Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Cycle Speedway team traveled to Stockport for the 5th Round of the Northern Fours and Junior League series.

Astonishingly the home Stockport team failed to put in an appearance, although there were sufficient officials present to run the full race meeting. In the opening match this left Astley & Tyldesley to do battle with Hull, with both teams recording default wins in their races against Stockport. Three of the four races were drawn 5-5, with a 6-4 heat win to the Binkowski / Hack pairing over Schofield / Goff proving decisive in ensuring that A & T won by two points.

Northern Fours League match result:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 49 Hull 47 Stockport 0.

Astley & Tyldesley scorers:

Przemek Binkowski 16, Pawel Kozlowski 15, Roy Heslop 9 (plus 3 bonus), Mike Hack 9 (2).

In the Northern Junior League match, A & T finished in 2nd place overall, to move into 2nd place in the table, 5 points behind leaders Sheffield.

Becky Heslop raced unbeaten for the fourth successive match in the U-13 category, to move into 2nd place, just 2 points behind the series leader. John Nuttall and young Dylan Radcliffe both put in determined performances to score well. Warren Mee put in an improved performance in the U-16 event, whilst Mike Hack extended his lead in the Senior Combination series, with Roy Heslop retaining overall 2nd position.

Northern Junior League match result:

Sheffield 77 Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 70 Tameside 45 Bury 42 Hull 34 Scotia 8.

Astley & Tyldesley scorers:

Becky Heslop 16, Mike Hack 15, John Nuttall 12, Roy Heslop 10, Dylan Radcliffe 9, Warren Mee 8.