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SWINDON 1951 Thanks to Rob Bamford Updated 26.11.2016 Saturday 24 March 1951 SWINDON ROBINS 40 OXFORD CHEETAHS 44 Challenge SWINDON Alex Gray (C) 0 2* 2 2 - - - 6 (1) Bob Jones 3 3 0 1* - - - 7 (1) Frank Evans 3 2 3 3 - - - 11 Ron Clark 0 2 0 0 - - - 2 Buster Brown 1* 1 0 0 - - - 2 (1) Hugh Geddes 2 3 3 2 - - - 10 Dennis Newton 0 0 - - - - - 0 Reg Lambourne 1 1 - - - - - 2 Team manager: Reg Witcomb OXFORD Brian Wilson 1* 1 0 2 - - - 4 (1) Cyril Quick 2 2 1* 0 - - - 5 (1) Eric Irons 2 1 2 2 - - - 7 Harry Saunders (C) 1* 0 1* 3 - - - 5 (2) Ernie Rawlins 3 3 1 3 - - - 10 Bill Osborne 0 1 3 3 - - - 7 Bill Kemp 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1) Colin Clarke 0 1 - - - - - 1 Team manager: Henry Chandler ACU Steward: Cliff King Ht 1: Jones, Quick, Wilson, Gray, 75.8 (3-3) Ht 2: Evans, Irons, Saunders, Clark, 77.0 (6-6) Ht 3: Rawlins, Geddes, Brown, Osborne, 77.0 (9-9) Ht 4: Kemp, Clark, Wilson, Newton, 77.8 (11-13) Ht 5: Jones, Gray, Irons, Saunders, 76.2 (16-14) Ht 6: Rawlins, Evans, Osborne, Clark, 76.4 (18-18) Ht 7: Geddes, Quick, Brown, Wilson, 78.2 (22-20) Ht 8: Evans, Irons, Lambourne, Clarke, 78.2 (26-22) Ht 9: Osborne, Gray, Rawlins, Jones, 78.4 (28-26) Ht 10: Evans, Wilson, Quick, Clark, 78.4 (31-29) Ht 11: Geddes, Irons, Saunders, Brown, 78.6 (34-32) Ht 12: Rawlins, Gray, Clarke, Newton, 77.0 (36-36) Ht 13: Saunders, Kemp, Lambourne, Brown, 80.2 (37-41) Ht 14: Osborne, Geddes, Jones, Quick, 78.4 (40-44) Programme changes: None. Junior Robins’ Scurry: Danny Malone, Ken Wiggins, Reg Nichols, Dudley Smith, 78.8 Easter Scratch Race: Evans, Jones, Geddes, Gray, 78.2 The Cheetahs’ Scurry: Kemp, Quick, Clarke (ret), Wilson (ret), 81.0 The Swindon Scurry: Malone, Brown, Clark, Newton, 79.8

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Page 1: Speedway Researcher - SWINDON 1951SWINDON 1951 Thanks to Rob Bamford Updated 26.11.2016 Saturday 24 March 1951 SWINDON ROBINS 40 OXFORD CHEETAHS 44 Challenge SWINDON Alex Gray (C)

SWINDON 1951

Thanks to Rob Bamford Updated 26.11.2016

Saturday 24 March 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 40

OXFORD CHEETAHS 44

Challenge

SWINDON

Alex Gray (C) 0 2* 2 2 - - - 6 (1)

Bob Jones 3 3 0 1* - - - 7 (1)

Frank Evans 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Ron Clark 0 2 0 0 - - - 2

Buster Brown 1* 1 0 0 - - - 2 (1)

Hugh Geddes 2 3 3 2 - - - 10

Dennis Newton 0 0 - - - - - 0

Reg Lambourne 1 1 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

OXFORD

Brian Wilson 1* 1 0 2 - - - 4 (1)

Cyril Quick 2 2 1* 0 - - - 5 (1)

Eric Irons 2 1 2 2 - - - 7

Harry Saunders (C) 1* 0 1* 3 - - - 5 (2)

Ernie Rawlins 3 3 1 3 - - - 10

Bill Osborne 0 1 3 3 - - - 7

Bill Kemp 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Colin Clarke 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Henry Chandler

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Jones, Quick, Wilson, Gray, 75.8 (3-3)

Ht 2: Evans, Irons, Saunders, Clark, 77.0 (6-6)

Ht 3: Rawlins, Geddes, Brown, Osborne, 77.0 (9-9)

Ht 4: Kemp, Clark, Wilson, Newton, 77.8 (11-13)

Ht 5: Jones, Gray, Irons, Saunders, 76.2 (16-14)

Ht 6: Rawlins, Evans, Osborne, Clark, 76.4 (18-18)

Ht 7: Geddes, Quick, Brown, Wilson, 78.2 (22-20)

Ht 8: Evans, Irons, Lambourne, Clarke, 78.2 (26-22)

Ht 9: Osborne, Gray, Rawlins, Jones, 78.4 (28-26)

Ht 10: Evans, Wilson, Quick, Clark, 78.4 (31-29)

Ht 11: Geddes, Irons, Saunders, Brown, 78.6 (34-32)

Ht 12: Rawlins, Gray, Clarke, Newton, 77.0 (36-36)

Ht 13: Saunders, Kemp, Lambourne, Brown, 80.2 (37-41)

Ht 14: Osborne, Geddes, Jones, Quick, 78.4 (40-44)

Programme changes:

None.

Junior Robins’ Scurry: Danny Malone, Ken Wiggins, Reg Nichols, Dudley Smith, 78.8

Easter Scratch Race: Evans, Jones, Geddes, Gray, 78.2

The Cheetahs’ Scurry: Kemp, Quick, Clarke (ret), Wilson (ret), 81.0

The Swindon Scurry: Malone, Brown, Clark, Newton, 79.8

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The Oxford Scurry: Saunders, Irons, Osborne, Rawlins, 78.2

The Blunsdon Scurry: Lambourne, Wiggins, Nichols, Smith, 79.4

Monday 26 March 1951

EXETER FALCONS 42

SWINDON ROBINS 37

Challenge

Match-Race: Eric Williams, Bill Kitchen, 76.6

EXETER

Vic Gent (C) 3 3 3 1 - - - 10

Johnny Sargeant F 1 2* 2 - - - 5 (1)

Don Hardy 1* 3 3 1 - - - 8 (1)

Goog Hoskin 2 3 1 0 - - - 6

Bob Roger 1* 0 2 R - - - 3 (1)

Ted Moore 2 1 1* R - - - 4 (1)

Jack Bedkober 1 3 - - - - - 4

Paul Best 0 2 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Bill Dutton

SWINDON

Buster Brown R 2 2* 3 - - - 7 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) F 3 2* R - - - 5 (1)

Ron Clark 3 0 2 0 - - - 5

Danny Malone 0 2 3 R - - - 5

Reg Lambourne 0 2 0 2 - - - 4

Frank Evans 3 0 1 3 - - - 7

Dennis Newton 0 3 - - - - - 3

Ken Wiggins 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Fred Vigers

Ht 1: Gent, Sargeant (fell), Geddes (fell), Brown (ret), 78.8 (3-0)

Ht 2: Clark, Hoskin, Hardy, Malone, 77.8 (6-3)

Ht 3: Evans, Moore, Roger, Lambourne, 78.4 (9-6)

Ht 4: Hoskin, Brown, Bedkober, Newton, 78.8 (13-8)

Ht 5: Gent, Malone, Sargeant, Clark (fell), 78.0 (17-10)

Ht 6: Hardy, Lambourne, Hoskin, Evans, 77.8 (21-12)

Ht 7: Geddes, Brown, Moore, Roger (fell), 76.2 (22-17)

Ht 8: Hardy, Clark, Wiggins, Best (fell), 79.0 (25-20)

Ht 9: Gent, Sargeant, Evans, Lambourne, 78.2 (30-21)

Ht 10: Brown, Geddes, Hardy, Hoskin, 76.4 (31-26)

Ht 11: Malone, Roger, Moore, Clark, 77.4 (34-29)

Ht 12: Bedkober, Lambourne, Gent, Wiggins, 79.2 (38-31)

Ht 13: Newton, Best, Malone (ret), Roger (ret), 79.8 (40-34)

Ht 14: Evans, Sargeant, Geddes (ret), Moore (ret), 78.2 (42-37)

Programme changes:

None.

Match-Race: Kitchen, Williams, 77.8

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Wiggins, Best, Bedkober, Newton (fell), 79.2

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Devon Scurry 1: Brown, Clark, Moore, Sargeant (ret), 76.4

Devon Scurry 2: Hoskin, Lambourne, Malone, Best (fell), 80.0

English Challenge: Gent, Williams, Kitchen, Hardy, 77.2

Aussie Challenge: Williams, Gent and Kitchen (Dead-heat), Geddes, 77.8

Thursday 29 March 1951

LONG EATON ARCHERS 49

SWINDON ROBINS 58

Daily Mail National Trophy quarter-final, first leg

LONG EATON

Pedlar Palmer (C) 2* 1 1* 1 2 0 - 7 (2)

Johnnie Jones 3 1 0 1 1 - - 6

Frank Malouf 3 3 2 3 3 3 - 17

Fred Siggins 0 0 0 3 0 - - 3

Eric Mason 1 0 0 0 1 - - 2

Bob Ibbotson 3 3 2 0 0 - - 8

Peter Moore 3 2 - - - - - 5

Bill Humphries 1 R - - - - - 1

Team manager: Stan Lish

SWINDON

Bob Jones 0 1* 0 3 2* 1* - 7 (3)

Alex Gray (C) 1 2 1* 0 - - - 4 (1)

Reg Lambourne 2 2 2* 1 2 - - 9 (1)

Buster Brown 0 0 2* 3 1 - - 6 (1)

Danny Malone 3 3 3 3 2 2 - 16

Hugh Geddes 1* 2 2 2* 3 - - 10 (2)

Dennis Newton 2 3 1* - - - - 6 (1)

Ron Clark X - - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: E.G. Cope

Ht 1: J. Jones, Palmer, Gray, B. Jones, 73.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Malouf, Lambourne, Geddes, Siggins, 72.6 (8-4)

Ht 3: Ibbotson, Gray, Mason, Brown, 72.8 (12-6)

Ht 4: (Re-Run) Moore, Newton, Humphries, Clark (f, ex), 75.6 (16-8)

Ht 5: Malouf, Lambourne, J. Jones, Brown, 73.8 (20-10)

Ht 6: Ibbotson, Geddes, B. Jones, Siggins, 73.2 (23-13)

Ht 7: Malone, Lambourne, Palmer, Mason, 72.2 (24-18)

Ht 8: Malone, Malouf, Palmer, B. Jones, 72.2 (27-21)

Ht 9: B. Jones, Ibbotson, Lambourne, J. Jones, 73.2 (29-25)

Ht 10: Malouf, Geddes, Gray, Mason, 73.0 (32-28)

Ht 11: Malone, Brown, J. Jones, Siggins, 73.2 (33-33)

Ht 12: Siggins, Lambourne, Palmer, Gray, 74.0 (37-35)

Ht 13: Malone, Geddes, J. Jones, Siggins, 74.4 (38-40)

Ht 14: Newton, Moore, Humphries (ret), 75.2 (3 riders only) (40-43)

Ht 15: Brown, B. Jones, Mason, Siggins, 74.2 (41-48)

Ht 16: Malouf, Malone, Newton, Ibbotson, 73.6 (44-51)

Ht 17: Geddes, Palmer, Brown, Ibbotson, 74.2 (46-55)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Malouf (b), Malone (y), B. Jones (w), Palmer (r), 74.2 (49-58)

Programme change:

Ht 16: Newton replaced Gray.

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NOTE: Clark broke a leg in heat four; therefore Swindon were only able to tracked one rider in heat

fourteen as their other reserve, Newton, was already in the race.

Saturday 31 March 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 71

LONG EATON ARCHERS 37

Daily Mail National Trophy quarter-final, second leg

Swindon won 129-86 on aggregate.

SWINDON

Bob Jones 3 0 3 0 3 - - 9

Alex Gray (C) 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Buster Brown 2* 2 2* 3 2 2* - 13 (3)

Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 3 3 - - 15

Reg Lambourne 3 2 0 3 2* - - 10 (1)

Danny Malone 1 1 0 F X - - 2

Dennis Newton 2* 2* 3 - - - - 7 (2)

Ray Ellis 3 3 2* 2* 3 - - 13 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

LONG EATON

Johnnie Jones 0 0 0 1* 1 - - 2 (1)

Pedlar Palmer (C) 2 2 2 1* 3 1 - 11 (1)

Frank Malouf 1 3 3 2 2 0 - 11

Fred Siggins 0 0 - - - - - 0

Eric Mason 1 1 0 0 1 - - 3

Bob Ibbotson 0 2 1* 1 N - - 4 (1)

Peter Moore 1 1 0 0 1* - - 3 (1)

Bill Humphries 0 1 2 - - - - 3

Team manager: Stan Lish

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: B. Jones, Palmer, Gray, J. Jones, 78.4 (4-2)

Ht 2: Geddes, Brown, Malouf, Ibbotson, 77.8 (9-3)

Ht 3: Lambourne, Palmer, Malone, Siggins, 79.2 (13-5)

Ht 4: Ellis, Newton, Moore, Humphries, 80.6 (18-6)

Ht 5: Malouf, Brown, Gray, Siggins, 78.8 (21-9)

Ht 6: Geddes, Ibbotson, Malone, J. Jones, 80.0 (25-11)

Ht 7: Malouf, Lambourne, Mason, B. Jones, 82.0 (27-15)

Ht 8: B. Jones, Brown, Mason, J. Jones, 81.8 (32-16)

Ht 9: Ellis, Malouf, J. Jones, Malone, 81.4 (35-19)

Ht 10: Brown, Palmer, Ibbotson, Lambourne, 81.0 (38-22)

Ht 11: Geddes, Ellis, Moore, Mason, 79.2 (43-23)

Ht 12: Geddes, Malouf, Palmer, B. Jones, 78.8 (46-26)

Ht 13: Lambourne, Ellis, Ibbotson, Mason, 81.8 (51-27)

Ht 14: Ellis, Newton, Humphries, Moore, 81.4 (56-28)

Ht 15: Geddes, Lambourne, J. Jones, Moore, 80.6 (61-29)

Ht 16: Palmer, Brown, Mason, Malone (fell), 78.6 (63-33)

Ht 17: (Re-Run) B. Jones, Humphries, Moore, Malone (f, ex), Ibbotson (f, ns), 82.8 (66-36)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Newton (b), Brown (r), Palmer (y), Malouf (w), 80.2 (71-37)

Programme changes:

Ht 9: Ellis replaced Gray; Ht 11: Ellis replaced Gray; Moore replaced Siggins; Ht 13: Ellis replaced

Gray; Ht 15: Moore replaced Siggins; Ht 17: Moore replaced Ibbotson, who was unable to

participate in the re-run; Humphries replaced Siggins.

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[Untitled Race 1] Ken Wiggins, Moore, Dudley Smith, Reg Nichols, 82.2

[Untitled Race 2] Smith, Wiggins, Nichols (ret), Humphries (ret), 82.2

Saturday 7 April 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 66

POOLE PIRATES 41

Daily Mail National Trophy semi-final, first leg

SWINDON

Bob Jones 1 3 2 3 3 - - 12

Hugh Geddes 3 3 R 3 3 F - 12

Buster Brown 2* 2* 1* 0 2 - - 7 (3)

Ray Ellis 3 2 1 0 2 - - 8

Alex Gray (C) 0 2* 3 2* 1* 3 - 11 (3)

Frank Evans 3 0 1 0 - - - 4

Reg Lambourne 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Dennis Newton 2* 3 2* - - - - 7 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

POOLE

Ken Middleditch (C) 2 3 3 3 3 2 - 16

Tony Lewis 0 2 1* 2 1 - - 6 (1)

Dick Howard 1 0 0 2* 1* - - 4 (2)

Charlie Hayden 1* 1 0 0 1 - - 3 (1)

Terry Small 1 R 2 1 3 F - 7

Frank Wheeler 0 1 2 0 0 - - 3

Allan Kidd 1 1 - - - - - 2

Jack Cunningham 0 F - - - - - 0

Team manager: Don Gould

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Geddes, Middleditch, Jones, Lewis, 76.8 (4-2)

Ht 2: Ellis, Brown, Howard, Wheeler, 78.2 (9-3)

Ht 3: Evans, Lewis, Hayden, Gray, 79.8 (12-6)

Ht 4: Lambourne, Newton, Kidd, Cunningham, 77.6 (17-7)

Ht 5: Geddes, Brown, Hayden, Howard, 79.2 (22-8)

Ht 6: Middleditch, Ellis, Wheeler, Evans, 78.8 (24-12)

Ht 7: Jones, Gray, Small, Howard, 78.4 (29-13)

Ht 8: Middleditch, Jones, Brown, Small (ret), 79.4 (32-16)

Ht 9: Middleditch, Howard, Evans, Geddes (ret), 80.6 (33-21)

Ht 10: Gray, Wheeler, Lewis, Brown, 81.0 (36-24)

Ht 11: Geddes, Small, Ellis, Hayden, 80.2 (40-26)

Ht 12: Jones, Lewis, Howard, Ellis, 80.0 (43-29)

Ht 13: Geddes, Gray, Small, Wheeler (f, rem), 80.8 (48-30)

Ht 14: Newton, Lambourne, Kidd, Cunningham (fell), 79.6 (53-31)

Ht 15: Middleditch, Ellis, Gray, Hayden, 81.8 (56-34)

Ht 16: Small, Brown, Lewis, Evans, 80.6 (58-38)

Ht 17: Jones, Newton, Hayden, Wheeler, 81.4 (63-39)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Gray (r), Middleditch (w), Geddes (b; fell), Small (y; fell), 83.0 (66-41)

Programme change:

Ht 17: Newton replaced Evans.

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[Untitled Race 1] (Re-Run) Wheeler (f, rem), Ken Wiggins (fell), Reg Nichols (ret),

Danny Malone (f, ex), 95.8

[Untitled Race 2] Malone, Wiggins, Cunningham, Dudley Smith (fell), 82.6

Saturday 14 April 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 60

CARDIFF DRAGONS 60

Festival of Britain Trophy

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 2* 0 3 2 F - 9 (1)

Alex Gray (C) 0 3 1* 1 3 - - 8 (1)

Hugh Geddes - - - - - - - -

Ray Ellis R 1 1* 0 0 - - 2 (1)

Buster Brown 1 1 2 2 2* - - 8 (1)

Frank Evans 2 3 2 1* 3 - - 11 (1)

Reg Lambourne N - - - - - - 0

Dennis Newton 1* 3 3 3 3 3 - 16 (1)

Reg Nichols 0 1 2* - - - - 3 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 0 2* 1 0 - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

CARDIFF

Arthur Pilgrim (C) 1 3 3 3 2 1* - 13 (1)

Jim Wright 3 3 3 3 X - - 12

Mick Holland 3 2* 2* 2 3 2 - 14 (2)

Frank Johnson X 1 F 3 0 - - 4

Kevin Hayden 1* 2* 0 2* 1 - - 6 (3)

Harry Hughes 2 0 0 1 1* - - 4 (1)

Mick Callaghan 2 F - - - - - 2

Ray Beaumont 1 1 - - - - - 2

Vic Butcher 0 2 - - - - - 2

Peter Boss 1* F - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Alf Elliott

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Wright, Jones, Pilgrim, Gray, 77.4 (2-4)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Holland, Evans, Newton, Johnson (ex, foul riding),

Lambourne (f, ns), 77.6 (5-7)

Ht 3: Gray, Hughes, Hayden, Ellis (ret), 78.6 (8-10)

Ht 4: Newton, Callaghan, Boss, Nichols, 78.0 (11-13)

Ht 5: Wright, Holland, Ellis, Wiggins, 77.8 (12-18)

Ht 6: Evans, Jones, Johnson, Hughes, 77.4 (17-19)

Ht 7: Pilgrim, Hayden, Brown, Wiggins, 79.2 (18-24)

Ht 8: Newton, Wiggins, Beaumont, Butcher, 78.8 (23-25)

Ht 9: Wright, Holland, Brown, Jones, 77.8 (24-30)

Ht 10: Pilgrim, Evans, Gray, Hughes, 78.4 (27-33)

Ht 11: Jones, Holland, Nichols, Hayden, 77.0 (31-35)

Ht 12: Newton, Butcher, Wiggins, Callaghan (fell), 79.2 (35-37)

Ht 13: Wright, Brown, Ellis, Johnson (fell), 78.4 (38-40)

Ht 14: Pilgrim, Hayden, Gray, Wiggins, 79.8 (39-45)

Ht 15: (Re-Run) Johnson, Brown, Evans, Wright (f, ex), 78.4 (42-48)

Ht 16: Newton, Nichols, Beaumont, Boss (fell), 81.4 (47-49)

Ht 17: Holland, Jones, Hughes, Ellis, 78.0 (49-53)

Ht 18: Gray, Brown, Hayden, Johnson, 79.8 (54-54)

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Ht 19: Evans, Pilgrim, Hughes, Ellis, 79.4 (57-57)

Ht 20: (Nominated) Newton (b), Holland (w), Pilgrim (y), Jones (r; fell), 77.8 (60-60)

Programme changes:

Ht 2: Lambourne replaced Geddes, but came down after an over-zealous challenge from Johnson.

Lambourne was unable to participate in the re-run, so was replaced by Newton; Ht 4: Newton replaced

Lambourne; Ht 5: Wiggins replaced Geddes; Ht 7: Wiggins replaced Geddes; Ht 11: Nichols replaced

Geddes; Ht 12: Newton replaced Lambourne; Ht 14: Wiggins replaced Geddes.

Monday 16 April 1951

POOLE PIRATES 61

SWINDON ROBINS 47

Daily Mail National Trophy semi-final, second leg

Swindon won 113-102 on aggregate.

