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INTERNATIONALS - AUSTRALIA
Australia v USA
| 1936-37 | Australia won series 3-0 | Complete heat details of this series below | ||||
| OFFICIAL | Sat 19.12 : Melbourne (Olympic Park) | Australia | 31 | U.S.A | 23 | Att: 15-20,000 |
| Mon 28.12 : Sydney Showground | Australia | 29 | U.S.A | 24 | Att: 18,000 | |
| Sat 23.01 : Melbourne (Olympic Park) | Australia | 30 | U.S.A | 24 | ||
| All details of this series were researched by Ross Garrigan and Barry Forsyth | ||||||
| Note : The back page of the programme for the 23.01 Test at Melbourne carries an advertisement for a 4th Test (also at Melbourne), though this was later changed to a Victoria v USA match (see "Other Matches" below) | ||||||
| Australia | Total | U.S.A | Total | |||||||||
| Clem Mitchell | 9 | - | 9 | 18 | Jack Milne | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | |||
| Bluey Wilkinson | - | 8 | 8 | 16 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Vic Huxley | 8 | 6 | - | 14 | Earl Farrand | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Bill Rogers | 6 | - | 7 | 13 | Byrd McKinney | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Ray Taylor | 4 | - | 2 | 6 | Cordy Milne | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Wally Little | - | 6 | - | 6 | Pete Colman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vic Duggan | - | 5 | - | 5 | Garland Johnson | * | 0 | * | 0 | |||
| Bert Spencer | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Jack Bibby | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Dick Sulway | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Art Fenn | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Billy Lamont | - | * | - | - | ||||||||
| George Hannaford | - | - | * | - | ||||||||
| * indicates the reserves for the respective Tests. It is not known whether these reserves took any rides. | ||||||||||||
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| Heat Details | ||||
| Yellow square denotes scheduled ride | ret = Retired, engine failure | ex = Excluded, disqualified | ||
| Reported heat details list only first 3 finishers. Therefore (0) = "assumed" last place. | ||||
| 1st.Match - Olympic Park, Melbourne - 19.12.36 | ||||||||||
| Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | Totals |
| VicHuxley © | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Jack Bibby | 1' | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | ||||||
| Clem Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Ray Taylor | 1 | 2' | 1 | 4+1 | ||||||
| Bill Rogers | 3 | 2 | 1' * | 6+1 | ||||||
| Art Fenn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||
| Bert Spencer (res) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
| U.S.A | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Jack Milne © | 3 | 1 † | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Pete Colman | 0 | ret ‡ | ret ‡ | 0 | ||||||
| Wilbur Lamoreaux | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Earl Farrand | ret | 1 | 1' | 2+1 | ||||||
| Cordy Milne | 1' | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | ||||||
| Byrd McKinney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Garlan Johnson (res) | - | |||||||||
| † puncture ; ‡ lost chain ; * fell, remounted | ||||||||||
| 2nd Match - Sydney Showground - 28.12.36 | ||||||||||
| Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | Totals |
| Bluey Wilkinson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Dick Sulway | 1' | 0 | 1 | 2+1 | ||||||
| Vic Huxley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Vic Duggan | 1 | 1' | 3 | 5+1 | ||||||
