Astley & Tyldesley came from behind to pull off a hard fought win at Hull in today's Northern League match at the Hessle Raceway. Two evenly matched teams contested a match that was full of incidents on a tight slippery track.

Hull took an early lead with a 7-3 to Beharrell and Graham over Heslop after C. Finnigan had fallen in heat 2. A 6-4 to Angel and Beharrell over Radcliffe and Heslop put them 6 points ahead after heat 4. A & T hit back with a 6-3 heat win to Wlodarczyk and C. Finnigan over Clark after Graham was excluded at the start. A 7-3 heat win to Wlodarczyk and Hack in heat 7, after Graham had fallen, was followed by an exclusion to C. Finnigan and the scores were level at the interval. Hull regained the lead with a surprise 6-4 to Graham and Ashton over the Finnigans in heat 10. Heat 12 proved crucial as Spencer was excluded at the start, and Heslop / C. Finnigan took a 7-2 in the re-run. Mee and Hack clinched the match for A & T with a hard fought 6-4 over Angel and Spencer in heat 14. In the last race, Wlodarczyk completed an excellent 20 points maximum, whilst Clark was excluded after clashing with F. Finnigan.

A & T put in their best team performance of the season, digging deep to overturn a 6 points deficit into an 8 points win over a very determined Hull team. Every rider chipped in with valuable contributions, with Tomasz Wlodarczyk racing to an excellent 20 points maximum score, all from outside starts.

Northern League match result:

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Hull: Andy Angel 13 (plus 1 bonus), Ian Clark 12 (1), Corey Graham 12 (1), Darren Spencer 10 (1), Paul Beharrell 10, Barry Ashton 7 (1), Matt Beharrell 3, James Ashton 2.

A & T: Tomasz Wlodarczyk 20, Frank Finnigan 12 (1), Jeff Radcliffe 11 (1), Damien Hack 9 (2), Chris Finnigan 9 (1), Warren Mee 9, Becky Heslop 7.

Referee - Dave Musgrave (Hull).

A & T also ran out convincing winners in the 2nd team challenge match. Warren Mee, Mike Hack and guest reserve Andy Angel all raced unbeaten, with Becky Heslop dropping just 1 point to James Ashton in heat 2.

Challenge match result:

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Hull 'B': Lewis Aylmer 11, James Ashton 10, Matt Beharrell 8 (1), Chris Woodward 6 (1), Tom Black 6, Mark Goff 5 (1), James Underwood 5, Josh Black 5.

A & T 'B': Warren Mee 19 (1), Becky Heslop 15, Mike Hack 11 (1), Andy Angel 11 (1), Roy Heslop 7, Charlie Keirl 6, Dylan Radcliffe 5.

Referee - Dave Musgrave (Hull).