POOLE

Tony Lewis 3 2* 2 2 3 - - 12 (1)

Ken Middleditch (C) 1 3 3 3 2 1* - 13 (1)

Jack Cunningham 3 R 0 1* 1* - - 5 (2)

Dick Howard 2* 3 1 1* 1* - - 8 (3)

Terry Small 3 3 2 1* 2 2 - 13 (1)

Charlie Hayden 1 1 0 2 2* - - 6 (1)

Viv Thyer 0 2 - - - - - 2

Allan Kidd 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Don Gould

SWINDON

Bob Jones 0 2 3 2 3 3 - 13

Hugh Geddes 2 2 3 3 0 - - 10

Alex Gray (C) 1 2 0 1* 0 - - 4 (1)

Buster Brown 0 1* 0 1 - - - 2 (1)

Ray Ellis 1 1 2 3 3 0 - 10

Frank Evans 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Danny Malone 3 F 3 0 - - - 6

Dennis Newton 2* X - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Lewis, Geddes, Middleditch, Jones, 77.2 (4-2)

Ht 2: Cunningham, Howard, Gray, Evans, 78.8 (9-3)

Ht 3: Small, Geddes, Hayden, Brown, 77.0 (13-5)

Ht 4: Malone, Newton, Kidd, Thyer, 77.8 (14-10)

Ht 5: Middleditch, Gray, Brown, Cunningham (ret), 77.4 (17-13)

Ht 6: Howard, Jones, Hayden, Evans, 77.0 (21-15)

Ht 7: Small, Lewis, Ellis, Gray, 75.8 (26-16)

Ht 8: Jones, Lewis, Ellis, Cunningham, 76.0 (28-20)

Ht 9: Middleditch, Jones, Gray, Hayden, 77.8 (31-23)

Ht 10: Geddes, Small, Cunningham, Malone (fell), 76.4 (34-26)

Ht 11: Middleditch, Ellis, Howard, Brown, 77.2 (38-28)

Ht 12: Geddes, Lewis, Howard, Gray, 76.8 (41-31)

Ht 13: Ellis, Middleditch, Small, Evans, 76.0 (44-34)

Ht 14: Malone, Thyer, Kidd, Newton (f, ex), 78.4 (47-37)

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Ht 15: Jones, Small, Howard, Malone, 76.8 (50-40)

Ht 16: Ellis, Hayden, Cunningham, Geddes, 76.8 (53-43)

Ht 17: Lewis, Hayden, Brown, Evans, 77.0 (58-44)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Jones (w), Small (b), Middleditch (r), Ellis (y), 76.6 (61-47)

Programme changes:

Ht 10: Malone replaced Evans; Ht 15: Malone replaced Brown.

Spring Scratch Race: Thyer, Johnny Thomson, Malone, 80.6 (3 riders only)

Stadium Scratch Race: Kidd, Thomson, Jimmy Coughlan, Newton, 78.2

Thursday 19 April 1951

CARDIFF DRAGONS 59

SWINDON ROBINS 61

Festival of Britain Trophy

CARDIFF

Arthur Pilgrim (C) 0 1 2* 0 2 - - 5 (1)

Jim Wright 3 3 F 3 3 3 - 15

Mick Holland 1 3 2* 1 2* - - 9 (2)

Frank Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 - - 2

Kevin Hayden 3 3 3 2 2* 1 - 14 (1)

Harry Hughes 0 0 1 0 R - - 1

Mick Callaghan 3 3 - - - - - 6

Ray Beaumont 2 0 - - - - - 2

Vic Butcher 1 3 - - - - - 4

Gerald Pugh 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Alf Elliott

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 1 2* 0 2* - - 7 (2)

Alex Gray (C) 1* 2 0 0 - - - 3 (1)

Hugh Geddes 3 1* 1 3 1 0 - 9 (1)

Ray Ellis 2* 3 2 3 1 - - 11 (1)

Buster Brown 2 0 2* 1 0 - - 5 (1)

Frank Evans 1* 2* 3 3 3 - - 12 (2)

Reg Nichols 0 0 - - - - - 0

Dennis Newton 1 2 - - - - - 3

Danny Malone 3 2 1 2 - - - 8

Ken Wiggins 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Wright, Jones, Gray, Pilgrim, 74.8 (3-3)

Ht 2: Geddes, Ellis, Holland, Hughes, 74.8 (4-8)

Ht 3: Wright, Brown, Evans, Johnson, 74.4 (7-11)

Ht 4: Callaghan, Wiggins, Butcher, Nichols, 76.0 (11-13)

Ht 5: Holland, Gray, Geddes, Johnson, 74.4 (14-16)

Ht 6: Ellis, Evans, Pilgrim, Hughes, 74.6 (15-21)

Ht 7: Hayden, Holland, Jones, Brown, 73.2 (Track Record) (20-22)

Ht 8: Malone, Beaumont, Newton, Pugh, 75.2 (22-26)

Ht 9: Hayden, Pilgrim, Geddes, Gray, 74.2 (27-27)

Ht 10: Evans, Jones, Hughes, Wright (fell), 75.4 (28-32)

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Ht 11: Geddes, Brown, Holland, Pilgrim, 74.0 (29-37)

Ht 12: Callaghan, Malone, Pugh, Nichols, 75.0 (33-39)

Ht 13: Hayden, Ellis, Johnson, Gray, 74.2 (37-41)

Ht 14: Wright, Holland, Brown, Jones, 74.4 (42-42)

Ht 15: Ellis, Hayden, Malone, Hughes, 74.8 (44-46)

Ht 16: Butcher, Newton, Wiggins, Beaumont, 76.2 (47-49)

Ht 17: Evans, Pilgrim, Geddes, Johnson, 74.8 (49-53)

Ht 18: Wright, Hayden, Ellis, Brown, 74.2 (54-54)

Ht 19: Evans, Jones, Johnson (f, rem), Hughes (ret), 75.0 (55-59)

Ht 20: (Nominated) Wright (r), Malone (y), Hayden (b), Geddes (w), 73.8 (59-61)

Programme change:

Ht 15: Malone replaced Gray.

Saturday 21 April 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 47

EXETER FALCONS 61

Daily Mail National Trophy (Division Three) final, first leg

SWINDON

Bob Jones (C) 0 2 3 2 3 R - 10

Hugh Geddes 1 2 3 3 3 3 - 15

Buster Brown 1 R 1 1 1 - - 4

Ray Ellis X 1* 0 1* 0 - - 2 (2)

Frank Evans 1 R 0 0 - - - 1

Danny Malone 3 2 0 3 1 - - 9

Ken Wiggins 3 2 1 - - - - 6

Dennis Newton X - - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

EXETER

Don Hardy 2* X 2 2 3 1* - 10 (2)

Goog Hoskin 3 0 3 3 - - - 9

Johnny Sargeant 3 1 3 1* 0 - - 8 (1)

Bob Roger 2 3 2 2* 2 2 - 13 (1)

Vic Gent (C) 1 0 1* 2 2 - - 6 (1)

Ted Moore 2* 3 2* 1* R - - 8 (3)

Paul Best 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

Jack Bedkober 2 3 0 - - - - 5

Team manager: Bill Dutton

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Hoskin, Hardy, Geddes, Jones, 76.4 (1-5)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Sargeant, Moore, Brown, Ellis (ex), 78.2 (2-10)

Ht 3: Malone, Roger, Evans, Hoskin, 77.6 (6-12)

Ht 4: (Re-Run) Wiggins, Bedkober, Best, Newton (f, ex), 80.4 (9-15)

Ht 5: Roger, Geddes, Sargeant, Brown (ret), 77.6 (11-19)

Ht 6: Moore, Malone, Ellis, Hardy (f, ex), 78.2 (14-22)

Ht 7: Sargeant, Jones, Gent, Evans (ret), 78.0 (16-26)

Ht 8: Jones, Hardy, Brown, Gent, 78.2 (20-28)

Ht 9: Geddes, Hardy, Sargeant, Malone, 77.8 (23-31)

Ht 10: Hoskin, Moore, Brown, Evans, 77.8 (24-36)

Ht 11: Geddes, Roger, Gent, Ellis, 78.0 (27-39)

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Ht 12: Hoskin, Jones, Ellis, Sargeant, 78.6 (30-42)

Ht 13: Geddes, Gent, Moore, Evans, 77.2 (33-45)

Ht 14: Bedkober, Wiggins, Best, 79.6 (3 Riders Only) (35-49)

Ht 15: Hardy, Roger, Wiggins, Ellis, 78.8 (36-54)

Ht 16: Malone, Gent, Brown, Bedkober, 77.6 (40-56)

Ht 17: Jones, Roger, Malone, Moore (ret), 77.4 (44-53)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Geddes (b), Roger (y), Hardy (w), Jones (r; ret), 76.6 (47-61)

Programme changes:

Ht 15: Wiggins replaced Evans; Ht 16: Bedkober replaced Hoskin.

NOTE: Due to injury, Newton was a non-starter in heat fourteen and, as the other reserve rider,

Wiggins, was already in the race, Swindon were only able to track one rider.

[Untitled Race 1] Bedkober, Evans, Wiggins, Dudley Smith (fell), 78.0

[Untitled Race 2] Best, Wiggins, Reg Nichols, 79.8 (3 riders only)

Monday 23 April 1951

EXETER FALCONS 63

SWINDON ROBINS 45

Daily Mail National Trophy (Division Three) final, second leg

Exeter won 124-92 on aggregate.

EXETER

Don Hardy 2 3 R 0 3 - - 8

Goog Hoskin 1* 1 3 3 2* - - 10 (2)

Vic Gent (C) 3 3 3 3 2 2 - 16

Johnny Sargeant 0 2* 2* 3 3 - - 10 (2)

Bob Roger F 2* 2* 3 2* - - 9 (3)

Ted Moore 2 3 1 1* 1 - - 8 (1)

Bert Fryer 0 0 - - - - - 0

Jack Bedkober 1 1 0 - - - - 2

Team manager: Bill Dutton

SWINDON

Bob Jones 0 0 2 1 - - - 3

Hugh Geddes (C) 3 3 1 2 3 3 - 15

Ray Ellis 1* 2 0 0 1* - - 4 (2)

Buster Brown 1 0 0 0 - - - 1

Danny Malone 1 2 1 0 F 1 - 5

George Craig 2 1 0 1 2 - - 6

Frank Evans 3 1* 3 0 - - - 7 (1)

Ken Wiggins 2* 2* - - - - - 4 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Geddes, Hardy, Hoskin, Jones, 76.4 (3-3)

Ht 2: Gent, Craig, Ellis, Sargeant, 77.0 (6-6)

Ht 3: Geddes, Moore, Brown, Roger (fell), 77.6 (8-10)

Ht 4: Evans, Wiggins, Bedkober, Fryer, 80.0 (9-15)

Ht 5: Gent, Ellis, Hoskin, Brown, 77.2 (13-17)

Ht 6: Moore, Sargeant, Craig, Jones, 78.4 (18-18)

Ht 7: Hardy, Roger, Malone, Ellis, 78.6 (23-19)

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Ht 8: Gent, Malone, Evans, Hardy (ret), 77.6 (26-22)

Ht 9: Hoskin, Jones, Moore, Ellis, 77.2 (30-24)

Ht 10: Gent, Roger, Geddes, Craig, 78.0 (35-25)

Ht 11: Hoskin, Sargeant, Malone, Brown, 78.8 (40-26)

Ht 12: Sargeant, Geddes, Ellis, Hardy, 77.4 (43-29)

Ht 13: Roger, Hoskin, Craig, Malone, 79.0 (48-30)

Ht 14: Evans, Wiggins, Bedkober, Fryer, 79.6 (49-35)

Ht 15: Sargeant, Roger, Jones, Brown, 78.0 (54-36)

Ht 16: Geddes, Gent, Moore, Malone (fell), 78.8 (57-39)

Ht 17: Hardy, Craig, Moore, Evans, 78.2 (61-41)

Ht 18: (Nominated) Geddes (w), Gent (r), Malone (y), Bedkober (b), 78.6 (63-45)

Programme changes:

Ht 8: Evans replaced Jones; Ht 17: Evans replaced Brown.

Novices Race 1: Norman Davies, Mick Hard, Dudley Smith, 81.8 (3 riders only)

Novices Race 2: Smith, Dabinett, Hard, Davies (f, rem), 82.6

Saturday 28 April 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 86

LONG EATON ARCHERS 34

Festival of Britain Trophy

SWINDON

Bob Jones 3 3 2* 3 3 - - 14 (1)

George Craig 2* 3 3 2* 2* - - 12 (3)

Hugh Geddes 0 2 3 2* 3 - - 10 (1)

Ray Ellis 2* 1* 0 2* 3 - - 8 (3)

Frank Evans 2* 3 3 3 3 - - 14 (1)

Danny Malone 2 2* 2* 1 2* - - 9 (3)

Alex Gray (C) 2* 2 0 - - - - 4 (1)

Buster Brown 3 3 2 - - - - 8

Ken Wiggins 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Bob Wigg 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

LONG EATON

Pedlar Palmer (C) 0 1 0 - - - - 1

Peter Moore 1 3 1 1* 2 1 - 9 (1)

Frank Malouf 3 0 0 1 0 - - 4

Johnnie Jones 1 1 2 0 1 - - 5

Percy Brine 1 0 0 0 - - - 1

Cecil Hookham 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Ted Gibson 0 0 - - - - - 0

Bill Humphries 0 1 1 - - - - 2

Eric Mason 2 1 3 1 1 3 - 11

Ken Holmes 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Team manager: Charlie Lish

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: B. Jones, Craig, Moore, Palmer, 79.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Malouf, Malone, J. Jones, Geddes, 78.8 (7-5)

Ht 3: Craig, Ellis, Brine, Hookham, 79.6 (12-6)

Ht 4: Wiggins, Gray, Holmes, Gibson, 78.8 (17-7)

Ht 5: Moore, Geddes, Ellis, Malouf, 77.8 (20-10)

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Ht 6: B. Jones, Malone, J. Jones, Hookham, 77.8 (25-11)

Ht 7: Geddes, Evans, Palmer, Brine, 79.2 (30-12)

Ht 8: Brown, Mason, Wigg, Humphries, 77.8 (34-14)

Ht 9: Evans, B. Jones, Moore, Malouf, 78.8 (39-15)

Ht 10: Craig, Malone, Mason, Palmer, 79.8 (44-16)

Ht 11: B. Jones, Geddes, Malouf, Brine, 77.4 (49-17)

Ht 12: Mason, Gray, Wigg, Gibson, 80.2 (52-20)

Ht 13: Evans, J. Jones, Moore, Ellis, 79.0 (55-23)

Ht 14: Geddes, Craig, Mason, Holmes, 78.6 (60-24)

Ht 15: Evans, Moore, Malone, J. Jones, 78.8 (64-26)

Ht 16: Brown, Wiggins, Humphries, Holmes, 77.0 (69-27)

Ht 17: B. Jones, Ellis, Mason, Malouf, 78.2 (74-28)

Ht 18: Evans, Craig, J. Jones, Brine, 79.2 (79-29)

Ht 19: Ellis, Malone, Humphries, Hookham, 78.8 (84-30)

Ht 20: (Nominated) Mason (w), Brown (b), Moore (y), Gray (r), 80.4 (86-34)

Programme changes:

Ht 10: Mason replaced Hookham; Ht 14: Mason replaced Palmer; Holmes replaced Brine; Ht 17:

Mason replaced Hookham; Ht 19: Humphries replaced Palmer.

Thursday 3 May 1951

LONG EATON ARCHERS 52

SWINDON ROBINS 68

Festival of Britain Trophy

LONG EATON

Peter Moore 3 3 3 F 3 R - 12

Frank Malouf 0 0 3 3 2 - - 8

Pedlar Palmer (C) 2 3 1 3 2* 2 - 13 (1)

Eric Mason 2 1 F 1 F - - 4

Johnnie Jones 0 2* 1 2 F - - 5 (1)

Percy Brine 0 1 1 0 2 - - 4

Cecil Hookham 1 1 - - - - - 2

Bill Humphries 2 2 - - - - - 4

John Hanson 0 0 - - - - - 0

John Robinson 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Charlie Lish

SWINDON

Bob Jones 1* 2* 0 0 3 - - 6 (2)

George Craig 2 F 1 3 - - - 6

Hugh Geddes 1 2 0 2 0 - - 5

Ray Ellis 3 2 2* 1 1 - - 9 (1)

Frank Evans 3 3 1* 3 - - - 10 (1)

Danny Malone 1 0 2 2 1 - - 6

Alex Gray (C) 3 3 1 1 - - - 8

Buster Brown 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Ken Wiggins 1 2* - - - - - 3 (1)

Bob Wigg 2* 1 - - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: E.G. Cope

Ht 1: Moore, Craig, B. Jones, Malouf, 71.6 (3-3)

Ht 2: Ellis, Palmer, Geddes, Brine, 73.0 (5-7)

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Ht 3: Evans, Mason, Malone, Malouf, 74.2 (7-11)

Ht 4: Gray, Wigg, Hookham, Hanson, 74.6 (8-16)

Ht 5: Palmer, Geddes, Mason, Craig (fell), 74.6 (12-18)

Ht 6: Moore, Ellis, Brine, Malone, 74.0 (16-20)

Ht 7: Evans, B. Jones, Palmer, J. Jones, 74.6 (17-25)

Ht 8: Brown, Humphries, Wiggins, Robinson, 73.4 (19-29)

Ht 9: Moore, J. Jones, Craig, Geddes, 73.8 (24-30)

Ht 10: Malouf, Malone, Brine, B. Jones, 75.8 (28-32)

Ht 11: Palmer, Geddes, Evans, Moore (fell), 75.2 (31-35)

Ht 12: Gray, Wiggins, Hookham, Robinson, 76.0 (32-40)

Ht 13: Craig, Ellis, J. Jones, Mason (fell), 73.8 (33-45)

Ht 14: Malouf, Palmer, Gray, B. Jones, 75.6 (38-46)

Ht 15: Brown, J. Jones, Ellis, Brine, 76.0 (40-50)

Ht 16: Brown, Humphries, Wigg, Hanson, 73.6 (42-54)

Ht 17: Moore, Malone, Mason, Geddes, 76.2 (46-56)

Ht 18: Evans, Malouf, Ellis, J. Jones (fell), 73.8 (48-60)

Ht 19: B. Jones, Brine, Malone, Mason (fell), 75.0 (50-64)

Ht 20: (Nominated) Brown (y), Palmer (r), Gray (w), Moore (b; ret), 74.0 (52-68)

Programme changes:

Ht 14: Gray replaced Evans; Ht 15: Brown replaced Craig.

Saturday 5 May 1951

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 77

SWINDON ROBINS 43

Festival of Britain Trophy

RAYLEIGH

Jack Unstead (C) 3 2* 2* 3 2* 2 - 14 (3)

Tom O’ Connor 1 2* 1 F 1 - - 5 (1)

Les McGillivray 2* 3 2* 0 2 - - 9 (2)

Gerald Jackson 3 1 3 3 0 - - 10

Ron Howes 3 3 2* 2* 3 0 - 13 (2)

Maurice Dunn 3 3 3 3 2 - - 14

Frank Bettis 2 3 - - - - - 5

Oz Osborne 0 2 - - - - - 2

Julie Benson 1* F - - - - - 1 (1)

Vic Gooden 2 2* - - - - - 4 (1)

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 1 2 3 1 1 - 10

George Craig 0 R 0 1 - - - 1

Hugh Geddes 1 2 1 1* X - - 5 (1)

Ray Ellis 0 1 0 2 - - - 3

Frank Evans 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Danny Malone 1 0 F 1 - - - 2

Alex Gray (C) 3 0 1 - - - - 4

Buster Brown 3 2 1 3 3 3 - 15

Ken Wiggins 1 1 0 - - - - 2

Bob Wigg F 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Alfred Pickering

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Ht 1: Unstead, Jones, O’ Connor, Craig, 73.2 (4-2)

Ht 2: Dunn, McGillivray, Geddes, Ellis, 73.6 (9-3)

Ht 3: Jackson, O’ Connor, Malone, Evans, 74.4 (14-4)

Ht 4: Gray, Bettis, Benson, Wigg (fell), 75.0 (17-7)

Ht 5: McGillivray, Geddes, Jackson (f, rem), Craig (ret), 74.8 (21-9)

Ht 6: Dunn, Unstead, Ellis, Malone, 74.0 (26-10)

Ht 7: Howes, McGillivray, Jones, Evans, 74.8 (31-11)

Ht 8: Brown, Gooden, Wiggins, Osborne, 73.6 (33-15)

Ht 9: Howes, Unstead, Geddes, Craig, 74.8 (38-16)

Ht 10: Dunn, Jones, O’ Connor, Malone (fell), 74.0 (42-18)

Ht 11: Unstead, Brown, Geddes, McGillivray, 73.8 (45-21)

Ht 12: Bettis, Gooden, Wiggins, Gray, 75.8 (50-22)

Ht 13: Jackson, Howes, Brown, Ellis, 73.8 (55-23)

Ht 14: Jones, McGillivray, Gray, O’ Connor (fell), 74.4 (57-27)

Ht 15: Dunn, Howes, Craig, Wiggins, 74.6 (62-28)

Ht 16: Brown, Osborne, Wigg, Benson, 74.4 (64-32)

Ht 17: (Re-Run) Jackson, Unstead, Malone, Geddes (f, ex), 75.4 (69-33)

Ht 18: Howes, Ellis, O’ Connor, Evans, 74.0 (73-35)

Ht 19: Brown, Dunn, Jones, Jackson, 73.2 (75-39)

Ht 20: (Nominated) Brown (y), Unstead (r), Jones (w), Howes (b), 73.4 (77-43)

Programme changes:

Ht 11: Brown replaced Evans; Ht 13: Brown replaced Craig; Ht 14: Gray replaced Evans; Ht 15:

Wiggins replaced Ellis; Ht 19: Brown replaced Malone.

