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Astley & Tyldesley hosted Round 2 of the Northern Fours League and
Junior League series at a cold and wet Gin Pit.
Team Green made a great start in the Fours League match, scoring 12
points in the first round of races to take 2nd place. A mid match dip,
with two last places saw A&T drop to 4th place after the third round of
races, but A&T finished strongly to take 3rd place on the day. Paul
Graham was in good form for Team Green, winning three of his five races,
with Danny Hughes taking two race wins. Mark Graham, Ron Makin and
George Hughes all chipped in with valuable points.
Stockport ran out convincing winners, with Jack Lush and Ben Higham both
racing unbeaten. Bury took 2nd place on the day, with their reserve
Steve Whitaker unbeaten in his four races. The match was marred by a bad
crash on the pits bend in heat 23, which saw racing held up for 45
minutes, while Goshen's Will Owens received first aid treatment and was
subsequently taken to hospital in an ambulance, suffering back injuries.
Fortunately, he was released from hospital and allowed home the same
evening.
Northern Fours League Round 2 match result
Stockport 72 Bury 56 Astley & Tyldesley 51 Goshen 47 Heckmondwike 38
Hull 32
Stockport: Jack Lush 20, Ben Higham 20, Joe Pickford 15, Mat Lush 15,
Connor Simpson 2.
Bury: Steve Whitaker 16, Joe Allen 13, Luke Jamson 12, Fred Rothwell 8,
Paul Dyson 7.
A&T: Paul Graham 16, Danny Hughes 14, Mark Graham 7, Ron Makin 7, George
Hughes 7.
Goshen: Ryan Livesey 15, Will Owens 10, Adam Watson 10, Kristian Ramsden
7, Danny Taylor 5.
Heckmondwike: Darren Kent 14, Jake Wood 10, Laura Watson 6, Justin
Naylor 6, Andy Morris 2.
Hull: Craig Boddice 12, Rob Stockton-Garner 7, Ryan Harrison 6, David
Cooper 5, Nathan Everett 2.
Referee - Graham Lush (Stockport).
Astley & Tyldesley riders turned out in force and ran out convincing
winners in the Junior League match, to make it two wins out of two in
this six round series. The key to the win was solid scores throughout
the team in all categories, with every rider's points counting to their
team's totals in this competition.
Matthew Snell won two races in the U-10 event, with strong support from
Emily Burgess and Ben Dickinson. Ciaran Collins and Max Evans were in
the points in the U-13 event, while Joel Partington was A&T's lone
entrant in the U-16 event, scoring a hard earned 13 points. The rain
came down hard and the track was really wet for the final event, the
U-19 and Combination categories. George Hughes dropped just one point in
the Combination category, with Reece Pollitt, Ron Makin and Roy Heslop
all scoring well.
Northern Junior League Round 2 match result
Astley & Tyldesley 146 Hull 80 Bury 77 Stockport 59 Heckmondwike 15
U-10s: Tom Whitwam (Bury) 16, Matthew Snell (A&T) 13, Louis Turner
(Bury) 13, Emily Burgess (A&T) 11, Ben Dickinson (A&T) 10, John White
(A&T) 7, Charlie Burgess (A&T) 6.
U-13s: James Elston (Bury) 16, Rob Stockton-Garner (Hull) 14, Ciaran
Collins (A&T) 11, Max Evans (A&T) 11, Josh Bellis (Hull) 9, Adam
Turnbull (Bury) 9, Alex Semtyshin (A&T) 6, Harvey Johnson (A&T) 4.
U-16s: Adam Watson (Heckmondwike) 15, Joel Partington (A&T) 13, Danny
Taylor (Bury) 7, Nathan Everett (Hull) 5.
U-19s: Jack Lush (Stockport) 16, Connor Simpson (Stockport) 15, Mat Lush
(Stockport) 15, Reece Pollitt (A&T) 13, Ryan Harrison (Hull) 13, Joe
Pickford (Stockport) 13, David Cooper (Hull) 12.
Combination: Ryan Livesey (Bury) 16, Craig Boddice (Hull) 15, George
Hughes (A&T) 15, Roy Heslop (A&T) 13, Ron Makin (A&T) 13, Katie Greaves
(Hull) 12.
Referee - Bill Phillips (Astley & Tyldesley).
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