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[BL65 657]

Newcastle's Jeff Lloyd recorded a 12 point maximum on his single visit to Wigan's Poolstock Stadium in a National League meeting on April 26th 1947.

 

In another season of open meetings at Wigan's Woodhouse Lane track in 1952 Junior Bainbridge recorded a 12 point maximum for Glasgow on 30th May and Ronnie Moore replicated the feat for a New Zealand team on June 20th.

 

Weymouth had two one-time visitors from Coventry in 1955 who were unbeaten by the opposition, Tommy Miller scoring a 15 point maximum in the National League match on April 15th and Bob Mark recording 14 plus a bonus point when second to Miller in the final race. Poole's Ken Middleditch also scored a 15 point maximum in the League meeting at Weymouth on 6th May. On April 29th Bob Roger gained a 15 point maximum for Swindon in the league meeting at Weymouth and was the only rider to finish ahead of team-mate George White who scored 14 plus a bonus. Both Swindon riders had been beaten in a challenge match in September 1954 however.

 

Unbeaten riders at Sunderland were Charlie Monk (12 points for Glasgow on 12th May 1964), George Hunter (12 for Edinburgh on 28th April 1964), Eric Boocock (12 for Middlesbrough on 19th May 1964) and Ivan Mauger (12 for Newcastle on 26th May). Ivan also scored a maximum 12 points in a challenge meeting and in the Cock of the North Trophy. Bluey Scott scored 11 and a bonus point for Middlesbrough, beaten only by team-mate Boocock,

Edited January 11, 2017 by BL65

[False dawn 2,298]

How do you find this information? I mean, it's one thing spotting maximums in the stats. It's quite another working out that it was that rider's only appearance ever at that track.

I'm amazed

[BL65 657]

How do you find this information? I mean, it's one thing spotting maximums in the stats. It's quite another working out that it was that rider's only appearance ever at that track.

I'm amazed

It is easier if you have been accumulating speedway stats for well over 50 years for the period covering the 1950s and early 1960s, have a good memory, particularly of the meetings attended, have a huge number of completed programmes and collections of the various magazines for that period and the time to look back at the available information.

 

Coventry's Derek Tailby paid one visit to Cardiff, in 1951 when he won a World Championship Qualifying Round with a 15 point maximum.

Edited January 11, 2017 by BL65

[daveallan81 330]

I've been sent a few more from a non-BSF member:

 

At Liverpool 1960

Alan Kidd 10+2 Poole

Cliff Cox 12 Bristol

Reg Reeves 11+1 Rayleigh

Eric Hockaday 12 Rayleigh

Yarmouth 1960

Reg Reeves 12 Rayleigh

Johnny Hole 12 Bristol

Yarmouth 1961

Stan Stevens 12 Cradley (Challenge)

Some from Open licence tracks:

Barry Duke 15 at Plymouth 1970

Phil Crump 15 at Ashington Individual 1972

Russ Dent 12 at Cowdenbeath for Newcastle 1965

Russ Dent 15 at Cowdenbeath WCR 1965

Tim Swales 15 at Motherwell 1972 for Teesside

And a possible:

Hans Nielsen 18 at Powderhall for Young Denmark (doesn't think Nielsen re-appeared at Powderhall)

[chunky 6,097]

Unbeaten riders at Sunderland were Charlie Monk (12 points for Glasgow on 12th May 1964), George Hunter (12 for Edinburgh on 28th April 1964), Eric Boocock (12 for Middlesbrough on 19th May 1964) and Ivan Mauger (12 for Newcastle on 26th May). Ivan also scored a maximum 12 points in a challenge meeting and in the Cock of the North Trophy. Bluey Scott scored 11 and a bonus point for Middlesbrough, beaten only by team-mate Boocock,

I think you can add Alan Wilkinson to that group, with a 12-point max for Rochdale on 4th June, 1971, followed by a Silver Helmet defeat of George Barclay.

 

While we're on the subject of Rochdale, Vaclav Verner made an appearance at the track on 9th August 1970, and top-scored for Young Czechoslovakia with an 18-point max. He never went back...

 

Only a challenge, I know, but Willie Templeton posted a 15-pointer at Dunmore on 8th July, 1968, for Scotland against Belfast.

 

Steve

Edited January 12, 2017 by chunky

[cyclone 943]

Reg Reeves can be scored off for Liverpool - he rode there in 1951 & scored 2 from 4 for Walthamstow., likewise Allan Kidd only scored 3 from 2 there on 21/6/52 and Eric Hockaday 9+ 3 from 5 on 3/6/57.

 

Reg R also only scored 5 from 4 @ Yarmouth on 9/5/50 and Stan Stevens scored 4 + 1 from 4 there for Rye House on on 14/7/59.

 

Russ Dent had an e/f in his 4th ride for Newcastle @ Cowdenbeath but did score 12 from 5.

