1947 Cradley Heath

1947 Cradley Heath  
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images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Points & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Geoff Bennett 28 109 243 12 255 9.36 4 3
Les Beaumont 28 111 224 10 234 8.43 2 1
Eric Irons 18 71 120 12 132 7.44 2 3
Jimmy Wright 28 108 178 12 190 7.04 4
Bob Fletcher 20 73 110 16 126 6.90 1 2
Alan Hunt 28 78 103 16 119 6.10 1
Ray Beaumont 26 96 116 25 141 5.88

Phil Malpass 24 58 62 11 73 5.03

Frank Evans 13 48 45 6 51 4.25

Allen Briggs 8 18 13 3 16 3.56    
Stan Crouch 4 14 8 3 11 3.14

Arthur Abbott 2 4 2 0 2 2.00

Wilf Willstead 2 4 1 0 1 1.00

George Scriven 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

Allen Briggs also raced for Eastbourne
National League Division Three
  P W D L F A Pts
Eastbourne Eagles 28 18 0 10 1260 1057 36
Cradley Heath Cubs 28 18 0 10 1215 1116 36
Southampton Saints 28 17 1 10 1113 1197 35
Exeter Falcons 28 15 0 13 1193.5 1131.5 30
Tamworth Hounds 28 12 0 16 1159 1179 24
Hanley Potters 28 12 0 16 1113 1197 24
Wombwell Colliers 28 12 0 16 1100 1225 24
Plymouth Devils 28 7 1 20 995 1330 15
Midlands vs South Cup
group two M W D L F A Pts
Tamworth 6 4 1 1 302 261 9
Stoke 6 3 1 2 288 283 7
Cradley Heath 5 2 0 3 243 235 4
Wombwell 5 1 0 4 206 260 2

Ray Beaumont Les Beaumont Eric Irons Geoff Bennett Phil Malpass Stan Crouch Jim Wright Alan Hunt
Fixtures & Results
08/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 48-33 Cradley Heath Challenge
26/05/1947 Tamworth 48-31 Cradley Heath Challenge
12/06/1947 Plymouth 40-42 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
14/06/1947 Eastbourne rained off Cradley Heath National League Division Three
16/06/1947 Exeter 57-26 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
20/06/1947 Wombwell 47-37 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
21/06/1947 Cradley Heath 46-36 Wombwell National League Division Three
25/06/1947 Tamworth 43-41 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
28/06/1947 Cradley Heath 44-40 Tamworth National League Division Three
04/07/1947 Wombwell 45-51 Cradley Heath Midlands V South Cup
05/07/1947 Cradley Heath 50-34 Exeter National League Division Three
08/07/1947 Southampton 53-30 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
12/07/1947 Cradley Heath 49-34 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
19/07/1947 Cradley Heath rained off Southampton National League Division Three
24/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 41-43 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
26/07/1947 Cradley Heath 54-30 Plymouth National League Division Three
02/08/1947 Cradley Heath 61-22 Exeter National League Division Three
04/08/1947 Cradley Heath 47-49 Tamworth Midlands V South Cup
04/08/1947 Tamworth 54-42 Cradley Heath Midlands V South Cup
09/08/1947 Cradley Heath 47-37 Southampton National League Division Three
12/08/1947 Southampton 59-24 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
15/08/1947 Cradley Heath 35-48 Tamworth National League Division Three
20/08/1947 Tamworth 41-43 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
22/08/1947 Wombwell 43-41 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
23/08/1947 Cradley Heath 59-25 Wombwell National League Division Three
28/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 55-39 Cradley Heath Midlands V South Cup
30/08/1947 Cradley Heath 50-34 Eastbourne National League Division Three
01/09/1947 Exeter 62-22 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
04/09/1947 Plymouth 45-33 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
06/09/1947 Cradley Heath 57-27 Southampton National League Division Three
13/09/1947 Cradley Heath 46-38 Mids V South Challenge
13/09/1947 Eastbourne 58-24 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
18/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 37-47 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
20/09/1947 Cradley Heath 59-23 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
27/09/1947 Cradley Heath 62-22 Plymouth National League Division Three
04/10/1947 Eastbourne 55-28 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
08/10/1947 Tamworth 44-40 Cradley Heath Challenge
10/10/1947 Wombwell 43-40 Cradley Heath Challenge
11/10/1947 Cradley 59-25 * Eastbourne National League Division Three
29/10/1947 Cradley 64-32 ** Hanley Midlands V South Cup
01/11/1947 Belle Vue 23-30 Cradley Heath Junior Challenge
* match held at Birmingham
** match held at Tamworth