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Astley & Tyldesley came out on top of both North & Scotland League
matches against Heckmondwike, at Gin Pit, on a warm Sunday afternoon.
The Division 2 match was the main match of the day, with a very
experienced Heckmondwike team of veteran riders looking for a win to
maintain their title challenge. In contrast, A&T fielded a team entirely
of youth and junior riders. The first four races were all shared points,
before A&T broke the deadlock with a 6-4 win to the Oscar Belt/ Owen
Simcock pairing over Dave O'Callaghan, after Pat Beacock fell. A&T had
two chances to increase their lead, but first Belt and then Simcock were
relegated to the back in successive races. Five successive races were
shared in what was a tactical stalemate. Heckmondwike levelled the
scores in heat 11, with their only heat win of the match, with a 6-4 to
the Darren Kent/ O'Callaghan pairing over Frank White/ Belt. Another two
5-5s followed, to keep the match scores level, before a dramatic heat
14. Duncan Whalley took the lead, with Kent in hot pursuit. Frank White
in third place kept the pressure on Kent, who slipped, as he made a move
to pass Whalley at the end of the third lap. White went past to join his
team mate for a crucial 7-3 heat win. Mark Rushby took his second win of
the match in heat 15, but John White was content to shepherd home his
partner, Belt, to seal a four points victory for A&T, 77-73.
A&T provided the race winner in 12 of the 15 races, with Duncan Whalley
racing to maximum points. There were excellent scores from John and
Frank White, with Oscar Belt providing the necessary support for A&T's
top three riders. A solid scoring Heckmondwike team were content to pack
the minor places in ten of the races, but a solitary heat win was
insufficient. Mark Rushby and Darren Kent were the visitors only race
winners.
North & Scotland League Division 2 result:
Astley & Tyldesley 77
Heckmondwike 73
A&T: Duncan Whalley
20, John White 18 (1), Frank White 16 (2), Oscar Belt 12, Owen Simcock
6, Levi Edwards 5, Alex Lawless dnr.
Heckmondwike: Mark
Rushby 16 (1), Darren Kent 14, Ian Johnson 12 (3), Justin Naylor 11 (1),
Pat Beacock 10 (3), Dave O'Callaghan 10 (2), Lee Warhurst dnr, Elliot
Long dnr.
Referee - Chaz
Whalley.
A&T ran out convincing winners in the Division 3 match, 84-22. Alex
Lawless and Oscar Belt raced unbeaten in the u-10 and u-13 categories
respectively.
North & Scotland League Division 3 result:
Astley & Tyldesley 84
Heckmondwike 22
A&T: Alex Lawless 16,
Oscar Belt 16, Josh Pilkington 14, Charlotte Brighouse 12, Levi Edwards
10, Elijah Rechembei 8, Amelia Harrison-Jones 8.
Heckmondwike: Elliot
Long 12, Joseph Green 10.
Referee - Chaz
Whalley.
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