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Leicester 1951

Thanks to Tim Grant, Alan Jones and Arnie Gibbons

Updated 21.8.2011

Friday 23rd

March 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 44 Coventry Bees 40 (East Midlands Challenge Bowl)

Leicester

Cyril Page 0, 3, 2, 3 8

Harwood Pike 2, 2’, 1’, 1 6+2

Jock Grierson 3, 3, 3, 2 11

Lionel Benson 1, 0, 1, 0 2

Les Beaumont 2, 3, 1, 1 7

Johnnie Carpenter 1’, F, R, 0 1+1

Ron Wilson 2, 2’ 4+1

Joe Bowkis 2’, 3 5+1

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 1, 3, 1’, 3 8+1

Cyril Cooper 3, 2, 1, 3 9

Les Hewitt 2, F, N, N 2

Derrick Tailby 0, 1, 2’, 2 5+1

Stan Williams 0, R, R, N 0

Johnnie Reason 3, 2, 3, 2’™ 10+1

Peter Brough 1, X, 3, 1, N 5

Roy Moreton 1, 0, 0 1

Ht 1 Cooper, Pike, Fletcher, Page 70.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 2 Grierson, Hewitt, Benson, Tailby 70.2 4 2 6 6

Ht 3 Reason, Beaumont , Carpenter, Williams 69.6* 3 3 9 9

Ht 4 Fletcher, Wilson, Brough, Benson 72.2 2 4 11 13

Ht 5 Page, Pike, Tailby, Hewitt (Fell) 71.6 5 1 16 14

Ht 6 Grierson, Reason, Benson, Williams (Ret) 70.6 4 2 20 16

Ht 7 Beaumont, Cooper, Fletcher, Carpenter (Fell) 71.4 3 3 23 19

Ht 8 Grierson, Bowkis, Moreton, Brough 72.4 5 1 28 20

Ht 9 Reason, Page, Pike, Williams (Ret) 70.6 3 3 31 23

Ht 10 Fletcher, Grierson, Cooper, Benson 73.0 2 4 33 27

Ht 11 Brough, Tailby, Beaumont, Carpenter (Ret) 72.6 1 5 34 32

Ht 12 Page, Wilson , Brough, Moreton 73.4 5 1 39 33

Ht 13 Bowkis, Tailby, Beaumont , Moreton 72.4 4 2 43 35

Ht 14 Reason, Cooper, Pike, Carpenter 71.6 1 5 44 40

Queniboro’ Scratch Race

Mick Mitchell, Jackson, Hipperson, Pitcher 72.4

Oadby Scratch Race

Mitchell, Wilson, Bowkis, Jackson 71.0

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Carpenter, Benson, Moreton, Hipperson 74.6

Ht2 Beaumont, Pike, Bowkis, Tailby 73.6

Ht3 Reason, Grierson, Mitchell, Cooper 71.6

Ht4 Page, Hewitt, Wilson, Pitcher 73.0

Final Reason, Carpenter, Beaumont, Page 72.6

Saturday 24th

Match 1951 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (East Midlands Challenge Bowl)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 1 2’ 1 3 7 1

Cyril Cooper 3 3 3 3 12

Peter Brough F 1 1’ 1 3 1

Derrick Tailby 2 2’ 3 3 10 1

Stan Williams 1 2 3 2 8

Johnnie Reason 3 1’ 1 1 6 1

Alan Hailstone 3 0 3

Roy Moreton 2 0 2

Leicester

Cyril Page 0 0 0 2 2

Harwood Pike 2 3 0 2 7

Jock Grierson 3 1 3 2 9

Lionel Benson 1 0 1 2

Les Beaumont 0 2 2 2 6

Johnny Carpenter 2 X E 0 2

Ron Wilson 1 0 3 4

Joe Bowkis 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Cooper, Pike, Fletcher, Page 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Grierson, Tailby, Benson, Brough (f) 72.6 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Reason, Carpenter, Williams, Beaumont 71.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Hailstone, Tailby, Wilson, Page 73.0 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Cooper, Fletcher, Grierson, Benson 72.6 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Tailby, Beaumont, Brough, Carpenter (fexc) 72.2 4 2 24 12

Ht7 Pike, Williams, Reason, Page 72.4 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Grierson, Moreton, Brough, Bowkis 73.4 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Cooper, Beaumont, Fletcher, Carpenter (ef) 71.6 4 2 34 20

Ht10 Tailby, Page, Brough, Pike (frmtd) 72.0 4 2 38 22

Ht11 Williams, Grierson, Reason, Wilson 73.0 4 2 42 24

Ht12 Fletcher, Beaumont, Bowkis, Hailstone 73.0 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Wilson, Williams, Benson, Moreton 72.8 2 4 47 31

Ht14 Cooper, Pike, Reason, Carpenter 71.2 4 2 51 33

Monday 26th


Leicester Hunters 62 Oxford Cheetahs 22 (Central Shield)

Leicester

Cyril page 3 3 0 3 9

Harwood Pike 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3

Jock Grierson 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Lionel Benson 1 E 3 3 7

Ron Wilson 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2

Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 3 12

Les Beaumont 3 2’ 5 1

Johnny Carpenter 2’ 1’ 3 2

Oxford

Eric Irons 0 2 1 0 3

Pat Clarke 1 E 1

Harry Saunders 0 0 1 0 1

Ernie Rawlins 2 1 1 3 7

Bill Osborne 0 0 2 1 3

Cyril Quick 2 1 1’ 4 1

Brian Wilson 1’ 0 1 1

Bill Kemp E 1 E 1 2

Ht1 Page, Pike, Clarke, Irons 71.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Grierson, Rawlins, Benson, Saunders 72.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Bowkis, Quick, R.Wilson, Osborne 72.6 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Beaumont, Irons, B.Wilson, Benson (efch) 73.0 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Page, Pike, Rawlins, Saunders 72.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Benson, Grierson, Quick, Osborne 72.8 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Bowkis, R.Wilson, Iron, Clarke (ef) 73.0 5 1 31 11

Ht8 Grierson, Carpenter, Saunders, Kemp (ef) 74.2 5 1 36 12

Ht9 Pike, Osborne, Quick, Page 72.6 3 3 39 15

Ht10 Benson, Grierson, Kemp, Irons 73.8 5 1 44 16

Ht11 Bowkis, R.Wilson, Rawlins, Saunders 73.6 5 1 49 17

Ht12 Page, Beaumont, Osborne, Kemp (ef) 74.0 5 1 54 18

Ht13 Rawlins, R.Wilson, Carpenter, B.Wilson 74.6 3 3 57 21

Ht14 Bowkis, Pike, Kemp, Quick (ns) 73.4 5 1 62 22

Countesthorpe Scratch Race

[ Hipperson, Pitcher, Watts, Mitchell ?

Humberstone Scratch Race

Carpenter, Mitchell, Beaumont, Pitcher 72.4


Ht1 Mitchell, R.Wilson, Page (ef), B.Wilson 72.4

Ht2 Bowkis, Grierson, Pitcher, Quick (ns) 72.4

Ht3 Pike, Irons, Kemp, Carpenter (ef) 73.6

Ht4 Benson, Beaumont, Rawlins, Osborne (ef) 73.4

Final Mitchell, Pike, Bowkis, Benson (ef) 73.0

Monday 26th March 1951 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 28 Leicester Hunters 55 (Challenge)

Oxford


Ernie Rawlins 1’ 2 1’ 0 4 2

Cyril Quick 1’ 2 0 1 4 1

Harry Saunders 2 0 1’ 0 3 1

Bob McFarlane E 3 0 0 3

Frank Boyle 2 0 1 3 6

Eric Irons 1 1 2

Brian Wilson 1 1 2

Leicester

Cyril Page 0 X 1’ 3 4 1

Harwood Pike 3 2 2’ 2 9 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Lionel Benson 0 1 3 2’ 6 1

Ron Wilson F 3 3 6

Joe Bowkis 3 3 0 1’ 7 1

Les Beaumont 2’ 3 6 1

Johnny Carpenter 3 3 2’ 8 1

Ht1 Pike, Osborne, Rawlins, Page 68.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Grierson, Saunders, Quick, Benson 69.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Bowkis, Boyle, McFarlane (ef), R.Wilson (f) 69.2 2 3 8 9

Ht4 Carpenter, Beaumont, Irons, Saunders 69.0 1 5 9 14

Ht5 Grierson, Rawlins, Benson, Osborne 70.0 2 4 11 18

Ht6 Bowkis, Quick, Saunders, R.Wilson 69.0 3 3 14 21

Ht7 McFarlane, Pike, Page, Boyle 70.8 3 3 17 24

Ht8 Carpenter, Grierson, B.Wilson, Quick 69.2 1 5 18 29

Ht9 R.Wilson, Osborne, Rawlins, Bowkis 69.4 3 3 21 32

Ht10 Page, Pike, Quick, Saunders 70.2 1 5 22 37

Ht11 Grierson, Benson, Boyle, McFarlane 70.6 1 5 23 42

Ht12 R.Wilson, Carpenter, Irons, Osborne 69.8 1 5 24 47

Ht13 Beaumont, Benson, B.Wilson, McFarlane 69.8 1 5 25 52

Ht14 Boyle, Pike, Bowkis, Rawlins 70.8 3 3 28 55

Friday 30th


Leicester Hunters 61 Liverpool Chads 23 (Central Shield)

Leicester


Harwood Pike 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3

Jock Grierson 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Ron Wilson 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3

Les Beaumont 1 0 2’ X 3 1


Lionel Benson 3 2’ 5 1

Johnny Carpenter 1 3 4

Liverpool

George Newton 0 1 1’ F 2 1

Harry Welch 1 2 1 1 5

Buck Whitby 0 2 2 0 4

Bill Griffiths 3 F 1 2 6

Len Read 0 1 1 1 3

Reg Duval 2 0 0 0 2

Alf Webster F 1’ 1 1

Peter Craven 0 0 0

Ht1 Page, Pike, Welch, Newton 70.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Griffiths, Grierson, Wilson, Whitby 71.2 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Bowkis, Duval, Beaumont, Read 71.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Benson, Wilson, Newton, Webster (f) 71.4 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Page, Whitby, Pike, Griffiths 71.8 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Grierson, Wilson, Read, Duval 72.2 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Bowkis, Welch, Newton, Beaumont 71.8 3 3 29 13

Ht8 Grierson, Whitby, Carpenter, Craven 73.0 4 2 33 15

Ht9 Page, Pike, Read, Duval 71.0 5 1 38 16

Ht10 Wilson, Grierson, Welch, Newton (f) 72.4 5 1 43 17

Ht11 Bowkis, Beaumont, Griffiths, Whitby 71.6 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Page, Benson, Read, Craven 71.4 5 1 53 19

