Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct fielded their strongest squad for the Northern Fours League match at Tameside on Sunday. In conditions made difficult by heavy rain pre match, rendering both the starts and the circuit very slippery, A & T raced to their highest ever score in this league by heavily defeating Bury, Tameside and Hull. Tomasz Wlodarczyk raced to another maximum points score, with excellent contributions from the three other team members.

Northern Fours League match result:

Astley & Tyldesley 57 Bury 39 Tameside 36 Hull 24.

Tameside: Chris Eaton 14, Mark Wylie 9, Danny White 7, Ian Graham 5, Dave Blinston 1.

A & T: Tomasz Wlodarczyk 16, Przemek Binkowski 15, Chris Finnigan 14, Frank Finnigan 12.

Bury 39: Neil Howarth 13, Ben Scranage 13, Fred Rothwell 8, Steve Muff 5.

Hull 24: Andy Schofield 8, Chris Cooke 6, Andy Norrie 5, Andy Angel 5.

Referee - Alan Hewitson (Heckmondwike).

A & T had riders missing for the Northern Junior League match, also at Tameside, and this cost them 2nd place on the day, losing by just 1 point to Sheffield, with Bury convincing winners. Scottish based Ewan Tulloch was best for A & T, dropping just one point in the Senior Combination category, with good scores from the rest of the team.

Northern Junior League match result:

Bury 160 Sheffield 99 Astley & Tyldesley 98 Hull 52 Tameside 16 Heckmondwike 5.

A & T scorers: Ewan Tulloch 15, Jeff Radcliffe 14, Chris Smith 14, Mike Hack 13, Warren Mee 11, Rob Longworth 11, Dylan Radcliffe 10, Roy Heslop 10.

Referee - Dave Blinston (Tameside).