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INTERNATIONALS - AUSTRALIA
Australia v England - 1947-48 to 1959-60
| 1947-48 | Australia won series 5-0 | Attendance | ||||
| OFFICIAL | 06.12 : Brisbane | Australia | 57 | England | 47 | |
| 26.12* : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 57 | England | 51 | ||
| 24.01† : Melbourne (Maribyrnong) | Australia | 61 | England | 47 | 15,000 | |
| 31.01 : Newcastle (Broadmeadow) | Australia | 79 | England | 29 | 20,000 | |
| 07.02 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 62 | England | 46 | 29,000 | |
| * Original date 19.12 - postponed due to rain | ||||||
| † Original date 10.01 - postponed due to public transport strike | ||||||
| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||
| Bill Rogers | 15 | 12+2 | 16+1 | 11+4 | 4+2 | 58 +9 | Jack Parker | 6+1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 48+1 | ||
| Bill Longley | 13+1 | 10+1 | 13 | 11+1 | 0 | 47 +3 | Bill Pitcher | 12 | 10+1 | 10 | 4 | 3+2 | 39 +3 | ||
| Vic Duggan | - | - | 18 | 15+3 | 14+1 | 47 +4 | Norman Parker | 16 | 10 | 8+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 37 +5 | ||
| Jack Biggs | - | 13 | 5+1 | 8+1 | 10 | 36 +2 | Alec Statham | 2 | 9+3 | 5+4 | 5+1 | 9 | 30 +8 | ||
| Aub Lawson | - | - | - | 16+1 | 14+1 | 30 +2 | Dent Oliver | 7 | 6+2 | 1+1 | 10 | 5+1 | 29+4 | ||
| Max Grosskreutz | - | - | 3+1 | 14+2 | 12+3 | 29 +6 | Oliver Hart | 0 | - | 9 | 7 | 13 | 29 | ||
| Ernie Brecknell | 7+1 | 8 | 6+2 | - | - | 21 +3 | Malcolm Craven | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Dick Smythe | 12 | 5+2 | - | - | - | 17 +2 | Dick Harris | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 3 +2 | ||
| Charlie Spinks | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 14 | Gil Craven | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Bill Melluish | - | - | - | 4 | 4+1 | 8 +1 | A weak England team escaped an even more crushing defeat thanks to the discontent in the Australian ranks. Duggan, Lawson, and Grosskreutz withdrew from the 1st.Test, because their team was not the strongest available, then were suspended from the 2nd. England failed to take advantage of the situation, when they lost Olly Hart with a broken arm in the first race at Brisbane, who were staging their first-ever Test match. Then Malcolm Craven sailed for home, unable to make the trip pay, and with weak reserves, and up against much stronger home teams, England were well-beaten in the final three Tests. | ||||||||
| Frank Dolan | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Bonnie Waddell | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||
| Andy Menzies | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Dave Hynes | 1+1 | - | - | - | - | 1 +1 | |||||||||
| Cliff Watson | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Ray Duggan | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||
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| 1st.Test at Brisbane 1*: Spinks, J Parker, Smythe, Hart Fx 4-2 2: N Parker, Longley, Craven, Menzies F 6-6 3: Rogers, Brecknell, Statham, Pitcher 11-7 4: Longley, J Parker, Menzies, Oliver 15-9 5:Rogers, N Parker, Brecknell, Craven 19-11 6: Spinks, Pitcher, Smythe, Statham 23-13 7: Rogers, Oliver, J Parker F, Brecknell F 26-15 8: N Parker, Smythe, Craven, Spinks 28-19 9: Pitcher,Longley, Statham, Menzies 30-2310: Smythe, Oliver, J Parker, Hynes 33-26 11:N Parker, Longley, Craven, Menzies 35-30 12:Rogers, Pitcher,Brecknell, Harris 39-32 13:Longley, J Parker F, Oliver F, Menzies R 42-32 |
14:Rogers,N Parker, Brecknell, Craven
46-34 15:Smythe, Pitcher, Harris, Spinks F 49-37 16†:Oliver, Brecknell, J Parker, Rogers R 51-41 17:N Parker, Smythe, Hynes, Craven, Spinks f,ns 54-44 18:Pitcher, Waddell, Longley, Harris F 57-47 * New track record 55.0 (3 laps) recorded by Spinks in heat 1 † Graeme Frost points out that he has seen 3 other results of heat 16 in various completed programmes or magazines: 16: J Parker, Brecknell, Oliver, Rogers R 16: Oliver, J Parker, Brecknell, Rogers R 16: Oliver, Brecknell, Rogers. |
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| 2nd.Test at Sydney
Sports Ground 1: Biggs, Longley, Oliver, J Parker F 5-1 2:N Parker,Brecknell, M Craven, RogersF 7-5 3: Statham, Spinks, Pitcher, Smythe F 9-9 4: J Parker, Rogers, Oliver, Brecknell F 11-13 5: N Parker, Spinks, Smythe, M Craven R 14-16 6: Longley, Pitcher, Statham, Biggs 17-19 7: J Parker, Oliver, Watson, Duggan 18-24 8: Biggs, N Parker, Longley, Harris 22-26 9: Brecknell, Rogers, Pitcher, Statham 27-27 |
10:Biggs, J Parker, Longley, Oliver