| Wally Little | 2 | 3 | 1' | 6+1 | ||||||
| Art Fenn | (0) | (0) | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Billy Lamont (res) | - | |||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 |
| U.S.A | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Jack Milne | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Pete Colman | (0) | (0) | - | 0 | ||||||
| Wilbur Lamoreaux | 2 | (0) | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Earl Farrand | (0) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Cordy Milne | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Byrd McKinney | 1 | 1' | (0) | 2+1 | ||||||
| Garland Johnson (res) | ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 3rd.Match - Olympic Park, Melbourne - 23.01.37 | ||||||||||
| Heat No. | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | Totals |
| Clem Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Bert Spencer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Bluey Wilkinson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Jack Bibby | (0) |
1 | (0) | 1 | ||||||
| Bill Rogers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Ray Taylor | 1 | (0) | 1' | 2+1 | ||||||
| George Hannaford (res) | - | |||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| U.S.A | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| Jack Milne | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Pete Colman | (0) | (0) | (0) | 0 | ||||||
| Wilbur Lamoreaux | 1 | 1 | (0) | 2 | ||||||
| Earl Farrand | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Cordy Milne | (0) | (0) | 1' | 1+1 | ||||||
| Byrd McKinney | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Garland Johnson (res) | - | |||||||||
| OTHER MATCHES ridden by the USA touring team in 1936-37 : |
| Sat 14.11.36 at Sydney Royale Sydney 17 (Wally Little 9, Dick Sulway 6, Vic Duggan 2, Steve Langton 0) USA 13 (Byrd McKinney 6, Wilbur Lamoreaux 5, Earl Farrand 1, Garland Johnson 1) |
| Sat 5.12.36 at Melbourne Olympic Park Victoria 15 (Clem Mitchell 9, Ray Taylor 3, Jack Bibby 2, George Hannaford 1) USA 17 (Earl Farrand 7, Byrd McKinney 7, Wilbur Lamoreaux 5) |
| Sat 6.2.37 at Melbourne Olympic Park Victoria 17 (Bill Longley 4, Bert Spencer 4, Ray Taylor 4, Bill Rogers 3, Jack Bibby 1, George Hannaford 1) USA 37 (Jack Milne 9, Byrd McKinney 8, Earl Farrand 7, Pete Coleman 5, Wilbur Lamoreaux 5, Garland Johnson 3) |
| 1946-47 | Sat 08.02 : Maribyrnong, | Australia | 20 | USA | 10 | Heat
results (all races over 2 laps) Ht 1: Lawson, van Praag, Cullum 60.8 5-1 5-1 Ht 2: Mueller, Lawson, Cullum 60.4 (record) 2-4 7-5 Ht 3: van Praag, Milne, Mueller 62.4 3-3 10-8 Ht 4: Lawson, Tracey, Cullum 62.0 5-1 15-9 Ht 5: Tracey, van Praag, Cullum 62.0 5-1 20-10 |
| OFFICIAL | Melbourne, Vic | Lionel van Praag © | 7+2 | Cordy Milne © | 2 | |
| Aub Lawson | 8 | Pee Wee Cullum | 4 | |||
| Fred Tracey | 5+1 | Dutch Mueller | 4+1 | |||
| This was the first official post-war international in Australia having been sanctioned by the Victorian ACU. The attendance was put at about 20,000 with Police reinforcements called out to the track when the unexpectedly large crowd broke down the fences and thousands entered the ground free. Dozens of people were injured in the stampede to gain entrance. | ||||||
| 1971-72 | A USA team, managed by Chuck Jones and captained by DeWayne Keeter, made a short tour but did not ride any Test Matches. |
| OTHER MATCHES ridden by the USA touring team 1971-72 : | |