Wednesday 9 May 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 51

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 67

Festival of Britain Trophy

SWINDON

Bob Jones R 1* 3 2* 3 0 - 9 (2)

Buster Brown 2 X 0 - - - - 2

Frank Evans 3 0 1 3 1 - - 8

Alex Gray (C) 3 2 2* 0 3 - - 10 (1)

Ray Ellis 3 X 3 0 1 1 - 8

Danny Malone 1 2 X 2 2* - - 7 (1)

Dudley Smith 0 0 - - - - - 0

Ken Wiggins 2 2 0 - - - - 4

George Craig 0 1 F - - - - 1

Reg Nichols 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

RAYLEIGH

Jack Unstead (C) R 2 2* 2* 1 - - 7 (2)

Les McGillivray 3 1 1* 1 3 3 - 12 (1)

Gerald Jackson 2 3 2 0 2 - - 9

Tom O’ Connor 0 - - - - - - 0

Vic Gooden 2 0 1 3 2* - - 8 (1)

Maurice Dunn 1* 0 3 1* 0 - - 5 (2)

Ron Howes 3 3 2* 1 3 2* - 14 (2)

Oz Osborne 3 1 - - - - - 4

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Julie Benson 0 3 0 - - - - 3

Frank Bettis 2* 3 - - - - - 5 (1)

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: McGillivray, Brown, Jones (ret), Unstead (ret), 80.2 (2-3)

Ht 2: Evans, Jackson, Malone, O’ Connor, 79.4 (6-5)

Ht 3: Gray, Gooden, Dunn, Craig, 79.4 (9-8)

Ht 4: Howes, Bettis, Craig, Smith, 79.6 (10-13)

Ht 5: Jackson, Gray, McGillivray, Evans, 80.0 (12-17)

Ht 6: Howes, Malone, Jones, Dunn, 79.0 (15-20)

Ht 7: Ellis, Unstead, Evans, Gooden, 78.2 (19-22)

Ht 8: Osborne, Wiggins, Nichols, Benson, 84.2 (22-25)

Ht 9: Jones, Jackson, McGillivray, Ellis (ex), 80.8 (25-28)

Ht 10: Dunn, Unstead, Brown (ex), Malone (ex), 86.4 (25-33)

Ht 11: Evans, Jones, Gooden, Jackson, 80.4 (30-34)

Ht 12: Benson, Howes, Nichols, Smith, 82.4 (31-39)

Ht 13: Ellis, Gray, McGillivray, Benson, 79.6 (36-40)

Ht 14: Gooden, Unstead, Evans, Brown, 82.2 (37-45)

Ht 15: McGillivray, Malone, Howes, Ellis, 82.8 (39-49)

Ht 16: Bettis, Wiggins, Osborne, Craig (fell), 84.2 (41-53)

Ht 17: Jones, Jackson, Dunn, Gray, 81.8 (44-56)

Ht 18: Howes, Gooden, Ellis, Wiggins, 82.2 (45-61)

Ht 19: Gray, Malone, Unstead, Dunn, 82.8 (50-62)

Ht 20: (Nominated) McGillivray (y), Howes (w), Ellis (b), Jones (r), 83.0 (51-67)

Programme changes:

Ht 3: Craig replaced Brown; Ht 6: Howes replaced O’ Connor; Ht 13: Benson replaced O’ Connor; Ht

15: Howes replaced O’ Connor; Ht 18: Wiggins replaced Brown; Howes replaced O’ Connor.

Friday 11 May 1951

WOLVERHAMPTON WASPS 26

SWINDON ROBINS 58

National League Division Three

WOLVERHAMPTON

Gundy Harris 1 1 1 0 - - - 3

Syd George (C) 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Derek Timms 1 1 2 3 - - - 7

Ted Stevens 0 1 0 F - - - 1

Barry Pickering 1* 2* 0 1 - - - 4 (2)

Roy Moreton 2 3 1 2 - - - 8

Jack Adams 0 0 - - - - - 0

John Hitchings 1* 2 - - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Arthur Simcock

SWINDON

Ray Ellis 2* 3 1 2 - - - 8 (1)

Bob Jones 3 0 1* 3 - - - 7 (1)

Hugh Geddes 2* 3 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Buster Brown 3 2* 2* 3 - - - 10 (2)

Alex Gray (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Danny Malone 0 2* 2* 1 - - - 5 (2)

Frank Evans 2* 2* - - - - - 4 (2)

Ken Wiggins 0 1 - - - - - 1

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Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: R.F. Jones

Ht 1: Jones, Ellis, Harris, George, 70.2 (1-5)

Ht 2: Brown, Geddes, Timms, Stevens, 70.2 (2-10)

Ht 3: Gray, Moreton, Pickering, Malone, 70.0 (5-13)

Ht 4: Ellis, Evans, Stevens, Adams, 70.4 (6-18)

Ht 5: Geddes, Brown, Harris, George, 70.0 (7-23)

Ht 6: Gray, Malone, Timms, Stevens, 70.0 (8-28)

Ht 7: Moreton, Pickering, Ellis, Jones, 70.8 (13-29)

Ht 8: Geddes, Timms, Hitchings, Wiggins, 70.2 (16-32)

Ht 9: Gray, Malone, Harris, George, 71.4 (17-37)

Ht 10: Timms, Ellis, Jones, Stevens (fell), 70.2 (20-40)

Ht 11: Geddes, Brown, Moreton, Pickering, 69.8 (Track Record) (21-45)

Ht 12: Gray, Hitchings, Wiggins, Harris, 70.8 (23-49)

Ht 13: Brown, Evans, Pickering, Adams, 70.8 (24-54)

Ht 14: Jones, Moreton, Malone, George, 71.0 (26-58)

Programme changes:

None.

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Ht 1): Ellis, George, Jones, Tom Turnham, 53.4

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Ht 2): Brown, Timms, Moreton, George, 52.8

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Ht 3): Gray, Hitchings, Harris, Pickering, 53.0

Junior Scratch Race: Alan Sutcliffe, Turnham, Roy Browning, Bob Legg, 72.6

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Final): Brown, Gray, Timms, Ellis (ret), 52.8

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Evans, Stevens, Hitchings, Wiggins, 71.6

The Monmore Scratch Race: Sutcliffe, Evans, Turnham, Stevens (fell), 72.4

NOTE: The heats and final of the Wolverhampton Scratch Race were run over three laps only.

Saturday 12 May 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 45

POOLE PIRATES 38

Challenge

SWINDON

Ray Ellis R R 1 0 - - - 1

Bob Jones 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Hugh Geddes 2* 3 2 3 - - - 10 (1)

Buster Brown 3 1* 2* X - - - 6 (2)

Alex Gray (C) 1* R 1* 3 - - - 5 (2)

Danny Malone 2 2 2 R - - - 6

Frank Evans 2 3 - - - - - 5

Ken Wiggins 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

POOLE

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Tony Lewis 1 1 R 1* - - - 3 (1)

Terry Small R 3 3 3 - - - 9

Allan Kidd 1 1 0 2 - - - 4

Dick Howard 3 1 2 1* - - - 7 (1)

Charlie Hayden 0 0 R 2 - - - 2

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Jack Cunningham 0 0 - - - - - 0

Jimmy Coughlan 0 2 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Don Gould

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Middleditch, Jones, Lewis (pushed), Ellis (ret), 76.4 (2-4)

Ht 2: Brown, Geddes, Kidd, Small (ret), 76.6 (7-5)

Ht 3: Howard, Malone, Gray, Hayden, 78.6 (10-8)

Ht 4: Middleditch, Evans, Brown, Cunningham, 76.6 (13-11)

Ht 5: Small, Jones, Kidd, Ellis (ret), 77.2 (15-15)

Ht 6: Geddes, Brown, Howard, Hayden, 76.4 (20-16)

Ht 7: Middleditch, Malone, Lewis, Gray (ret), 77.0 (22-20)

Ht 8: Small, Geddes, Wiggins, Coughlan, 76.4 (25-23)

Ht 9: Jones, Howard, Ellis, Hayden (ret), 77.2 (29-25)

Ht 10: (Re-Run) Geddes, Middleditch, Lewis (ret), Brown (f, ex), 76.4 (32-27)

Ht 11: Small, Malone, Gray, Kidd, 77.2 (35-30)

Ht 12: Evans, Coughlan, Howard, Ellis, 78.2 (38-33)

Ht 13: Gray, Kidd, Wiggins, Cunningham, 78.4 (42-35)

Ht 14: Jones, Hayden, Lewis, Malone (ret), 76.6 (45-38)

Programme changes:

None.

Robins’ Scurry: Wiggins, George Craig, Reg Nichols (ret), Dudley Smith (ret), 79.4

Whitsun Scurry (Ht 1): Geddes, Howard, Lewis, Malone, 78.2

Whitsun Scurry (Ht 2): Gray, Small, Ellis, Kidd, 77.8

Whitsun Scurry (Ht 3): Evans, Craig, Cunningham, Coughlan, 78.6

Whitsun Scurry (Ht 4): Middleditch, Jones, Wiggins, Hayden, 77.2

Whitsun Scurry (Final): Middleditch, Geddes, Evans, Gray, 78.6

Monday 14 May 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 53.5

ALDERSHOT SHOTS 30.5

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Ray Ellis R 1* 3 2 - - - 6 (1)

Bob Jones 3 2 2* 2* - - - 9 (2)

Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Buster Brown 1 3 1.5 2* - - - 7.5 (1)

Alex Gray (C) 1 1 0 2 - - - 4

Danny Malone 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Frank Evans 2* 0 - - - - - 2 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 1* - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ALDERSHOT

Basil Harris (C) 1* 0 0 R - - - 1 (1)

Ivor Powell 2 2 1 1 - - - 6

Trevor Redmond 0 F 2 1* - - - 3 (1)

Bert Edwards 2 3 2 3 - - - 10

Brian Wilson 2 0 0 1 - - - 3

Doug Papworth F 1.5 1 - - - - 2.5

Bill Grimes 1 0 - - - - - 1

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Geoff Mardon 1* 3 R - - - - 4 (1)

Team manager: Alec Moseley

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Jones, Powell, Harris, Ellis (ret), 78.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: Geddes, Edwards, Brown, Redmond, 76.8 (7-5)

Ht 3: Malone, Wilson, Gray, Papworth (fell), 77.4 (11-7)

Ht 4: Brown, Evans, Grimes, Harris, 77.6 (16-8)

Ht 5: Edwards, Jones, Ellis, Redmond (fell), 78.2 (19-11)

Ht 6: Geddes, Brown and Papworth (Dead-heat), Wilson, 76.2 (23.5-12.5)

Ht 7: Malone, Powell, Gray, Harris, 77.2 (27.5-14.5)

Ht 8: Geddes, Redmond, Mardon, Wiggins, 76.0 (30.5-17.5)

Ht 9: Ellis, Jones, Papworth, Wilson, 79.0 (35.5-18.5)

Ht 10: Geddes, Brown, Powell, Harris (ret), 76.4 (40.5-19.5)

Ht 11: Malone, Edwards, Redmond, Gray, 77.2 (43.5-22.5)

Ht 12: Mardon, Ellis, Wilson, Evans, 77.4 (45.5-26.5)

Ht 13: Edwards, Gray, Wiggins, Grimes, 77.6 (48.5-29.5)

Ht 14: Malone, Jones, Powell, Mardon (ret), 77.0 (53.5-30.5)

Programme change:

Ht 14: Mardon replaced Papworth.

Robins’ Scurry: George Craig, Wiggins, Reg Nichols, Dudley Smith, 78.0

Holiday Scratch (Ht 1): Geddes, Malone, Wilson, Powell, 76.4

Holiday Scratch (Ht 2): Ellis, Edwards, Papworth, Gray, 78.2

Holiday Scratch (Ht 3): Evans, Grimes, Mardon, Craig, 77.6

Holiday Scratch (Ht 4): Redmond, Brown, Wiggins, Jones, 76.2

Holiday Scratch (Final): Geddes, Redmond, Ellis, Evans, 77.6

Saturday 19 May 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 52

PLYMOUTH DEVILS 32

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Alex Gray (C) 1 3 2* 3 - - - 9 (1)

Bob Jones 0 1 3 1 - - - 5

Buster Brown 3 3 2 1 - - - 9

Ray Ellis 1 0 1 0 - - - 2

Hugh Geddes 2* 2* 3 3 - - - 10 (2)

Danny Malone 3 3 1 3 - - - 10

Frank Evans 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

PLYMOUTH

Alan Smith 2* 2 0 3 - - - 7 (1)

Bill Thatcher 3 1 2* 2 - - - 8 (1)

George Wall (C) 2 2 3 2 - - - 9

George Watts 0 0 2 - - - - 2

Johnny Bradford 0 0 1 1 - - - 2

Brian Hitchcock 1 2 0 0 - - - 3

Frank Holcombe 1* 0 0 - - - - 1 (1)

Rusty Wainwright 0 0 - - - - - 0

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Team manager: Sid Hazzard

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Thatcher, Smith, Gray, Jones, 78.2 (1-5)

Ht 2: Brown, Wall, Ellis, Watts, 78.6 (5-7)

Ht 3: Malone, Geddes, Hitchcock, Bradford, 78.2 (10-8)

Ht 4: Evans, Smith, Holcombe, Ellis, 77.8 (13-11)

Ht 5: Gray, Wall, Jones, Watts, 78.2 (17-13)

Ht 6: Brown, Hitchcock, Ellis, Bradford, 77.6 (21-15)

Ht 7: Malone, Geddes, Thatcher, Smith, 77.8 (26-16)

Ht 8: Wall, Brown, Wiggins, Wainwright, 78.0 (29-19)

Ht 9: Jones, Gray, Bradford, Hitchcock, 77.6 (34-20)

Ht 10: Smith, Thatcher, Brown, Ellis, 77.2 (35-25)

Ht 11: Geddes, Wall, Malone, Holcombe, 77.0 (39-27)

Ht 12: Gray, Evans, Bradford, Wainwright, 79.0 (44-28)

Ht 13: Geddes, Watts, Wiggins, Holcombe, 77.6 (48-30)

Ht 14: Malone, Thatcher, Jones, Hitchcock, 78.2 (52-32)

Programme change:

Ht 11: Holcombe replaced Watts.

Robins’ Scurry: George Craig, Wiggins, Evans, Reg Nichols, 78.6

Wilts and Devon Scurry (Ht 1): Thatcher, Brown, Gray, Bradford, 59.0

Wilts and Devon Scurry (Ht 2): Smith, Geddes, Jones, Watts, 58.8

Wilts and Devon Scurry (Ht 3): Craig, Evans, Holcombe, Wainwright, 59.0

Wilts and Devon Scurry (Ht 4): Malone, Wall, Hitchcock, Ellis, 58.8

Wilts and Devon Scurry (Final): Smith, Thatcher, Malone, Craig, 58.6

NOTE: The heats and final of the Wilts and Devon Scurry were run over three laps only.

Saturday 26 May 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 61

WOLVERHAMPTON WASPS 23

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Alex Gray (C) 2* 1 1 2 - - - 6 (1)

Frank Evans 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Buster Brown 2* 3 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Bob Jones 3 3 2* 2* - - - 10 (2)

Danny Malone 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Hugh Geddes R - - - - - - 0

Ray Ellis X 2* 1* 2* - - - 5 (3)

Ken Wiggins 2* 1 2* - - - - 5 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

WOLVERHAMPTON

Gundy Harris 0 1* 0 0 - - - 1 (1)

Bob Wigg 1 1 1 0 - - - 3

John Hitchings 1 2 1 2 - - - 6

Derek Timms 0 0 0 1 - - - 1

Roy Moreton (C) 2 1 2 3 - - - 8

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Alan Sutcliffe 1* 0 0 1 - - - 2 (1)

Jack Adams - - - - - - - -

Barry Pickering 2 0 0 0 - - - 2

Team manager: Arthur Simcock

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Evans, Gray, Wigg, Harris, 77.6 (5-1)

Ht 2: Jones, Brown, Hitchings, Timms, 77.2 (10-2)

Ht 3: Malone, Moreton, Sutcliffe, Geddes (ret), 78.4 (13-5)

Ht 4: (Re-Run) Jones, Pickering, Harris, Ellis (f, ex), 77.0 (16-8)

Ht 5: Evans, Hitchings, Gray, Timms, 78.4 (20-10)

Ht 6: Brown, Jones, Moreton, Sutcliffe, 78.2 (25-11)

Ht 7: Malone, Ellis, Wigg, Harris, 77.8 (30-12)

Ht 8: Brown, Wiggins, Hitchings, Pickering, 77.6 (35-13)

Ht 9: Evans, Moreton, Gray, Sutcliffe, 77.0 (39-15)

Ht 10: Brown, Jones, Wigg, Harris, 77.2 (44-16)

Ht 11: Malone, Hitchings, Wiggins, Timms, 77.8 (48-18)

Ht 12: Moreton, Gray, Ellis, Pickering, 79.0 (51-21)

Ht 13: Malone, Wiggins, Timms, Pickering, 78.6 (56-22)

Ht 14: Evans, Ellis, Sutcliffe, Wigg, 78.0 (61-23)

Programme changes:

Ht 4: Pickering replaced Adams; Ht 7: Ellis replaced Geddes; Ht 11: Wiggins replaced Geddes; Ht 13:

Pickering replaced Adams; Ht 14: Ellis replaced Geddes.

NOTE: Adams failed to arrive for the meeting.

England v. Australia Match-Race: Split Waterman, Jones, 77.2

Swindon Scurry: Ellis, Hitchings, Roger Wise, Wiggins, 78.8

Festival Scurry: Waterman, Brown, Malone, Jones, 77.8

The May Scurry: Gray, Moreton, Wigg, Wise, 79.0

Moonrakers Scurry: Malone, Pickering, Harris, Wiggins, 80.8

White Horse Scurry: Waterman, Ellis, Evans, Sutcliffe, 78.4

Saturday 2 June 1951

SUNDAY DISPATCH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE

(Staged at Swindon)

1st, Hugh Geddes

2nd, Alan Smith

3rd, Peter Moore

4th, Bob Jones

Ray Johnson 1 2 3 1 1 - - 8

Ray Ellis 3 1 1 1 1 - - 7

Keith Gurtner 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1

Norman Lindsay 2 1 2 1 3 - - 9

George Wall 1 2 1 1 2 - - 7

Peter Moore 3 1 3 2 3 - - 12

Eric Mason 0 2 0 1 2 - - 5

Alan Smith 2 3 3 3 2 - - 13

Bob Jones 0 3 2 3 3 - - 11

Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 3 3 - - 15

Ken McKinlay 1 3 0 2 X - - 6

Les Tolley 2 2 2 3 2 - - 11

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Pedlar Palmer 0 0 0 0 1 - - 1

Harold McNaughton 2 0 2 1 1 - - 6

Frank Malouf 1 0 0 0 0 - - 1

Alex Gray 3 0 2 2 0 - - 7

Frank Evans (Res) - - - - - - - -

Buster Brown (Res) - - - - - - - -

ACU Steward: Wilf Potter

Ht 1: Ellis, Lindsay, Johnson, Gurtner, 77.4

Ht 2: Moore, Smith, Wall, Mason, 76.2

Ht 3: Geddes, Tolley, McKinlay, Jones, 77.2

Ht 4: Gray, McNaughton, Malouf, Palmer, 77.8

Ht 5: Jones, Wall, Ellis, Palmer, 77.2

Ht 6: Geddes, Johnson, Moore, McNaughton, 77.0

Ht 7: McKinlay, Mason, Gurtner, Malouf, 78.6

Ht 8: Smith, Tolley, Lindsay, Gray, 77.4

Ht 9: Moore, Gray, Ellis, McKinlay, 76.8

Ht 10: Johnson, Tolley, Wall, Malouf, 78.6

Ht 11: Tolley, McNaughton, Ellis, Mason, 78.8

Ht 12: Geddes, Lindsay, Mason, Palmer, 76.8

Ht 13: Smith, Jones, McNaughton, Gurtner, 76.6

Ht 14: Smith, McKinlay, Johnson, Palmer, 77.8

Ht 15: Geddes, Gray, Wall, Gurtner, 77.4

Ht 16: Jones, Moore, Lindsay, Malouf, 77.2

Ht 17: Geddes, Smith, Ellis, Malouf, 77.6

Ht 18: Jones, Mason, Johnson, Gray, 77.0

Ht 19: Moore, Tolley, Palmer, Gurtner, 77.6

Ht 20: (Re-Run), Lindsay, Wall, McNaughton, McKinlay (f, ex), 78.2

Programme changes:

None.

Thursday 7 June 1951

IPSWICH WITCHES 38

SWINDON ROBINS 46

Challenge

IPSWICH

Joe Baldwin 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Fred Brand 2 3 3 3 - - - 11

Rod Laudrum 1* 1 3 1* - - - 6 (2)

Derek Hewitt 2 3 0 2 - - - 7

Alby Smith 2* 0 0 1* - - - 3 (2)

Wal Morton (C) 3 2 2 1 - - - 8

Robert Womack F 1 - - - - - 1

George Flower 0 2 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Arthur Franklyn

SWINDON

Alex Gray (C) 1 2 1 - - - - 4

Buster Brown 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Ray Ellis 3 2 2 1 - - - 8

Bob Jones 0 1* 3 3 - - - 7 (1)

Frank Evans 1 3 2 2* - - - 8 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 2* 1* 0 - - - 3 (2)

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Reg Nichols 1* 0 0 - - - - 1 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1* 3 - - - - - 4 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: A.G. Jewhurst

Ht 1: Brown, Brand, Gray, Baldwin, 77.0 (2-4)

Ht 2: Ellis, Hewitt, Laudrum, Jones, 78.0 (5-7)

Ht 3: Morton, Smith, Evans, Wiggins, 76.2 (10-8)

Ht 4: Hewitt, Gray, Nichols, Womack (fell), 79.8 (13-11)

Ht 5: Brand, Ellis, Jones, Baldwin, 77.0 (16-14)

Ht 6: Evans, Wiggins, Laudrum, Hewitt, 79.2 (17-19)

Ht 7: Brown, Morton, Gray, Smith, 76.4 (19-23)

Ht 8: Laudrum, Ellis, Lambourne, Flower, 79.0 (22-26)

Ht 9: Brand, Evans, Wiggins, Baldwin, 78.2 (25-29)

Ht 10: Brown, Hewitt, Laudrum, Nichols, 77.0 (28-32)

Ht 11: Jones, Morton, Ellis, Smith, 78.6 (30-36)

Ht 12: Lambourne, Evans, Womack, Baldwin, 79.8 (31-41)

Ht 13: Jones, Flower, Smith, Nichols, 78.4 (34-44)

Ht 14: Brand, Brown, Morton, Wiggins, 77.6 (38-46)

Programme change:

Ht 10: Nichols replaced Gray.

