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A & T made the short trip to Stockport for a Northern Combination League
match on Sunday. A & T took the lead with a 6-4 heat win in the first
race and never looked back. Holding a 7 points lead, A & T effectively
sealed the match in heat 8, when Jake Read was excluded for slowing and
bringing down Adam Phillips on the last bend, as the Astley rider pulled
off a smart pass. The ensuing 7-2 heat advantage gave A & T an interval
lead of 45-33. A really good solid team display throughout the match saw
A & T run out 83-65 winners.
Adam Phillips and Joel Partington led the way, each dropping just one
point to Jake Read from their five races, whilst Reece Pollitt dropped
just two points. Stefan Whitelegg, Beccy Heslop, Ron Makin, Roy Heslop
and Max Evans all weighed in excellent support to the top trio, to make
it a real team effort. The team recorded just two last places and one
machine failure in the 15 heats. For Stockport, Jake Read was unbeaten
apart from his heat 8 exclusion, with Joe Pickford winning two races.
A & T benefited from a three pronged attack, led by the three P's -
Phillips, Partington, Pollitt - to make it three wins out of three for A
& T in the league this season!
Northern Combination League result
Stockport 65 Astley & Tyldesley 83
Stockport: Joe Pickford 17, Jake Read 15 (1), Callum Smith 14, Derek
Garnett 7 (2), Danny Dyson 7, Georgina Healey 3, Keiran Smith 2.
A & T: Adam Phillips 19, Joel Partington 18 (1), Reece Pollitt 18,
Stefan Whitelegg 9 (2), Roy Heslop 6 (2), Beccy Heslop 6 (1), Max Evans
4, Ron Makin 3 (1).
Referee - Ben Higham.
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