Ht13 Carpenter, Griffiths, Webster, Beaumont (fexc) 73.4 3 3 56 22

Ht14 Bowkis, Pike, Welch, Duval 71.6 5 1 61 23

Peterboro Scratch Race

Ht1 Benson, Mick Mitchell, Webster, Jack Watts 72.0

Ht2 Sid Hipperson, Carpenter, Craven, Pitcher (ef) 72.6

Final Benson, Mitchell, Carpenter, Hipperson 72.6


Ht1 Page, Grierson, Welch, Griffith 71.8 73.8

Ht2 Beaumont, Pike, Read, Pitcher 72.0 72.6

Ht3 Bowkis, Duval, Whitby, Wilson 73.0 73.0

Final Beaumont, Pike, Bowkis, Page 72.6

Thursday 5th

April 1951 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 44 Leicester Hunters 40 (Central Shield)

Sheffield

Bill Dalton 3 0 1 1 5

Len Williams 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Charlie New 0 0 3 0 3

Tommy Allott 3 3 3 1’ 10 1

Johnny Green 1’ 0 3 2 6 1

Guy Allott 2 1 2’ 0 5 1

Peter Orpwood 1 2 3

Jack Winstanley 0 1’ 1 1

Leicester

Cyril Page E 1 1

Harwood Pike 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Jock Grierson 1’ 2’ 2 0 5 2

Ron Wilson 2 2’ 3 2 9 1

Les Beaumont 3 2 1’ 3 9 1

Joe Bowkis 0 0 2 2

Lionel Benson 3 2 2 0 7

Mick Mitchell 1’ 3 0 4 1

Ht1 Dalton, Williams, Pike, Page (ef) 75.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 T.Allott, Wilson, Grierson, New 76.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Beaumont, G.Allott, Green, Bowkis 75.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Benson, Wilson, Orpwood, Dalton 74.8 1 5 12 12

Ht5 T.Allott, Benson, Pike, New 74.6 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Wilson, Grierson, G.Allott, Green 76.0 1 5 16 21

Ht7 Williams, Beaumont, Dalton, Bowkis 74.0 4 2 20 22

Ht8 New, Grierson, Mitchell, Winstanley 76.0 3 3 23 25

Ht9 Green, G.Allott, Page, Pike 74.6 5 1 28 26

Ht10 Williams, Wilson, Dalton, Grierson 74.6 4 2 32 28

Ht11 T.Allott, Benson, Beaumont, New 73.4 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Mitchell, Green, Winstanley, Benson 75.2 3 3 38 34

Ht13 Beaumont, Orpwood, T.Allott, Mitchell 74.6 3 3 41 37

Ht14 Williams, Bowkis, Pike, G.Allott 74.4 3 3 44 40

Friday 6th

April 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 57 Halifax Dukes 27 (Central Shield)

Leicester

Cyril Page 3 0 0 2’ 5 1

Harwood Pike 2’ 2 2 2 8 1

Jock Grierson 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3

Ron Wilson 3 3 3 3 12

Les Beaumont 2 2’ 2’ F 6 2

Joe Bowkis 1’ 3 3 1’ 8 2

Lionel Benson 2’ 3 5 1

Johnnie Carpenter 3 3 6

Halifax

Vic Emms 0 0 E 1 1

Al Allison 1 1 0 0 2

Arthur Forrest E 3 E F 3

Ray Johnson 1 1 1 2 5

Bill Crosland 0 0 1 1 2

Jack Hughes 3 2 3 3 11

Dyson Harper 1 1’ 2 1

Billy Ward 1 0 1

Ht1 Page, Pike, Allison, Emms 73.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Wilson, Grierson, Johnson, Forrest (ef) 75.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Hughes, Beaumont, Bowkis, Crosland 75.2 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Wilson, Benson, Harper, Emms 75.0 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Forrest, Pike, Johnson, Page 74.2 2 4 20 10

Ht6 Wilson, Hughes, Grierson, Crosland 75.0 4 2 24 12

Ht7 Bowkis, Beaumont, Allison, Emms (ef) 76.4 5 1 29 13

Ht8 Carpenter, Grierson, Ward, Forrest (ef) 76.2 5 1 34 14

Ht9 Hughes, Pike, Crosland, Page (ef) 74.0 2 4 36 18

Ht10 Wilson, Grierson, Emms, Allison 76.4 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Bowkis, Beaumont, Johnson, Forrest (f) 75.0 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Benson, Page, Crosland, Ward 74.4 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Carpenter, Johnson, Harper, Beaumont (f) 77.2 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Hughes, Pike, Bowkis, Allison 74.0 3 3 57 27

Humberstone Scratch Race

Pitcher, Hipperson, Billy Ward, Mitchell 75.0

Blaby Scratch Race

Harper, Hopperson, Ward 76.2

Syston Scratch Race

Benson, Carpenter, Pitcher, Hipperson 75.0


Ht1 Crosland, Page, Johnson, Bowkis (exc) 75.4 ?

Ht2 Grierson, Emms, Benson, Beaumont 76.4 ?

Ht3 Hughes, Wilson, Forrest, Pike 74.0 ?

Final Hughes, Wilson, Grierson, Crosland 73.6

Monday 9th

April 1951 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Heathens 38 Leicester Hunters 46 (Central Shield)

Cradley Heath

Les Tolley 1 0 0 2 3 1

Gil Craven 0 1 2 1’ 4 1

Brian Shepherd 3 3 2 2 10

Dick Tolley 1 1 0 2

Laurie Schofield 0 2 3 3 8

Phil Malpass 1 1’ 1 2 5 1

Bill Clifton 3 0 3 6

Harry Bastable 0 E 0

Leicester

Cyril page 3 2 3 1 9

Harwood Pike 2’ E 3 3 8 1

Jock Grierson 2 2’ 3 2 9 1

Ron Wilson F 3 0 1’ 4 1

Les Beaumont 3 1’ 3 1 8 1

Joe Bowkis 2’ 2 1 0 5 1

Lionel Benson E 2 2


Ht1 Page, Pike, L.Tolley, Craven 75.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Shepherd, Grierson, D.Tolley, Wilson (f) 75.0 4 2 5 7

Ht3 Beaumont, Bowkis, Malpass, Schofield 75.4 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Clifton, Page, D.Tolley, Benson (ef) 77.0 4 2 10 14

Ht5 Wilson, Grierson, Craven, L.Tolley 77.2 1 5 11 19

Ht6 Shepherd, Bowkis, Beaumont, D.Tolley 76.2 3 3 14 22

Ht7 Page, Schofield, Malpass, Pike 76.2 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Grierson, Shepherd, Carpenter, Bastable 77.2 2 4 19 29

Ht9 Beaumont, Craven, Bowkis, L.Tolley 77.4 2 4 21 33

Ht10 Pike, Shepherd, Page, Clifton 77.2 2 4 23 37

Ht11 Schofield, Grierson, Malpass, Wilson 78.2 4 2 27 39

Ht12 Clifton, L.Tolley, Beaumont, Carpenter 79.2 5 1 32 40

Ht13 Schofield, Benson, Wilson, Bastable (ef) 77.4 3 3 35 43

Ht14 Pike, Malpass, Craven, Bowkis 78.0 3 3 38 46

Friday 13th


Leicester Hunters 54 Cradley Heath Heathens 30 (Central Shield)

Leicester




Ron Wilson 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Les Beaumont 1’ 2’ 0 1 4 2

Joe Bowkis 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Lionel Benson 2’ 2’ 4 2

Johnnie Carpenter 1’ 3 4 1

Cradley Heath

Les Tolley 3 1 0 0 4

Gil Craven 1 1 1 0 3

Laurie Schofield 1 1’ 3 2 7 1

Phil Malpass 0 2 1’ 0 3 1

Dick Tolley 0 0 1 0 1

Brian Shepherd 3 2 3 1 9

Harry Bastable 0 2 2

Bill Clifton 0 1 1

Ht1 L.Tolley, Pike, Craven, 0.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Wilson, Schofield, Malpass 71.0 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Shepherd, Bowkis, Beaumont, D.Tolley 70.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Wilson, Benson, L.Tolley, Bastable 70.0 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Page, Malpass, Schofield, Pike 71.0 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Wilson, Shepherd, Grierson, D.Tolley 70.0 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Bowkis, Beaumont, Craven, L.Tolley 71.6 5 1 27 15

Ht8 Schofield, Grierson, Carpenter, Clifton 71.4 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Shepherd, Pike, D.Tolley, Page 71.2 2 4 32 22

Ht10 Wilson, Grierson, Craven, L.Tolley 72.0 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Bowkis, Schofield, Malpass, Beaumont 73.8 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Page, Benson, Clifton, D.Tolley 73.8 5 1 45 27

Ht13 Carpenter, Bastable, Beaumont, Malpass 74.0 4 2 49 29

Ht14 Pike, Bowkis, Shepherd, Craven 72.2 5 1 54 30

Belgrave Scratch Race

Alan Hailstone, Sid Hipperson, Mike Wood, Pitcher 73.2

Newark Scratch Race

Bastable, Pitcher, Clifton, Hipperson 73.6


Ht1 Page, Beaumont, Benson, Craven 71.6

Ht2 Pike, Shepherd, Pike, L.Tolley 72.4

Ht3 Bowkis, Carpenter, Schofield, Wood 72.4

Ht4 Wilson, D.Tolley, Hailstone, Malpass 72.2

Final Page, Wilson, Pike, Bowkis 73.2

Monday 16th

April 1951 Stanley Stadium, Liverpool

Liverpool Chads 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (Central Shield)

Liverpool

George Newton 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Harry Welch 3 3 3 3 12

Len Read 0 0 1 1

Reg Duval 3 3 2 3 11

Peter Robinson 1 3 3 3 10

Bill Griffiths 0 0 E F 0

Buck Whitby 1 0 1

Peter Craven 3 1 E 4

Leicester


Harwood Pike 1’ 1’ 0 1’ 3 3

Jock Grierson 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Ron Wilson 2 0 1’ 1’ 4 2

Les Beaumont 2’ 1 E 2 5 1


Lionel Benson 0 2 2


Ht1 Welch, Page, Pike, Newton 78.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Duval, Wilson, Grierson, Read 80.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Bowkis, Beaumont, Robinson, Griffiths 81.2 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Duval, Page, Whitby, Benson 82.2 4 2 11 13

Ht5 Welch, Newton, Grierson, Wilson 81.2 5 1 16 14

Ht6 Bowkis, Duval, Beaumont, Read 82.4 2 4 18 18

Ht7 Robinson, Page, Pike, Griffiths 82.6 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Craven, Grierson, Read, Carpenter 81/2 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Welch, Newton, Bowkis, Beaumont (ef) 81.0 5 1 30 24

Ht10 Duval, Page, Craven, Pike 82.0 4 2 34 26

Ht11 Robinson, Grierson, Wilson, Griffiths (ef) 82.8 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Newton, Beaumont, Carpenter, Whitby 82.0 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Robinson, Benson, Wilson, Craven (ef) 84.2 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Welch, Bowkis, Pike, Griffiths (f) 81.8 3 3 46 38

Wednesday 18th

April 1951 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (Central Shield)

Halifax

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 12

Ray Johnson 0 2’ 0 3 5 1

Bill Crosland 3 1 3 2’ 9 1

Jack Hughes 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Vic Emms 2 1 2’ 3 8 1