Reserves’ Scratch Race (Ht 1): Vic Ridgeon, Paul Cook, Geoff Leith (ret), 82.6 (3 riders only)

Reserves’ Scratch Race (Ht 2): Lambourne, Flower, Wiggins, Womack, 79.6

Kesgrave Scratch Race (Ht 1): Evans, Ellis (79.4), Baldwin, Morton, 79.0

Kesgrave Scratch Race (Ht 2): Brown, Laudrum (77.4), Smith, Jones, 76.8

Kesgrave Scratch Race (Ht 3): Gray, Brand (79.2), Wiggins, Hewitt, 79.0

Reserves’ Scratch Race (Final): (Re-Run) Lambourne, Ridgeon, Cook (ret), Flower (f, ex), 79.4

Kesgrave Scratch Race (Final): Brown, Evans, Gray, Laudrum, 77.2

Saturday 9 June 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 55

ST AUSTELL GULLS 29

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Alex Gray (C) 2* 2* 1 3 - - - 8 (2)

Buster Brown 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Ray Ellis 3 2 2* 1 - - - 8 (1)

Bob Jones 0 0 - - - - - 0

Frank Evans F 0 3 - - - - 3

Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 2* - - - 11 (1)

Reg Lambourne 2 1* 3 2* - - - 8 (2)

Ken Wiggins 3 1 1 - - - - 5

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ST AUSTELL

Bill Rundle 0 1 1* 0 - - - 2 (1)

Norman Street (C) 1 2 2 1 - - - 6

Harold Bull 2 0 1 0 - - - 3

Allan Quinn 1* 1 2 0 - - - 4 (1)

Maurice Hutchens 1* 0 R 1 - - - 2 (1)

Mick Mitchell 2 3 0 - - - - 5

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Ticker James 3 2 2 - - - - 7

Stan Bedford F 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Charlie Lobb

ACU Steward: Wilf Potter

Ht 1: Brown, Gray, Street, Rundle, 78.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Ellis, Bull, Quinn, Jones, 81.6 (8-4)

Ht 3: Geddes, Mitchell, Hutchens, Evans (fell), 83.2 (11-7)

Ht 4: James, Lambourne, Rundle, Jones, 81.8 (13-11)

Ht 5: Brown, Gray, Quinn, Bull, 80.6 (18-12)

Ht 6: Mitchell, Ellis, Lambourne, Hutchens, 82.0 (21-15)

Ht 7: Geddes, Street, Rundle, Evans, 82.2 (24-18)

Ht 8: Wiggins, Ellis, Bull, Bedford (fell), 84.4 (29-19)

Ht 9: Brown, James, Gray, Hutchens (ret), 81.8 (33-21)

Ht 10: Lambourne, Street, Ellis, Rundle, 82.6 (37-23)

Ht 11: Geddes, Quinn, Wiggins, Bull, 82.8 (41-25)

Ht 12: Gray, Lambourne, Hutchens, Bedford, 83.4 (46-26)

Ht 13: Evans, James, Wiggins, Quinn, 82.0 (50-28)

Ht 14: Brown, Geddes, Street, Mitchell, 81.2 (55-29)

Programme changes:

Ht 6: Lambourne replaced Jones; Ht 9: James replaced Mitchell; Ht 10: Lambourne replaced Jones; Ht

11 Wiggins replaced Evans.

[Untitled Race]: Reg Nichols, Wiggins, Rundle, Tony Lockyer, 84.4

June Scurry (Ht 1): Brown, Jones, Quinn, Hutchens, 80.0

June Scurry (Ht 2): Wiggins, Nichols, Lambourne, Bedford, 84.0

June Scurry (Ht 3): Mitchell, Evans, Street, Gray, 81.4

June Scurry (Ht 4): Geddes, James, Bull, Ellis, 81.6

June Scurry (Final): Geddes, Mitchell, Brown, Wiggins, 81.6

Monday 11 June 1951

EXETER FALCONS 45

SWINDON ROBINS 38

National League Division Three

EXETER

Don Hardy 2* 2* 2 2 - - - 8 (2)

Jack Bedkober 3 3 1* 3 - - - 10 (1)

Vic Gent (C) 2 2 1 1 - - - 6

Ken Walsh 1* 1* R - - - - 2 (2)

Bob Roger 1* F R 1 - - - 2 (1)

Johnny Sargeant 2 3 3 R - - - 8

Goog Hoskin 2 3 1* - - - - 6 (1)

Ted Moore 3 T - - - - - 3

Team manager: Bill Dutton

SWINDON

Bob Jones 1 3 1* 2 - - - 7 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) F - - - - - - 0

Ray Ellis 3 1 2 2 - - - 8

Frank Evans 0 0 1* 2* - - - 3 (2)

Buster Brown 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Danny Malone - - - - - - - -

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Reg Lambourne 0 2 0 3 - - - 5

Ken Wiggins 0 1 0 2 - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Fred Vigers

Ht 1: Bedkober, Hardy, Jones, Geddes (fell), 77.0 (5-1)

Ht 2: Ellis, Gent, Walsh, Evans, 77.8 (8-4)

Ht 3: Brown, Sargeant, Roger, Wiggins, 77.2 (11-7)

Ht 4: Jones, Hoskin, Walsh, Lambourne, 77.2 (14-10)

Ht 5: Bedkober, Hardy, Ellis, Evans, 76.8 (19-11)

Ht 6: Brown, Gent, Wiggins, Walsh (ret), 76.0 (21-15)

Ht 7: Sargeant, Lambourne, Jones, Roger (fell), 78.8 (24-18)

Ht 8: Moore, Ellis, Gent, Wiggins, 80.4 (28-20)

Ht 9: Brown, Hardy, Bedkober, Lambourne, 77.6 (31-23)

Ht 10: Hoskin, Jones, Gent, 78.6 (3 riders only) (35-25)

Ht 11: Sargeant, Ellis, Evans, Roger (ret), 80.2 (38-28)

Ht 12: Brown, Hardy, Hoskin (f, rem), 77.2 (3 riders only) (41-31)

Ht 13: Lambourne, Evans, Roger, Moore (ex, tapes), 79.8 (42-36)

Ht 14: Bedkober, Wiggins, Sargeant (ret), 79.8 (3 riders only) (45-38) Programme changes:

Ht 3: Wiggins replaced Malone; Ht 6: Wiggins replaced Malone; Ht 7: Lambourne replaced Geddes; Ht

9: Lambourne replaced Malone; Ht 10: Hoskin replaced Walsh; Ht 14: Wiggins replaced Geddes. NOTE: Malone was absent, having not arrived back in time from Sweden, where he had been riding

for an England ‘C’ side. His rides were taken by the reserve duo of Lambourne and Wiggins, except

heat fourteen, by which time both had taken the maximum permitted rides; Having crashed out of

the meeting in the opening race, Geddes was not replaced in heat ten; Wiggins missed his programmed

ride in heat twelve so that he could take the place of Geddes in heat fourteen, otherwise Swindon would

have had no rider in the race! Exeter Scramble: Hoskin, Moore, Paul Best, Bill Downton, 77.8

R.K.O. Gaumont Scratch Race (Ht 1): Hardy, Ellis, Evans, Bedkober (fell), 80.0

R.K.O. Gaumont Scratch Race (Ht 2): Jones, Best, Gent (ret), 79.6 (3 riders only)

R.K.O. Gaumont Scratch Race (Ht 3): Brown, Sargeant, Downton, 77.2 (3 riders only)

R.K.O. Gaumont Scratch Race (Ht 4): Hoskin, Lambourne, Wiggins, Moore (ret), 77.4

R.K.O. Gaumont Scratch Race (Final): Brown, Jones, Hardy, Hoskin, 76.2

Tuesday 12 June 1951

ST AUSTELL GULLS 50

SWINDON ROBINS 34

National League Division Three

ST AUSTELL

Maurice Hutchens 2 2 0 0 - - - 4

Norman Street (C) 1* 1* 2 0 - - - 4 (2)

Ticker James 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Allan Quinn 2* 3 0 2* - - - 7 (2)

Mick Mitchell 0 1 3 2* - - - 6 (1)

Harold Bull 3 3 2* 2 - - - 10 (1)

Ken Monk 0 2 - - - - - 2

Stan Bedford 2* 3 - - - - - 5 (1)

Team manager: Charlie Lobb

SWINDON

Bob Jones 0 2 0 - - - - 2

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Hugh Geddes (C) 3 2 1 3 - - - 9

Ray Ellis 1 3 0 1 - - - 5

Frank Evans 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Buster Brown 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Danny Malone 1* 1* 1 1 - - - 4 (2)

Ken Wiggins 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1 0 1 1 - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Not recorded

Ht 1: Geddes, Hutchens, Street, Jones, 71.4 (3-3)

Ht 2: James, Quinn, Ellis, Evans, 70.0 (8-4)

Ht 3: Bull, Brown, Malone, Mitchell, 71.2 (11-7)

Ht 4: Quinn, Jones, Wiggins, Monk, 72.8 (14-10)

Ht 5: Ellis, Hutchens, Street, Evans, 70.8 (17-13)

Ht 6: James, Brown, Malone, Quinn, 69.6 (20-16)

Ht 7: Bull, Geddes, Mitchell, Jones, 69.6 (24-18)

Ht 8: James, Bedford, Lambourne, Ellis, 69.8 (29-19)

Ht 9: Brown, Street, Malone, Hutchens, 69.4 (31-23)

Ht 10: James, Quinn, Geddes, Lambourne, 70.2 (36-24)

Ht 11: Mitchell, Bull, Ellis, Evans, 70.2 (41-25)

Ht 12: Brown, Monk, Lambourne, Hutchens, 70.0 (43-29)

Ht 13: Bedford, Mitchell, Lambourne, Wiggins, 70.2 (48-30)

Ht 14: Geddes, Bull, Malone, Street, 69.2 (50-34)

Programme changes:

Ht 10: Lambourne replaced Jones; Ht 13: Lambourne replaced Evans.

Knightor Challenge [1]: Geddes, Brown, Bull, James, 69.2

Knightor Challenge [2]: Mitchell, Malone, Ellis, Quinn, 70.0

Reserves’ Hammer & Tongs: Max Rech, Monk, Bill Rundle, Hec Paterson, 71.4

Knightor Challenge [3]: Street, Jones, Rundle, Hutchens, 68.8

Reserves’ Set-Too!!: Bedford, Rech, Monk, Paterson, 71.2

[Untitled]: Rundle, Lambourne, Bedford, Wiggins, 71.4

Thursday 14 June 1951

OXFORD CHEETAHS 58

SWINDON ROBINS 26

Challenge

OXFORD

Bill Kemp 3 2* 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Harry Saunders (C) 1 3 2* 1* - - - 7 (2)

Eric Irons 1 2* 3 0 - - - 6 (1)

Bill Osborne 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Bob McFarlane 2* 3 3 2* - - - 10 (2)

Ernie Rawlins 3 2* 1 2 - - - 8 (1)

Roger Wise 0 2* - - - - - 2 (1)

Frank Boyle R 3 - - - - - 3

Team manager: Henry Chandler

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 1* 0 3 - - - 6 (1)

Buster Brown 0 1 1 0 - - - 2

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Ray Ellis R 1 2 2 - - - 5

Frank Evans 2 0 0 0 - - - 2

Danny Malone 1 0 0 1 - - - 2

Hugh Geddes (C) F 1 3 - - - - 4

Reg Lambourne 2 1 1 - - - - 4

Ken Wiggins 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Arthur Humphrey

Ht 1: Kemp, Jones, Saunders, Brown, 70.4 (4-2)

Ht 2: Osborne, Evans, Irons, Ellis (ret), 70.2 (8-4)

Ht 3: Rawlins, McFarlane, Malone, Geddes (fell), 72.4 (13-5)

Ht 4: Osborne, Lambourne, Jones, Wise, 70.6 (16-8)

Ht 5: Saunders, Kemp, Ellis, Evans, 70.2 (21-9)

Ht 6: Osborne, Irons, Lambourne, Malone, 70.2 (26-10)

Ht 7: McFarlane, Rawlins, Brown, Jones, 71.4 (31-11)

Ht 8: Irons, Ellis, Wiggins, Boyle (ret), 73.0 (34-14)

Ht 9: Kemp, Saunders, Geddes, Malone, 71.0 (39-15)

Ht 10: Jones, Osborne, Brown, Irons, 71.4 (41-19)

Ht 11: McFarlane, Ellis, Rawlins, Evans, 71.6 (45-21)

Ht 12: Kemp, Wise, Malone, Wiggins, 70.8 (50-22)

Ht 13: Boyle, McFarlane, Lambourne, Evans, 70.0 (55-23)

Ht 14: Geddes, Rawlins, Saunders, Brown, 71.0 (58-26)

Programme change:

Ht 6: Lambourne replaced Geddes.

The Oxford Scratch Race: Kemp, McFarlane, Wise, Irons, 71.8

Special Match-Race Event (Ht 1): Aub Lawson, Saunders, 67.8

Special Match-Race Event (Ht 2): Saunders, Lawson, 68.0

The Blunsdon Scratch Race: Boyle, Brown, Herbie King, Doug Ible, 70.2

The Stratford Scratch Race: Osborne, Rawlins, Ellis, King, 70.0

The Wiltshire Scratch Race: Jones, Malone, Evans, Geddes (fell), 69.4

The Banbury Scratch Race: King, Lambourne, Ible, Wiggins, 71.8

Special Match-Race Event (Decider): Lawson, Saunders, 68.2

Saturday 16 June 1951

SILVER TROPHY

(Staged at Swindon)

1st, Billy Hole

=2nd, Tommy Miller

=2nd, Dick Bradley

4th, Harry Saunders

Harry Saunders 2 3 3 1 1 - - 10

Billy Hole 3 3 3 3 3 - - 15

Jimmy Squibb 1 2 3 1 2 - - 9

Tommy Miller 0 3 3 3 2 - - 11

Dick Bradley 3 2 F 3 3 - - 11

Chris Boss 0 1 2 2 3 - - 8

Johnny Hole 1 3 1 2 F - - 7

Bill Kemp 2 2 2 2 1 - - 9

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Frank Hodgson 3 0 0 1 3 - - 7

Jack Mountford R 0 1 2 2 - - 5

Tom Oakley 2 R 1 R 1 - - 4

Geoff Pymar F 0 X - - - - 0

Eric Salmon 0 1 0 3 1 - - 5

Ernie Rawlins 3 2 2 1 R - - 8

Jack Summers 1 1 2 0 F - - 4

Charlie May 2 1 0 2 - - - 5

Bob Legg (Res) 0 0 0 - - - - 0

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: B. Hole, Saunders, Squibb, Miller, 75.2 (Equalled Track Record)

Ht 2: Bradley, Kemp, J. Hole, Boss, 75.4

Ht 3: Hodgson, Oakley, Pymar (fell), Mountford (ef), 77.4

Ht 4: Rawlins, May, Summers, Salmon, 76.8

Ht 5: B. Hole, Bradley, Salmon, Hodgson, 74.6 (Track Record)

Ht 6: Saunders, Rawlins, Boss, Mountford, 76.8

Ht 7: J. Hole, Squibb, Summers, Oakley (f, rem, ret), 76.8

Ht 8: Miller, Kemp, May, Pymar, 77.4

Ht 9: B. Hole, Boss, Oakley, May, 76.8

Ht 10: (Re-Run) Saunders, Summers, Bradley (fell), Pymar (f, ex), 77.6

Ht 11: B. Hole, Rawlins, J. Hole, Legg, 75.8

Ht 12: Miller, J. Hole, Mountford, Salmon, 76.6

Ht 13: Squibb, Kemp, Rawlins, Hodgson, 78.2

Ht 14: Salmon, Kemp, Saunders, Oakley (ret), 77.6

Ht 15: Bradley, Mountford, Squibb, Legg, 76.2

Ht 16: Miller, Boss, Hodgson, Summers, 76.4

Ht 17: B. Hole, Mountford, Kemp, Summers (fell), 78.0

Ht 18: Hodgson, May, Saunders, J. Hole (fell), 78.2

Ht 19: Boss, Squibb, Salmon, Legg, 76.6

Ht 20: Bradley, Miller, Oakley, Rawlins (ef), 76.8

Programme changes:

Ht 11: Legg replaced Pymar; Ht 15: Legg replaced May; Ht 19: Legg replaced Pymar.

Saturday 16 June 1951

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 50

SWINDON ROBINS 34

National League Division Three

RAYLEIGH

Maurice Dunn 1 3 2 3 - - - 9

Tom O’ Connor 3 2* 1* X - - - 6 (2)

Les McGillivray 0 3 3 3 - - - 9

Gerald Jackson (C) 3 3 1 2* - - - 9 (1)

Ron Howes 0 3 3 0 - - - 6

Vic Gooden 2 F 2* 1 - - - 5 (1)

Frank Bettis 0 1 - - - - - 1

Oz Osborne 2* 3 - - - - - 5 (1)

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 2 2 1 - - - 7

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Buster Brown 0 1* R 3 - - - 4 (1)

Ray Ellis 2 1 1 0 - - - 4

Frank Evans 1* 0 1 2 - - - 4 (1)

Danny Malone 3 0 3 2 - - - 8

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 2 R 2* - - - 5 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1* 1* - - - - - 2 (2)

Ken Wiggins 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Alfred Pickering

Ht 1: O’ Connor, Jones, Dunn, Brown, 72.8 (4-2)

Ht 2: Jackson, Ellis, Evans, McGillivray (f, rem), 73.8 (7-5)

Ht 3: Malone, Gooden, Geddes, Howes, 72.6 (9-9)

Ht 4: Jackson, Jones, Lambourne, Bettis, 72.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Dunn, O’ Connor, Ellis, Evans, 73.6 (17-13)

Ht 6: McGillivray, Geddes, Jackson, Malone (f, rem), 71.4 (21-15)

Ht 7: Howes, Jones, Brown, Gooden (fell), 72.4 (24-18)

Ht 8: McGillivray, Osborne, Ellis, Wiggins, 72.4 (29-19)

Ht 9: Malone, Dunn, O’ Connor, Geddes (ret), 73.2 (32-22)

Ht 10: McGillivray, Jackson, Jones, Brown (ret), 73.2 (37-23)

Ht 11: Howes, Gooden, Evans, Ellis, 73.0 (42-24)

Ht 12: Dunn, Malone, Bettis, Wiggins, 73.2 (46-26)

Ht 13: Osborne, Evans, Lambourne, Howes, 74.4 (49-29)

Ht 14: Brown, Geddes, Gooden, O’ Connor (ex, crossed white line), 72.0 (50-34)

Programme changes:

None.

The Rayleigh Cinders (One Lap Flying Start): Howes, 17.8

The Rayleigh Cinders (One Lap Flying Start): Geddes, 18.4

The Rayleigh Cinders (One Lap Flying Start): Jackson, 18.0

The Reserves’ Scratch Race: Mike Wood, Jules Benson, Bettis, Osborne, 73.0

The Stadium Scratch Race (Ht 1): McGillivray, Brown, Gooden, Jackson, 72.2

The Stadium Scratch Race (Ht 2): Howes, Geddes, Jones, Bettis, 73.0

The Stadium Scratch Race (Ht 3): O’ Connor, Benson, Wood, Ellis, 74.0

The Stadium Scratch Race (Ht 4): Dunn, Malone, Osborne, Evans, 72.6

The Stadium Scratch Race (Final): Dunn, McGillivray, O’ Connor, Howes, 71.8

Thursday 21 June 1951

CARDIFF DRAGONS 42

SWINDON ROBINS 42

National League Division Three

CARDIFF

Arthur Pilgrim (C) 3 2 0 3 - - - 8

Jim Wright 1 1* 2 3 - - - 7 (1)

Gerald Pugh 2* 2 R 1* - - - 5 (2)

Kevin Hayden 3 2 1* 2 - - - 8 (1)

Frank Johnson 0 1 0 0 - - - 1

Mick Holland 3 3 3 0 - - - 9

Ray Thackwell 0 0 - - - - - 0

Jack Bibby 2 2 - - - - - 4

Team manager: Alf Elliott

SWINDON

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Buster Brown 2 3 2 3 - - - 10

Ray Ellis 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Danny Malone 1 0 3 2 - - - 6

Bob Jones 0 3 1* 3 - - - 7 (1)

Frank Evans 2 0 1 2 - - - 5

Hugh Geddes (C) 1* 3 3 2 - - - 9 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1 1 - - - - - 2

Ken Wiggins 1 1* 1* - - - - 3 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Pilgrim, Brown, Wright, Ellis, 72.8 (4-2)

Ht 2: Hayden, Pugh, Malone, Jones, 73.6 (9-3)

Ht 3: Holland, Evans, Geddes, Johnson, 74.2 (12-6)

Ht 4: Brown, Hayden, Lambourne, Thackwell, 72.6 (14-10)

Ht 5: Jones, Pilgrim, Wright, Malone, 73.6 (17-13)

Ht 6: Geddes, Pugh, Hayden, Evans, 73.2 (20-16)

Ht 7: Holland, Brown, Johnson, Ellis, 73.6 (24-18)

Ht 8: Malone, Bibby, Wiggins, Pugh (ret), 74.2 (26-22)

Ht 9: Geddes, Wright, Evans, Pilgrim, 73.2 (28-26)

Ht 10: Brown, Hayden, Pugh, Ellis, 73.4 (31-29)

Ht 11: Holland, Malone, Jones, Johnson, 74.0 (34-32)

Ht 12: Pilgrim, Evans, Wiggins, Thackwell, 74.8 (37-35)

Ht 13: Jones, Bibby, Lambourne, Johnson, 74.4 (39-39)

Ht 14: Wright, Geddes, Wiggins, Holland, 73.6 (42-42)

Programme change:

Ht 14: Wiggins replaced Ellis.

Event 2 (Ht 1): Lambourne, Bibby, Wiggins, Thackwell, 75.8

Event 2 (Ht 2): Arthur Doughty, Vic Brinkworth, Bob Wall, 77.6 (3 riders only)

Event 3 (Ht 1): Geddes, Pugh, Wright, Ellis, 73.2

Event 3 (Ht 2): Brown, Jones, Hayden, Pilgrim, 73.4

Event 3 (Ht 3): Malone, Evans, Johnson, Holland, 75.6

Event 2 (Final): Lambourne, Bibby, Brinkworth, Doughty, 75.4

Event 3 (Final): Pugh, Geddes, Brown, Malone, 73.2

Saturday 23 June 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 35

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 49

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Ray Ellis 0 1 0 - - - - 1

Danny Malone 1 F 2* R - - - 3 (1)

Bob Jones 0 0 1 - - - - 1

Frank Evans 1* 1* 1 3 - - - 6 (2)

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 2 0 3 - - - 7

Reg Lambourne 1 1* R - - - - 2 (1)

Ken Wiggins 3 1 0 - - - - 4

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

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RAYLEIGH

Maurice Dunn 2 2* 0 2* - - - 6 (2)

Tom O’ Connor 1* 3 3 1* - - - 8 (2)

Gerald Jackson (C) 2* 0 1 3 - - - 6 (1)

Les McGillivray 3 2 2* 2 - - - 9 (1)

Vic Gooden 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Ron Howes F 2* 0 2 - - - 4 (1)

Julie Benson 3 1* - - - - - 4 (1)

Frank Bettis 0 1* - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

ACU Steward: Wilf Potter

Ht 1: Brown, Dunn, O’ Connor, Ellis, 75.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: McGillivray, Jackson, Malone, Jones, 76.8 (4-8)

Ht 3: Gooden, Geddes, Evans, Howes (fell), 76.6 (7-11)

Ht 4: Benson, Dunn, Lambourne, Jones, 78.2 (8-16)

Ht 5: Brown, McGillivray, Ellis, Jackson, 76.2 (12-18)

Ht 6: Gooden, Howes, Jones, Malone (fell), 76.2 (13-23)

Ht 7: O’ Connor, Geddes, Evans, Dunn, 76.6 (16-26)

Ht 8: Wiggins, Malone, Jackson, Bettis, 78.4 (21-27)

Ht 9: Gooden, Brown, Lambourne, Howes, 76.0 (24-30)

Ht 10: O’ Connor, Dunn, Wiggins, Malone (ret), 77.0 (25-35)

Ht 11: Jackson, McGillivray, Evans, Geddes, 77.6 (26-40)

Ht 12: Brown, Gooden, Bettis, Lambourne (ret), 77.0 (29-43)

Ht 13: Evans, McGillivray, Benson, Wiggins, 77.2 (32-46)

Ht 14: Geddes, Howes, O’ Connor, Ellis, 76.2 (35-49)

Programme changes:

Ht 9: Lambourne replaced Ellis; Ht 10: Wiggins replaced Jones.