31-29 11:Brecknell, Rogers, Harris, N ParkerF 36-30 12:Statham, Pitcher, Spinks, Smythe R 37-35 13:Rogers, J Parker, Oliver, Brecknell R 40-38 14:Spinks, Smythe, G Craven, Harris 45-39 15:Biggs, Pitcher, Statham, Longley 48-42 16:J Parker, Smythe, Oliver, Spinks F 50-46 17:Longley, N Parker, Biggs, G Craven R 54-48 18:Rogers, Pitcher, Statham, Watson X for crossing inside line 57-51 |
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| 3rd.Test at
Melbourne 1: J Parker, Longley, Biggs, Oliver 3-3 3-3 2: Rogers, Brecknell, N Parker, Hart 5-1 8-4 3: Duggan, Pitcher, Statham, Grosskreutz 3-3 11-7 4: J Parker, Rogers, Brecknell, Oliver 3-3 14-10 5: Duggan, Hart, N Parker, Grosskreutz 3-3 17-13 6: Biggs, Pitcher, Statham, Longley 3-3 20-16 7: Duggan, J Parker, Oliver, Menzies 3-3 23-19 8*: Longley, Hart, N Parker, Biggs 3-3 26-22 9: Brecknell, Rogers, Statham, Pitcher 5-1 31-23 10: Longley, J Parker, Biggs, Oliver 4-2 35-25 |
11: Rogers, Hart, N Parker, Brecknell
3-3 38-28 12: Duggan, Pitcher, Grosskreutz, Statham 4-2 42-30 13: Rogers, J Parker, Harris, Brecknell F 3-3 45-33 14: Duggan, Hart, N Parker, Grosskreutz 3-3 48-36 15: Longley, Pitcher, Statham, Biggs 3-3 51-39 16: Duggan, Grosskreutz, J Parker, Harris 5-1 56-40 17†: N Parker, Longley, Hart, Biggs 2-4 58-44 18: Rogers, Pitcher, Statham, Menzies 3-3 61-47 * Ht.8 result also reported with Parker 2nd and Hart 3rd. † Ht.17 result also reported with reserve Fred Tracey replacing Biggs. |
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| 4th.Test at
Newcastle 1: Biggs, Oliver, Longley, J Parker 4-2 2: Hart, Lawson, Rogers, N Parker 3-3 7-5 3: Duggan, Statham, Grosskreutz, Pitcher 4-2 11-7 4: Lawson, Oliver, Rogers, J Parker 4-2 15-9 5: Grosskreutz, Duggan, Hart, N Parker 5-1 20-10 6: Biggs, Longley, Statham, Pitcher 5-1 25-11 7: Duggan, Grosskreutz, Oliver, J Parker 5-1 30-12 8: Melluish, Biggs, N Parker, Hart 5-1 35-13 9: Lawson, Rogers, Statham, Harris 5-1 40-14 |
10: Oliver, Longley, J Parker, Biggs
2-4 42-18 11: Lawson, Rogers, N Parker, Hart 5-1 47-19 12: Grosskreutz, Duggan, Pitcher, Statham 5-1 52-20 13: Lawson, Rogers, Oliver, J Parker 5-1 57-21 14: Duggan, Grosskreutz, Hart, N Parker 5-1 62-22 15: Longley, Pitcher, Statham, Biggs F 3-3 65-25 16: Grosskreutz, Duggan, Oliver, Harris 5-1 70-26 17: Longley, Hart, Melluish, N Parker 4-2 74-28 18: Rogers, Lawson, Pitcher, Statham 5-1 79-29 |
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| 5th.Test at Sydney
Showground 1: J Parker, Biggs, Oliver, Longley 2-4 2-4 2: Hart, Lawson, Rogers, N Parker R 3-3 5-7 3: Duggan, Grosskreutz, Statham, Pitcher 5-1 10-8 4: J Parker, Lawson, Oliver, Rogers 2-4 12-12 5: Duggan, Hart, Grosskreutz, N Parker R 4-2 16-14 6: Biggs, Statham, Pitcher, Longley 3-3 19-17 7: J Parker, Duggan, Grosskreutz, Oliver 3-3 22-20 8: Hart, Dolan, Melluish, N Parker R 3-3 25-23 9: Lawson, Statham, Rogers, Pitcher 4-2 29-25 |
10*: J Parker, Oliver, Biggs, Longley
1-5 30-30 11: Lawson, Hart, N Parker, Rogers F 3-3 33-33 12: Grosskreutz, Statham, Duggan, Pitcher 4-2 37-35 13: J Parker, Dolan, Lawson, Oliver 3-3 40-38 14: Duggan, Grosskreutz, Hart, Harris F 5-1 45-39 15: Biggs, Statham, Pitcher, Longley 3-3 48-42 16: Grosskreutz, Duggan, Oliver, J Parker F 5-1 53-43 17: Melluish, Hart, Biggs, N Parker R 4-2 57-45 18*: Lawson, Rogers, Pitcher, Statham 5-1 62-46 * Results in Speedway News for these heats are incorrect. |
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| 1947-48 | 05.12 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 32 | England | 22 | |
| UNOFFICIAL | Heat Details 1: Parker, V Duggan, Dolan, Harris 3-3 2: R Duggan, Hart, Oliver, Grosskreutz 3-3 6-6 3: Rogers, Chitty, Lawson, Parkinson 4-2 10-8 4: Grosskreutz, Parker,R Duggan, Harris4-2 14-10 5: Rogers, Hart, Oliver, Lawson 3-3 17-13 6: V Duggan, Chitty, Dolan, Parkinson 4-2 21-15 7: Parker, Rogers, Harris, Lawson 2-4 23-19 8: V Duggan, Hart, Dolan, Oliver 4-2 27-21 9: Grosskreutz, R Duggan, Watson, Chitty 5-1 |
Vic Duggan | 8 | Norman Parker | 8 | |
| Bill Rogers | 8 | Oliver Hart | 6 | |||
| Ray Duggan | 6 | Eric Chitty (Can) | 4 | |||
| Max Grosskreutz | 6 | Dent Oliver | 2 | |||
| Frank Dolan | 3 | Dick Harris | 1 | |||
| Aub Lawson | 1 | Cliff Watson (Aus) | 1 | |||
| Star Scratch:
V Duggan, Parker, Rogers 53.4 Wimbledon H/C Final: Watson (120 yd), Ken le Breton (90), Bat Byrnes (100) 140.6 Sports Ground Scratch: Jack Arnfield, Lionel Levy, le Breton 54.0 |
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| Other meetings ridden by the England tourists