Al Allison 0 3 3 2’ 8 1

Dyson Harper 1 0 1

Billy Ward 0 0 0

Leicester

Cyril Page 2 E 2 1 5

Harwood Pike 1’ 0 0 1 2 2

Jock Grierson 1 1 2 4

Ron Wilson E 0



Lionel Benson 2 1 2 5

Johnny Carpenter 0 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3

Ht1 Forrest, Page, Pike, Johnson 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Crosland, Hughes, Grierson, Wilson (ef) 71.0 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Bowkis, Emms, Beaumont, Allison 71.6 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Hughes, Benson, Harper, Page (ef) 70.6 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Forrest, Johnson, Grierson, Carpenter 71.2 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Hughes, Beaumont, Crosland, Bowkis 71.4 4 2 23 13

Ht7 Allison, Page, Emms, Pike 71.2 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Crosland, Grierson, Carpenter, Ward 71.6 3 3 30 18

Htt9 Forrest, Bowkis, Beaumont, Johnson 71.2 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Hughes, Crosland, Page, Pike 71.4 5 1 38 22

Ht11 Allison, Emms, Benson, Wilson (fexc) 71.4 5 1 43 23

Ht12 Forrest, Beaumont, Carpenter, Harper 71.0 3 3 46 26

Ht13 Emms, Benson, Carpenter, Ward 72.0 3 3 49 29

Ht14 Johnson, Allison, Pike, Bowkis 72.8 5 1 54 30

Friday 20th


Leicester Hunters 52.5 Stoke Potters 31.5 (Midland Shield)

Leicester


1

Harwood Pike 2 21 2½ 0 6½

1



1

Les Beaumont 21 2 2

1 1 7

2


1

Vic Pitcher 0 3 3

Johnnie Carpenter F 21 2

1

Stoke

Les Jenkins 0 2 0 0 2

J Fitzpatrick 3 3 2 21 10

1

Brian Pritchett 11 1 2 1 5

1

Ray Harris 2 0 0 0 2

Gil Blake 0 1 0 1 2

Lindsay Mitchell 1 0 2½ 3 6½

Ken Adams 11 2 3

1

Bill Harris 11 0 1

1

Ht1Fitzpatrick, Pike, Page, Jenkins 71.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Wilson, R Harris, Pritchett, Benson 72.0 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Bowkis, Beaumont, Mitchell, Blake 71.2 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Wilson, Jenkins, Adams, Carpenter (f) 72.2 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Page, Pike, Pritchett, R Harris 72.0 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Benson, Wilson, Blake, Mitchell 71.8 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Fitzpatrick, Beaumont , Bowkis, Jenkins 72.0 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Benson, Pritchett, B Harris, Pitcher 71.8 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Mitchell & Pike (dead heat), Page, Blake 72.6 3.5 2.5 33.5 20.5

Ht10 Wilson, Fitzpatrick, Benson, Jenkins 72.8 4 2 37.5 22.5

Ht11Bowkis, Beaumont, Pritchett, R Harris 72.8 5 1 42.5 23.5

Ht12 Page, Carpenter, Blake, B Harris 72.4 5 1 47.5 24.5

Ht13 Pitcher, Adams, Beaumont, R Harris 73.8 4 2 51.5 26.5

Ht14 Mitchell, Fitzpatrick, Bowkis, Pike 73.0 1 5 52.5 31.5

Desford Scratch Race

Carpenter, Brough, Moreton, Pitcher 73.4

Rearsby Scratch Race

Carpenter, Adams, Brough, Pitcher 73.2

Billesdon Scratch Race

Pitcher, B.Harris, Brough, Moreton 73.8


Ht1 Beaumont, L.Mitchell, Pike, R.Harris 73.0 73.2

Ht2 Benson, Page, Pritchett, Jenkins 71.2 73.0

Ht3 Bowkis, Wilson, Fitzpatrick, Blake (f) 73.2 ?

Final Benson, Beaumont, Page, Bowkis 70.8

Friday 27th


Leicester Hunters 50 Sheffield Tigers 34 (Central Shield)

Leicester

Cyril Page 2’ 2 1 3 8 1

Lionel Benson 0 0


Ron Wilson 3 F 3

Les Beaumont 2’ 1 0 2 5 1


Harwood Pike 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Johnny Carpenter 1 1’ X 0 2 1

Sheffield

Peter Orpwood X 2 0 2

Tommy Allott 1 2 2 2 7


Bill Dalton 2 3 1’ 1 7 1

Jack Chignell 0 2 0 0 2

Guy Allott 1 0 2 1’ 4 1

Jack Winstanley 1’ 3 4 1

Les Howe 0 1’ 1 2 1

Ht1 Pike, Page, T.Allott, Orpwood (fexc) 71.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Wilson, Dalton, Grierson, New 72.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Bowkis, Beaumont, G.Allott, Chignell 71.2 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Pike, Orpwood, Winstanley, Wilson (f) 71.6 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Dalton, Page, New, Benson 73.0 2 4 19 11

Ht6 Grierson, Chignell, Carpenter, G.Allott 71.2 4 2 23 13

Ht7 Bowkis, T.Allott, Beaumont, Orpwood 71.4 4 2 27 15

Ht8 New, Grierson, Carpenter, Howe 72.0 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Pike, G.Allott, Page, Chignell 71.8 4 2 34 20

Ht10 Grierson, T.Allott, Howe, Carpenter (exc2min) 72.4 3 3 37 23

Ht11 Bowkis, New, Dalton, Beaumont 71.4 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Page, Pike, Howe, Chignell 72.2 5 1 45 27

Ht13 Winstanley, Beaumont, Dalton, Carpenter 73.6 2 4 47 31

Ht14 Bowkis, T.Allott, G.Allott, Carpenter (ns) 72.8 3 3 50 34

Dunton Bassett Scratch Race

Pike, Carpenter, Pitcher, Howe 73.2


Ht1 Bowkis, Page, Chignell, G.Allott 72.2

Ht2 Dalton, Beaumont, Howe, T.Allott (f) 74.0

Ht3 Pike, Winstanley, Pitcher, Benson (exc2min) 73.6

Ht4 New, Grierson, Carpenter, Pitcher 72.6

Final New, Bowkis, Dalton, Pike 72.6

Saturday 28th

April 1951 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 45 Leicester Hunters 39 (Central Shield)

Stoke

Les Jenkins 0 X 3 3 6

John Fitzpatrick 2 1 2’ 0 5 1

Lindsay Mitchell 2 1’ 2 3 8 1

Gil Blake 0 0 2 0 2

Ken Adams 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Brian Pritchett 2 2’ 2’ 2 8 2

Ray Harris 1 2’ 3 1

Bill Bridgett 1’ 2’ 3 2

Leicester

Cyril Page 3 2’ 1 2 8 1

Lionel Benson 1 1’ 0 3 5 1

Jock Grierson 3 2’ 3 X 8 1

Johnny Carpenter 1 3 1 1 6



Harwood Pike 3 F 0 3

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0

Ht1 Page, Fitzpatrick, Benson, Jenkins 72.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Mitchell, Carpenter, Blake 73.4 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Bowkis, Pritchett, Adams, Beaumont 72.6 3 3 7 11

Ht4 Pike, Page, Harris, Blake 73.2 1 5 8 16

Ht5 Carpenter, Grierson, Fitzpatrick, Jenkins 73.6 1 5 9 21

Ht6 Beaumont, Blake, Mitchell, Bowkis 74.0 3 3 12 24

Ht7 Adams, Pritchett, Page, Pike (f) 73.0 5 1 17 25

Ht8 Grierson, Mitchell, Bridgett, Pitcher ? 3 3 20 28

Ht9 Jenkins, Fitzpatrick, Beaumont, Bowkis ? 5 1 25 29

Ht10 Mitchell, Page, Benson, Blake ? 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Adams, Pritchett, Carpenter, Grierson (fexc) ? 5 1 33 33

Ht12 Jenkins, Harris, Beaumont, Pitcher ? 5 1 38 34

Ht13 Adams, Bridgett, Carpenter, Pike ? 5 1 43 35

Ht14 Benson, Pritchett, Bowkis, Fitzpatrick ? 2 4 45 39

Friday 4th

May 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 52 Americans 32 (Challenge)

Leicester

Cyril Page 2’ 1 1 2’ 6 2


Jock Grierson 0 0 E 0



Joe Bowkis 2’ 1 1 2’ 6 2

Harwood Pike 3 2 3 8

Johnnie Carpenter 1’ 2’ 3 2

Americans

Nick Nicholaides 1 2 2 3 8

Manuel Trujillo 0 0 2’ 1 3 1

Ernie Roccio 3 2 3 2 10

Lloyd Campbell 1 0 F 1

Royal Carroll 0 3 0 0 3

Don Hawley 1 2’ 2 0 5 1

Johnny Roccio 0 1 1

Roy Andres 0 1 1

Ht1 Benson, Page, Nicholaides, Trujillo (f) 71.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 E.Roccio, Wilson, Campbell, Grierson 72.8 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Beaumont, Bowkis, Hawley, Carroll 72.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Pike, Nicholaides, Wilson, J.Roccio 74.2 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Benson, E.Roccio, Page, Campbell 72.6 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Carroll, Hawley, Wilson, Grierson 75.2 1 5 21 15

Ht7 Beaumont, Nicholaides, Bowkis, Trujillo 73.0 4 2 25 17

Ht8 E.Roccio, Pike, Carpenter, Andres 73.8 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Benson, Hawley, Page, Carroll 74.2 4 2 32 22

Ht10 Nicholaides, Trujillo, Wilson, Grierson (ef) 76.2 1 5 33 27

Ht11 Beaumont, E.Roccio, Bowkis, Campbell (f) 73.2 4 2 37 29

Ht12 Pike, Page, Andres, Carroll 75.0 5 1 42 30

Ht13 Beaumont, Carpenter, Roccio, Campbell (ns) 75.2 5 1 47 31

Ht14 Benson, Bowkis, Trujillo, Hawley (f) 75.2 5 1 52 32

Special Match Races

Ht1 Bob Leverenz bt Lionel Benson 74.6

Ht2 Bob Leverenz bt Ernie Roccio (f) 76.8

Ht3 Ernie Roccio bt Lionel Benson (f) 77.6


Ht1 Carpenter, Nicholaides, Pitcher, Grierson 76.4

Ht2 Pike, Campbell, Pitcher, J.Roccio 76.4

Ht3 Leverenz, Beaumont, Trujillo, Andres 75.4

Ht4 Page, Bowkis, Hawley, Carroll (f) 76.8

Final Leverenz, Page, Carpenter, Pike (f) 75.4

Friday 11th May 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 46 Edinburgh 62 (National Trophy)

Leicester

Cyril Page 1 1’ 0 1 1’ 4 2

Lionel Benson E 1’ E E 1 1

Jock Grierson 3 0 2 0 1 6

Ron Wilson 0 0 0

Les Beaumont 0 2 2 3 1 2 10

Joe Bowkis 1 2 2 3 2 10

Harwood Pike 3 3 2 3 0 1 12 1

Johnnie Carpenter 2’ 0 1’ 3 1

Edinburgh

Jack Young 3 3 3 3 3 E 15

Dick Campbell 2’ 3 3 3 2 3 16 1

Bob Mark 2 2’ E 0 2 6 1

Harold Fairhurst 2’ 1’ 3 2’ 3 11 3

Don Cuppleditch 3 1 1’ 1 0 6 1

Eddie Lack 1’ 1 1 2 0 5 1

Harold Booth F 0 0

Jim Turner 1 2 3

Ht1 Young, Campbell, Page, Benson (EF) 71.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Grierson, Mark, Lack, Wilson 71.8 3 3 4 8

Ht3 Campbell, Fairhurst, Bowkis, Beaumont 71.0 1 5 5 13

Ht4 Pike, Carpenter, Turner, Booth (f) 72.6 5 1 10 14

Ht5 Pike, Mark, Fairhurst, Grierson 72.0 3 3 13 17

Ht6 Young, Bowkis, Lack, Wilson 70.8 2 4 15 21

Ht7 Cuppleditch, Beaumont, Page, Mark (EF) 73.0 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Young, Grierson, Cuppleditch, Page 71.0 2 4 20 28

Ht9 Young, Bowkis, Benson, Mark 70.6 3 3 23 31

Ht10 Campbell, Beaumont, Lack, Grierson 70.8 2 4 25 35

Ht11 Fairhurst, Pike, Cuppleditch, Benson (ef) 71.4 2 4 27 39

Ht12 Campbell, Mark, Page, Carpenter 70.6 1 5 28 44

Ht13 Beaumont, Lack, Cuppleditch, Benson (EF) 72.8 3 3 31 47

Ht14 Pike, Turner, Carpenter, Booth 72.8 4 2 35 49

Ht15 Young, Fairhurst, Beaumont, Pike 71.6 1 5 36 54

Ht16 Bowkis, Campbell, Grierson, Cuppleditch 72.4 4 2 40 56

Ht17 Fairhurst, Bowkis, Page, Lack 72.2 3 3 43 59

Ht18 Campbell, Beaumont, Pike, Young (EF) 72.2 3 3 46 62

Oadby Scratch Race

Carpenter, Pitcher, Turner (exc), Harry Wardropper (f)75.0

Wigston Scratch Race

Booth, Wilson, Pitcher, Wardropper 74.0

Saturday 12th May 1951 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 77 Leicester Hunters 29 (National Trophy)

Edinburgh

Jack Young 2’ 3 3 3 3 3 17 1

Eddie Lack 3 3 2’ 1 0 9 1

Don Cuppleditch 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 11 4

Harold Fairhurst 3 3 3 1 2’ 12 1

Dick Campbell 3 1 3 3 3 2’ 15 1

Bob Mark 2’ 2’ 3 1 1 9 2

Harold Booth 2 2 4

Jim Turner X 0

Leicester

Cyril Page 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lionel Benson 1 1 1 2 2 1 8


Ron Wilson 0 1 0 1 0 2


Joe Bowkis 1 1 0 1’ 2 5 1


Johnny Carpenter F 0

Ht1 Lack, Young, Benson, Page 68.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Fairhurst, Cuppleditch, Bowkis, Grierson 70.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Campbell, Mark, Benson, Wilson 70.6 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Pike, Booth (frm), Carpenter (ns),Turner (fex) 73.0 2 3 17 6

Ht5 Lack, Cuppleditch, Wilson, Grierson 70.8 5 1 22 7

Ht6 Fairhurst, Mark, Bowkis, Page 70.8 5 1 27 8

Ht7 Young, Pike, Campbell, Beaumont 70.0 4 2 31 10

Ht8 Young, Cuppleditch, Beaumont, Page 70.0 5 1 36 11

Ht9 Mark, Lack, Grierson, Page 70.0 5 1 41 12

Ht10 Campbell, Cuppleditch, Benson, Bowkis 70.2 5 1 46 13

Ht11 Fairhurst, Beaumont, Lack, Wilson 70.0 4 2 50 15

Ht12 Young, Benson, Fairhurst, Grierson 69.6 4 2 54 17

Ht13 Campbell, Beaumont, Bowkis, Lack 69.8 3 3 57 20

Ht14 Pike, Booth, Turner (NS), Carpenter (NS) 71.8 2 3 59 23

Ht15 Campbell, Fairhurst, Wilson, Page 71.6 5 1 64 24

Ht16 Cuppleditch, Benson, Mark, Beaumont 70.2 4 2 68 26

Ht17 Young, Bowkis, Mark, Wilson 69.6 4 2 72 28

Ht18 Young, Campbell, Benson, Beaumont 70.0 5 1 77 29

Monday 14th May 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 52 Lanarkshire Eagles 32 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Cyril Page 2 1’ 2’ 2’ 7 3

Lionel Benson 1’ 2 3 2 8 1

Jock Grierson 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3


Les Beaumont 2’ 3 1’ 1’ 7 3

Joe Bowkis 3 1 2 1’ 7 1

Harwood Pike 3 2’ 3 8 1


Motherwell

Bill Dalton 3 0 2 0 5

Gordon McGregor 0 0 3 3 6

Joe Crowther 0 0 0 0 0

Keith Gurtner 3 3 3 3 12

Noel Watson F E 0 1 1

Will Lowther 1 3 1 0 5

Stan Bradbury 2 0 2

Bob Lindsay 1 E 1

Ht1 Dalton, Page, Benson, McGregor 73.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Gurtner, Wilson, Grierson, Crowther 73.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Bowkis, Beaumont, Lowther, Watson (f) 72.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Pike, Bradbury, Wilson, Dalton 73.0 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Gurtner, Benson, Page, Crowther 71.8 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Lowther, Wilson, Grierson, Watson (ef) 73.4 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Beaumont, Dalton, Bowkis, McGregor 72.8 4 2 25 17

Ht8 Carpenter, Pike, Lindsay, Crowther 73.0 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Benson, Page, Lowther, Watson 73.8 5 1 35 19

Ht10 McGregor, Wilson, Grierson, Dalton 73.0 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Gurtner, Bowkis, Beaumont, Crowther 72.6 3 3 41 25

Ht12 Pike, Page, Watson, Lindsay (ef) 73.2 5 1 46 26

Ht13 Gurtner, Carpenter, Beaumont, Bradbury 73.2 3 3 49 29

Ht14 McGregor, Benson, Bowkis, Lowther 72.4 3 3 52 32

Little Glen Scratch Race

Laurie Holland, Pitcher, Lindsay, Andrews 75.4

Market Harborough Scratch Race

Carpenter, Pitcher, Bradbury, Holland 73.2


Ht1 Bowkis, Dalton, Wilson, McGregor 73.2 74.4

Ht2 Carpenter, Beaumont, Benson, Watson 74.0 74.4

Ht3 Pike, Page, Lowther, Pike 74.0 74.4

Final Pike, Page, Carpenter, Bowkis 73.4

Friday 18th

May 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 50 Oxford Cheetahs 34 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Cyril Page 1’ 2 0 2 5 1

Len Williams 2 1’ 2 1 6 1


Les Beaumont 2’ 1 2 2’ 7 2

Joe Bowkis F 1’ 2’ 3 6 2


Ron Wilson 3 1’ 4 1


Oxford


Herby King 0 3 0 2 5

Bill Kemp 1 3 2 1 7

Frank Boyle 0 0 0 2 2

Ernie Rawlins 1 3 3 3 10


Colin Clarke 0 F 0 F 0

Bob McFarlane DNR

Ht1 Irons, Williams, Page, King 71.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Kemp, Boyle 72.2 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Osborne, Pike, Rawlins, Bowkis (f) 71.4 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Beaumont, Irons, Wilson, Clarke 72.6 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Kemp, Page, Williams, Osborne 72.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Rawlins, Beaumont, Benson, Boyle 71.4 3 3 20 16

Ht7 King, Pike, Bowkis, Irons (f) 72.0 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Benson, Kemp, Carpenter, Clarke (f) 72.0 4 2 27 21

Ht9 Rawlins, Williams, Osborne, Page 71.2 2 4 29 25

Ht10 Benson, Beaumont, Irons, King 72.8 5 1 34 26

Ht11 Pike, Bowkis, Kemp, Boyle 72.2 5 1 39 27

Ht12 Rawlins, Page, Wilson, Clarke 71.6 3 3 42 30

Ht13 Bowkis, Boyle, Carpenter, Clarke (f) 72.2 4 2 46 32

Ht14 Pike, King, Williams, Osborne 73.0 4 2 50 34

Sandiacre Scratch Race

Carpenter, Wilson, Pitcher, Holland 72.6

Shardlow Scratch Race

Carpenter, Wilson, Holland, Pitcher 73.0


H1 Williams, Boyle, Clarke 72.2

Ht2 Pike, Osborne, Bowkis, Pitcher 72.6

Ht3 Carpenter, King, Page, Kemp 73.1

Ht4 Rawlins, Wilson, Beaumont, Irons 72.2

Final Rawlins, Williams, Pike, Carpenter (f) 72.2

Wednesday 23rd May 1951 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood

Fleetwood Flyer 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (National League Division Two)

Fleetwood

Norman Hargreaves 2' 3 3 1' 9 2

Wilf Jay 3 1 2' 3 9 1

Don Potter 3 2' 2 0 7 1

Russ Pursehouse 1 1' 1 2 5 1

Alf Parker 2 3 2 3 10

Jeff Crawford 0 1 0 0 1

Angus McGuire 3 2 5

Ray Harker 0 0 0

Leicester

Cyril Page 0 1 0 1

Len Williams 1 2 3 1' 7 1

Les Beaumont 2 2 2' 3 9 1




Ron Wilson 0 1' 1 1

Vic Pitcher 3 1 0 4

Ht1 Jay, Hargreaves, Williams, Page 68.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Potter, Beaumont, Pursehouse, Bowkis 68.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Pike, Parker, Benson, Crawford 68.6 2 4 11 7

Ht4 McGuire, Potter, Page, Wilson 68.2 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Hargreaves, Beaumont, Jay, Bowkis 68.6 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Benson, Potter, Pursehouse, Pike 68.6 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Parker, Williams, Crawford, Page 68.6 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Pitcher, Beaumont, Pursehouse, Harker 71.0 1 5 28 20

Ht9 Hargreaves, Jay, Pike, Benson 68.0 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Williams, Pursehouse, Pitcher, Potter 69.6 2 4 35 25

Ht11 Beaumont, Parker, Bowkis, Crawford 69.8 2 4 37 29

Ht12 Benson, McGuire, Hargreaves, Pitcher 69.6 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Parker, Bowkis, Wilson, Harker 70.2 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Jay, Pike, Williams, Crawford 68.6 3 3 46 38

Friday 25th

May 1952 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Britain 48 Overseas 59 (International)

Britain

Len Williams 2 1 0 0 3

Phil Clarke 1’ 3 1 2 3 1 11 1

Arthur Forrest 2 1’ 3 0 2 3 11 1

Jack Hughes 0 2 0 1 1 4

Derek Close E 2 2 3 3 2 12

Bob Fletcher 2 0 1’ 1 0 0 4 1

Harry Edwards 1’ 1 1

Vic Emms 2’ 0 2 1

Overseas

Jack Young 3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Merv Harding 0 0 0 1 0 1