| Sat 05.02.72 : Liverpool, NSW Kangaroos 62: Bill Landels 14 (6 rides), Johnny Dewhurst 13+1 (6), Jim Ryman 10+2 (6), Dave Mills 9+2 (6), Phil Crump 9+2 (6), Greg Kentwell 7 (6) USA 46: Bill Cody 15 (6), Sonny Nutter 9+1 (6), DeWayne Keeter 8+1 (6), Mike Konle 6+1 (6), Steve Bast 6+1 (6), Mike Bast 2+1 (6) | |
| Fri 11.02.72 : Adelaide (Rowley Park), SA South Australia 72: John Boulger 14, Charlie Monk 14, Chris Bass 11, Phil Crump 10, Robin Amundson 10, Dean Davies 10, Robert Maxfield 3 USA 36: DeWayne Keeter 18, Bill Cody 13, Sonny Nutter 6, Mike Konle 5, Mike Bast 4, Steve Bast 3 | |
| Sat 12.02.72 : Melbourne (Brooklyn), Vic Southern Cross 31: Phil Crump 9 (3 rides), Greg Kentwell 9 (3), Peter Moore 4+2 (3), Barry Saunders 4+1 (3), Johnny Dewhurst 4 (3), Neil Street 1 (3) Stars and Stripes 23: Bill Cody 6+1 (3), Mike Bast 5+2 (3), Sonny Nutter 5 (3), Mike Konle 3 (3), Steve Bast 2+1 (3), DeWayne Keeter 2 (3) | |
| Sun 13.02.72 : Liverpool, NSW Liverpool Lions 38: Bill Landels 14 (6 rides), Helmut Schippl 11+2 (6), Jim Ryman 10 (6), Ole Olsen 8+1 (6), Dave Mills 8+2 (6), Greg Kentwell 4+1 (6) USA 52: DeWayne Keeter 18 (7), Bill Cody 13 (6), Sonny Nutter 6+1 (5), Mike Konle 6+1 (5), Steve Bast 6+3 (6), Billy Sanders (res, guest) 3+1 (2), Mike Bast 0 (5) | |
| Sat 19.02.72 : Sydney Showground, NSW
Showground 36: John Langfield 12 (4 rides), Jim Airey 9 (4), George Hunter 7 (4), John Bowerman 4+1 (4), Graham Magnall 2 (4), Pat Fernance 2 (4) USA 36: Mike Konle 10 (4), DeWayne Keeter 9 (4), Bill Cody 8+1 (4), Sonny Nutter 4+2 (4), Mike Bast 3 (4), Steve Bast 2+2 (4) |
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| Sat 26.02.72 : Liverpool. NSW Liverpool Lions 38: Jim Ryman 11 (4 rides), Bill Landels 7+1 (4), Cec Platt 7+1 (4), Dave Mills 5+1 (4), Greg Kentwell 5+2 (4), Helmut Schippl 4+1 (4) USA 34: Bill Cody 14 (5), Sonny Nutter 8 (4), Steve Bast 7 (4), DeWayne Keeter 4+1 (4), Mike Konle 1+1 (3), Mike Bast 0 (4) | |
| The USA team then rode Test Matches in New Zealand | |
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| USA Touring Team 1972 (Steve Magro) Mike Bast, Mike Konle, DeWayne Keeter (captain, on bike), Sonny Nutter, Bill Cody, Steve Bast |
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| 1998-99 | Sat 01.05 : New Sydney Showground | Australia | 55 | USA | 23 | |
| 1 Mick Poole © 3 2' 3 3 ret 3 ret | 14+1 | 1 Bobby Schwartz © 0 0 0 0 1' 2 | 3+1 | |||
| 2 Stephen Davies 3 1 2' ret 2' ret | 8+2 | 2 Charlie Venegas ex 0 1 1 0 ret | 2 | |||
| 3 Troy Butler 2' 3 3 2' 3 2' 3 | 18+3 | 3 Shawn McConnell 1 1 0 1' 2 1' 1' | 7+3 | |||
| 4 Jason Hawkes 2' 3 1 3 3 3 | 15+1 | 4 Gary Hicks 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 | 11 | |||
| Heat 1:
Poole, Hawkes, Hicks, Schwartz 5-1 5-1 Heat 2: Davies, Butler, McConnell, Venegas (exc tapes) 5-1 10-2 Heat 3: Hawkes, Poole, Venegas, McConnell 5-1 15-3 Heat 4: Butler, Hicks, Davies, Schwartz 4-2 19-5 Heat 5: Poole, Davies, Venegas, Schwartz 5-1 24-6 Heat 6: Butler, Hicks, Hawkes, McConnell 4-2 28-8 Heat 7: Poole, Hicks, McConnell, Davies (ret) 3-3 31-11 |
Heat 8: Hawkes, Butler,
Venegas, Schwartz 5-1 36-12 Heat 9: Butler, McConnell, Schwartz, Poole (ret) 3-3 39-15 Heat 10: Hawkes, Davies, Hicks, Venegas 5-1 44-16 Heat 11: Poole, Butler, Hicks, Venegas (ret) 5-1 49-17 Heat 12: Hawkes, Schwartz, McConnell, Davies (ret) 3-3 52-20 Heat 13: Butler, Hicks, McConnell, Poole (ret) 3-3 55-23 |
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| Contributors : Ross
Garrigan, Barry Forsyth, Phil Smith, Tom Marriott, Roger Stevens, Steve
Magro, David Austin, Duncan Luke |
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