included: 21.11 Sydney Sports Ground: Sydney 34 (V Duggan 11, A Lawson 8, F Dolan 5, J Arnfield 3, R Duggan 3, C Watson 2, B Byrnes 2, J Hollis 0) The Rest 49 (N Parker 12, E Chitty 10, M Grosskreutz 9, B Rogers 7, E Brecknell 5, C Parkinson 3, O Hart 2, Maddern 1) 29.11 Newcastle, NSW: International Team 28 (N Parker 7, O Hart 6, E Chitty 4, A Lawson 4, C Watson 4, D Oliver 3) Newcastle 26 (M Grosskreutz 9, V Duggan 6, B Rogers 6, E Brecknell 3, B Melluish 2, N Clay 0). Handicap Final: 1.D Oliver (120yds) 20.12 Sydney Showground: USA 14 (W Lamoreaux, J Milne, J Gibb) England 12 (J Parker, A Statham, B Pitcher) The Rest 6 (M Craven, G Craven, Taylor) Australia 3 (C Spinks, D Smythe, J Chignell) 09.01 Sydney Sports Ground: Sydney 45 (V Duggan 11, C Watson 9, R Duggan 7, A Lawson 7, B Byrnes 4, J Arnfield 3, J Hollis 2, L Levy 2, F Dolan 0) The Rest 38 (N Parker 10, M Grosskreutz 9, O Hart 6, B Rogers 5, D Oliver 3, B Melluish 3, D Harris 1, E Brecknell 1) 10.01 Sydney Showground: Vic Duggan's Team 26 (V Duggan 9, F Dolan 9, C Watson 3, J Arnfield 2, H Geddes 1, L Levy 1, K Le Breton 1) Bill Rogers' Team 28 (A Lawson 6, B Rogers 5, D Oliver 5, B Melluish 5, E Chitty 4, D Harris 3) 17.01 Sydney Showground: Australian 2-Lap Championship: V Duggan 15, M Grosskreutz/B Melluish 13, A Lawson 12, A Statham 10, J Biggs 9, E Brecknell 8, J Parker 7, B Rogers 6, W Lamoreaux/F Dolan/O Hart 5, J Chignell 3, L van Praag/B Pitcher/N Parker 2. 26.01 Sydney Sports Ground: Australian 3-Lap Championship: V Duggan 15, N Parker 14, M Grosskreutz 12, J Parker 11, A Lawson 10, O Hart/W Lamoreaux 9, J Biggs 8, B Rogers 7, A Statham/F Dolan/L van Praag 5, C Watson/E Chitty 4, R Duggan/D Oliver 1. 30.01 Sydney Sports Ground: New South Wales 65 (V Duggan 18, A Lawson 15, F Dolan 14, L van Praag 7, R Duggan 4, C Watson 3, J Arnfield 3, J Chignell 1) England 43 (J Parker 11, N Parker 11, A Statham 9, O Hart 8, B Pitcher 3, D Oliver 1, D Harris 0) |
No series held in 1948-49
| 1949-50 | Australia won series 6-1 | Attendance | ||||
| OFFICIAL | 17.12 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 76 | England | 32 | 20,000 |
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06.01 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 67 | England | 41 | |
| 21.01 : Brisbane | Australia | 72 | England | 35 | 25,000 | |
| 28.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 68 | England | 40 | ||
| 03.02 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 68 | England | 40 | ||
| 11.02 : Melbourne (Marybyrnong) | Australia | 50 | England | 58 | ||
| Aub Lawson | 17.02 : Adelaide (Kilburn) | Australia | 70 | England | 38 | 20,000 |
| The staging of a 7-match series was due to Australian promoter Frank Arthur, who convinced the A-C.U to amend their rules that had previouly restricted Test series to a maximum of 5 matches | ||||||
| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Aub Lawson | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 117 | Jack Parker | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 80 | ||
| Graham Warren | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | - | - | 72 | Oliver Hart | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | ||
| Jack Biggs | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 15 | - | - | 65 | Ron Clarke | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 52 | ||
| Bill Longley | 5 | 7 | - | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 59 | Dent Oliver | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | ||
| Ken Le Breton | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | - | - | - | 44 | Cyril Roger | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Merv Harding | - | - | - | - | 0 | 12 | 9 | 21 | Freddie Williams | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 19 | ||
| Norman Clay | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | Bill Kitchen | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | ||
| Jack Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 17 | Howdy Byford | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | Dennis Parker | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Keith Cox | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |||||||||||
| Lionel Levy | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 8 | |||||||||||
| Buck Ryan | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |||||||||||
| Lindsay Mitchell | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Norman Lindsay | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |||||||||||
| Jack Bibby | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |||||||||||
| Frank Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Alec Hunter | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||
| Bob Leverenz | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Andy Menzies | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jack Arnfield | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ken Walsh | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||||
| H Downs | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jack Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1st Test at Sydney Showground | |||||||||
| Australia | 76 | England | 32 |  |