Bob Leverenz 3 3 3 3 2 2’ 16 1

Charlie New 1 1 2’ 2’ 1’ 3 10 3

Dick Campbell F F 1’ 0 1 1

Lindsay Mitchell 3 2 2 0 1 0 8

Lionel Benson 2 1 3

Les Hewitt 2 2

Ht1 Young, Williams, Clarke, Harding 69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Leverenz, Forrest, New, Hughes 71.0 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Mitchell, Fletcher, Campbell (f), Close (ef) 70.8 2 3 7 10

Ht4 Young, Hughes, Forrest, Harding 68.8* 3 3 10 13

Ht5 Leverenz, Close, New, Fletcher 70.0 2 4 12 17

Ht6 Clarke, Mitchell, Williams, Campbell (f) 70.4 4 2 16 19

Ht7 Young, Close, Fletcher, Harding 69.4 3 3 19 22

Ht8 Leverenz, New, Clarke, Williams 70.0 1 5 20 27

Ht9 Forrest, Mitchell, Campbell, Hughes 70.0 3 3 23 30

Ht10 Young, Clarke, Harding, Williams 70.2 2 4 25 34

Ht11 Leverenz, New, Hughes, Forrest 70.0 1 5 26 39

Ht12 Close, Benson, Fletcher, Mitchell 70.2 4 2 30 41

Ht13 Young, Forrest, Edwards, Harding 69.8 3 3 33 44

Ht14 Close, Leverenz, New, Fletcher 70.2 3 3 36 47

Ht15 Clarke, Emms, Mitchell, Campbell 70.4 5 1 41 48

Ht16 Young, Close, Benson, Fletcher 70.0 2 4 43 52

Ht17 New, Leverenz, Clarke, Emms 71.0 1 5 44 57

Ht18 Forrest, Hewitt, Hughes, Mitchell 69.8 4 2 48 59

Sunday 27th

May 1951 Shelbourne Park, Dublin

Shelbourne Tigers 52 Leicester Hunters 32 (Challenge)

Shelbourne

Nick Nicolaides 3 2’ 3 1 9 1

Manuel Trujillo 1 1 3 1 6

Ernie Roccio 2’ 2’ 2 1 7 2

Johnnie Roccio 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Don Hawley 2 3 0 3 8

Johnnie Gibson 1’ 1 2 0 4 1

Roy Andres 3 3 6

Royal Carroll 1’ 0 1 1

Leicester

Jock Grierson 2 E 1’ 1 4 1



Les Beaumont 1 1 2 4



Ron Wilson 0 2 2 4

Vic Pitcher 0 1 1

Ht1 Niclolaides, Page, Trujillo, Williams 73.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 J.Roccio, E.Roccio, Beaumont, Benson 71.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Pike, Hawley, Gibson, Bowkis 73.8 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Andres, Nicolaides, Pitcher, Wilson 74.8 5 1 17 7

Ht5 J.Roccio, E.Roccio, Williams, Grierson (ef) 75.0 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Hawley, Wilson, Gibson, Benson 75.2 4 2 26 10

Ht7 Nicolaides, Pike, Trujillo, Bowkis 75.4 4 2 30 12

Ht8 Benson, E.Roccio, Carroll, Pitcher 75.2 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Williams, Gibson, Grierson, Hawley 76.8 2 4 35 19

Ht10 Trujillo, Benson, Nicolaides, Beaumont 74.8 4 2 39 21

Ht11 J.Roccio, Pike, E.Roccio, Bowkis 74.2 4 2 43 23

Ht12 Hawley, Wilson, Grierson, Carroll 76.8 3 3 46 26

Ht13 Andres, J.Roccio, Pitcher, Bowkis 76.8 5 1 51 27

Ht14 Williams, Pike, Trujillo. Gibson 77.0 1 5 52 32

Friday 1st June 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 60 Newcastle Diamonds 24 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Jock Grierson 3 2’ 1’ 1 7 2

Lionel Benson F 3 2 3 8


Les Beaumont 2’ 2’ 1 2’ 7 3

Joe Bowkis 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2


Cyril Page 3 3 6

Ron Wilson 2’ 0 2 1

Newcastle

Son Mitchell 1’ 1 1 1 4 1

Peter Orpwood 2 0 0 0 2

Don Lawson 1 1 1 0 3

Johnny Green 0 2 2 4

Don Wilkinson 0 0 0 2 2

Derek Close 1 2 3 2 8

Jack Chignell 0 1’ 1 1

Mike Tams F 0 0

Ht1 Grierson, Orpwood, Mitchell, Benson (f) 72.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Williams, Beaumont, Lawson, Green 72.4 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Pike, Bowkis, Close, Wilkinson 71.2 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Page, Beaumont, Mitchell, Chignell 72.0 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Benson, Grierson, Lawson, Green (ns) 72.0 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Williams, Close, Beaumont, Wilkinson 71.0 4 2 27 9

Ht7 Pike, Bowkis, Mitchell, Orpwood 71.6 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Williams, Wilson, Lawson, Tams (f) 71.8 5 1 37 11

Ht9 Close, Benson, Grierson, Wilkinson 70.6 3 3 40 14

Ht10 Williams, Beaumont, Mitchell, Orpwood 71.4 5 1 45 15

Ht11 Pike, Green, Bowkis, Lawson 71.4 4 2 49 17

Ht12 Page, Wilkinson, Grierson, Tams 71.6 4 2 53 19

Ht13 Bowkis, Green, Chignell, Wilson 71.4 3 3 56 22

Ht14 Benson, Close, Pike, Orpwood 71.2 4 2 60 24

? Race

Pitcher, Wright, Tams, Holland 72.2

Ashby Magna Scratch Race

Chignell, Page, Wilson, Wright 72.0


Ht1 Bowkis, Beaumont, Green, Wilkinson 71.4

Ht2 Grierson, Lawson, Holland, Pike (exctps) 72.8

Ht3 Page, Benson, Orpwood, Pitcher 71.4

Ht4 Williams, Close, Wilson, Mitchell (f) 71.2

Final Williams, Page, Grierson, Bowkis 71.2

Monday 4th June 1951 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 36 Leicester Hunters 47 (National League Division Two)

Newcastle

Son Mitchell 3 1 2 3 9

Don Wilkinson X 0 0 0

Don Lawson 1 1 1 2 5

Johnny Green 0 3 0 1’ 4 1

Peter Orpwood 1 0 0 1 2

Derek Close 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Chignell 2’ 2’ 0 4 2

Mike Tams 0 0

Leicester

Jock Grierson 2 0 1’ 0 3 1

Lionel Benson E 2 3 2 7

Len Williams 3 2’ 3 1’ 9 2


Joe Bowkis 0 2’ 1 0 3 1


Cyril Page 1 2’ 3 1

Ron Wilson 2’ 1 3 1 Ht1 Mitchell, Grierson, Wilkinson (exc), Benson (ef) 74.4 3 2 3 2

Ht2 Williams, Beaumont, Lawson, Green 75.4 1 5 4 7

Ht3 Close, Pike, Orpwood, Bowkis 72.8 4 2 8 9

Ht4 Green, Chignell, Page, Grierson 76.2 5 1 13 10

Ht5 Beaumont, Williams, Mitchell, Wilkinson 74.2 1 5 14 15

Ht6 Pike, Bowkis, Lawson, Green 74.6 1 5 15 20

Ht7 Close, Benson, Grierson, Orpwood 73.4 3 3 18 23

Ht8 Williams, Wilson, Lawson, Tams 76.0 1 5 19 28

Ht9 Pike, Mitchell, Bowkis, Wilkinson 75.4 2 4 21 32

Ht10 Benson, Lawson, Green, Grierson 75.6 3 3 24 35

Ht11 Close, Beaumont, Williams, Orpwood 73.6 3 3 27 38

Ht12 Mitchell, Chignell, Wilson, Bowkis 75.6 5 1 32 39

Ht13 Beaumont, Page, Orpwood, Tams 75.4 1 5 33 44

Ht14 Close, Benson, Pike, Chignell 75.4 3 3 36 47

Wednesday 6th June 1951 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 53 Leicester Hunters 31 (National League Division Two)

Glasgow

Jack Hodgson 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Junior Bainbridge 3 3 3 3 12

Tommy Miller 3 3 3 3 12

Ken McKinlay 0 2 1 0 3

Norman Lindsay 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Frank Hodgson 1’ E 0 1 2 1

Alf McIntosh 0 X 0

Jim Blyth 2’ 3 5 1

Leicester

Jock Grierson 0 3 1’ 1’ 5 2



Les Beaumont 1’ 0 1’ 0 2 2

Joe Bowkis 0 0 0 0


Cyril Page 1 2 1 4

Ron Wilson 0 1’ 1 1 Ht1 Bainbridge, J.Hodgson, Benson, Grierson 79.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Miller, Williams, Beaumont, McKinlay 79.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Pike, Lindsay, F.Hodgson, Bowkis 81.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Grierson, McKinlay, Page, McIntosh 82.2 2 4 13 11

Ht5 Bainbridge, J.Hodgson, Williams, Beaumont 80.4 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Miller, Pike, McKinlay, Bowkis 80.2 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Lindsay, Benson, Grierson, F.Hodgson (ef) 81.4 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Miller, Blyth, Williams, Wilson 82.2 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Bainbridge, J.Hodgson, Pike, Bowkis 80.2 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Miller, Benson, Grierson, McKinlay 81.0 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Lindsay, Williams, Beaumont, F.Hodgson 82.2 3 3 41 25

Ht12 J.Hodgson, Page, Wilson, McIntosh (exc) 82.8 3 3 44 28

Ht13 Blyth, Lindsay, Page, Beaumont 82.8 5 1 49 29

Ht14 Bainbridge, Pike, F.Hodgson, Benson 81.4 4 2 53 31

Friday 8th

June 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 40 Halifax Dukes 44 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Jock Grierson R 0




Joe Bowkis 0 0 1’ 1 2 1


Cyril Page 1 2’ 1 E 4 1

Ron Wilson 0 1 0 1

Halifax

Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 3 11

Jack Dawson 1 2’ 1 0 4 1

Vic Emms 0 0 2 0 2

Al Allison 1 1 3 3 8

Bill Crosland 1 1’ 0 3 5 1


Dyson Harper 0 2’ 2 1

Ray Johnson 1’ 2’ 3 2

Ht1 Forrest, Benson, Dawson, Grierson (ret) 71.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Williams, Beaumont, Allison, Emms 71.8 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Hughes, Pike, Crosland, Bowkis 72.2 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Beaumont, Forrest, Page, Harper 71.6 4 2 13 11

Ht5 Benson, Page, Allison, Emms 72.4 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Williams, Hughes, Crosland, Beaumont 71.8 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Forrest, Dawson, Pike, Bowkis 73.8 1 5 22 20

Ht8 Williams, Emms, Johnson, Wilson 71.6 3 3 25 23

Ht9 Benson, Hughes, Page, Crosland 73.0 4 2 29 25

Ht10 Forrest, Williams, Dawson, Beaumont 71.6 2 4 31 29

Ht11 Allison, Pike, Bowkis, Emms 73.6 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Crosland, Johnson, Wilson (frmtd), Page (ef) 74.2 1 5 35 37

