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| Sat 22nd June | Heckmondwike v Astley & Tyldesley | Heckmondwike | |
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A&T riders had a torrid journey to Heckmondwike, delayed after an accident on the M62, meant little preparation time. On a very hot sunny afternoon, A&T got off to a poor start, falling 6 points behind after just two races. The deficit was still 6 points at the interval, with Luke Jamson A&T's only race winner when he teamed up with Danny Hughes for a 7-3 in heat 6 over Darren Kent and Richard Wells. A&T improved dramatically after the interval, with the Luke Jamson / Joe Allen bagging a 7-3 in heat 9 over Richard Wells / Laura Watson, to reduce the deficit to 2 points. However, several fine passes by Adam Watson and Jake Wood stopped A&T from getting the heat wins they desperately needed to take the lead. The next three heats were all drawn, before the Reece Pollitt / Joe Allen pair took a 6-4 over Darren Kent / Richard Wells in heat 13 to level the scores. A great gate from grid 3 by Paul Graham, saw him round Jake Wood to join Luke Jamson for a 7-3 heat win, to put A&T in front for the first time. Heckmondwike lined up on inside grids for the last heat, needing a 7-3 to force a draw. Pawel Idziorek made a trademark lightning start from grid 3 to take the win, but Adam Phillips gated over Darren Kent to get the 2nd place necessary for A&T to secure a narrow 76-74 win. A&T really had to dig deep to fight back from being behind for most of the match, to snatch a late dramatic win. Apart from Danny Hughes, impressive in his first two races but faded with three last places, the A&T riders stepped up a gear in the second half, providing five of the seven race winners. Luke Jamson was in terrific form, losing only to maximum man Pawel Idziorek in heat 3. A&T just proved to have a marginally more solid scoring team than Heckmondwike and that proved decisive, on a dry and sandy track. Northern League Division 1 match result: Heckmondwike 74 Astley & Tyldesley 76 Heckmondwike: Pawel Idziorek 20, Jake Wood 15 (2), Darren Kent 14, Adam Watson 13 (2), Richard Wells 7, Laura Watson 5. A&T: Luke Jamson 18 (1), Reece Pollitt 15, Adam Phillips 13 (1), Joe Allen 12 (2), Danny Hughes 8 (2), Paul Graham 8 (2), Mark Graham 2, Ciaran Collins dnr. Referee - Justin Naylor (Heckmondwike). A&T's u-13 riders kept up their winning ways by racing to a convincing 96-61 win at Heckmondwike, to remain top of the Northern League Division 3 table. Max Evans raced unbeaten, as all the youngsters scored valuable points. Special mention to young Charlie Burgess who pulled off two great passes. Northern League Division 3 match result: Heckmondwike 61 Astley & Tyldesley 96 Heckmondwike: Tom Whitwam 16, Will Naylor 13, Connor Hinde-Marsden 11, Declan Summersgill 7, Harvie Wells 7, Bella Naylor 6, Ben Summersgill 1. A&T: Max Evans 16, Matt Snell 14, Joe Quarmby 13, Emily Burgess 12, Ben Dickinson 11, Alex Semtyshin 9, John White 9, Charlie Burgess 8, Max Quarmby 4. Referee - Adam Watson (Heckmondwike). |
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