Astley & Tyldesley hosted the Northern Knock-out Cup meeting on Sunday. Heavy rain during the week left the track in a heavy condition for the first match. Conditions improved due to a drying wind, as the forecast heavy rain was limited to a couple of showers, with plenty of good racing taking place throughout the afternoon. The holders Edinburgh got off to a disastrous start in the 1st semi-final, scoring just 6 points from the first 6 races, as the other three teams were battling it out for the two qualifying places. Bury fell away in the 2nd half, as Sheffield and Hull tied on 47 points to qualify for the final, with Bury ten points adrift and Edinburgh a further eleven behind. Andy Angell raced unbeaten for Hull, with team mate Adam Stephenson losing only to Sheffields Damian Zareba in heat 16. Zareba lost only to Angell in heat 1. Northern K.O. Cup 1st Semi-Final Bury 37 Sheffield 47 Edinburgh 26 Hull 47 Bury: Chris Parish 12, Ben Scranage 9, Kris Ramsden 7, Neil Howarth 5, Will Owens 4. Sheffield: Damian Zareba 15, Bobby McMillan 13, Kyle Holland 11, Ryan Hoyland 7, Mick Knowles 1. Edinburgh: Mikey Hewitson 12, Kamil Greszla 5, Marcin Czarkowski 5, Neil Swanson 4, Mark Lee dnr. Hull: Andy Angell 16, Adam Stephenson 15, Sam Schofield 8, Lewis Aylmer 5, Nathan Everett 3. Referee - Bill Phillips (Astley & Tyldesley). Stockport and Northumbria both qualified comfortably from the 2nd semi-final, with Heckmondwike just edging out a young Astley & Tyldesley team for 3rd place. It was clear after the first round of races who the two qualifiers would be, as both sides took the opportunity to give a full of quota of rides to their reserves, so as to keep their main men fresher for the final. For A&T, Reece Pollitt took two impressive race wins, with the others trying their best throughout the match. Northern K.O. Cup 2nd Semi-Final Heckmondwike 33 Astley & Tyldesley 32 Stockport 52 Northumbria 42 Heckmondwike: Pawel Idziorek 14, Darren Kent 9, Justin Naylor 6, Will Naylor 4. A&T: Reece Pollitt 12, Joe Allen 9, Ciaran Collins 6, Max Evans 5. Stockport: Chris Eaton 14, Ben Higham 11, Mat Lush 11, Jake Read 10, Jack Lush 6. Northumbria: Gavin Parr 10, Daniel Wharrier 10, Mark Mulvey 8, Michael Parr 7, Jason Keith 7. Referee - Andy Schofield (Hull). The Junior Cup was a keenly contested match. Sheffield and Bury (off grid 1s) got off to a flying start, both posting 14 points after the first round of races. It was Sheffields turn to take the favoured inside grids in the next round of races and they opened up a 5 points lead at the interval. Sheffield finished the match strongly, making light of their grid 4s in the final round, to beat Bury by 12 points. Edinburgh improved after a poor start, overcoming Hull to take 3rd place. Adam Watson top scored for Sheffield, losing only to Burys Will Owens in heat 8, with all his team mates providing strong support. Both Owens and Danny Taylor impressed for Bury, dropping two points apiece. Northern K.O. Cup Junior Final Edinburgh 35 Sheffield 54 Hull 28 Bury 42 Edinburgh: Mark Lee 11, Ewan Kennedy 8, Kieran Swanson 8, Douglas Morgan 8. Sheffield: Adam Watson 15, Niall Morton 12, Kyle Holland 11, Ed Morton 9, Aiden Owen 7. Hull 28: Nathan Everett 11, Rob Stockton-Garner 7, Josh Bellis 6, Katie Greaves 4, Sam Schofield dnr. Bury: Will Owens 14, Danny Taylor 14, James Elston 9, Adam Turnbull 4, Louis Turner 1. Referee - Darren Kent (Heckmondwike). Stockport made a strong start in the Northern K.O. Cup Final, taking 14 points from their grid 1s, to lead Hull by 4 points. The next series saw them start off grid 4s, but any hopes their rivals had of pegging them back were dashed, as Stockport extended their lead to 6 points at the interval. Stockport were on 27, Hull 21, Northumbria 18 and Sheffield 17. Stockport maintained their lead in the 2nd half, with some steady riding, as Sheffield recovered from a disastrous start when they failed to score in the opening two races, to overhaul Northumbria for 3rd place. Hull matched Stockports score in the 2nd half, but Stockport held on to take the win, boasting a more solid scoring line-up than any of their rivals. Northern K.O. Cup Final Hull 42 Northumbria 27 Sheffield 38 Stockport 48 Hull: Andy Angell 13, Adam Stephenson 12, Sam Schofield 9, Lewis Aylmer 8, Nathan Everett dnr. Northumbria: Gavin Parr 13, Jason Keith 6, Daniel Wharrier 4, Michael Parr 2, Mark Mulvey 2. Sheffield: Damian Zareba 11, Aiden Owen 8, Bobby McMillan 7, Ryan Hoyland 7, Kyle Holland 5. Stockport: Mat Lush 13, Jake Read 13, Jack Lush 12, Ben Higham 8, Chris Eaton 2. Referee - Alan Farrell (Astley & Tyldesley). Thanks to Sue Tydd for loading excellent photos from the event. Photos taken by Len Priestley will appear later on the clubs official website. Action footage of the days racing, filmed by Sylwia Hack, will be loaded by Ian White onto the clubs Youtube site in a few days time.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 20:13:23 +0000
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