Midland Red 2,383 Posted March 28, 2018 On this day in 1959 Coventry and former Birmingham junior Alan Pearce (23) succumbed to head injuries sustained in a crash at Banister Court, during a Junior Challenge match between Saints and Bees the previous evening - part of the second half of the Southampton v The Rest meeting He had ridden for Bees Juniors earlier in the day (Good Friday) at Oxford in another Junior Challenge Match, which followed the Oxford v Coventry challenge match which saw the first ever appearance for Bees of Nigel Boocock 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites