Astley & Tyldesley welcomed bottom of the table Heckmondwike to Gin Pit for a Northern League fixture. The track was well watered beforehand, but quickly dried out on a warm, sunny and windy day. Any hopes A&T had of repeating their Division 1 match win at Heckmondwike in March were quickly dispelled, as the visitors shocked the home team by taking four maximum heat wins in the first six races. A&T rallied with two heat wins to reduce the deficit to 7 points after heat 9, but the visitors held on to share the points in three successive races, before rounding off with two heat wins to take a deserved 82-67 win.

Pawel Idziorek raced unbeaten for Heckmondwike, with Darren Kent losing only to Paul Graham in heat 8. Laura Watson won three races, with solid back up from Jake Wood and Adam Watson. Reece Pollitt was deployed as a tactical reserve for A&T and he lost only to Darren Kent in heat 11. Paul Graham was in the thick of the action, but he was down on points following an exclusion after clashing with Kent in heat 5.

Northern League Division 1 match result

Astley & Tyldesley 67 Heckmondwike 82

A&T: Reece Pollitt 18 (1), Paul Graham 12 (2), Joel Partington 10, Ron Makin 8 (1), George Hughes 8, Mark Graham 6 (1), Roy Heslop 5.

Heckmondwike: Pawel Idziorek 18 (2), Darren Kent 16 (3), Laura Watson 15, Jake Wood 13 (1), Adam Watson 11 (1), Justin Naylor 9.

Referee - Alan Farrell (Astley & Tyldesley).

The visitors didn't field any riders for the Division 3 match, so the three u-12 A&T riders took a whitewash 36-0 win to remain top of the Division 3 table. Max Evans won all four races.

Northern League Division 3 match result

Astley & Tyldesley 36 Heckmondwike 0

A&T: Max Evans 16, Matthew Snell 12, Marshall Coop 8.