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| Aub Lawson | 3 2' 3 2' 3 3 | 16+2 | Jack Parker | 1 2 2 1 1 2 | 9 | ||||
| Norman Clay | 2' 3 2' 3 2' 1 | 13+3 | Cyril Roger | 0 1' 0 - 0 1' | 2+2 | ||||
| Graham Warren | 3 3 3 3 2' 0 | 14+1 | Bill Kitchen | 2 1 1 2 2 2 | 10 | ||||
| Ken LeBreton | 1 0 2' 1 3 3 | 10+1 | Oliver Hart | 0 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Biggs | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 18 | Freddie Williams | 2 1 0 0 1 1' | 5+1 | ||||
| Bill Longley | 0 2' 1 1 1 0 | 5+1 | Ron Clarke | 1' 0 1 2 0 2 | 6+1 | ||||
| Jack Arnfield (res) | no rides | - | Dent Oliver (res) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alec Hunter (res) | no rides | - | Howdy Byford (res) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 Lawson,
Clay, Parker, Roger 5-1 5-1 2 Warren, Kitchen, LeBreton, Hart 4-2 9-3 3 Biggs, Williams, Clarke, Longley 3-3 12-6 4 Warren, Parker, Roger, LeBreton 3-3 15-9 5 Biggs, Longley, Kitchen, Hart 5-1 20-10 6 Clay, Lawson, Williams, Clarke 5-1 25-11 7 Biggs, Parker, Longley, Roger 4-2 29-13 8 Lawson, Clay, Kitchen, Hart 5-1 34-14 9 Warren, LeBreton, Clarke, Williams 5-1 39-15 |
10 Clay, Lawson, Parker,
Byford 5-1 44-16 11 Warren, Kitchen, LeBreton, Oliver 4-2 48-18 12 Biggs, Clarke, Longley, Williams 4-2 52-20 13 LeBreton, Warren, Parker, Roger 5-1 57-21 14 Biggs, Kitchen, Longley, Hart 4-2 61-23 15 Lawson, Clay, Williams, Clarke 5-1 66-24 16 Biggs, Parker, Roger, Longley 3-3 69-27 17 Lawson, Kitchen, Clay, Hart 4-2 73-29 18 LeBreton, Clarke, Williams, Warren 3-3 76-32 |
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| 6th Test at Melbourne | |||||||||
| Australia | 50 | England | 58 | ||||||
| Bill Longley | 2 3 1 2 3 1 | 12 | Jack Parker | 3 1' 2 3 3 2 | 14+1 | ||||
| Jack Bibby | 1' 1 1 | 3+1 | Freddie Williams | 1' 1 | 2+1 | ||||
| Merv Harding | 1 3 3 2 2 1 | 12 | Ron Clarke | 2' 2 2' 3 2 3 | 14+2 | ||||
| Andy Menzies | 1 | 1 | Oliver Hart | 3 1' 3 1 1' | 9+2 | ||||
| Aub Lawson | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 18 | Cyril Roger | 2 2 2' | 6+1 | ||||
| Norman Lindsay | 1 2' 1 | 4+1 | Dent Oliver | 1 2 3 | 6 | ||||
| Ken Walsh (res) | 0 | Howdy Byford (res) | 2 1 | 3 | |||||
| H Downs (res) | 0 | Dennis Parker (res) | 2 2' | 4+1 | |||||
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places) 1 J Parker, Longley, Bibby 57.4 3-3 3-3 2 Hart, Clarke, Harding 55.4 1-5 4-8 3 Lawson, Roger, Lindsay 58.4 4-2 8-10 4 Harding, Byford, J Parker 58.4 3-3 11-13 5 Lawson, Clarke, Hart 58.4 3-3 14-16 6 Longley, Roger, Bibby 58.2 4-2 18-18 7 Lawson, J Parker, Williams 57.6 3-3 21-21 8 Hart, Clarke, Longley 58.4 1-5 22-26 9 Harding, D Parker, Menzies 59.0 4-2 26-28 |
10 J Parker,
Longley, Byford 56.6 2-4 28-32 11 Clarke, Harding, Hart 57.4 2-4 30-36 12 Lawson, Lindsay, Oliver 57.2 5-1 35-37 13 J Parker, Harding, Williams 57.0 2-4 37-41 14 Lawson, Clarke, Hart 57.4 3-3 40-44 15 Longley, Oliver, Bibby 59.0 4-2 44-46 16 Lawson, J Parker, Lindsay 56.2 4-2 48-48 17 Clarke, D Parker, Longley, Bibby f,ns, Hart f,ns 57.8 1-5 49-53 18 Oliver, Roger, Harding 58.0 1-5 50-58 |
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| OTHER MEETINGS 03.12: Sydney Showground: New South Wales 77 (K le Breton 17, A Lawson 16, G Warren 16, N Clay 12, J Arnfield 9, B Melluish 5, A Hunter 2) England 31 (B Kitchen 11, J Parker 9, R Clarke 4, F Williams 3, H Byford 2, C Roger 1, D Oliver 1, O Hart 0) (Att: 16,000) 09.12: Sydney Sports Ground: New South Wales Championship: A Lawson 15, G Warren 13, K Le Breton / B Longley / N Clay 11, J Arnfield 9, J Bainbridge 8, R Duggan / O Hart 7, F Williams / R Clarke 6, J Parker / B Kitchen / L Levy 5, D Oliver 1, H Byford 0. 10.12: Melbourne: Australian 3-Lap Championship: 1.B Kitchen 14, 2.B Longley 14, 3.J Biggs & A Lawson 13. Also England: 7.J Parker 8. 23.12: Sydney Sports Ground: Australian 2-Lap Championship: 1.A Lawson 15, 2.G Warren 13, 3.J Biggs 12. England riders: 4.F Williams 11, 6.R Clarke 9, 7.J Parker 8, 9.C Roger 6, 10.B Kitchen 5, 13.O Hart 3. 30.12: Sydney Sports Ground: Masters 28 (R Clarke 7, B Longley 7, B Kitchen 6, J Parker 5, O Hart 2, B Rogers 1, R Duggan 0) Pupils 26 (G Warren 7, K Le Breton 6, C Roger 4, N Clay 4, F Williams 3, D Oliver 2) (Att: 22,000) ??.01: Sydney Showground: Old Masters 28 (Ron Clarke 7, Bill Longley 7, Bill Kitchen 6, Jack Parker 5, Oliver Hart 2, Bill Rogers 1, Ray Duggan 0) New Boys 26 (Graham Warren 7, Ken le Breton 6, Cyril Roger 4, Norman Clay 4, Freddie Williams 3, Dent Oliver 2) 14.01: Sydney Showground: Australian 4-Lap Championship: 1.J Parker 15, 2.A Lawson 11, 3.B Longley 10. Other England riders: 4.C Roger 8, 9.O Hart 6, 11.R Clarke & F Williams 5, 14.D Oliver 4. 27.01: Sydney Sports Ground: Champion of Champions (4 top riders from 3 Aust.titles): 1.A Lawson, 2.J Parker, 3.J Biggs, 4.B.Longley |
