MATCH REPORT: Three out of three for Astley over Bury

Astley & Tyldesley raced to three convincing wins over Bury in Sunday’s North and Scotland League fixture at Gin Pit. It was another baking hot sunny day, ridden in mainly dusty conditions, despite heavy track watering before each match.

In the Division 1 match, A&T quickly took control, with five maximum heat wins in the first ten heats, with the other five races shared. Two more followed in the nominated heats, with Bury’s only 7-3 coming in heat 15, when A&T fielded their number 9 and 10 riders. Steve Harris raced to a fine maximum for A&T and recorded the fastest time of the day, 41.41 seconds, in heat 13. A&T scored solidly throughout to maintain their 100% record this season, winning 103-74. Kaysar Mohammadi was impressive for Bury, winning three of his five races.

A&T 103
Steve Harris 17 (3), Pawel Idziorek 16 (1), Paul Graham 14 (2), Ciaran Collins 14 (2), Mark Grantham 12 (1), Kyle Holland 11 (1), Max Evans 11, Mick Knowles 5 (1), Emily Burgess 2, Tom Morrissey 1.

Bury 74
Kaysar Mohammadi 16, James Elston 15 (1), Kris Ramsden 13 (1), Neil Howarth 12 (2), Louis Turner 8, Eryk Motala 7 (1), Harry Radford 3.

Referee – Chaz Whalley.

A&T rode to a comfortable 87-61 victory in Division 2, to return to winning ways. Max Evans, fresh from racing for England juniors the day before, impressed with a maximum score, with all the A&T riders scoring well. Kaysar Mohammadi again impressed for Bury, losing only to Evans in heat 3 and Mark Grantham in heat 15.

A&T 87
Max Evans 18 (2), Mark Grantham 18, Emily Burgess 14 (1), John White 11 (1), Mick Knowles 10 (2), Charlie Burgess 9 (1), Tom Morrissey 7.

Bury 61
Kaysar Mohammadi 18, Louis Turner 13 (1), Eryk Motala 11 (1), Harry Radford 7 (2), Steve Mann 6, Dawar Mohammadi 6.

Referee – Kyle Holland

A&T set up a new all time record score for the Northern League Division 3, by beating Bury 209-11. This is the first time in the six years of the competition that A&T have topped the 200 mark. Aiden Green and John White raced to 16 points maximum scores in the u-10 and u-13 categories respectively.

A&T 209:
Aiden Green 16, John White 16, Frank White 15, Duncan Whalley 15, Daniel Johnson 13, Tom Beeley 13, Tom Morrissey 13, Oscar Belt 12, Lewis Skitterall 11, Ada Cox 10, Freddie Cox 10, Lucy Grantham 10, Charlie Burgess 10, Freddy Warn 9, Sabrina Evans 8, Chloe Warn 8, Myles Grantham 7, Natasha Clitheroe 7, Harriet Belt 6.

Bury 11
Harry Radford 11.

Referee – Catherine White