Junior Scratch Race: Reg Nichols, Maury Mattingley, Tony Lockyer, Graham Royal (fell), 80.4

Blunsdon Scratch Race: Brown, Evans, Jackson, Howes, 75.4

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Nichols, Wiggins, Lambourne, Mattingley, 79.6

Swindon Scratch Race: Gooden, O’ Connor, Jones, Ellis, 77.2

Rockets’ Scratch Race: Geddes, Malone, McGillivray, Dunn, 77.0

Robins’ Scurry: Bettis, Lambourne, Wiggins, Nichols (fell), 78.8

Monday 25 June 1951

POOLE PIRATES 48

SWINDON ROBINS 36

National League Division Three

BRONZE HELMET

Ht 1: Terry Small, Trevor Redmond, 74.4

Ht 2: Redmond, Small, 74.4

Ht 3: Small, Redmond, 74.6

POOLE

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 1* 3 - - - 10 (1)

Tony Lewis R 2* 2 2 - - - 6 (1)

Terry Small 3 2 3 1* - - - 9 (1)

Charlie Hayden 1 2 1* 2 - - - 6 (1)

Dick Howard 1* 1* 1 1* - - - 4 (3)

Allan Kidd 2 2 3 1* - - - 8 (1)

Brian Crutcher 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

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Frank Wheeler 1 2 - - - - - 3

Team manager: Don Gould

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1* 3 0 0 - - - 4 (1)

Ray Ellis 2 3 3 0 - - - 8

Danny Malone X 1 2 2 - - - 5

Bob Jones 2 0 0 3 - - - 5

Frank Evans 0 0 0 2 - - - 2

Hugh Geddes (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Reg Lambourne 0 0 - - - - - 0

Ken Wiggins 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Middleditch, Ellis, Brown, Lewis (ret), 74.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Small, Jones, Hayden, Malone (f, ex), 74.2 (7-5)

Ht 3: Geddes, Kidd, Howard, Evans, 74.2 (10-8)

Ht 4: Brown, Hayden, Crutcher, Lambourne, 74.4 (13-11)

Ht 5: Middleditch, Lewis, Malone, Jones, 75.8 (18-12)

Ht 6: Geddes, Small, Hayden, Evans, 73.8 (21-15)

Ht 7: Ellis, Kidd, Howard, Brown, 75.0 (24-18)

Ht 8: Small, Malone, Wheeler, Wiggins, 76.4 (28-20)

Ht 9: Geddes, Lewis, Middleditch, Evans, 75.2 (31-23)

Ht 10: Ellis, Hayden, Small, Brown, 75.2 (34-26)

Ht 11: Kidd, Malone, Howard, Jones, 75.0 (38-28)

Ht 12: Middleditch, Evans, Crutcher, Wiggins, 74.2 (42-30)

Ht 13: Jones, Wheeler, Howard, Lambourne, 74.6 (45-33)

Ht 14: Geddes, Lewis, Kidd, Ellis, 74.6 (48-36)

Programme changes:

None.

The Stadium Scurry: Bill Holden, Johnny Thomson, Lambourne, Crutcher, 75.0

The Tigers’ Scratch Race: Middleditch, Geddes, Ellis, Kidd, 75.0

The Reserves’ Scratch Race: Wheeler, Crutcher, Wiggins, Thomson, 75.6

The Invitation Scratch Race: Holden, Jones, Wheeler, Malone, 74.6

Saturday 30 June 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 61

CARDIFF DRAGONS 22

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1 2* R 3 - - - 6 (1)

Ray Ellis 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Danny Malone 2* 3 2 3 - - - 10 (1)

Bob Jones 3 3 1 2* - - - 9 (1)

Frank Evans 2* 3 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Hugh Geddes 3 2* R 2* - - - 7 (2)

Alex Gray (C) 2* 1 - - - - - 3 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1* 2* - - - - - 3 (2)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

CARDIFF

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Arthur Pilgrim (C) R R R 1 - - - 1

Bert Croucher 2 1 R 0 - - - 3

Gerald Pugh 1 1 3 1* - - - 6 (1)

Kevin Hayden 0 0 2 1 - - - 3

Frank Johnson F 0 2 2 - - - 4

Mick Holland 1 2 R 1 - - - 4

Jack Bibby 1 0 - - - - - 1

Ray Thackwell 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Alf Elliott

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Ellis, Croucher, Brown, Pilgrim (ret), 78.2 (4-2)

Ht 2: Jones, Malone, Pugh, Hayden, 77.0 (9-3)

Ht 3: Geddes, Evans, Holland, Johnson (fell), 76.8 (14-4)

Ht 4: Jones, Gray, Bibby, Pilgrim (ret), 78.4 (19-5)

Ht 5: Ellis, Brown, Pugh, Hayden, 77.4 (24-6)

Ht 6: Malone, Holland, Jones, Johnson, 77.8 (28-8)

Ht 7: Evans, Geddes, Croucher, Pilgrim (ret), 77.0 (33-9)

Ht 8: Pugh, Malone, Lambourne, Thackwell, 77.4 (36-12)

Ht 9: Ellis, Johnson, Brown (ret), Holland (ret), 77.8 (39-14)

Ht 10: Malone, Jones, Pilgrim, Croucher (ret), 78.0 (44-15)

Ht 11: Evans, Hayden, Pugh, Geddes (ret), 77.8 (47-18)

Ht 12: Brown, Johnson, Gray, Thackwell, 76.6 (51-20)

Ht 13: Evans, Lambourne, Hayden, Bibby, 78.0 (56-21)

Ht 14: Ellis, Geddes, Holland, Croucher, 77.4 (61-22)

Programme changes:

None.

[Untitled Race 1] Ken Wiggins, Dudley Smith, Reg Nichols, Graham Royal, 78.8

[Untitled Race 2] Hayden, Ellis, Jones, Bibby, 78.0

[Untitled Race 3] Holland, Brown, Geddes, Croucher, 78.2

[Untitled Race 4] Wiggins, Lambourne, Gray, Nichols, 79.2

[Untitled Race 5] Pilgrim, Malone, Evans, Thackwell, 78.8

Wednesday 4 July 1951

DUBLIN EAGLES 35.5

SWINDON ROBINS 35.5

Challenge

DUBLIN

Eddie Rigg (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Derick Edwardes 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Jack Wright 2 2.5 3 3 - - - 10.5

Ginger O’ Beirne 0 1 0 - - - - 1

Dick Tolley 1 0 0 X - - - 1

Les Tolley 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Des Monson 0 - - - - - - 0

Team manager: Geoff Woodcock

SWINDON

Buster Brown 2 0 1* 2 - - - 5 (1)

Ray Ellis 1* 2.5 2 1* - - - 6.5 (2)

Ken Wiggins 1 1* 1 1* - - - 4 (2)

Hugh Geddes 3 2 3 R - - - 8

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Reg Lambourne 0 1* 1* 2 - - - 4 (2)

Alex Gray (C) 2 2 2 2 - - - 8

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: R. Kenny

Ht 1: Rigg, Brown, Ellis, Edwardes, 74.8 (3-3)

Ht 2: Geddes, Wright, Wiggins, O’ Beirne, 78.2 (5-7)

Ht 3: L. Tolley, Gray, D. Tolley, Lambourne, 77.2 (9-9)

Ht 4: Wright and Ellis (Dead-heat), O’ Beirne, Brown, 76.8 (12.5-11.5)

Ht 5: Rigg, Geddes, Wiggins, Edwardes, 75.8 (15.5-14.5)

Ht 6: Wright, Gray, Lambourne, Monson, 78.0 (18.5-17.5)

Ht 7: L. Tolley, Ellis, Brown, D. Tolley, 77.4 (21.5-20.5)

Ht 8: Rigg, Gray, Lambourne, Edwardes, 77.4 (24.5-23.5)

Ht 9: Geddes, L. Tolley, Wiggins, D. Tolley, 78.0 (26.5-27.5)

Ht 10: Wright, Gray, Ellis, Edwardes, 79.2 (29.5-30.5)

Ht 11: L. Tolley, Lambourne, Wiggins, O’ Beirne, 80.0 (32.5-33.5)

Ht 12: Rigg, Brown, Geddes (ret), D. Tolley (ex), 78.0 (35.5-35.5)

Programme change:

Ht 6: Monson replaced O’Beirne.

Irish Parade (Ht 1): O’ Beirne, Charlie O’ Hara, Dom Perry, Mick Savage, 62.0

Irish Parade (Ht 2): Edwardes, Alan Marr, Monson, 61.8 (3 riders only)

Irish Parade (Final): O’ Beirne, Edwardes, O’ Hara, Marr, 61.0

Stadium Scratch Races (Ht 1): Rigg, Gray (57.2), Brown, 56.8 (3 riders only)

Stadium Scratch Races (Ht 2): Wright, L. Tolley (60.4), Lambourne, Geddes, 60.0

Stadium Scratch Races (Ht 3): Ellis, Wiggins (60.0), O’ Beirne, Edwardes, 58.8

Stadium Scratch Races (Final): Rigg, Gray, Ellis, Wright, 57.4

NOTE: All the second half races were run over three laps only.

Saturday 7 July 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 31

POOLE PIRATES 53

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1 3 R 2 - - - 6

Ray Ellis X - - - - - - 0

Danny Malone F 1* 1 1 - - - 3 (1)

Bob Jones 2 0 2 R - - - 4

Frank Evans 2* 3 1 2 - - - 8 (1)

Hugh Geddes 3 2* R 1 - - - 6 (1)

Alex Gray (C) 1 2 0 0 - - - 3

Reg Lambourne 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

POOLE

Tony Lewis 2* 3 0 2* - - - 7 (2)

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 1 3 3 - - - 10

Terry Small 3 2 2* 2* - - - 9 (2)

Charlie Hayden 1 0 3 1 - - - 5

Allan Kidd 0 1 - - - - - 1

Dick Howard 1 0 1 - - - - 2

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Bill Holden 2* 3 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Brian Crutcher 3 3 2* - - - - 8 (1)

Team manager: Don Gould

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: (Re-Run) Middleditch, Lewis, Brown, Ellis (f, ex), 76.8 (1-5)

Ht 2: Small, Jones, Hayden, Malone (fell), 76.2 (3-9)

Ht 3: Geddes, Evans, Howard, Kidd, 77.8 (8-10)

Ht 4: Lewis, Holden, Gray, Jones, 77.6 (9-15)

Ht 5: Brown, Small, Lambourne, Hayden, 78.0 (13-17)

Ht 6: Holden, Jones, Malone, Howard, 78.2 (16-20)

Ht 7: Evans, Geddes, Middleditch, Lewis, 77.0 (21-21)

Ht 8: Crutcher, Small, Malone, Lambourne, 76.8 (22-26)

Ht 9: Holden, Gray, Howard, Brown (ret), 77.4 (24-30)

Ht 10: Middleditch, Lewis, Malone, Jones (ret), 78.8 (25-35)

Ht 11: Hayden, Small, Evans, Geddes (ret), 77.0 (26-40)

Ht 12: Crutcher, Brown, Kidd, Gray, 76.8 (28-44)

Ht 13: Holden, Evans, Hayden, Lambourne, 77.2 (30-48)

Ht 14: Middleditch, Crutcher, Geddes, Gray, 77.6 (31-53)

Programme changes:

Ht 5: Lambourne replaced Ellis; Ht 6: Holden replaced Kidd; Ht 9: Gray replaced Ellis; Holden

replaced Kidd; Ht 14: Gray replaced Ellis; Crutcher replaced Howard.

The Swindon Scurry: Dudley Smith, Ken Wiggins, Gray, Reg Nichols, 77.4

Challenge Match-Race, No. 1: Small, Brown, 76.6

The Stadium Scurry: Evans, Jones, Howard, Malone, 77.8

Challenge Match-Race, No. 2: Geddes, Middleditch, 79.4

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Holden, Crutcher, Lambourne, Wiggins, 77.0

Challenge Match-Race, No. 3: Evans, Lewis, 78.6

Saturday 14 July 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 56

ALDERSHOT SHOTS 28

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 2 1 2* 3 - - - 8 (1)

Ray Ellis 1* 3 3 3 - - - 10 (1)

Bob Jones 1* 3 2* 1* - - - 7 (3)

Danny Malone 2 2* 1 2 - - - 7 (1)

Frank Evans 2* 3 3 3 - - - 11 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 3 1 1 1 - - - 6

Ken Wiggins 3 1 - - - - - 4

Dudley Smith 3 0 - - - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ALDERSHOT

Ivor Powell 0 1 0 0 - - - 1

Trevor Redmond (C) 3 2 3 2 - - - 10

Geoff Mardon 3 2 R 2 - - - 7

Bill Grimes 0 0 0 1* - - - 1 (1)

Basil Harris 1 R 1 2 - - - 4

Doug Papworth 0 2 0 0 - - - 2

Brian Wilson 0 2 - - - - - 2

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Craig Jones 1 0 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Alec Moseley

ACU Steward: Wilf Potter

Ht 1: Redmond, Brown, Ellis, Powell, 74.2 (Track Record) (3-3)

Ht 2: Mardon, Malone, B. Jones, Grimes, 75.0 (6-6)

Ht 3: Geddes, Evans, Harris, Papworth, 76.2 (11-7)

Ht 4: Wiggins, Malone, Powell, Wilson, 77.4 (16-8)

Ht 5: Ellis, Mardon, Brown, Grimes, 76.0 (20-10)

Ht 6: B. Jones, Papworth, Malone, Harris (ret), 77.6 (24-12)

Ht 7: Evans, Redmond, Geddes, Powell, 75.0 (28-14)

Ht 8: Smith, B. Jones, C. Jones, Mardon (ret), 77.6 (33-15)

Ht 9: Ellis, Brown, Harris, Papworth, 76.6 (38-16)

Ht 10: Redmond, Malone, B. Jones, Powell, 76.2 (41-19)

Ht 11: Evans, Mardon, Geddes, Grimes, 75.2 (45-21)

Ht 12: Brown, Harris, Wiggins, C. Jones, 76.2 (49-23)

Ht 13: Evans, Wilson, Grimes, Smith (f, rem), 76.4 (52-26)

Ht 14: Ellis, Redmond, Geddes, Papworth, 76.8 (56-28)

Programme changes:

None.

Swindon Scurry: Wiggins, Reg Lambourne, Vic Sage, Reg Nichols, 78.8

Challenge Match-Race, No. 1: Aub Lawson, Brown, 75.4

Stadium Scurry: Ellis, Mardon, B. Jones, Malone, 76.6

Challenge Match-Race, No. 2: Lawson, Redmond, 75.2

Blunsdon Scurry: Evans, Powell, Papworth, Grimes, 77.6

Challenge Match-Race, No. 3: Geddes, Lawson, 76.8

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Smith, Lambourne, C. Jones, Wilson, 78.8

Tuesday 17 July 1951

ALDERSHOT SHOTS 54

SWINDON ROBINS 29

National League Division Three

ALDERSHOT

Ivor Powell 2* 2* 3 3 - - - 10 (2)

Trevor Redmond 3 3 0 3 - - - 9

Geoff Mardon 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Craig Jones 1 R 1 0 - - - 2

Basil Harris (C) 3 3 2* 3 - - - 11 (1)

Doug Papworth 1 0 3 2* - - - 6 (1)

Bert Edwards 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Bill Grimes 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Alec Moseley

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1 F 2 3 - - - 6

Ray Ellis 0 1* 1 0 - - - 2 (1)

Bob Jones 2 0 2 1 - - - 5

Danny Malone 0 1 0 2 - - - 3

Frank Evans 2 2 2 0 - - - 6

Hugh Geddes (C) 0 F - - - - - 0

Ken Wiggins 2 1* 1* - - - - 4 (2)

Reg Lambourne 1* 1 1 - - - - 3 (1)

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Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Arthur Humphrey

Ht 1: Redmond, Powell, Brown, Ellis, 68.0 (5-1)

Ht 2: Mardon, B. Jones, C. Jones, Malone, 69.2 (9-3)

Ht 3: Harris, Evans, Papworth, Geddes, 69.2 (13-5)

Ht 4: Edwards, Wiggins, C. Jones (ret), Brown (fell), 69.6 (16-7)

Ht 5: Redmond, Powell, Malone, B. Jones, 69.6 (21-8)

Ht 6: Mardon, Evans, C. Jones, Geddes (fell), 68.0 (25-10)

Ht 7: Harris, Brown, Ellis, Papworth, 69.4 (28-13)

Ht 8: Mardon, B. Jones, Lambourne, Grimes, 68.8 (31-16)

Ht 9: Powell, Evans, Wiggins (f, rem), Redmond, 73.0 (34-19)

Ht 10: Brown, Mardon, Ellis, C. Jones, 69.6 (36-23)

Ht 11: Papworth, Harris, B. Jones, Malone, 72.6 (41-24)

Ht 12: Powell, Edwards, Lambourne, Evans, 70.6 (46-25)

Ht 13: Harris, Malone, Wiggins, Grimes, 71.0 (49-28)

Ht 14: Redmond, Papworth, Lambourne, Ellis, 68.2 (54-29)

Programme changes:

Ht 9: Wiggins replaced Geddes; Ht 14: Lambourne replaced Geddes.

Farnham Scurry (Ht 1): Edwards, Brian Wilson, Lambourne, Grimes, 68.8

Farnham Scurry (Ht 2): Redmond, Powell, Evans, Brown, 68.2

Farnham Scurry (Ht 3): Mardon, B. Jones, Malone, C. Jones, 68.8

Farnham Scurry (Ht 4): Papworth, Harris, Lambourne, Wiggins, 69.8

Farnham Scurry (Final): Redmond, Edwards, Mardon, Papworth, 68.4

Pairs Special Match-Race: Mardon, Redmond, Brown, Ellis, 68.2

Saturday 21 July 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 45

ST AUSTELL GULLS 39

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1 3 2 2 - - - 8

Ray Ellis 0 1 0 0 - - - 1

Bob Jones 3 0 2* 1* - - - 6 (2)

Danny Malone 2* 2 3 2 - - - 9 (1)

Frank Evans 3 1 3 3 - - - 10

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 3 2* 2 - - - 8 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 F - - - - - 0

Dudley Smith 3 R - - - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ST AUSTELL

Max Rech 3 3 0 0 - - - 6

Harold Bull 2* 2 3 3 - - - 10 (1)

Ken James R 0 R 0 - - - 0

Norman Street (C) 1 2 1 2 - - - 6

Allan Quinn 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Ticker James 0 1* 1 1 - - - 3 (1)

Maurice Hutchens 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Ken Monk 1 1 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Charlie Lobb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

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Ht 1: Rech, Bull, Brown, Ellis, 75.0 (1-5)

Ht 2: Jones, Malone, Street, K. James (ret), 75.4 (6-6)

Ht 3: Evans, Quinn, Geddes, T. James, 77.0 (10-8)

Ht 4: Rech, Malone, Hutchens, Wiggins, 75.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Brown, Street, Ellis, K. James, 77.0 (16-14)

Ht 6: Malone, Quinn, T. James, Jones, 76.8 (19-17)

Ht 7: Geddes, Bull, Evans, Rech, 76.6 (23-19)

Ht 8: Smith, Jones, Monk, K. James (ret), 78.2 (28-20)

Ht 9: Quinn, Brown, T. James, Ellis, 75.8 (30-24)

Ht 10: Bull, Malone, Jones, Rech, 77.2 (33-27)

Ht 11: Evans, Geddes, Street, K. James, 76.8 (38-28)

Ht 12: Quinn, Brown, Monk, Wiggins (fell), 76.6 (40-32)

Ht 13: Evans, Street, Hutchens, Smith (ret), 77.2 (43-35)

Ht 14: Bull, Geddes, T. James, Ellis, 77.0 (45-39)

Programme changes:

None.

The Swindon Scurry: Reg Lambourne, Wiggins, Vic Sage (fell), Reg Nichols (ex), 79.8

The Robins’ Birthday Scurry (Ht 1): Malone, Street, Ellis, K. James, 77.8

The Robins’ Birthday Scurry (Ht 2): Quinn, Geddes, Jones, T. James, 76.6

The Robins’ Birthday Scurry (Ht 3): Evans, Brown, Hutchens, Sage, 77.2

The Robins’ Birthday Scurry (Ht 4): Lambourne, Monk, Wiggins, Smith, 78.8

The Robins’ Birthday Scurry (Final): Quinn, Evans, Malone, Lambourne, 76.6

Thursday 26 July 1951

IPSWICH WITCHES 38

SWINDON ROBINS 45

Challenge

IPSWICH

Wal Morton (C) 1 2 2 3 - - - 8

Rod Laudrum 0 0 1* 0 - - - 1 (1)

Allan Briggs 3 0 2 0 - - - 5

Sid Clark 2* 3 3 1 - - - 9 (1)

Dick Shepherd 3 1 1 2 - - - 7

Harold McNaughton 1 0 3 1 - - - 5

Alby Smith 1 2* - - - - - 3 (1)

Derek Hewitt F F - - - - - 0

Team manager: Arthur Franklyn

SWINDON

Buster Brown 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Ray Ellis 2* 2* 2* 2* - - - 8 (4)

Bob Jones 0 1 3 0 - - - 4

Danny Malone 1 3 2 3 - - - 9

Frank Evans 0 1* 3 1 - - - 5 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 - - - - - - 2

Ken Wiggins 0 0 1 - - - - 1

Dudley Smith 2 F 0 3 - - - 5

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: A.G. Jewhurst

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Ht 1: Brown, Ellis, Morton, Laudrum, 74.4 (Track Record) (1-5)

Ht 2: Briggs, Clarke, Malone, Jones, 78.0 (6-6)

Ht 3: Shepherd, Geddes, McNaughton, Evans, 77.4 (10-8)

Ht 4: Clarke, Brown, A. Smith, Wiggins, 76.5 (14-10)

Ht 5: Malone, Morton, Jones, Laudrum, 77.6 (16-14)

Ht 6: Clarke, D. Smith, Evans, Briggs, 77.2 (19-17)

Ht 7: Brown, Ellis, Shepherd, McNaughton, 75.9 (20-22)

Ht 8: Jones, Briggs, D. Smith (fell), Hewitt (fell), 76.8 (22-25)

Ht 9: Evans, Morton, Laudrum, Wiggins, 77.2 (25-28)

Ht 10: Brown, Ellis, Clarke, Briggs, 76.8 (26-33)

Ht 11: McNaughton, Malone, Shepherd, Jones, 77.6 (30-35)

Ht 12: Morton, A. Smith, Evans, D. Smith, 78.2 (35-36)

Ht 13: Malone, Shepherd, Wiggins, Hewitt (fell), 78.6 (37-40)

Ht 14: D. Smith, Ellis, McNaughton, Laudrum, 78.9 (38-45)

Programme change:

Ht 6: D. Smith replaced Geddes; Ht 9: Wiggins replaced Geddes; Ht 14: D. Smith replaced Geddes.