Ht13 Allison, Harper, Bowkis, Wilson 72.8 1 5 36 42

Ht14 Benson, Hughes, Pike, Dawson 72.0 4 2 40 44

Gumley Scratch Race

Johnson, Carpenter, Wilson, Pitcher 73.6

Laughton Scratch Race

Page, Bowkis, Wilson, Carpenter 73.4


Ht1 Pike, Forrest, Benson, Harper 72.4

Ht2 Hughes, Bowkis, Dawson, Pitcher 73.2

Ht3 Page, Allison, Crosland, Carpenter 72.6

Ht4 Williams, Beaumont, Emms, Wilson 72.6

Final Hughes, Page, Williams, Pike 72.4

Friday 15th

June 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 58 Liverpool Chads 26 (National League Division Two)

Leicester


Len Williams 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2






Vic Pitcher 1 1’ 2 1

Liverpool

Len Read 1 2 1’ 1 5 1

Harry Welch 0 2 0 E 2

Tommy Allott 1 0 2 0 3

Reg Duval 0 2 2 3 7

George Newton 0 X 1’ 2 3 1


Bill Griffiths 0 F 0

Alf Webster E 0 0

Ht1 Bowkis, Williams, Read, Welch 71.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Allott, Duval 70.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Page, Robinson, Wilson, Newton 70.8 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Beaumont, Read, Carpenter, Griffiths 71.0 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Williams, Duval, Bowkis, Allott 71.0 4 2 22 8

Ht6 Benson, Beaumont, Robinson, Newton (exc) 71.2 5 1 27 9

Ht7 Page, Welch, Read, Wilson 72.0 3 3 30 12

Ht8 Benson, Allott, Pitcher, Webster (ef) 71.6 4 2 34 14

Ht9 Williams, Robinson, Newton, Bowkis 71.4 3 3 37 17

Ht10 Benson, Beaumont, Read, Welch 71.4 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Page, Duval, Wilson, Allott 72.2 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Carpenter, Newton, Bowkis, Webster 73.0 4 2 50 22

Ht13 Duval, Wilson, Pitcher, Griffiths (f) 73.2 3 3 53 25

Ht14 Page, Williams, Robinson, Welch (ef) 71.8 5 1 58 26

Rearsby Scratch Race

Johnnie Reason, Pitcher, Carpenter, Hailstone 72.6

Selector Scratch Race

Page, Bowkis, Carpenter, Pitcher (ef) 72.0

Rotherby Scratch Race

Carpenter, Reason, Hailstone, Griffiths 73.0


Ht1 Robinson, Duval, Benson, Wilson 72.2 72.8

Ht2 Williams, Page, Read, Newton 71.8 73.4

Ht3 Beaumont, Reason, Welch, Allott 72.0 72.8

Final Williams, Robinson, Beaumont, Duval 72.0

Friday 22nd


Leicester Hunters 36 New Zealand 8 48 (Challenge)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 1’ 1’ 0 1 3 2



Les Beaumont 0 3 E 1’ 4 1

Harwood Pike 1 0 1’ 2’ 4 2


Ron Wilson 1 0 1

Johnny Carpenter 1’ 3 4 1

New Zealand

Bruce Abernethy 3 2 3 3 11

Bob McFarlane 0 1 0 1 2

Trevor Redmond 3 3 3 3 12

Mick Holland 1 0 0 1 2


Dick Campbell 2’ 1 1 3 7 1

Frank Boyle 0 F 0

Geoff Mardon 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Abernethy, Williams, Bowkis, McFarlane 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Redmond, Benson, Holland, Beaumont 70.4 2 4 5 7

Ht3 New, Campbell, Pike, Page 70.2 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Beaumont, Abernethy, Wilson, Boyle 70.0 4 2 10 14

Ht5 Redmond, Williams, Bowkis, Holland 70.4 3 3 13 17

Ht6 New, Benson, Campbell, Beaumont 70.6 2 4 15 21

Ht7 Abernethy, Page, McFarlane, Pike 69.8 2 4 17 25

Ht8 Redmond, Benson, Carpenter, Mardon 70.2 3 3 20 28

Ht9 New, Williams, Campbell, Bowkis 70.8 2 4 22 32

Ht10 Abernethy, Benson, Beaumont, McFarlane 70.4 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Redmond, Page, Pike, Holland 71.2 3 3 28 38

Ht12 New, Mardon, Bowkis, Wilson 72.0 1 5 29 43

Ht13 Carpenter, Pike, Holland, Boyle (f) 71.6 5 1 34 44

Ht14 Campbell, Page, McFarlane, Williams 71.4 2 4 36 48

Qualifier Scratch Race

Carpenter, Wilson, Pitcher, L.Holland 72.6

Special Match Race

Ht1 Bruce Abernethy bt Lionel Benson 70.4

Ht2 Charlie New bt Bruce Abernethy (f) 72.2


Ht1 New, Carpenter, McFarlane, Beaumont 71.6

Ht2 Pike, Campbell, Boyle, Williams 70.8

Ht3 Abernethy, Bowkis, Holland, Wilson 71.4

Ht4 Redmond, Benson, Page, Mardon 71.4

Final New, Pike, Redmond, Abernethy 71.4

Saturday 23rd

June 1951 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (National League Division Two)

Stoke

Ken Adams X 3 2 2 7

Brian Pritchett 2 1 1’ 2’ 6 2

Les Jenkins 3 2 1’ 2’ 8 2

Bill Harris 2’ 1’ 1’ 3 7 3

Lindsay Mitchell 2 2’ 2’ 1 7 2

Gil Blake 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

John Fitzpatrick 2 1’ 3 1

Ray Harris 2 0 2

Leicester


Len Williams 1 1 0 2

Lionel Benson 0 2 3 F 5

Les Beaumont 1 E 1 2’ 4 1


Cyril Page 0 0 0 0

Ron Wilson 0 3 1 4

Johnny Carpenter 0 E E 0

Ht1 Bowkis, Pritchett, Williams, Adams 73.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Jenkins, B.Harris, Beaumont, Benson 72.6 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Pike, Mitchell, Blake, Page 71.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Bowkis, Fitzpatrick, B.Harris, Wilson 74.6 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Adams, Benson, Pritchett, Beaumont (ef) 73.0 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Pike, Jenkins, B.Harris, Page 72.0 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Blake, Mitchell, Williams, Bowkis 73.4 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Benson, R.Harris, Jenkins, Carpenter 73.8 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Pike, Adams, Pritchett, Page 73.6 3 3 31 23

Ht10 B.Harris, Jenkins, Bowkis, Williams 74.4 5 1 36 24

Ht11 Blake, Mitchell, Beaumont, Benson 73.8 5 1 41 25

Ht12 Pike, Adams, Fitzpatrick, Carpenter (ef) 74.6 3 3 44 28

Ht13 R.Wilson, L.Beaumont, Mitchell, R.Harris 74.4 1 5 45 33

Ht14 Blake, Pritchett, Wilson, Carpenter (ef) 76.0 5 1 50 34

Friday 29th


Leicester Hunters 55 Southampton Saints 29 (Challenge)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 1*2*2*3 8 3 4

Len Williams 2 3 3 2 10 0 4

Ron Wilson 0 0 1 1 2 0 4


Harwood Pike 3 1*3 3 10 1 4

Cyril Page 2*2 2*1* 7 3 4


Vic Pitcher 3 1 4 0 2

Southampton

Bert Croucher 0 2 0 2 4 0 4

Tom Oakley 3 3 0 3 9 0 4

Charlie May 2 0 0 0 2 0 4

Harold McNaughton 1*1 1 2 5 1 4

Cecil Bailey 0 1*0 0 1 1 4

Roy Craighead 1 2 1 0 4 0 4

Buck Whitby 0 0 0 0 2

Les Wotton 2 2 4 0 2

Ht1 Tom Oakley, Len Wiiliams, Joe Bowkis, Bert Croucher 70 3 – 3 3 – 3

Ht2 Les Beaumont, Charlie May, Harold McNaughton, Ron Wilson(ex) 72.2 3 – 3 6 – 6

Ht3 Harwood Pike, Cyril Page, Roy Craighead, Cecil Bailey 71.4 5 – 1 11 – 7

Ht4 Les Beaumont, Bert Croucher, Johnny Carpenter, Buck Whitby 71.6 4 – 2 15 – 9

Ht5 Len Williams, Joe Bowkis, Harold McNaughton, Charlie May 71 5 – 1 20 – 10

Ht6 Les Beaumont, Roy Craighead, Cecil Bailey, Ron Wilson(f) 70.4 3 – 3 23 – 13

Ht7 Tom Oakley, Cyril Page, Harwood Pike, Bert Croucher 70.4 3 – 3 26 – 16

Ht8 Vic Pitcher, Les Wotton, Ron Wilson, Charlie May 71.6 4 – 2 30 – 18

Ht9 Len Williams, Joe Bowkis, Roy Craighead, Cecil Bailey 71.2 5 – 1 35 – 19

Ht10 Les Beaumont, Bert Croucher, Ron Wilson, Tom Oakley(f) 71.8 4 – 2 39 – 21

Ht11 Harwood Pike, Cyril Page, Harold McNaughton, Charlie May 71.8 5 – 1 44 – 22

Ht12 Joe Bowkis, Les Wotton, Johnny Carpenter, Cecil Bailey 71.2 4 – 2 48 – 24

Ht13 Harwood Pike, Harold McNaughton, Vic Pitcher, Buck Whitby 71.8 4 – 2 52 – 26

Ht14 Tom Oakley, Len Williams, Cyril Page, Roy Craighead 70.8 3 – 3 55 – 29

Reserves Scratch Race:

Johnny Carpenter, Laurie Holland, Vic Pitcher, Ron Wilson(ef) 72


Ht1 Harwood Pike, Joe Bowkis, Bert Croucher, Buck Whitby 71.2

Ht2 Tom Oakley, Cyril Page, Len Williams, Les Wotton 72

Ht3 Vic Pitcher, Charlie May, Laurie Holland, Cecil Bailey 72.6

Ht4 Les Beaumont, roy Craighead, Harold McNaughton, Johnny Carpenter 71.4

Final:Tom Oakley, Les Beaumont, Harwood Pike, Vic Pitcher 70.4

Saturday 30th

June 1951 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 43 Leicester Hunters 41 (National League Division Two)

