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After some excellent wins this season in the Northern League, it was a
below strength Astley & Tyldesley side that took to the track at
Heckmondwike on Sunday. And A & T paid the price by being beaten by
a Heckmondwike side, that recorded their first win of the season. A
& T kept the scores close in the first half, trailing by two points
at the interval, but the home side took three maximum heat wins in the
second half, to give a final score of Heckmondwike 81 Astley &
Tyldesley 68. Tomasz Wlodarczyk lost once and Remi Burchardt won three
races before incurring a gate exclusion, but only Ben Dickenson provided
strong support. Heckmondwike had former British Champion Colin Wheeler
making his debut for them and despite his 64 years, he was beaten only
twice, with solid scores from the rest of their team. James Carter and
Wlodarczyk managed to spoil each other's maximum chances.
Northern League match result
Heckmondwike 81 Astley & Tyldesley 68
Heckmondwike: James Carter 17 (2), Colin Wheeler 16 (2), Dave Murphy 15
(1), Darren Kent 14, Andy Bradshaw 12 (3), Richard Westcott 7 (1).
A & T: Tomasz Wlodarczyk 19, Remi Burchardt 14 (1), Ben Dickenson
14, Andy Knowles 8 (2), Roy Heslop 7 (1), Laura Watson 6.
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