The Orwell Scratch Race (Ht 1): Wiggins, A. Smith, D. Smith (ret), 81.0 (3 riders only)

The Orwell Scratch Race (Ht 2): Clark, Malone, Shepherd, Jim McGillivray, 77.3

The Orwell Scratch Race (Ht 3): Brown, McNaughton, Laudrum, Jones (ret), 76.8

The Orwell Scratch Race (Ht 4): Morton, Ellis, Evans, Allen Briggs, 77.7

The Orwell Scratch Race (Final): Brown, Morton, Clark, Wiggins, 76.6

Friday 27 July 1951

WOLVERHAMPTON WASPS 38

SWINDON ROBINS 44

National League Division Three

WOLVERHAMPTON

Gundy Harris F 0 2 - - - - 2

Derek Timms 3 1 1 1 - - - 6

Ted Stevens X F 2 0 - - - 2

Roy Moreton (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Ron Wilson 2* 1* 1 2 - - - 6 (2)

Jack Cunningham 3 2 0 3 - - - 8

Bob Wigg 1 R R - - - - 1

Alan Sutcliffe 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Arthur Simcock

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1* 2 0 2 - - - 5 (1)

Ray Ellis 2 3 1* 2 - - - 8 (1)

Bob Jones F 3 3 3 - - - 9

Danny Malone 2 2* 2* 3 - - - 9 (2)

Frank Evans 0 1* 3 3 - - - 7 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 2 2* 0 - - - 5 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 1 - - - - - 1

Dudley Smith F X - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: A.B. Taylor

Ht 1: Timms, Ellis, Brown, Harris (fell), 71.4 (3-3)

Ht 2: Moreton, Malone, Jones (fell), Stevens (ex), 70.4 (6-5)

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Ht 3: Cunningham, Wilson, Geddes, Evans, 71.2 (11-6)

Ht 4: Moreton, Brown, Wigg, Wiggins, 71.0 (15-8)

Ht 5: Jones, Malone, Timms, Harris, 71.6 (16-13)

Ht 6: Moreton, Geddes, Evans, Stevens (fell), 72.0 (19-16)

Ht 7: Ellis, Cunningham, Wilson, Brown, 71.0 (22-19)

Ht 8: Jones, Stevens, Sutcliffe, Smith (fell), 71.6 (25-22)

Ht 9: Evans, Geddes, Timms, Wigg (ret), 72.4 (26-27)

Ht 10: Moreton, Brown, Ellis, Stevens, 71.0 (29-30)

Ht 11: Jones, Malone, Wilson, Cunningham, 70.0 (30-35)

Ht 12: Evans, Harris, Wigg (ret), Smith (ex), 72.6 (32-38)

Ht 13: Malone, Wilson, Wiggins, Sutcliffe, 72.6 (34-42)

Ht 14: Cunningham, Ellis, Timms, Geddes, 71.6 (38-44)

Programme change:

Ht 9: Wigg replaced Harris.

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Ht 1): Jones, Cunningham, Moreton, Malone, 53.6

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Ht 2): Ellis, Evans, Wilson, Timms, 53.2

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Sutcliffe, Smith, Wiggins, Dennis Day, [Time not recorded]

Wolverhampton Scratch Race (Final): Cunningham, Ellis, Evans, Jones, [Time not recorded]

Junior Scratch Race: Result not known, competitors listed as Derek Braithwaite, Dave Collins,

Eric Eadon and Cliff Biggs.

NOTE: The heats and final of the Wolverhampton Scratch Race were run over three laps only.

Saturday 28 July 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 59

LONG EATON ARCHERS 25

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Ray Ellis 2* 1 2* 2* - - - 7 (3)

Frank Evans 1 2 2* 3 - - - 8 (1)

Danny Malone 3 3 1* 2* - - - 9 (2)

Bob Jones 1 0 2* 1* - - - 4 (2)

Hugh Geddes (C) 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Ken Wiggins 2* 1 - - - - - 3 (1)

Dudley Smith 3 2 - - - - - 5

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

LONG EATON

Jack Winstanley 1 0 1 0 - - - 2

Johnnie Jones 0 3 1 1 - - - 5

Eric Mason 2 0 F 0 - - - 2

Eric Minall F 2 1 3 - - - 6

Frank Malouf 2 3 1 2 - - - 8

Peter Moore R 0 0 - - - - 0

Pedlar Palmer (C) 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Ray Binfield 1 0 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Charlie Lish

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Brown, Ellis, Winstanley, J. Jones, 74.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Malone, Mason, Evans, Minall (fell), 80.0 (9-3)

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Ht 3: Geddes, Malouf, B. Jones, Moore (ret), 77.8 (13-5)

Ht 4: Malone, Wiggins, Palmer, Winstanley, 79.4 (18-6)

Ht 5: Brown, Minall, Ellis, Mason, 77.0 (22-8)

Ht 6: Malouf, Evans, Malone, Moore, 77.6 (25-11)

Ht 7: J. Jones, Geddes, Winstanley, B. Jones, 79.4 (27-15)

Ht 8: Smith, Evans, Binfield, Mason (fell), 79.2 (32-16)

Ht 9: Brown, Ellis, Malouf, Palmer (f, rem), 77.0 (37-17)

Ht 10: Evans, Malone, J. Jones, Winstanley, 77.4 (42-18)

Ht 11: Geddes, B. Jones, Minall, Mason, 78.4 (47-19)

Ht 12: Brown, Malouf, Wiggins, Binfield, 77.8 (51-21)

Ht 13: Minall, Smith, B. Jones, Palmer, 79.0 (54-24)

Ht 14: Geddes, Ellis, J. Jones, Moore, 78.2 (59-25)

Programme change:

Ht 9: Palmer replaced Moore.

The Swindon Scurry: Reg Lambourne, Wiggins, Reg Nichols, Smith, 77.0

Match Championship (Ht 1): Malouf, Winstanley, J. Jones, Minall, 77.8

Match Championship (Ht 2): Brown, Ellis, Malone, Geddes, 76.8

Stadium Scurry: Evans, Mason, B. Jones, Moore, 78.6

Match Championship (Final): Brown, Malouf, 77.8 (2 riders only)

Reserves’ Scurry: Lambourne, Binfield, Nichols, Palmer, 78.4

Tuesday 31 July 1951

ST AUSTELL GULLS 44

SWINDON ROBINS 40

National League Division Three

ST AUSTELL

Max Rech F 2* 1* 2* - - - 5 (3)

Harold Bull 3 3 2 2 - - - 10

Maurice Hutchens X 2* 2* 2 - - - 6 (2)

Norman Street (C) 3 2 3 0 - - - 8

Allan Quinn 1 2 2 0 - - - 5

Ticker James 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Ken James 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Ken Monk 3 3 3 - - - - 9

Team manager: Charlie Lobb

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1* 3 3 1 - - - 8 (1)

Ray Ellis 2 1 3 1 - - - 7

Frank Evans 1* 1 1 1 - - - 4 (1)

Danny Malone 2 0 3 2 - - - 7

Bob Jones 2* 0 0 0 - - - 2 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 3 1 3 3 - - - 10

Ken Wiggins 0 1* - - - - - 1 (1)

Dudley Smith 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: C.C. Mason

Ht 1: Bull, Ellis, Brown, Rech (fell), 69.4 (3-3)

Ht 2: Street, Malone, Evans, Hutchesns (ex), 69.4 (6-6)

Ht 3: Geddes, Jones, Quinn, T. James, 70.0 (7-11)

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Ht 4: Brown, Street, K. James, Wiggins, 70.0 (10-14)

Ht 5: Bull, Rech, Evans, Malone, 70.0 (15-15)

Ht 6: Street, Hutchens, Geddes, Jones, 69.6 (20-16)

Ht 7: Brown, Quinn, Ellis, T. James, 69.4 (22-20)

Ht 8: Monk, Hutchens, Evans, Smith, 70.6 (27-21)

Ht 9: Geddes, Bull, Rech, Jones, 69.4 (30-24)

Ht 10: Ellis, Hutchens, Brown, Street, 69.8 (32-28)

Ht 11: Malone, Quinn, Evans, T. James, 70.2 (34-32)

Ht 12: Monk, Rech, Smith, Jones, 69.2 (39-33)

Ht 13: Monk, Malone, Wiggins, Quinn, 70.2 (42-36)

Ht 14: Geddes, Bull, Ellis, K. James, 69.4 (44-40)

Programme changes:

Ht 12: Monk replaced K. James; Ht 14: K. James replaced T. James.

Knightor Challenge [1]: Bull, Monk, Brown, Geddes, 69.0

Knightor Challenge [2]: Malone, Ellis, Street, Rech, 70.0

Reserves’ Hammer & Tongs: Monk, Stan Bedford, Harold Carder, K. James, 70.4

Knightor Challenge [3]: Evans, Jones, Quinn, Hutchens, 70.4

Free For All: Wiggins, K. James, Smith, Bedford, 72.4

Reserves’ Set-Too!!: Monk, Bedford, K. James, Carder, 71.0

Thursday 2 August 1951

PLYMOUTH DEVILS 37

SWINDON ROBINS 47

National League Division Three

PLYMOUTH

George Wall (C) 2 R 2 1* - - - 5 (1)

George Craig F 1 1* F - - - 2 (1)

Alan Smith 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Frank Wheeler F 2 0 F - - - 2

Brian Hitchcock 3 3 1 2 - - - 9

Ron Barrett 1 F 0 1 - - - 2

Johnny Bradford 1* 2 - - - - - 3 (1)

Doug Fursey 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Sid Hazzard

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1 3 1* 1* - - - 6 (2)

Ray Ellis 3 2 2 2* - - - 9 (1)

Frank Evans 1* 3 2 3 - - - 9 (1)

Danny Malone 2 2* 2* 3 - - - 9 (2)

Bob Jones 0 1* 3 3 - - - 7 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 2 0 3 - - - 7

Ken Wiggins 0 0 - - - - - 0

Dudley Smith 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: C.C. Mason

Ht 1: Ellis, Wall, Brown, Craig (fell), 76.0 (2-4)

Ht 2: A. Smith, Malone, Evans, Wheeler (fell), 73.4 (5-7)

Ht 3: Hitchcock, Geddes, Barrett, Jones, 75.0 (9-9)

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Ht 4: Brown, Wheeler, Bradford, Wiggins, 75.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Evans, Malone, Craig, Wall (ret), 75.6 (13-17)

Ht 6: A. Smith, Geddes, Jones, Wheeler, 73.6 (16-20)

Ht 7: Hitchcock, Ellis, Brown, Barrett (fell), 75.0 (19-23)

Ht 8: A. Smith, Evans, Fursey, D. Smith, 74.0 (23-25)

Ht 9: Jones, Wall, Craig, Geddes, 75.6 (26-28)

Ht 10: A. Smith, Ellis, Brown, Wheeler (fell), 74.4 (29-31)

Ht 11: Evans, Malone, Hitchcock, Barrett, 76.0 (30-36)

Ht 12: Jones, Bradford, Wall, D. Smith, 75.0 (33-39)

Ht 13: Malone, Hitchcock, Fursey, Wiggins, 76.6 (36-42)

Ht 14: Geddes, Ellis, Barrett, Craig (fell), 76.0 (37-47)

Programme changes:

None.

Junior Scurry (Ht 1): Denis Hayles, Vic Sage, Jimmy Coughlan, Ron Goulding, 77.0

August Scratch Race (Ht 1): Brown, Geddes, Wall, Wheeler, 75.0

August Scratch Race (Ht 2): Bradford, Fursey, Wiggins, Viv Thyer, 77.2

August Scratch Race (Ht 3): Smith, Malone, Ellis, George Craig (fell), 74.8

August Scratch Race (Ht 4): Jones, Evans, Hitchcock, Smith, 76.0

Junior Scurry (Ht 2): Hayles, Thyer, Coughlan, Goulding, 77.8

August Scratch Race (Final): Smith, Brown, Jones, Bradford, 75.6

Saturday 4 August 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 41

EXETER FALCONS 43

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 1* 1 0 3 - - - 5 (1)

Ray Ellis 2 3 1 1 - - - 7

Bob Jones 1 0 2 3 - - - 6

Danny Malone R 2 2 2* - - - 6 (1)

Frank Evans 0 3 1 3 - - - 7

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 1 3 0 - - - 6

Ken Wiggins 1* 2* - - - - - 3 (2)

Dudley Smith 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

EXETER

Goog Hoskin 3 R 0 F - - - 3

Ken Walsh 0 2 1 2* - - - 5 (1)

Jack Bedkober 0 2 - - - - - 2

Don Hardy 2* 2 X 2 - - - 6 (1)

Vic Gent (C) 1 1 2* X - - - 4 (1)

Bob Roger 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Johnny Sargeant 3 3 3 1* - - - 10 (1)

Paul Best 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Bill Dutton

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Hoskin, Ellis, Brown, Walsh, 76.2 (3-3)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Sargeant, Hardy, Jones, Malone (ret), 76.0 (4-8)

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Ht 3: Roger, Geddes, Gent, Evans (f, rem), 76.2 (6-12)

Ht 4: Sargeant, Malone, Wiggins, Hoskin (ret), 76.8 (9-15)

Ht 5: Ellis, Hardy, Brown, Bedkober, 77.2 (13-17)

Ht 6: Roger, Malone, Gent, Jones, 75.6 (15-21)

Ht 7: Evans, Walsh, Geddes, Hoskin, 76.4 (19-23)

Ht 8: Sargeant, Jones, Smith, Best, 76.8 (22-26)

Ht 9: Roger, Gent, Ellis, Brown, 76.4 (23-31)

Ht 10: Jones, Malone, Walsh, Hoskin (fell), 76.4 (28-32)

Ht 11: (Re-Run) Geddes, Bedkober, Evans, Hardy (f, ex), 77.4 (32-34)

Ht 12: (Re-Run) Brown, Wiggins, Best, Gent (f, ex), 77.6 (37-35)

Ht 13: Evans, Hardy, Sargeant, Smith, 77.0 (40-38)

Ht 14: Roger, Walsh, Ellis, Geddes, 76.6 (41-43)

Programme changes:

Ht 2: Sargeant replaced Bedkober; Ht 8: Sargeant replaced Bedkober.

Reserves’ Scurry [1]: Reg Lambourne, Smith, Wiggins, Reg Nichols, 77.2

Three-Lap Dash [1]: Brown, Gent, 59.2 (2 riders only)

Three-Lap Dash [2]: Roger, Evans, 58.0 (2 riders only)

Robin v. Falcon Match-Race [1]: Geddes, Hardy, 77.6

Robin v. Falcon Match-Race [2]: Malone, Hoskin, 78.6

Reserves’ Scurry [2]: Lambourne, Sargeant, Smith, Best, 77.0

Final Event: Walsh, Jones, Ellis, Bedkober, 78.0

Wednesday 8 August 1951

POOLE PIRATES 54

SWINDON ROBINS 30

National League Division Three

POOLE

Tony Lewis 1 1 2* 1 - - - 5 (1)

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 3 R - - - 9

Terry Small 3 2 2* 1* - - - 8 (2)

Charlie Hayden 1 2* 0 2 - - - 5 (1)

Bill Holden F 0 2* 2* - - - 4 (2)

Roy Craighead 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Allan Kidd 3 3 - - - - - 6

Brian Crutcher 3 3 - - - - - 6

Team manager: Don Gould

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 F 1* 0 - - - 3 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 0 2 3 3 - - - 8

Ken Wiggins 0 0 1 0 - - - 1

Ray Ellis 2 2 1 1 - - - 6

Danny Malone 2 1 1 2 - - - 6

Frank Evans 1* 3 0 1 - - - 5 (1)

Dudley Smith 1 0 0 R - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Wilf Potter

Ht 1: Middleditch, Jones, Lewis, Geddes, 72.6 (Equalled Track Record) (4-2)

Ht 2: Small, Ellis, Hayden, Wiggins, 72.0 (Track Record) (8-4)

Ht 3: Craighead, Malone, Evans, Holden (fell), 74.0 (11-7)

Ht 4: Kidd, Hayden, Smith, Jones (fell), 74.4 (16-8)

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Ht 5: Middleditch, Ellis, Lewis, Wiggins, 72.4 (20-10)

Ht 6: Evans, Small, Malone, Hayden, 73.0 (22-14)

Ht 7: Craighead, Geddes, Jones, Holden, 73.0 (25-17)

Ht 8: Crutcher, Small, Wiggins, Smith, 72.0 (Equalled Track Record) (30-18)

Ht 9: Middleditch, Lewis, Malone, Evans, 73.8 (35-19)

Ht 10: Geddes, Hayden, Small, Jones, 73.0 (38-22)

Ht 11: Craighead, Holden, Ellis, Wiggins, 74.2 (43-23)

Ht 12: Kidd, Malone, Lewis, Smith, 74.0 (47-25)

Ht 13: Crutcher, Holden, Ellis, Smith (ret), 71.8 (Track Record) (52-26)

Ht 14: Geddes, Craighead, Evans, Middleditch (ret), 73.4 (54-30)

Programme changes:

None.

NOTE: Swindon had only seven riders, with Wiggins moving up from the no. 7 berth to the no. 3

position to replace the absent Buster Brown, whose van broke down en route to the meeting. Smith

therefore took Wiggins’ two programmed reserve rides in heats four and thirteen.

Stadium Scurry: Dick Howard, Kidd, Johnny Thomson, Maury Mattingley, 73.0

Wessex Scratch Race: Jones, Lewis, Craighead, Evans, 72.6

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Crutcher, Kidd, Smith, Thomson, 74.0

Seniors’ Scratch Race: Geddes, Middleditch, Wiggins, Small, 74.0

Invitation Scratch Race: Hayden, Malone, Holden, Ellis, 73.4

Dorset Scratch Race: Crutcher, Howard, Thomson, Mattingley, 72.8

Wednesday 15 August 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 59

WOLVERHAMPTON WASPS 25

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 2 R 3 3 - - - 8

Ray Ellis 1* 3 2* 1 - - - 7 (2)

Bob Jones 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Danny Malone R 3 1 1 - - - 5

Frank Evans 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Hugh Geddes (C) 2* 2* 2* 3 - - - 9 (3)

Reg Lambourne 2* 2* - - - - - 4 (2)

Dudley Smith 2* 0 - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

WOLVERHAMPTON

Cyril Maidment 0 1 F 0 - - - 1

Roy Moreton (C) 3 1 2 0 - - - 6

Ted Stevens 1* 1* 0 1 - - - 3 (2)

Cliff Biggs 2 2 0 1* - - - 5 (1)

Ron Wilson 1 0 1 1 - - - 3

Jack Cunningham 0 2 0 2 - - - 4

Gundy Harris 0 2 - - - - - 2

Derek Timms 1 0 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Arthur Simcock

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Moreton, Brown, Ellis, Maidment, 75.8 (3-3)

Ht 2: Jones, Biggs, Stevens, Malone (ret), 75.4 (6-6)

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Ht 3: Evans, Geddes, Wilson, Cunningham, 76.4 (11-7)

Ht 4: Malone, Lambourne, Maidment, Harris, 77.0 (16-8)

Ht 5: Ellis, Biggs, Stevens, Brown (ret), 76.0 (19-11)

Ht 6: Jones, Cunningham, Malone, Wilson, 75.6 (23-13)

Ht 7: Evans, Geddes, Moreton, Maidment (fell), 76.0 (28-14)

Ht 8: Jones, Smith, Timms, Stevens, 76.2 (33-15)

Ht 9: Brown, Ellis, Wilson, Cunningham, 77.6 (38-16)

Ht 10: Jones, Moreton, Malone, Maidment, 76.8 (42-18)

Ht 11: Evans, Geddes, Stevens, Biggs, 77.0 (47-19)

Ht 12: Brown, Lambourne, Wilson, Timms, 77.6 (52-20)

Ht 13: Evans, Harris, Biggs, Smith, 77.6 (55-23)

Ht 14: Geddes, Cunningham, Ellis, Moreton, 77.2 (59-25)

Programme changes:

None.

Stadium Scurry: Lambourne, Dick Howard, Smith, Ken Wiggins, 76.4

Robins’ Scurry: Jones, Ellis, Moreton, 76.4 (3 riders only)

[Untitled]: Evans, Brown, Malone, 76.8 (3 riders only)

Swindon Scurry: Howard, Wilson, Cunningham, Wiggins, 77.0

Final Scurry: Howard, Stevens, Maidment, Biggs, 77.4

Thursday 16 August 1951

CARDIFF DRAGONS 42

SWINDON ROBINS 42

National League Division Three

CARDIFF

Kevin Hayden 3 3 1* 2 - - - 9 (1)

Gerald Pugh 2* 1 2 2* - - - 7 (2)

Arthur Pilgrim (C) 1 0 R 1 - - - 2

Mick Holland 3 3 2 R - - - 8

Les Moore 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Charlie May 3 3 1 3 - - - 10

Bert Croucher 0 1* - - - - - 1 (1)

Chum Taylor 2 3 - - - - - 5

Team manager: Alf Elliott

SWINDON

Buster Brown 0 1* 2 2* - - - 5 (2)

Ray Ellis 1 1* 3 1 - - - 6 (1)

Bob Jones 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Danny Malone R R 2* 2 - - - 4 (1)

Frank Evans 2 3 3 3 - - - 11

Hugh Geddes (C) 1* 1 0 0 - - - 2 (1)

Reg Lambourne 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1 R - - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Hayden, Pugh, Ellis, Brown, 72.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Holland, Jones, Pilgrim, Malone (ret), 73.2 (9-3)

Ht 3: May, Evans, Geddes, Moore, 74.2 (12-6)

Ht 4: Holland, Lambourne, Brown, Croucher, 74.2 (15-9)

Ht 5: Hayden, Jones, Pugh, Malone (ret), 73.6 (19-11)

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Ht 6: Evans, Holland, Geddes, Pilgrim, 73.8 (21-15)

Ht 7: May, Brown, Ellis, Moore, 74.0 (24-18)

Ht 8: Jones, Taylor, Wiggins, Pilgrim (ret), 73.8 (26-22)

Ht 9: Evans, Pugh, Hayden, Geddes, 73.8 (29-25)

Ht 10: Ellis, Brown, Pilgrim, Holland (ret), 74.6 (30-30)

Ht 11: Jones, Malone, May, Moore, 73.8 (31-35)

Ht 12: Evans, Hayden, Croucher, Wiggins (ret), 74.0 (34-38)

Ht 13: Taylor, Malone, Lambourne, Moore, 74.0 (37-41)

Ht 14: May, Pugh, Ellis, Geddes, 73.4 (42-42)

Programme changes:

None.