| 1950-51 | Australia won series 7-0 | Complete heat details here | Attendance | |||
| UNOFFICIAL | 16.12 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 63 | England | 45 | 20,000 |
| 05.01 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 65 | England | 42 | ||
| 27.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 60 | England | 48 | 8,000 | |
| 03.02 : Bathurst | Australia | 67 | England | 40 | 7,000 | |
| 07.02 : Adelaide (Kilburn) | Australia | 58½ | England | 49½ | ||
| 09.02 : Brisbane | Australia | 60 | England | 48 | ||
| 10.02* : Sydney Showground | Australia | 60 | England | 48 | 4,000 | |
| A relatively inexperienced England
team were well beaten in the opening match of this unofficial series
when Australia's top two, Lawson and Warren, dropped just a single point
between them, but the racing was close and exciting. England captain
Jack Parker was excellent in this match and throughout the tour. The second match was marred by tragedy in the last lap of the final heat, when Ken Le Breton was catapulted into the fence due to his front wheel touching the rear wheel of Eddie Rigg. His injuries included a fractured skull but, following his death the next day, medical opinion was that a punctured lung, a result of his bike falling on him, was the cause of death. Jack Gates, who had been unable to hold down a reserve place with Wembley a few months earlier, was Australia's surprise star. England reserve Derrick Tailby, who suffered concussion, a broken thumb, and a knee injury in a heat 4 crash with Le Breton, returned to the UK. As a result Ron Clarke, resident at Perth for the season, was flown in to strengthen the England team - this was just as well, because Eric Williams withdrew from the third match at short notice with tonsilitis. Despite a superb unbeaten display by Parker, Australia cruised to another comfortable win due to the weakness of the tourists' second-strings and reserves - this was the case in every match. None more so than at Bathurst (where the 4th match was staged following the closure of Newcastle) where Parker scored almost half his teams' total points, though four of the visitors' machines had been damaged in a road accident earlier in the day. Eddie Rigg missed England's last 3 matches due to injury, and the tourists were struggling to track a 6-man team, especially when Clarke returned to Perth after the match at Adelaide. Were it not for fine displays from the three England heat-leaders, Australia would have run riot in the last two Tests, though they no difficulty achieving a 7-0 series whitewash. And this, it should be remembered, was a somewhat less than full strength Australian team - Jack Young had remained in the UK ; Warren had ridden just one match, and then suffered a fractured skull in a crash in New Zealand ; plus, of course, the death of the highly talented Le Breton. England's only consolation was that 43 year old Jack Parker dominated the Australian domestic scene, winning both the 3-Lap and 4-Lap Australian Championships. Heat details and scorecharts here |
| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Aub Lawson | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 105 | Jack Parker | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 111 | ||
| Keith(Buck)Ryan | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13½ | 10 | 11 | 79½ | Tommy Miller | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9½ | 16 | 13 | 59½ | ||
| Jack Gates | - | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 48 | Eric Williams | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 58 | ||
| Dick Seers | - | 5 | 5 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 28 | Ron Clarke | - | - | 11 | 8 | 12 | - | - | 31 | ||
| Alec Hunter | - | - | 1 | 10 | - | - | 7 | 18 | Bob Fletcher | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| Ken Le Breton | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | Eddie Rigg | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | ||
| Graham Warren | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | Reg Fearman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Bob Leverenz | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | 17 | Derrick Tailby | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Jack Arnfield | - | 6 | - | 11 | - | - | 0 | 17 | Fred Yates | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | Other