Coventry

1. Johnnie Reason 3, 2, F, 3 8

2. Stan Williams 1, R, 1, N 2

3. Les Hewitt 0, 3, 3, 3 9

4. Derrick Tailby 2, 2, 1, 1 6

5. Bob Fletcher 3, 1, 2’, 2 8+1

6. Charlie New R, 0, 3, 2 5

7. Peter Brough 1’, 2’, 0 3+2

8. Jack Wright 1, 1’ 2+1

Leicester

1. Joe Bowkis 0, 3, 2’, 0 5+1

2. Len Williams 2, 3, 2, 3 10

3. Lionel Benson 3, 3, 2, 0 8

4. Les Beaumont 1, 1, 1, 3 6

5. Harwood Pike 2, 2, 2’, 1 7+1

6. Cyril Page 1’, 0, 3, 1 5+1

7. Ron Wilson X, 0 0

8. Johnnie Carpenter 0, 0 0

Ht1 Reason, L.Williams, S.Williams, Joe Bowkis 70.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Benson, Tailby, Beaumont , Hewitt 72.8 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Fletcher, Pike, Page, New (Retired) 73.8 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Bowkis, Tailby, Brough, Wilson (Excluded) 73.0 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Benson, Reason, Beaumont , S.Williams (Retired)72.2 2 4 14 16

Ht6 Hewitt, Pike, Tailby, Page 72.4 4 2 18 18

Ht7 L.Williams, Bowkis, Fletcher, New 72.8 1 5 19 23

Ht8 Hewitt, Benson, Wright, Carpenter 73.0 4 2 23 25

Ht9 Page, Pike, S.Williams, Reason (Fell) 73.8 1 5 24 30

Ht10 Hewitt, L.Williams, Tailby, Bowkis 72.2 4 2 28 32

Ht11 New, Fletcher, Beaumont, Benson 72.6 5 1 33 33

Ht12 Reason, Brough, Pike, Carpenter 73.0 5 1 38 34

Ht13 Beaumont , Fletcher, Wright, Wilson 73.4 3 3 41 37

Ht14 L.Williams, New, Page, Brough 72.6 2 4 43 41

Friday 6th July 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 47 Edinburgh Monarchs 37 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 1’ F X 3 4 1

Len Williams 2 3 3 1’ 9 1


Les Beaumont 0 3 3 1’ 7 1


Cyril Page 2’ 1’ 1’ 2 6 3

Jock Grierson E 3 3

Vic Pitcher 0 1 1

Edinburgh

Harold Booth 0 2 0 0 2

Jack Young 3 3 3 3 12

Dick Campbell 3 2 3 3 11

Bob Mark 1 1’ X 1 3 1

Eddie Lack 1 1 2 2 6

Don Cuppleditch F E 0

Jackie Campbell 1’ 0 1 1

Jimmy Cox 1 1’ 0 F 2 1

Ht1 Young, Williams, Bowkis, Booth 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 D.Campbell, Benson, Mark, Beaumont 70.8 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Pike, Page, Lack, Cuppleditch (F) 72.2 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Beaumont, Booth, J.Campbell, Grierson (ef) 71.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Williams, D.Campbell, Mark, Bowkis (F) 71.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Beaumont, Benson, Lack, Cuppleditch (Ef) 72.6 5 1 21 15

Ht7 Young, Pike, Page, Booth 71.4 3 3 24 18

Ht8 D.Campbell, Benson, Cox, Pitcher 72.6 2 4 26 22

Ht9 Williams, Lack, Cox, Bowkis (Ex) 72.6 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Young, Benson, Beaumont, Booth 70.2 3 3 32 28

Ht11 D.Campbell, Pike, Page, Mark (exc) 72.6 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Bowkis, Lack, Pitcher, Cox 72.6 4 2 39 33

Ht13 Grierson, Pike, Mark, J.Campbell 74.0 5 1 44 34

Ht14 Young, Page, Williams, Cox (F) 70.6 3 3 47 37

Silver Helmet Match Race Championship

Ht1 Jack Young bt Bob Leverenz 67.0

Ht2 Jack Young bt Bob Leverenz 67.6

Selector Scratch Race

Carpenter, Pitcher, Wilson, Holland 74.2

Groby Scratch Race

Campbell, Holland, Wilson, Cox (f) 74.0


Ht1 Pike, Mark,Carpenter, Bowkis 72.6

Ht2 Beaumont, Page, Grierson, Lack 70.0

SF1 Leverenz, Williams, Campbell, Pike 70.8

SF2 Young, Beaumont, Benson, Booth 71.0

Final Young, Leverenz, Beaumont, Williams 71.0

Monday 9th

July 1951 Walthamstow Stadium, London

Walthamstow Wolves 59 Leicester Hunters 25 (National League Division Two)

Walthamstow

Jim Boyd 3 1 3 3 10

Archie Windmill 1 3 1 3 8

Jimmy Grant 1’ 2’ 1’ 1 5 3

Harry Edwards 2 3 3 3 11

Benny King 2’ 2’ 1 2 7 2

Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Reg Reeves 2’ 2’ 4 2

Sid Clark 2 1’ 3 1

Leicester


Len Williams 0 1 0 1





Jock Grierson 0 0 0

Vic Pitcher E 0 F 0

Ht1 Boyd, Bowkis, Windmill, Williams 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Benson, Edwards, Grant, Beaumont 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Lansdale, King, Pike, Page 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Edwards, Reeves, Bowkis, Grierson 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Windmill, Benson, Boyd, Beaumont 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Edwards, Grant, Pike, Page 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Lansdale, King, Williams, Bowkis 5 1 31 11

Ht8 Benson, Clark, Grant, Pitcher (ef) 3 3 34 14

Ht9 Boyd, Pike, Windmill, Page 4 2 38 16

Ht10 Edwards, Bowkis, Grant, Williams 4 2 42 18

Ht11 Lansdale, Benson, King, Beaumont 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Boyd, Reeves, Pike, Pitcher 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Beaumont, King, Clark, Grierson 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Windmill, Lansdale, Page, Pitcher (f) 5 1 59 25

No Times announced at this meeting

Friday 13th

July 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

World Championship Qualifying Round

Trevor Redmond 3 3 3 2 2 13

Arthur Payne F 2 2 0 3 7

Ron Wilson 2 X 1 0 1 4

Cyril Page 1 0 0 1 3 5

Les Hewitt 2 E 1 1 2 6

Stan Williams 1 1 0 0 0 2

Bill Kitchen 3 3 3 2 1 12

Jim Boyd 0 1 0 0 0 1

Geoff Mardon 2 3 3 3 3 14

Joe Bowkis 1 2 3 2 1 9

Eskil Carlsson 0 1 1 1 1 4

Ken Sharples 3 2 2 2 3 12

Eric Chitty 2 1 1 3 2 9

Vic Gent 1 E 1

Jock Grierson 0 2 0 2 2 6

Bruce Abernethy 3 3 3 3 X 12

Harwood Pike (res) 1 2 X 3

Lionel Benson (res) DNR

Ht1 Redmond, Wilson, Page, Payne (f) 68.4

Ht2 Kitchen, Hewitt, Williams, Boyd 69.8

Ht3 Sharples, Mardon, Bowkis, Carlsson 69.6

Ht4 Abernethy, Chitty, Gent, Grierson 68.6

Ht5 Mardon, Payne, Chitty, Hewitt (ef) 69.4

Ht6 Redmond, Bowkis, Williams, Gent (ef) 70.2

Ht7 Kitchen, Grierson, Carlsson, Wilson (exc) 70.4

Ht8 Abernethy, Sharples, Boyd, Page 70.2

Ht9 Abernethy, Payne, Carlsson, Williams 69.6

Ht10 Redmond, Sharples, Hewitt, Grierson 70.2

Ht11 Kitchen, Sharples, Pike, Boyd 69.8

Ht12 Bowkis, Kitchen, Chitty, Page 70.2

Ht13 Mardon, Pike, Wilson, Boyd 70.4

Ht14 Chitty, Redmond, Carlsson, Boyd 70.4

Ht15 Abernethy, Bowkis, Hewitt, Wilson 70.6

Ht16 Mardon, Grierson, Page, Williams 71.4

Ht17 Payne, Grierson, Bowkis, Boyd 70.2

Ht18 Mardon, Redmond, Kitchen, Abernethy (exc2m)70.4

Ht19 Sharples, Chitty, Wilson, Williams 70.8

Ht20 Page, Hewitt, Carlsson, Pike (ef) 71.0

Wednesday 18th

July 1951 The Shay

Halifax Dukes 39 Leicester Hunters 45 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 2 3 3 10

Al Allison 0 1’ 0 3 4 1

Arthur Forrest 3 3 X 1’ 7 1

Ray Johnson 1 1’ 0 2 4 1


Bill Crosland 1’ 0 1’ 0 2 2

Dyson Harper 2 0 2

Jack Dawson 2 3 5

Leicester


Len Williams 3 2’ 3 2 10 1




Cyril Page 0 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3

Jock Grierson 0 1’ 1 1

Laurie Holland 1 1’ 2 1

Ht1 Williams, Emms, Bowkis, Allison 69.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Beaumont, Johnson, Benson 69.6 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Pike, Hughes, Crosland, Page 70.6 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Bowkis, Harper, Johnson, Grierson 70.8 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Beaumont, Emms, Allison, Benson 70.8 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Forrest, Pike, Page, Johnson 70.2 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Bowkis, Williams, Hughes, Crosland 69.8 1 5 19 23

Ht8 Benson, Dawson, Holland, Forrest (exc) 73.2 2 4 21 27

Ht9 Emms, Pike, Page, Allison 69.8 3 3 24 30

Ht10 Williams, Johnson, Forrest, Bowkis 68.8 3 3 27 33

Ht11 Beaumont, Hughes, Crosland, Benson 70.4 3 3 30 36

Ht12 Emms, Pike, Holland, Harper 69.8 3 3 33 39

Ht13 Dawson, Beaumont, Grierson, Hughes 70.4 3 3 36 42

Ht14 Allison, Williams, Page, Crosland 70.6 3 3 39 45

Friday 20th


Leicester Hunters 34 Coventry Bees 49 (Challenge)

Leicester

1. Joe Bowkis 3, 2, 2, 1’ 8+1

2. Len Williams 1, 1’, 0 0 2+1

3. Lionel Benson 2, 0, 3, 1 6

4. Les Beaumont 0, 3, 1, 0 4

5. Harwood Pike 0, 2, F, N 2

6. Cyril Page 2, 1’, 2, 1 6+1

7. Jock Grierson 1, 2, 2 5

8. Laurie Holland 0, 1’ 1+1

Coventry

1. Bob Fletcher 0, 2, 0, 3 5

2. Charlie New 2, 3, 2’, 3 10+1

3. Derrick Tailby 1, 0, 1’, X 2+1

4. Les Hewitt 3, 3, 3, 3 12 (Maximum)

5. Johnnie Reason 3, 3, 3, 3 12 (Maximum)

6. Stan Williams 1, 2’, 1, 2’ 6+2

7. John Yates 0, 0 0

8. Peter Brough 2, 0 2

Ht 1 Bowkis, New, L.Williams, Fletcher 68.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 2 Hewitt, Benson, Tailby, Beaumont 70.4 2 4 6 6

Ht 3 Reason, Page, S.Williams, Pike 69.4 2 4 8 10

Ht 4 Beaumont, Fletcher, Grierson, Yates 70.4 4 2 12 12

Ht 5 Hewitt, Bowkis, L.Williams, Yates 70.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 6 Reason. S.Williams, Beaumont, Benson 70.0 1 5 16 20