Event 2 (Ht 1): Vic Brinkworth, Arthur Doughty, Billy Ward, Dave Collins, 76.6

Event 2 (Ht 2): Taylor, Lambourne, Croucher, Wiggins, 74.8

Ace in the Hole Scurry (Ht 1): Malone, Ellis, Pugh, Moore, 74.8

Ace in the Hole Scurry (Ht 2): May, Brown, Pilgrim, Geddes, 74.0

Ace in the Hole Scurry (Ht 3): Holland, Hayden, Evans, Jones, 74.2

Event 2 (Final): Lambourne, Brinkworth, Doughty, Taylor (ex), 74.8

Ace in the Hole Scurry (Final): Holland, May, Hayden, Malone, 75.0

Friday 17 August 1951

EXETER FALCONS 25, POOLE PIRATES 25,

SWINDON ROBINS 27, CARDIFF DRAGONS 39

Four-Team Tournament

(Staged at Bristol)

EXETER

Bob Roger (C) 2 3 3 X 2 - - 10

Ken Walsh 1* 1 0 0 0 - - 2 (1)

Goog Hoskins 2 3 1 0 0 - - 6

Johnny Sergeant 1* F 3 2 1 - - 7 (1)

Tam manager: Bill Dutton

POOLE

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 X - - - - 6

Brian Crutcher X F 0 3 3 - - 6

Bill Holden 3 2* 3 X - - - 8 (1)

Allan Kidd 0 2 0 1 2 - - 5

Team manager: Don Gould

SWINDON

Bob Jones (C) 0 2 2 1 1* - - 6 (1)

Danny Malone 1 2 2 1 1 - - 7

Frank Evans 0 F 1 2 3 - - 6

Buster Brown 1 1* 2 2 2 - - 8 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

CARDIFF

Gerald Pugh 2* 0 3 2 1 - - 8 (1)

Charlie May (C) 3 3 3 3 3 - - 15

Kevin Hayden 2* 1 1 2 2* - - 8 (2)

Mick Holland 3 1 1 0 3 - - 8

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Team manager: Alf Elliott

Reserve: Jack Summers 3 X 0 - - - - 3

ACU Steward: George Allan Ht 1: (Re-Run) Middleditch, Roger, Walsh, Crutcher (f, ex), 63.8

Ht 2: May, Pugh, Malone, Jones, 65.2

Ht 3: (Re-Run) Holden, Hoskins, Sergeant, Kidd, 63.6

Ht 4: Holland, Hayden, Brown, Evans, 65.6

Ht 5: Hoskins, Jones, Walsh, Evans (fell), 64.8

Ht 6: Roger, Malone, Brown, Sergeant (fell), 65.6

Ht 7: Middleditch, Holden, Hayden, Pugh, 63.0

Ht 8: May, Kidd, Holland, Crutcher (fell), 65.2

Ht 9: Holden, Malone, Holland, Walsh, 64.4

Ht 10: Roger, Jones, Hayden, Kidd, 65.8

Ht 11: Pugh, Brown, Kidd, Walsh, 66.2

Ht 12: Sergeant, Pugh, Evans, Crutcher, 65.4

Ht 13: (Re-Run) May, Brown, Hoskins, Middleditch (f, ex), 65.4

Ht 14: (Re-Run twice) May, Evans, Holden (f, ex), Roger (f, ex), 65.8

Ht 15: Summers, Sergeant, Jones, Holland, 65.0

Ht 16: Crutcher, Hayden, Malone, Hoskins, 65.2

Ht 17: May, Hayden, Sergeant, Walsh, 65.6

Ht 18: Holland, Roger, Pugh, Hoskins, 65.8

Ht 19: (Re-Run) Evans, Kidd, Malone, Summers (f, ex), 66.8

Ht 20: Crutcher, Brown, Jones, Summers, 65.8

Saturday 18 August 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 44

PLYMOUTH DEVILS 39

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 3 1* 0 2* - - - 6 (2)

Ray Ellis 2* 2 1 3 - - - 8 (1)

Bob Jones 2 R 2 2 - - - 6

Danny Malone F 2 1 0 - - - 3

Frank Evans 3 3 3 - - - - 9

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 1 1* 2* - - - 5 (2)

Reg Lambourne 1* 2 3 - - - - 6 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1* 0 - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

PLYMOUTH

George Wall (C) 1 3 2 3 - - - 9

Ron Barrett 0 0 1 1 - - - 2

Alan Smith 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Frank Wheeler F F 0 1* - - - 1 (1)

Doug Fursey 0 2* 2* 1 - - - 5 (2)

Brian Hitchcock 2 3 3 F - - - 8

George Craig F 2 - - - - - 2

Johnny Bradford 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Sid Hazzard

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Brown, Ellis, Wall, Barrett, 90.4 (5-1)

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Ht 2: Smith, Jones, Malone (fell), Wheeler (fell), 76.4 (7-4)

Ht 3: Evans, Hitchcock, Geddes, Fursey, 77.0 (11-6)

Ht 4: Wall, Malone, Lambourne, Craig (fell), 76.4 (14-9)

Ht 5: Smith, Ellis, Brown, Wheeler (fell), 76.0 (17-12)

Ht 6: Hitchcock, Fursey, Malone, Jones (ret), 77.8 (18-17)

Ht 7: Evans, Wall, Geddes, Barrett, 77.0 (22-19)

Ht 8: Smith, Jones, Wiggins, Bradford, 76.2 (25-22)

Ht 9: Hitchcock, Fursey, Ellis, Brown, 77.8 (26-27)

Ht 10: Wall, Jones, Barrett, Malone, 77.8 (28-31)

Ht 11: Smith, Lambourne, Geddes, Wheeler, 77.0 (31-34)

Ht 12: Lambourne, Brown, Fursey, Bradford, 77.4 (36-35)

Ht 13: Evans, Craig, Wheeler, Wiggins, 77.4 (39-38)

Ht 14: Ellis, Geddes, Barrett, Hitchcock (fell), 78.2 (44-39)

Programme change:

Ht 11: Lambourne replaced Evans.

Stadium Scurry: Lambourne, Bradford, Wiggins, Dudley Smith, 77.4

Match Champion (Ht 1): Wall, Hitchcock, A. Smith, Fursey, 77.8

Match Champion (Ht 2): Brown, Lambourne, Geddes, Ellis, 77.8

Devon and Wilts Scurry: Malone, Jones, Barrett, Wheeler, 77.0

Match Champion (Final): Wall, Brown, 78.4 (2 riders only)

Reserves’ Scurry: Lambourne, George Craig, D. Smith, Wiggins, 78.8

Monday 20 August 1951

EXETER FALCONS 53

SWINDON ROBINS 31

National League Division Three

EXETER

Ken Walsh 2 1* 2* 3 - - - 8 (2)

Goog Hoskin 1* 2 3 2* - - - 8 (2)

Johnny Sargeant 2 2 3 2* - - - 9 (1)

Jack Bedkober 0 2* 1* 3 - - - 6 (2)

Vic Gent (C) 1 0 - - - - - 1

Bob Roger 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Paul Best 3 2* 1 0 - - - 6 (1)

Ted Moore 2* 2 - - - - - 4 (1)

Team manager: Bill Dutton

SWINDON

Buster Brown 0 1 1 0 - - - 2

Ray Ellis 3 F - - - - - 3

Bob Jones 3 3 1 3 - - - 10

Danny Malone 1 0 1 3 - - - 5

Frank Evans 0 0 1 2 - - - 3

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 3 0 1 - - - 6

Reg Lambourne 0 1 1 0 - - - 2

Dudley Smith F F - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: C.C. Mason

Ht 1: Ellis, Walsh, Hoskin, Brown, 76.4 (3-3)

Ht 2: Jones, Sargeant, Malone, Bedkober, 76.2 (5-7)

Ht 3: Roger, Geddes, Gent, Evans, 75.8 (9-9)

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Ht 4: Best, Bedkober, Brown, Lambourne, 77.2 (14-10)

Ht 5: Jones, Hoskin, Walsh, Malone, 76.0 (17-13)

Ht 6: Geddes, Sargeant, Bedkober, Evans, 76.8 (20-16)

Ht 7: Roger, Best, Brown, Ellis (fell), 76.2 (25-17)

Ht 8: (Re-Run) Sargeant, Moore, Jones, Smith (fell), 75.8 (30-18)

Ht 9: Hoskin, Walsh, Evans, Geddes, 76.4 (35-19)

Ht 10: Bedkober, Sargeant, Lambourne, Brown, 76.4 (40-20)

Ht 11: Jones, Roger, Malone, Gent, 76.0 (42-24)

Ht 12: Walsh, Evans, Best, Smith (fell), 77.2 (46-26)

Ht 13: Malone, Moore, Lambourne, Best, 76.8 (48-30)

Ht 14: Roger, Hoskin, Geddes, Lambourne, 75.6 (53-31)

Programme changes:

Ht 7: Best replaced Gent; Ht 10: Lambourne replaced Ellis; Ht 13: Best replaced Gent: Ht 14:

Lambourne replaced Ellis.

Reserves’ Scratch Race: Lambourne, Morris Barnett, Best, Smith, 78.0

The Devon Scratch Race (Ht 1): Walsh, Moore, Brown, Barnett, 77.6

The Devon Scratch Race (Ht 2): Hoskin, Walsh, Sargeant, Geddes, 75.8

The Devon Scratch Race (Ht 3): Roger, Bedkober, Lambourne, Malone, 76.0

The Devon Scratch Race (Ht 4): Jones, Moore, Evans, Best, 77.0

The Devon Scratch Race (Final): Walsh, Roger, Hoskin, Jones, 78.0

Saturday 25 August 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 46

CARDIFF DRAGONS 38

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 0 2* 1* 3 - - - 6 (2)

Bob Jones 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Reg Lambourne 3 2 2 3 - - - 10

Danny Malone F 2 1* 2* - - - 5 (2)

Ken Wiggins 3 0 1* 1* - - - 5 (2)

Hugh Geddes (C) R 2 2 1 - - - 5

Berne Aldridge 0 1 - - - - - 1

Dudley Smith 1* 2 - - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

CARDIFF

Arthur Pilgrim (C) 2 1 3 1 - - - 7

Gerald Pugh 1* 1 0 0 - - - 2 (1)

Chum Taylor 2 1 3 3 - - - 9

Bert Croucher 1* 0 3 - - - - 4 (1)

Les Moore 1* X R 2 - - - 3 (1)

Charlie May 2 3 3 2 - - - 10

Frank Johnson 3 F F - - - - 3

Vic Brinkworth 0 F - - - - - 0

Team manager: Alf Elliott

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Jones, Pilgrim, Pugh, Brown, 75.8 (3-3)

Ht 2: Lambourne, Taylor, Croucher, Malone (fell), 76.6 (6-6)

Ht 3: Wiggins, May, Moore, Geddes (ret), 78.4 (9-9)

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Ht 4: Johnson, Malone, Pilgrim, Aldridge, 76.2 (11-13)

Ht 5: Jones, Brown, Taylor, Croucher, 76.6 (16-14)

Ht 6: (Re-Run) May, Lambourne, Malone, Moore (f, ex), 76.8 (19-17)

Ht 7: Pilgrim, Geddes, Pugh, Wiggins, 78.2 (21-21)

Ht 8: Taylor, Lambourne, Smith, Brinkworth, 77.6 (24-24)

Ht 9: May, Jones, Brown, Moore (ret), 77.0 (27-27)

Ht 10: Lambourne, Malone, Pilgrim, Pugh, 77.6 (32-28)

Ht 11: Taylor, Geddes, Wiggins, Johnson (fell), 77.6 (35-31)

Ht 12: Brown, Moore, Aldridge, Brinkworth (fell), 78.4 (39-33)

Ht 13: Croucher, Smith, Wiggins, Johnson (fell), 79.2 (42-36)

Ht 14: Jones, May, Geddes, Pugh, 77.2 (46-38)

Programme change:

Ht 11: Johnson replaced Croucher.

Stadium Scurry: Aldridge, Mike Beddoe, Reg Nichols, Gerald Coombe, 79.2

Match Champion (Ht 1): May, Taylor, Croucher, Pilgrim, 77.6

Match Champion (Ht 2): Lambourne, Jones, Wiggins, Brown, 77.6

Dragons and Robins’ Scurry: Geddes, Malone, Pugh, Moore, 77.4

Match Champion (Final): May, Lambourne, 77.0 (2 riders only)

Final Scurry: Smith, Beddoe, Brinkworth, Johnson, 79.0

Thursday 30th

August 1951 Station Road, Long Eaton

Long Eaton Archers v Swindon Robins (National League Division Three) Rained

Off

Saturday 1 September 1951

ENGLAND ‘C’ 51

NEW ZEALAND 57

Test Match

(Staged at Swindon)

ENGLAND ‘C’

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 3 3 3 3 - 18

Bill Holden 1 1 0 - - - - 2

Terry Small 1* 2 1 3 1 1* - 9 (2)

Bob Roger 2 1* 0 1 0 2 - 6 (1)

Alan Smith 0 3 1* 1 1* 2 - 8 (2)

Bob Jones 1 1 2 0 - - - 4

Brian Crutcher F 1 1 - - - - 2

Johnny Sargeant 2 0 - - - - - 2

Team manager: Bill Dutton

NEW ZEALAND

Trevor Redmond (C) 2 3 3 2 2* 3 - 15 (1)

Maurice Dunn 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Geoff Mardon 3 R 2 2 0 2 - 9

Kevin Hayden 0 2 1* 0 0 - - 3 (1)

Bruce Abernethy 3 F 2* 2* 2 3 - 12 (2)

Mick Holland 2* 2 3 3 0 0 - 10 (1)

Laurie Holland 1* 3 3 1 - - - 8 (1)

Jack Cunningham - - - - - - - -

Team manager: Wally Kilmister

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ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Middleditch, Redmond, Holden, Dunn, 74.4 (4-2)

Ht 2: Mardon, Roger, Small, Hayden, 76.0 (7-5)

Ht 3: Abernethy, M. Holland, Jones, Smith, 75.8 (8-10)

Ht 4: Redmond, Small, Roger, Dunn, 76.4 (11-13)

Ht 5: Smith, Hayden, Jones, Mardon (ret), 79.2 (15-15)

Ht 6: Middleditch, M. Holland, Holden, Abernethy (fell), 76.4 (19-17)

Ht 7: Redmond, Jones, Smith, Dunn, 77.6 (22-20)

Ht 8: Middleditch, Mardon, Hayden, Holden, 78.2 (25-23)

Ht 9: M. Holland, Abernethy, Small, Roger, 79.0 (26-28)

Ht 10: Middleditch, Redmond, L. Holland, Crutcher (fell), 77.6 (29-31)

Ht 11: Small, Mardon, Roger, Hayden, 78.2 (33-33)

Ht 12: M. Holland, Abernethy, Smith, Jones, 79.2 (34-38)

Ht 13: L. Holland, Redmond, Small, Roger, 79.0 (35-43)

Ht 14: L. Holland, Sargeant, Smith, Mardon, 79.8 (38-46)

Ht 15: Middleditch, Abernethy, Crutcher, M. Holland, 77.2 (42-48)

Ht 16: Redmond, Smith, L. Holland, Sargeant, 77.4 (44-52)

Ht 17: Middleditch, Mardon, Crutcher, Hayden, 78.6 (48-54)

Ht 18: Abernethy, Roger, Small, M. Holland, 78.6 (51-57)

Programme change:

Ht 10: Crutcher replaced Holden; L. Holland replaced Dunn; Ht 13: L. Holland replaced Dunn; Ht 14:

Sargeant replaced Jones; L. Holland replaced Hayden; Ht 15: Crutcher replaced Holden; Ht 16:

Sargeant replaced Jones; L. Holland replaced Dunn; Ht 17: Crutcher replaced Holden.

Saturday 8 September 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 41

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 43

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Buster Brown 0 2 1 2 - - - 5

Bob Jones 3 1* 3 3 - - - 10 (1)

Reg Lambourne 1 2 2 F - - - 5

Danny Malone 3 0 1* 3 - - - 7 (1)

Frank Evans 0 2 R 3 - - - 5

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 X 3 1 - - - 6

Mike Beddoe 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1* F - - - - - 1 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

RAYLEIGH

Jack Unstead (C) 1* 3 3 2 - - - 9 (1)

Julie Benson 2 1 1* 0 - - - 4 (1)

Gerald Jackson 0 0 3 1* - - - 4 (1)

Tom O’ Connor 2 3 2 2 - - - 9

Maurice Dunn 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Ron Howes 1 0 0 2 - - - 3

Frank Bettis 2* 1* - - - - - 3 (2)

Oz Osborne 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

ACU Steward: George Allan

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Ht 1: Jones, Benson, Unstead, Brown, 75.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: Malone, O’ Connor, Lambourne, Jackson, 75.8 (7-5)

Ht 3: Dunn, Geddes, Howes, Evans, 76.2 (9-9)

Ht 4: Unstead, Bettis, Beddoe, Malone, 77.6 (10-14)

Ht 5: O’ Connor, Brown, Jones, Jackson, 75.8 (13-17)

Ht 6: Dunn, Lambourne, Malone, Howes, 76.6 (16-20)

Ht 7: (Re-Run) Unstead, Evans, Benson, Geddes (f, ex), 77.6 (18-24)

Ht 8: Jackson, Lambourne, Wiggins, Osborne, 77.6 (21-27)

Ht 9: Jones, Dunn, Brown, Howes, 76.0 (25-29)

Ht 10: Malone, Unstead, Benson, Lambourne (fell), 77.8 (28-32)

Ht 11: Geddes, O’ Connor, Jackson, Evans (ret), 77.4 (31-35)

Ht 12: Dunn, Brown, Beddoe, Osborne, 76.8 (34-38)

Ht 13: Evans, O’ Connor, Bettis, Wiggins (fell), 78.2 (37-41)

Ht 14: Jones, Howes, Geddes, Benson, 76.8 (41-43)

Programme changes:

None.

Junior Scurry: Dudley Smith, Berne Aldridge, Reg Nichols, 78.0 (3 riders only)

Reserves’ Scurry: Osborne, Beddoe, Bettis, Wiggins, 77.4

Swindon Scratch Race: Jones, Malone, Lambourne, Geddes, 76.6

Rayleigh Scratch Race: Jackson, O’ Connor, Howes, Unstead, 77.6

Rockets and Robins’ Scurry: Benson, Evans, Brown, Dunn, 77.8

Final Scurry: Beddoe, Smith, Aldridge, Osborne, 78.2

Wednesday 12 September 1951

RAYLEIGH ROCKETS 50

SWINDON ROBINS 34

National League Division Three

RAYLEIGH

Jack Unstead (C) 3 3 2 2 - - - 10

Frank Bettis 2* 1 1* 1* - - - 5 (3)

Gerald Jackson 1 1 0 3 - - - 5

Tom O’Connor 3 1* 3 0 - - - 7 (1)

Ron Howes 1 2* 3 3 - - - 9 (1)

Maurice Dunn 3 3 1 2 - - - 9

Mike Wood 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

Julie Benson 1 1 - - - - - 2

Team manager: John ‘Butch’ Williams

SWINDON

Buster Brown F 3 1 2 - - - 6

Bob Jones 1 0 1* 0 - - - 2 (1)

Reg Lambourne R 2 3 2 - - - 7

Danny Malone 2 X 0 0 - - - 2

Frank Evans 0 0 3 3 - - - 6

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 N 3 - - - - 5

Mike Beddoe 0 2 R 2 - - - 4

Ken Wiggins 2* 0 - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Arthur Humphrey

Ht 1: Unstead, Bettis, Jones, Brown (fell), 71.2 (5-1)

Ht 2: O’Connor, Malone, Jackson, Lambourne (ret), 72.8 (9-3)

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Ht 3: Dunn, Geddes, Howes, Evans, 72.4 (13-5)

Ht 4: Brown, Wood, O’Connor, Beddoe, 73.2 (16-8)

Ht 5: (Re-Run) Unstead, Lambourne, Bettis, Malone (f, ex), 72.2 (20-10)

Ht 6: (Re-Run) O’Connor, Beddoe, Jackson, Evans, Geddes (f, ns), 72.4 (24-12)

Ht 7: Dunn, Howes, Brown, Jones, 73.0 (29-13)

Ht 8: Lambourne, Wiggins, Benson, Jackson, 72.8 (30-18)

Ht 9: Evans, Unstead, Bettis, Beddoe (ret), 72.2 (33-21)

Ht 10: Jackson, Brown, Jones, O’Connor, 72.0 (36-24)

Ht 11: Howes, Lambourne, Dunn, Malone, 73.0 (40-26)

Ht 12: Evans, Unstead, Wood, Wiggins, 72.6 (43-29)

Ht 13: Howes, Beddoe, Benson, Malone, 73.0 (47-31)

Ht 14: Geddes, Dunn, Bettis, Jones, 72.8 (50-34)

Programme change:

Ht 6: Beddoe replaced Geddes, who had accidentally collided with Jackson and, although not

excluded, was unfit to participate in the re-run.