meetings raced by the England tourists included: 09.12 Sydney Showground Speedway Royale 20 (A Hunter 6, J Chignell 5, D Lawson 4, Bill Jemison 3, A Wall 2) England 28 (J Parker 12, T Miller 10, E Williams 2, E Rigg 2, R Fearman 2) 15.12 Melbourne Stars Scratch: A Lawson, J Parker, E Williams. 22.12 Sydney Sports Ground NSW Championship: 1 J Parker 15, 2 A Lawson 12, 3 K Ryan 11, 4 E Rigg & J Arnfield 10 29.12 Sydney Sports Ground Sports Ground 21 (K Ryan 8, L Levy 5, J Arnfield 4, A Quinn 3, F Dolan 1) England 33 (J Parker 9, E Williams 7, E Rigg 6, T Miller 6, B Fletcher 4, D Tailby 1) 06.01 Sydney Showground Australian 3-Lap Championship: 1 J Parker 15, 2 K Ryan 14, 3 A Lawson 13, 4 E Williams 11 12.01 Sydney Sports Ground Australian 4-Lap Championship: 1 J Parker 14, 2 A Lawson & T Miller 13, 4 K Ryan 12 29.01 Sydney Sports Ground Jubilee Championship: 1 J Parker, 2 A Lawson, 3 K Ryan 02.02 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Champion of Champions: 1 J Parker 13, 2 A Lawson 8, 3 T Miller 4, 4 K Ryan 1 |
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| Lionel van Praag | 7 | 4 | - | - | 0 | - | - | 11 | |||||||||||
| Jack Biggs | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 | |||||||||||
| Lionel Levy | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Spinks | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |||||||||||
| Keith Cox | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |||||||||||
| Frank Young | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |||||||||||
| Arthur Payne | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | |||||||||||
| Jack Chignell | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Bill Melluish | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||||||||||
| Jack Williams | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||
| Don Lawson | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||
| F Woodroffe | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||
| Noel Watson | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||
| Allan Quinn | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||||||
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| 1951-52 | Australia won series 4-1 | ||||
| OFFICIAL | 05.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 69 | England | 37 |
| 11.01 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 49 | England | 59 | |
| 19.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 76 | England | 32 | |
| 02.02 : Brisbane | Australia | 66 | England | 41 | |
| 08.02 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 64 | England | 44 | |
| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||
| Aub Lawson | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 72 | Jack Parker | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 58 | ||
| Buck Ryan | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 58 | Bert Roger | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 40 | ||
| Lionel Levy | 14 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 36 | Cyril Roger | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 32 | ||
| Arthur Payne | 10 | 6 | 18 | - | - | 34 | Jimmy Gooch | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | - | - | - | 15 | 18 | 33 | Malcolm Craven | - | - | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Noel Watson | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | 8 | 24 | Ron Mountford | - | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Cliff Watson | - | 6 | - | - | 15 | 21 | Gordon McGregor | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Jack Chignell | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Arthur Bush | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Don Lawson | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Jack Biggs | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |||||||||
| Keith Cox | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |||||||||
| Alec Hunter | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Leverenz | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||
| Bonnie Waddell | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Steve Langton | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||||
| The England tourists also rode in the
following meetings: 14.12 at Sydney Sports Ground : Sports Ground 27 (Keith Ryan 8, Aub Lawson 8, Noel Watson 5, Don Lawson 3, Allan Quinn 1, Cliff Watson 1, Fynn (res) 1) England 27 (Ron Mountford 8, Cyril Roger 6, Gordon McGregor 5, Malcolm Craven 4, Jack Parker 3, Arthur Bush (res) 1, Bert Roger 0) 15.12 at Sydney Royale : Royale 29 (Arthur Payne 8, A Wall 6, Alec Hunter 5, Jack Chignell 3, Lionel Levy 3, Bill Jemison 2, Gorman (res) 2) England 25 (Jack Parker 9, Bert Roger 5, Jimmy Gooch 5, Malcolm Craven 3, Arthur Bush 3, Ron Mountford 0, Gordon McGregor (res) 0) 21.12 at Sydney Sports Ground : New South Wales 58 (Aub Lawson 17, Arthur Payne 15, Keith Ryan 13, Don Lawson 5, Lionel Levy 5, Noel Watson 0) England 48 (Jack Parker 17, Jimmy Gooch 11, Ron Mountford 7, Bert Roger 7, Cyril Roger 3, Malcolm Craven 2, Gordon McGregor (res) 1, Arthur Bush (res) 0) 22.12 at Sydney Royale Best Pairs Championship Lionel Levy & Ron Mountford 17, Jack Parker & Bert Roger 15, Aub Lawson & Don Lawson 15, Arthur Payne & Jimmy Gooch 8, Malcolm Craven & Cyril Roger 5 29.12 at Sydney Royale NSW Championship Jack Parker 15, Aub Lawson 14, Jack Chignell 10, Lionel Levy 10, Noel Watson 10, Arthur Payne 9, Cyril Roger 9, Jimmy Gooch 8, Don Lawson 8, Ron Mountford 6, Alec Hunter 5, Gordon McGregor 5, Allan Wall 5, Bill Jemison 3, Malcolm Craven 1, Bert Roger 1, Arthur Bush 0, Buck Ryan 0 04.01 at Sydney Sports Ground Australian 4 lap Championship Lionel Levy 15, Aub Lawson 14, Jack Parker 12, Arthur Payne 11, Jack Chignell 10, Noel Watson 9, Alec Hunter 8, Buck Ryan 8, Cyril Roger 7, Jimmy Gooch 6, Arthur Bush 5, Don Lawson 4, Allan Wall 3, Bert Roger 3, Cliff Watson 3, Gordon McGregor 2, Gorman 0 12.01 at Sydney Royale Australian 3-lap Championship Buck Ryan 15, Lionel Levy 13, Jack Parker 13, Aub Lawson 12, Noel Watson 11, Jack Chignell 9, Gordon McGregor 8, Arthur Payne 8, Arthur Bush 7, Ron Mountford 7, Bob Levernz 4, Allan Wall 4, Don Lawson 3, Gates 3, Jimmy Gooch 2, Alec Hunter 0 25.01 at Sydney Sports Ground 4 Heat Individual Match Arthur Payne 11, Graham Warren 6, Malcolm Craven 4, Ron Mountford 3 |
| 1952-53 | Australia won series 3-0 | ||||
| UNOFFICIAL | 10.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 86 | England | 22 |
| 16.01 : Sydney Sports Ground | Australia | 77 | England | 31 | |
| 24.01 : Brisbane | Australia | 73 | England | 35 | |
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| Aub Lawson | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | Jack Parker | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | ||
| Lionel Levy | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 | Ken McKinlay | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Buck Ryan | 14 | 13 | 12 | 39 | Ron Mason | 5 | - | 8 | 13 | ||
| Graham Warren | 18 | 16 | - | 34 | Maury McDermott | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | - | 11 | 11 | 22 | Tommy Miller | 3 | 6 | - | 9 | ||
| Allan Quinn | 15 | 7 | - | 22 | Val Morton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Keith Cox | - | - | 10 | 10 | Ted Stevens* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Don Lawson | 9 | - | - | 9 | Hugh Geddes* | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Cliff Watson | - | - | 7 | 7 | * guest | ||||||
| Ken Walsh | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||||||
| Sid Littlewood | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bert Spencer | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||||
No further series held until 1958-59
| 1958-59 | Australia won series 4-1 | Complete heat details here | Attendance | |||
| 27.12 : Brisbane (Exhibition Ground) | Australia | 31 | England | 29 | ||
| 10.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 44 | England | 16 | 6,000 | |
| 17.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 32 | England | 28 | ||
| 31.01 : Melbourne | Australia | 36 | England | 24 | ||
| 13.02 : Adelaide (Rowley Park) | Australia | 21 | England | 39 | ||
| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||
| Peter Moore | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 33 | Ken McKinlay © | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 55 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | 12 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 27 | Gordon McGregor | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | ||
| Lionel Levy | 7 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 24 | Ron Mountford | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Jack Young | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 19 | Alf Hagon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | ||
| Bob Sharp | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 14 | Nick Nicholls | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Jack Scott | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | Gerry Hussey | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | ||
| Junior Bainbridge | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| Aub Lawson | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |||||||||
| Bill Bryden | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |||||||||
| Merv Andrews | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||||||||
| Peter Dykes* | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||
| Mick Simmonds | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||||||||
| Don Prettejohn | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | * Dykes was actually a New Zealander | ||||||||
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The 1958-59 Programmes |  |
| 1st Test at Brisbane | 2nd Test at Sydney | |