 

However I remember seeing Alan Wilkinson scoring a 12pt max for Newtongrange Saints in his only appearance there at the opening meeting of 1970.

 

I believe this might also have be AWs first ever appearance in an Official meeting.

 

Agree Hans Nielsen only appearance @ Powderhall was an 18pt max for Denmark in 1978.

Edited January 12, 2017 by cyclone

[chunky 6,097]

Something a little different, but worth a mention, I think... While riding for Hastings in 1948 and 49 (their only two seasons), Jock Grierson faced Poole in seven team matches. In those seven, he recorded SIX 12-point maximums, and one nine-point return (2, 2, 3, 2)... Yep, Poole must have hated him!

 

Steve

[Sidney the robin 4,735]

Did Toni kasper get a paid maximum on his first appearance at the Abbey.???

[iris123 20,993]

Did Toni kasper get a paid maximum on his first appearance at the Abbey.???

What about Pavlic.Didn't he get a max on his debut?What track was that and did he ever return?

[Truro Robin 39]

What about Pavlic.Didn't he get a max on his debut?What track was that and did he ever return?

You're right. Lakeside but I'm not sure if he rode there again.

[BL65 657]

In a Southern League match at Long Eaton on 26th April 1952 Sid Clarke of Ipswich recorded a 12 point maximum on what appears to have been his only visit. Les Tolley also notched 12 points from a single appearance there when riding for a combined Coventry/Cradley team on 29th May in the same year. Swedish tourist Sune Karlsson was unbeaten on 12 points in a challenge match at Station Road on 26th March 1951.

 

Ivor Brown recorded a paid maximum (10 plus 2 bonus) on his only visit to Neath, in the Provincial League match on 1st June 1962. He clearly enjoyed riding against the Welsh Dragons as he scored two 12 point maximums against them at Dudley Wood and 11 points in a 4-team tournament at Wolverhampton, where Neath's Trevor Redmond finally defeated him in their fourth ride.

 

Wolverhampton's James Bond was the only unbeaten rider at Brafield in the mid-1960s, scoring 15 points in the challenge match on 7th May 1967.

 

Cradley's Alan Grahame was undefeated with 12 points at Ballymena in the only meeting staged there, against an Ivan Mauger Select in 1982.

Edited January 13, 2017 by BL65

[JoeW 46]

Unbeaten riders at Sunderland were Charlie Monk (12 points for Glasgow on 12th May 1964), George Hunter (12 for Edinburgh on 28th April 1964), Eric Boocock (12 for Middlesbrough on 19th May 1964) and Ivan Mauger (12 for Newcastle on 26th May). Ivan also scored a maximum 12 points in a challenge meeting and in the Cock of the North Trophy. Bluey Scott scored 11 and a bonus point for Middlesbrough, beaten only by team-mate Boocock,

Mauger also won both of his second half rides in each of the team matches and his Silver Sash race against Ken Sharples resulting in him riding a total of three meetings at Sunderland with seventeen wins from seventeen races.

[frigbo 518]

You're right. Lakeside but I'm not sure if he rode there again.

 

Got 0 in a play-off semi

[BL65 657]

Birmingham's Graham Warren was unbeaten in his one meeting at Walthamstow, a challenge match on 22nd May 1950, scoring 12 points. Although also very successful in a series of second half match races at the track he was not undefeated in them.

 

Middlesbrough took part in the Northern Cup competition in 1966, using a variety of guest riders, with Barry Briggs recording a 12 point maximum on what appears to have been his only appearances at the track on 28th June. Ron Mountford recorded a paid maximum (11+1) on his single visit on 2nd June.

 

Chapelizod in Dublin had two unbeaten one-time visitors, Cyril Roger winning 4 heats, semi-final and final in the Whitsun Cup on 14th May 1951 and Peter Williams scoring a 12 point maximum for Belle Vue in a challenge match on 24th April earlier in the same year. Three riders scored paid maximums (all 11+1) in their single visit to the track for challenge matches, Bryce Subritzky for Liverpool on 20th June 1954, Mike Wood and Bob Aldrige both for a Speedway World team on 10th August 1951.

 

In the early post-war years three riders made single visits to Cradley Heath in challenge matches and left unbeaten. George Wilks scored 12 for Wembley on 22nd May 1950 and Bill Longley did likewise for London Select on 12th June in the same year. Bradford's Ernie Price recorded 11 plus a bonus point on 20th May 1949.

 

Tony Robinson recorded a 12 point maximum for Sheffield at the Odsal (Bradford) track on 16th July 1960 on what appears to have been his only visit.

Edited January 13, 2017 by BL65

[iris123 20,993]

 

Got 0 in a play-off semi

Amost a new thread in itself.They came,they saw, they conquered and wished they never came back

Edited January 13, 2017 by iris123