The Special Rayleigh Match-Race: Howes, Cliff Watson, 73.2

The Rayleigh Weir Scratch Race (Ht 1): Geddes, Brown, Lambourne, Malone, 73.6

The Rayleigh Weir Scratch Race (Ht 2): Jackson, Watson, Unstead, O’ Connor, 73.2

The Rayleigh Weir Scratch Race (Ht 3): Jones, Howes, Bettis, Wood, 73.8

The Rayleigh Weir Scratch Race (Ht 4): Dunn, Evans, Beddoe, Benson, 73.2

The Reserves’ Scratch Race: Oz Osborne, Wiggins, Jim McGillivray, Ray Thackwell, 74.4

Thursday 13 September 1951

LONG EATON ARCHERS 39

SWINDON ROBINS 45

National League Division Three

LONG EATON

Jack Winstanley 2 3 3 3 - - - 11

Frank Malouf (C) F 0 0 2 - - - 2

Eric Mason 1 2* 2 1* - - - 6 (2)

Wilf Plant 0 3 3 2 - - - 8

Pedlar Palmer 2* 0 2 0 - - - 4 (1)

Peter Moore 3 2 0 1* - - - 6 (1)

Lionel Pugh 1 R - - - - - 1

Johnnie Jones F 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Charlie Lish

SWINDON

Buster Brown 3 R 3 R - - - 6

Bob Jones 1 1 3 3 - - - 8

Reg Lambourne 2* 1* 3 1 - - - 7 (2)

Danny Malone 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Frank Evans 0 1 1* - - - - 2 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Mike Beddoe 2 2 2 2* - - - 8 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: E.G. Cope

Ht 1: Brown, Winstanley, B. Jones, Malouf (fell), 72.4 (2-4)

Ht 2: Malone, Lambourne, Mason, Plant (f, rem), 74.6 (3-9)

Ht 3: Moore, Palmer, Geddes, Evans, 74.6 (8-10)

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Ht 4: Plant, Beddoe, Pugh, Brown (ret), 74.4 (12-12)

Ht 5: Winstanley, Malone, Lambourne, Malouf (f, rem), 74.2 (15-15)

Ht 6: Plant, Mason, Evans, Geddes, 73.8 (20-16)

Ht 7: Brown, Moore, B. Jones, Palmer, 74.6 (22-20)

Ht 8: Lambourne, Mason, Wiggins, J. Jones (fell), 74.8 (24-24)

Ht 9: Winstanley, Beddoe, Evans, Malouf (f, rem), 74.0 (27-27)

Ht 10: B. Jones, Plant, Mason, Brown (ret), 75.0 (30-30)

Ht 11: Malone, Palmer, Lambourne, Moore, 74.2 (32-34)

Ht 12: Winstanley, Beddoe, Wiggins, Pugh (ret), 74.0 (35-37)

Ht 13: Malone, Beddoe, J. Jones, Palmer, 75.0 (36-42)

Ht 14: B. Jones, Malouf, Moore, Geddes, 74.6 (39-45)

Programme changes:

Ht 9: Beddoe replaced Geddes; Ht 12: Beddoe replaced Evans.

Cinders Trophy 1 lap dash

Eric Minall 20.4

Johnny Jones 19.6

Novices Scratch Race Humphries, Binfield, Pugh (f), Jim Courtney (nf)77.2

Reserves Scratch Race Beddoe, Hickman, Wiggins, J.Jones (f) 75.2

Toton Scratch Race Ht1 Malone, Winstanley, Mason, Brown 75.2

Toton Scratch Race Ht2 Malouf, Plant, Minall, B.Jones 75.0

Toton Scratch Race Ht3 Moore, Palmer, Evans, Bob Lovell 77.2

Friday 14 September 1951

ENGLAND ‘C’ 57

AMERICA 48

Test Match

(Staged at Swindon)

ENGLAND ‘C’

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 2 2 1* 2* 2 - 12 (2)

Bob Jones F 1* 1* 2 3 0 - 7 (2)

Terry Small 1 1* 1* 3 2 1 - 9 (2)

Buster Brown 0 2 2 0 0 - - 4

Bob Roger 0 2 2* 2* 2* 0 - 8 (3)

Gerald Jackson 2 0 3 3 3 3 - 14

Brian Crutcher - - - - - - - -

Frank Evans 3 - - - - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

AMERICA

Nick Nicolaides (C) X 3 1 3 3 2 - 12

Jimmy Gibb F - - - - - - 0

Ernie Roccio 3 3 3 1* F 3 - 13 (1)

Royal Carroll 2* 1 0 2 1 1 - 7 (1)

Don Hawley 3 3 3 X 1 2 - 12

Lloyd Campbell 1 0 0 1 0 - - 2

Johnny Roccio 0 0 1 1* - - - 2 (1)

Johnny Gibson R 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Charles Arthur

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ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: (Re-Run) Middleditch, Jones (fell), Gibb (fell), Nicolaides (ex, foul riding), 78.0 (3-0)

Ht 2: E. Roccio, Carroll, Small, Brown, 77.0 (4-5)

Ht 3: Hawley, Jackson, Campbell, Roger, 78.6 (6-9)

Ht 4: Nicolaides, Brown, Small, J. Roccio, 76.8 (9-12)

Ht 5: E. Roccio, Roger, Carroll, Jackson, 76.8. (11-16)

Ht 6: Hawley, Middleditch, Jones, Campbell, 78.2 (14-19)

Ht 7: Jackson, Roger, Nicolaides, J. Roccio, 77.4 (19-20)

Ht 8: E. Roccio, Middleditch, Jones, Carroll, 77.6 (22-23)

Ht 9: Hawley, Brown, Small, Campbell, 78.4 (25-26)

Ht 10: Nicolaides, Jones, Middleditch, Gibson (ret), 77.4 (28-29)

Ht 11: Small, Carroll, E. Roccio, Brown, 76.0 (31-32)

Ht 12: (Re-Run) Jackson, Roger, Campbell, Hawley (f, ex), 77.8 (36-33)

Ht 13: Nicolaides, Small, J. Roccio, Brown, 77.2 (38-37)

Ht 14: Jackson, Roger, Carroll, E. Roccio (fell), 78.0 (43-38)

Ht 15: Jones, Middleditch, Hawley, Campbell, 78.0 (48-39)

Ht 16: Jackson, Nicolaides, J. Roccio, Roger, 78.0 (51-42)

Ht 17: E. Roccio, Middleditch, Carroll, Jones, 77.8 (53-46)

Ht 18: Evans, Hawley, Small, Gibson, 78.4 (57-48)

Programme change:

Ht 4: J. Roccio replaced Gibb; Ht 7: J. Roccio replaced Gibb; Ht 10: Gibson replaced Gibb; Ht 13: J.

Roccio replaced Gibb; Ht 16: J. Roccio replaced Gibb; Ht 18: Evans replaced Brown; Gibson replaced

Campbell.

Thursday 20 September 1951

PLYMOUTH DEVILS 47

SWINDON ROBINS 37

National League Division Three

PLYMOUTH

George Wall (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Johnny Bradford 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Alan Smith R 3 3 3 - - - 9

Frank Wheeler 1 3 1 0 - - - 5

Brian Hitchcock 3 0 1 2 - - - 6

Ron Barrett 2* 2 3 3 - - - 10 (1)

George Craig 2* 0 2* - - - - 4 (2)

Denis Hayles 1 0 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Sid Hazzard

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 0 1 1* - - - 4 (1)

Buster Brown 1* 3 2 2 - - - 8 (1)

Reg Lambourne 2* 1* 2 0 - - - 5 (2)

Danny Malone 3 2 2 3 - - - 10

Hugh Geddes (C) 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Frank Evans 0 2 2 1* - - - 5 (1)

Mike Beddoe 1 1* 1 - - - - 3 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: C.C. Mason

Ht 1: Wall, Jones, Brown, Bradford, 74.0 (3-3)

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Ht 2: Malone, Lambourne, Wheeler, Smith (ret), 75.8 (4-8)

Ht 3: Hitchcock, Barrett, Geddes, Evans, 76.8 (9-9)

Ht 4: Wheeler, Craig, Beddoe, Jones, 78.4 (14-10)

Ht 5: Wall, Malone, Lambourne, Bradford, 75.8 (17-13)

Ht 6: Smith, Evans, Wheeler, Geddes, 73.8 (21-15)

Ht 7: Brown, Barrett, Jones, Hitchcock, 75.8 (23-19)

Ht 8: Smith, Lambourne, Hayles, Wiggins, 74.6 (27-21)

Ht 9: Wall, Evans, Beddoe, Craig, 76.2 (30-24)

Ht 10: Smith, Brown, Jones, Wheeler, 75.0 (33-27)

Ht 11: Barrett, Malone, Hitchcock, Lambourne, 76.4 (37-29)

Ht 12: Wall, Craig, Wiggins, Geddes, 76.4 (42-30)

Ht 13: Malone, Hitchcock, Beddoe, Hayles, 76.8 (44-34)

Ht 14: Barrett, Brown, Evans, Bradford, 77.0 (47-37)

Programme changes:

Ht 9: Craig replaced Bradford; Beddoe replaced Geddes.

Stadium Scurry (Ht 1): Doug Fursey, Geoff Woodger, Wiggins, Tom Turnham, 77.6

Event 3 (Ht 1): Wall, Lambourne, Brown, Wheeler, 75.6

Stadium Scurry (Ht 2): Beddoe, Turnham, Woodger, Fursey, 77.2

Event 3 (Ht 2): Malone, Geddes, Bradford, Smith, 77.2

Event 3 (Ht 3): Hitchcock, Craig, Barrett, Fursey, 78.2

Event 3 (Ht 4): Jones, Beddoe, Hayles, Evans, 77.0

Event 3 (Final): Wall, Jones, Malone, Hitchcock, 76.2

Saturday 22 September 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 38

POOLE PIRATES 46

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Bob Jones 1 0 1 3 - - - 5

Buster Brown 0 1 0 - - - - 1

Reg Lambourne 2 1* 3 2 - - - 8 (1)

Danny Malone 1* 3 2 F - - - 6 (1)

Hugh Geddes (C) 2* 1* 3 3 - - - 9 (2)

Frank Evans 3 2 1 1 - - - 7

Mike Beddoe 1 0 X - - - - 1

Ken Wiggins 0 1 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

POOLE

Tony Lewis 2* R 0 1 - - - 3 (1)

Ken Middleditch (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Terry Small 0 3 1* 0 - - - 4 (1)

Brian Crutcher 3 2* 2 R - - - 7 (1)

Bill Holden 0 0 2* 2 - - - 4 (1)

Roy Craighead 1 3 3 2* - - - 9 (1)

Charlie Hayden 2 2 - - - - - 4

Allan Kidd 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Don Gould

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Middleditch, Lewis, Jones, Brown, 77.0 (1-5)

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Ht 2: Crutcher, Lambourne, Malone, Small, 76.8 (4-8)

Ht 3: Evans, Geddes, Craighead, Holden, 77.8 (9-9)

Ht 4: Malone, Hayden, Beddoe, Lewis (ret), 77.6 (13-11)

Ht 5: Small, Crutcher, Brown, Jones, 76.8 (14-16)

Ht 6: Craighead, Malone, Lambourne, Holden, 77.4 (17-19)

Ht 7: Middleditch, Evans, Geddes, Lewis, 77.8 (20-22)

Ht 8: Lambourne, Kidd, Small, Wiggins, 78.2 (23-25)

Ht 9: Craighead, Holden, Jones, Beddoe, 77.4 (24-30)

Ht 10: Middleditch, Lambourne, Lewis, Malone (fell), 77.4 (26-34)

Ht 11: Geddes, Crutcher, Evans, Small, 77.6 (30-36)

Ht 12: (Re-Run) Jones, Holden, Kidd, Beddoe (f, ex), 77.0 (33-39)

Ht 13: Geddes, Hayden, Wiggins, Crutcher (ret), 78.8 (37-41)

Ht 14: Middleditch, Craighead, Evans, Brown, 78.4 (38-46)

Programme change:

Ht 9: Beddoe replaced Brown.

Junior Scurry: Beddoe, Berne Aldridge, Reg Nichols, Dudley Smith, 78.6

Match Champion (Ht 1): Middleditch, Holden, Craighead, Lewis, 77.8

Match Champion (Ht 2): Evans, Lambourne, Malone, Geddes, 78.0

Pirates and Robins’ Scurry: Brown, Kidd, Jones, Hayden, 77.4

Match Champion: Middleditch, Evans, 77.8 (2 riders only)

Final Scurry: Kidd, Beddoe, Wiggins, Hayden, 78.8

Tuesday 25 September 1951

ALDERSHOT SHOTS 52

SWINDON ROBINS 31

National League Division Three

ALDERSHOT

Ivor Powell 3 2* 1 2 - - - 8 (1)

Trevor Redmond X 3 3 3 - - - 9

Geoff Mardon 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Doug Papworth 0 1* 2* R - - - 3 (2)

Basil Harris (C) 2 2* 0 2* - - - 6 (2)

Bert Edwards 1* 3 3 0 - - - 7 (1)

Brian Wilson 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

Craig Jones 1 3 - - - - - 4

Team manager: Alec Moseley

SWINDON

Bob Jones 2 0 0 R - - - 2

Buster Brown 1* 1 2 2 - - - 6 (1)

Reg Lambourne 2 1 2 2 - - - 7

Danny Malone 1* 0 1* 0 - - - 2 (2)

Hugh Geddes (C) 0 0 - - - - - 0

Frank Evans 3 0 0 1* - - - 4 (1)

Mike Beddoe 3 1 2 1 - - - 7

Ken Wiggins 0 3 - - - - - 3

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: Not recorded

Ht 1: Powell, B. Jones, Brown, Redmond (ex), 76.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: Mardon, Lambourne, Malone, Papworth, 75.2 (6-6)

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Ht 3: Evans, Harris, Edwards, Geddes, 76.0 (9-9)

Ht 4: Beddoe, Wilson, Papworth, B. Jones, 74.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Redmond, Powell, Lambourne, Malone, 75.2 (17-13)

Ht 6: Mardon, Papworth, Beddoe, Evans, 74.2 (22-14)

Ht 7: Edwards, Harris, Brown, B. Jones, 74.8 (27-15)

Ht 8: Mardon, Lambourne, C. Jones, Wiggins, 76.0 (31-17)

Ht 9: Redmond, Beddoe, Powell, Evans, 76.4 (35-19)

Ht 10: Mardon, Brown, Papworth (ret), B. Jones (ret), 76.2 (38-21)

Ht 11: Edwards, Lambourne, Malone, Harris, 74.6 (41-24)

Ht 12: Wiggins, Powell, Wilson, Geddes, 77.8 (44-27)

Ht 13: C. Jones, Harris, Beddoe, Malone, 74.8 (49-28)

Ht 14: Redmond, Brown, Evans, Edwards, 75.8 (52-31)

Programme changes:

Ht 6: Beddoe replaced Geddes; Ht 9: Beddoe replaced Geddes.

Thursday 4 October 1951

LONG EATON ARCHERS 60

SWINDON ROBINS 24

National League Division Three

LONG EATON

Jack Winstanley 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Frank Malouf (C) 2* 1 1 1 - - - 5 (1)

Eric Mason 2* 3 1 1 - - - 7 (1)

Wilf Plant 3 2* 1 3 - - - 9 (1)

Pedlar Palmer 1 1 1 1 - - - 4

Peter Moore 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Johnnie Jones 3 2* - - - - - 5 (1)

Eric Minall 3 3 - - - - - 6

Team manager: Charlie Lish

SWINDON

Bob Jones F 0 0 - - - - 0

Danny Malone 1 2 2 2 - - - 7

Reg Lambourne 1 0 2 0 - - - 3

Buster Brown 0 2 2 2 - - - 6

Hugh Geddes (C) 0 X 0 0 - - - 0

Frank Evans 2 2 2 0 - - - 6

Mike Beddoe 1 0 - - - - - 1

Ken Wiggins 0 0 1 - - - - 1

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

ACU Steward: E.G. Cope

Ht 1: Winstanley, Malouf, Malone, B. Jones (fell), 71.4 (5-1)

Ht 2: Plant, Mason, Lambourne, Brown, 72.8 (10-2)

Ht 3: Moore, Evans, Palmer, Geddes, 72.6 (14-4)

Ht 4: J. Jones, Plant, Beddoe, B. Jones, 74.2 (19-5)

Ht 5: Winstanley, Brown, Malouf, Lambourne, 73.0 (23-7)

Ht 6: Mason, Evans, Plant, Geddes (ex), 74.8 (27-9)

Ht 7: Moore, Malone, Palmer, B. Jones, 72.8 (31-11)

Ht 8: Minall, Lambourne, Mason, Wiggins, 73.6 (35-13)

Ht 9: Winstanley, Evans, Malouf, Geddes, 74.4 (39-15)

Ht 10: Plant, Malone, Mason, Wiggins, 74.0 (43-17)

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Ht 11: Moore, Brown, Palmer, Lambourne, 73.2 (47-19)

Ht 12: Winstanley, J. Jones, Wiggins, Geddes, 74.0 (52-20)

Ht 13: Minall, Brown, Palmer, Beddoe, 74.8 (56-22)

Ht 14: Moore, Malone, Malouf, Evans, 75.0 (60-24)

Programme change:

Ht 10: Wiggins replaced B. Jones.

Cinders Trophy 1 lap dash

Peter Moore (f) NT

Ray Binfield 20.0

Junior Scurry Hickman, Binfield, Barsby, Pugh (f) 75.4

Robins ScurryMalone, Evans, Brown, Humphries 74.2

Notts ScurryMason, Malone, Lamborne, B.Jones 75.6

Archers ScurryMoore, Plant, Winstanley, Palmer 73.6

Reserves Scratch RaceMinall, J.Jones, Beddoe, Wiggins 74.4

Saturday 6 October 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 38

EXETER FALCONS 46

National League Division Three

SWINDON

Bob Jones 1 0 3 - - - - 4

Danny Malone F 3 3 F - - - 6

Reg Lambourne 1* 1* 2 1 - - - 5 (2)

Buster Brown 2 2 2 R - - - 6

Hugh Geddes (C) 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Frank Evans 0 0 1 - - - - 1

Mike Beddoe 1* 1 1 - - - - 3 (1)

Ken Wiggins 1* 1 1 - - - - 3 (1)

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

EXETER

Ken Walsh 3 3 1 3 - - - 10

Goog Hoskin 2* 3 2* 3 - - - 10 (2)

Bob Roger 3 2 3 2 - - - 10

Vic Gent (C) 0 1* 0 2 - - - 3 (1)

Don Hardy 3 3 2 2 - - - 10

Ted Moore 1 0 0 2* - - - 3 (1)

Paul Best 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Morris Barnett - - - - - - - -

Team manager: Bill Dutton

ACU Steward: Cliff King

Ht 1: Walsh, Hoskin, Jones, Malone (fell), 76.6 (1-5)

Ht 2: Roger, Brown, Lambourne, Gent, 77.6 (4-8)

Ht 3: Hardy, Geddes, Moore, Evans, 78.2 (6-12)

Ht 4: Walsh, Brown, Beddoe, Best, 77.0 (9-15)

Ht 5: Malone, Roger, Gent, Jones, 78.0 (12-18)

Ht 6: Hardy, Brown, Lambourne, Moore, 77.6 (15-21)

Ht 7: Hoskin, Geddes, Walsh, Evans, 78.2 (17-25)

Ht 8: Roger, Lambourne, Wiggins, Best, 78.2 (20-28)

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Ht 9: Malone, Hardy, Beddoe, Moore, 78.0 (24-30)

Ht 10: Walsh, Hoskin, Lambourne, Brown (ret), 77.8 (25-35)

Ht 11: Geddes, Roger, Wiggins, Gent, 78.6 (29-37)

Ht 12: Jones, Hardy, Beddoe, Best, 78.0 (33-39)

Ht 13: Geddes, Gent, Wiggins, Best, 78.8 (37-41)

Ht 14: Hoskin, Moore, Evans, Malone (fell), 77.4 (38-46)

Programme changes:

Ht 8: Best replaced Barnett; Ht 9: Beddoe replaced Jones; Ht 11: Wiggins replaced Evans; Ht 12:

Best replaced Barnett.

NOTE: Exeter had only seven riders, as Barnett was an absentee. Best therefore took Barnett’s two

programmed rides in heats 8 and 12.

Junior Scurry: Beddoe, Dudley Smith, Wiggins, Reg Nichols, 79.2

Falcons and Robins’ Scurry (Ht 1): Brown, Geddes, Evans, Malone (fell), 78.2

Falcons and Robins’ Scurry (Ht 2): Jones, Lambourne, Hoskin, Moore, 79.2

Falcons and Robins’ Scurry (Ht 3): Beddoe, Best, Wiggins, Smith (fell), 79.0

Falcons and Robins’ Scurry (Ht 4): Roger, Walsh, Gent, Hardy (ret), 77.0

Falcons and Robins’ Scurry (Final): Roger, Brown, Beddoe, Jones, 77.2

Saturday 13 October 1951

SWINDON ROBINS 27

BRISTOL BULLDOGS 57

Challenge

SWINDON

Bob Jones (C) 0 0 2 2 - - - 4

Danny Malone 3 2 0 0 - - - 5

Reg Lambourne 0 0 2 0 - - - 2

Buster Brown 1 0 1 3 - - - 5

Hugh Geddes 1 2 2 1 - - - 6

Frank Evans R R 1* 2 - - - 3 (1)

Mike Beddoe 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Ken Wiggins 0 0 - - - - - 0

Team manager: Reg Witcomb

BRISTOL

Jack Mountford 1* 3 3 1* - - - 8 (2)

Billy Hole (C) 2 1 2 1 - - - 6

Eric Salmon 2* 3 3 0 - - - 8 (1)

Geoff Pymar 3 1 3 3 - - - 10

Chris Boss 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Dick Bradley 2* 2* 1 3 - - - 8 (2)

Johnny Hole 2* 2* - - - - - 4 (2)

Jack Summers 1 0 - - - - - 1

Team manager: Bill Hamblin

ACU Steward: George Allan

Ht 1: Malone, B. Hole, Mountford, Jones, 77.6 (3-3)

Ht 2: Pymar, Salmon, Brown, Lambourne, 78.2 (4-8)

Ht 3: Boss, Bradley, Geddes, Evans (ret), 76.4 (5-13)

Ht 4: Mountford, J. Hole, Beddoe, Brown, 78.2 (6-18)

Ht 5: Salmon, Malone, Pymar, Jones, 78.0 (8-22)

Ht 6: Boss, Bradley, Brown, Lambourne, 78.0 (9-27)

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Ht 7: Mountford, Geddes, B. Hole, Evans (ret), 78.0 (11-31)

Ht 8: Salmon, Lambourne, Summers, Wiggins, 79.0 (13-35)

Ht 9: Boss, Jones, Bradley, Malone, 77.2 (15-39)

Ht 10: Brown, B. Hole, Mountford, Lambourne, 78.8 (18-42)

Ht 11: Pymar, Geddes, Evans, Salmon, 78.4 (21-45)

Ht 12: Boss, Jones, Beddoe, Summers, 78.4 (24-48)

Ht 13: Pymar, J. Hole, Geddes, Wiggins, 79.0 (25-53)

Ht 14: Bradley, Evans, B. Hole, Malone, 79.0 (27-57)

Programme changes:

None.

Special Match-Race: Brown, Jones, 65.0 (3 laps only, rolling start)

Junior Robins’ Scurry: Beddoe, Dudley Smith, Wiggins, Berne Aldridge, 80.6

Swindon Scratch Race: Boss, Malone and Evans (Dead-heat), Brown (fell), 78.4

Challenge Match-Race: Bradley, Jones, 77.4

Bulldogs’ Scratch Race: Pymar, Salmon, B. Hole, Mountford, 77.2

Final Scratch Race: J. Hole, Summers, Lambourne, Geddes, 79.4