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| OTHER
MEETING Victorian Championship Qualifying scores:
Ken McKinlay 9, Peter Moore 8, Jack Young 7, Gordon McGregor 7, Ron
Mountford 6, Jack Scott 6, Junior Bainbridge 5, Ken Cameron 2, Nick
Nicholls 2, Gordon Leigh 1, Mick Simmonds 1, Alf Hagon 0. Ron
Mountford eliminated in semi-finals. Final: Ken McKinlay, Peter Moore, Jack Young, Gordon McGregor |
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| 1959-60 | England won series 5-0 | Complete heat details here | ||||
| OFFICIAL | 16.01 : Melbourne (Tracey's, Maribyrnong) | Australia | 21 | England | 38 | |
| 30.01 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 26 | England | 34 | ||
| 06.02 : Sydney Showground (Att : 14,100) | Australia | 16 | England | 44 | ||
| 20.02 : Brisbane | Australia | 17 | England | 43 | ||
| 27.02 : Brisbane | Australia | 18 | England | 42 | ||
| Note : See also unofficial series below. | ||||||
| HELP!
The England team were due to ride at Rockhampton,
Qld on Mo 22.02 1960. If anyone has any results from this meeting,
please let me know. Thanks (G Frost) |
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| Australia | Total | England | Total | ||||||||||||
| Bill Bryden | - | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | Ken McKinlay | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | ||
| Bob Sharp | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | Mike Broadbank | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | ||
| Keith Gurtner | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Bob Andrews | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 39 | ||
| Junior Bainbridge | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 | Gerry Jackson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | ||
| Des Simon | - | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | Gordon McGregor | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | ||
| Brian Collins | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 7 | |||||||||
| Mick Simmonds | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||||||||
| Jack Scott | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | 3 | |||||||||
| Jack Young | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |||||||||
| Lionel Levy | - | - | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Johnny Board | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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MEETINGS 11.12.59 Rowley Park Adelaide : South Australian Championship Qualifying scores: Jack Young 9, Ken McKinlay 8, Mike Broadbank 8, Bob Andrews 4, Gordon McGregor 4, Peter Craven 3, Gerald Jackson 2, Jack Scott 0 Final: Jack Young, Ken McKinlay, Mike Broadbank, Bob Andrews 23.1.60 Sydney Showground : New South Wales Championship Gerald Jackson and Bob Andrews eliminated in semi-finals, Mike Broadbank eliminated in repecharge heat. Final: Ken McKinlay, Brian Collins, Gerald Jackson, Harold Harris 13.2.60 Brisbane : Queensland Championship Qualifying scores: Bob Andrews 9, Mike Broadbank 8, Keith Gurtner 8, Ken McKinlay 5, Gordon McGregor 4, Gerald Jackson 4, Des Simon 4, Bill Bryden 4, Bob Sharp 3, Bonny Langton 2, Bob Hamilton 2, Ken Mathers 0 Final: Keith Gurtner, Ken McKinlay, Bob Andrews, Mike Broadbank |
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| 1959-60 | Series tied 1½-1½ | Attendance | ||||
| UNOFFICIAL | 13.11 : Perth (Claremont) | Australian Kangaroos | 23 | English Lions | 25 | 7,000 |
| 16.11 : Perth (Claremont) | Australian Kangaroos | 27 | English Lions | 21 | ||
| 20.11 : Perth (Claremont) | Australian Kangaroos | 24 | English Lions | 24 | ||
| Note : A 4th match, raced at Boulder, Kalgoorie, WA on 21.11 was not part of this series : Kangaroos 20 (Leisk 9, | ||||||
| McPherson 6, Lawson 5) Lions 28 (McKinlay 12, McGregor 11, Nicholls 4, Hankins 1) | ||||||
| Kangaroos | Total | Lions | Total | |||||||||
| Peter Moore | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | Ken McKinlay | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 | |||
| Aub Lawson | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | Gordon McGregor | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | |||
| George McPherson | - | 7 | 6 | 13 | Nick Nicholls | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Bob Leisk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Dave Hankins | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Karl Kirkby | 2 | - | - | 2 |
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A programme from the unofficial 1959-60 series at Perth |
No further series held until 1967-68
| Contributors : Charles McKay, Bob Andrews, Ross Garrigan, Roger Stevens, Graeme Frost, Tom Marriott, Chris Sweetman, David Austin |
© Brian Collins