Hull, Andy Angell caused a few problems with his aggressive riding, winning two races, as did the more consistent Darren Spencer. Corey Graham's score was restricted by two machine failures.

Midlands/North League Division 1 result:

Astley & Tyldesley MWC 100 Hull / Kingston Cycles 75.

A & T: Tomasz Wlodarczyk 19, Darek Kurkowski 19, Tomasz Szwajorek 19, Trevor Hulton 13 (3), Mark Taylor 12 (3), Damien Hack 8 (1), Mike Hack 6 (1), Joe Allen 4.

Hull: Darren Spencer 17, Corey Graham 12, Andy Angell 11, Paul Beharrell 10 (1), Chris Woodward 9 (2), Andy Norrie 8 (1), Matt Beharrell 8.

Referee - Frank Finnigan.

A & T ran out comfortable winners, 66-46, in the Combination Division match, with both Mike Hack and Mark Taylor racing unbeaten.

Midlands/North League Combination Division result:

Astley & Tyldesley MWC 'B' 66 Hull / Kingston Cycles 'B' 46.

A & T: Mike Hack 16, Mark Taylor 16, Roy Heslop 12, Joe Allen 9 (2), Laura Allen 7, Josh Judd 6 (2).

Hull: Matt Beharrell 13, Paul Beharrell 12 (1), Andy Norrie 12, Chris Woodward 9 (3).

Referee - Tomasz Szwajorek.