Belle Vue 'Aces' v Sheffield 'Tigers' | Two-Counties Challenge | 5th July 1947 | |||||||||||||
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Ref: T.E.Ryan | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Tot+Bp |
1. Bill Pitcher | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
2. Ron Mason | 1' | 1' | 2' | 2' | 6+4 | ||||||||||
3. Wally Lloyd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
4. Jim Boyd | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
5. Dent Oliver | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
6. Louis Lawson | 2' | 2' | 1' | 3 | 8+3 | ||||||||||
7. Brian Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
8. Wally Hull | 2' | 1 | 3+1 | ||||||||||||
Bele Vue 'Aces' | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 53 | ||
Sheffield 'Tigers' | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
1. Eric Langton (g) © | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
2. Jack D. White | 0 | 1' | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | ||||||||||
3. Tommy Bateman | 1' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | ||||||||||
4. Jack Bibby | 2 | 1' | 1 | 1 | 5+1 | ||||||||||
5. Bruce Semmens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
6. Tommy Allott | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
7. Len Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
8. Danny Lee | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Track record = 73.4 N. Parker & V.Duggan | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 76.6 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 78.4 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 80.8 | 80.2 | 82.0 | 81.0 | 79.8 | 82.6 | 81.2 |
Match Race (heat 1) | Match Race (heat 2) | ||||||||||||||
Wally Lloyd (Belle Vue) | 1ST | Wally Lloyd (Belle Vue) | 1ST | ||||||||||||
Jeff Lloyd (New Cross) | 2nd | Jeff Lloyd (New Cross) | 2nd | ||||||||||||
80.2 | 88.2 |
With a sold-out test match between England and Australia (the first for eight years!) taking place 'up the road' at Odsal the Belle Vue public were entertained by a local derby against lower division Sheffield. Already missing captain Jack Parker who was riding for the Lions they balanced the sides further by loaning the Tigers Eric Langton to deputize for their injured skipper Stan Williams.
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