Ht 7 New, Pike, Page, Fletcher 70.8 3 3 19 23

Ht 8 Benson, Brough, Tailby, Holland 71.0 3 3 22 26

Ht 9 Reason, Bowkis, S.Williams, L.Williams 68.6 2 4 24 30

Ht 10 Fletcher, New, Benson, Beaumont 71.4 1 5 25 35

Ht 11 Hewitt, Page, Tailby (fexc), Pike (Fell) 71.4 2 3 27 38

Ht 12 Reason, Grierson, Bowkis, Brough 70.0 3 3 30 41

Ht 13 Hewitt, Grierson, Holland , Yates 71.4 3 3 33 44

Ht 14 New, S.Williams, Page, L.Williams 72.0 1 4 34 49

Belvoir Scratch Race

Brough, Pitcher, Grierson, Holland 71.4

Fosse Scratch Race

Yates, Carpenter, Pitcher, Holland (f) 73.4

Welford Scratch Race

Grierson, Brough, Carpenter, Yates 73.0


Ht1 New, Fletcher, Bowkis, Beaumont 71.8 72.0

Ht2 S.Williams, Page, Benson, Hewitt (exc) 71.4 72.6

Ht3 Reason, L.Williams, Tailby, Pike (ef) 70.8 72.2

Final Reason, New, S.Williams, Fletcher 70.2

Friday 27th


Leicester Hunters 55 Yarmouth Bloaters 29 (National League Division Two)

LEICESTER

Joe Bowkis 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Len Williams 2’ 1’ 3 3 9 2



Harwood Pike 2’ 3 2 2’ 9 2

Cyril Page 3 1 1’ 1 6 1

Jock Grierson E 1 1

Vic Pitcher 1’ 3 4 1

YARMOUTH

Cyril Quick 0 2 0 3 5

Bob Baker 1 2 0 2 5

Fred Brand 3 3 3 3 12

Tip Mills 0 0 0 0 0

Reg Morgan 1 1 1 2 5

Stan Page 0 0 E 0 0

Vic Ridgeon 1’ 1 2 1

Alby Thomas 0 0 0

Ht1 Bowkis, Williams, Baker, Quick 68.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Brand, Benson, Beaumont, Mills 69.6 3 3 8 4

Ht3 C.Page, Pike, Morgan, S.Page 71.4 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Beaumont, Quick, Ridgeon, Grierson (ef) 71.8 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Brand, Bowkis, Williams, Mills 69.8 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Benson, Beaumont, Morgan, S.Page 71.8 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Pike, Baker, C.Page, Quick 71.6 4 2 28 14

Ht8 Brand, Benson, Pitcher, Thomas 69.8 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Williams, Bowkis, Morgan, S.Page (ef) 70.6 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Quick, Benson, Beaumont, Baker 72.4 3 3 39 21

Ht11 Brand, Pike, C.Page, Mills 71.0 3 3 42 24

Ht12 Bowkis, Morgan, Grierson, Thomas 72.4 4 2 46 26

Ht13 Pitcher, Pike, Ridgeon, Mills 73.4 5 1 51 27

Ht14 Williams, Baker, C.Page, S.Page 71.0 4 2 55 29

Elliston Scratch Race

Johnny Carpenter 74.4, Laurie Holland, Alby Thomas, Vic Ridgeon

Twycross Scratch Race

1 Harwood Pike 72.0, Bob Baker, Lionel Benson, Cyril Quick

2 Les Beaumont 71.6, Fred Brand, Len Williams, Reg Morgan (f)

Final Bob Baker 72.2, Fred Brand, Howard Pike, Les Beaumont

Ibstock Scratch Race

1 Joe Bowkis 72.2, Johnny Carpenter, Vic Pitcher, Stan Page

2 Cyril Page 73.0, Jock Grierson, Laurie Holland, Tip Mills

Final Jock Grierson 72.0, Joe Bowkis, Johnny Carpenter (exc2mn), Cyril Page (exctps)

Friday 3rd

August 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 48 Walthamstow Wolves 36 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 2’ 3 1’ 1 7 2

Len Williams 3 1 2 2’ 8 1


Les Beaumont 3 2’ E 5 1

Harwood Pike 3 E 3 2 8

Cyril Page 0 2 0 2


Vic Pitcher 2’ 0 2 1

Walthamstow

Harry Edwards 0 0 3 3 6

Jimmy Grant 1 1 2’ 0 4 1

Sid Clark 0 0 0 1’ 1 1

Benny King 2 2 2 3 9

Jim Boyd 2 3 3 2 10

Pete Lansdale 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Alby Smith 1 1 2

Archie Windmill 1 0 1

Ht1 Williams, Bowkis, Grant, Edwards 70.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Beaumont, King, Benson, Clark 69.8 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Pike, Boyd, Lansdale, Page 71.0 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Grierson, Beaumont, Smith, Edwards 70.0 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Bowkis, King, Williams, Clark 71.2 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Boyd, Benson, Lansdale, Grierson 70.6 2 4 23 13

Ht7 Edwards, Page, Grant, Pike (ef) 71.6 2 4 25 17

Ht8 Benson, Pitcher, Windmill, Clark 72.2 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Boyd, Williams, Bowkis, Lansdale 72.0 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Edwards, Grant, Benson, Beaumont (ef) 71.8 1 5 34 26

Ht11 Pike, King, Clark, Page 71.8 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Grierson, Boyd, Bowkis, Windmill 71.0 4 2 41 31

Ht13 King, Pike, Smith, Pitcher 70.8 2 4 43 35

Ht14 Grierson, Williams, Lansdale, Grant 70.6 5 1 48 36

Hoby Scratch Race

Ht1 Grierson, Carpenter, Pitcher, Holland 72.6

Ht2 Boyd, Pike, Clark, Beaumont 72.0

Final Boyd, Pike, Grierson, Carpenter 71.6

Consolation Scratch Race

Smith, Pitcher, Windmill, Holland 72.4


Ht1 Williams, Edwards, King, Beaumont 71.6

Ht2 Bowkis, Benson, Grant, Lansdale 72.0

Final Williams, Benson, Edwards, Bowkis 71.8

Monday 6th


Leicester Hunters 55 Cradley Heath Heathens 29 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 2’ 2’ 2 1’ 7 3

Len Williams 3 3 E 6

Lionel Benson 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2



Cyril Page 1’ 1 F 1 3 1

Jock Grierson 2’ 2 3 7 1

Vic Pitcher 1 0 1

Cradley Heath

Les Tolley F 0 0 0 0

Gil Craven 1 2 1 X 4

Laurie Schofield 1 1 2 2 6

Harry Bastable 0 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Phil Malpass 0 2 1 3 6

Guy Allott 3 0 3 2 8

Dick Tolley 1 2 3

Don Prettijohn 0 0 0

Ht1 Williams, Bowkis, Craven, L.Tolley (f) 70.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Beaumont, Benson, Schofield, Bastable 69.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Allott, Pike, Page, Malpass 70.8 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Beaumont, Grierson, D.Tolley, L.Tolley 70.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Williams, Bowkis, Schofield, Bastable 72.0 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Beaumont, Malpass, Benson, Allott 71.4 4 2 27 9

Ht7 Pike, Craven, Page, L.Tolley 71.6 4 2 31 11

Ht8 Benson, Schofield, Pitcher, Prettijohn 72.2 4 2 35 13

Ht9 Allott, Bowkis, Malpass, Williams (ef) 74.4 2 4 37 17

Ht10 Beaumont, Benson, Craven, L.Tolley 77.4 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Pike, Schofield, Bastable, Page (f) 78.4 3 3 45 21

Ht12 Malpass, Grierson, Bowkis, Prettijohn 78.4 3 3 48 24

Ht13 Pike, D.Tolley, Bastable, Pitcher 77.2 3 3 51 27

Ht14 Grierson, Allott, Page, Craven (fexc) 76.4 4 2 55 29

Syston Scratch Race

Ht1 Grierson, Pitcher, Holland, Carpenter 74.0

Ht2 Beaumont, Benson, Malpass, Bastable 74.4

Final Grierson, Beaumont, Pitcher, Benson (ns) 76.0


Ht1 Page, L.Tolley, Bowkis, Schofield 75.0

Ht2 Pike, Williams, Allott, Carpenter 75.4

Final Williams, L.Tolley, Pike, Page 75.8

Consolation Scratch Race

D.Tolley, Carpenter, Holland, Prettijohn 75.6

Monday 6th

August 1951 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Heathens 23 Leicester Hunters 61 (National League Division Two)

Cradley Heath

Les Tolley 1’ 0 E 0 1 1

Gil Craven 2 3 1 2 8

Laurie Schofield X X 0 F 0

Harry Bastable 1 1 1 1 4

Phil Malpass 0 0 1 1 2

Guy Allott 2 1 0 0 3

Dick Tolley E 3 3

Bill Clifton 2 0 2

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Len Williams 3 3 2’ 1 9 1

Lionel Benson 3 1’ 3 2’ 9 2

Les Beaumont 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2

Harwood Pike 3 3 2’ 1’ 9 2

Cyril Page 1 2’ 3 3 9 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 6

Vic Pitcher 1 2 3

Ht1 Williams, Craven, L.Tolley, Bowkis 75.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Bastable, Schofield (fexc) 76.2 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Pike, Allott, Page, Malpass 77.4 2 4 6 12

Ht4 Grierson, Bowkis, Bastable, D.Tolley (ef) 77.8 1 5 7 17

Ht5 Craven Beaumont, Benson, L.Tolley 76.4 3 3 10 20

Ht6 Pike, Page, Bastable, Schofield (fexc) 69.0 1 5 11 25

Ht7 Williams, Bowkis, Allott, Malpass 80.0 1 5 12 30

Ht8 Benson, Clifton, Pitcher, Schofield 81.4 2 4 14 34

Ht9 Page, Pike, Craven, L.Tolley (ef) 79.2 1 5 15 39

Ht10 Bowkis, Williams, Bastable, Schofield (f) 79.4 1 5 16 44

Ht11 Beaumont, Benson, Malpass, Allott 80.2 1 5 17 49

Ht12 D.Tolley, Pitcher, Pike, L.Tolley 81.2 3 3 20 52

Ht13 Grierson, Beaumont, Malpass, Clifton 79.2 1 5 21 57

Ht14 Page, Craven, Williams, Allott 79.4 2 4 23 61

Tuesday 7th

August 1951 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (National League Division Two)

Yarmouth

Cyril Quick 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Bob Baker 2’ 2 1 3 8 1

Johnny White 0 1 1’ 0 2 1

Fred Brand 3 3 3 3 12

Reg Morgan X 3 3 3 9

Vic Ridgeon 2 1 1 2’ 6 1

George Flower 1 0 1

Stan Page 2 E 2

Leicester


Len Williams 1 0 1’ 2 1

Lionel Benson 1’ E 3 3 6 1

Les Beaumont 3 3 F 2 7


Cyril Page 1 0 1 2

Jock Grierson 2 2 1’ F 5 1

Vic Pitcher 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Quick, Baker, Williams, Bowkis 72.3 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Brand, Beaumont, Benson, White 73.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Pike, Ridgeon, C.Page, Morgan (fexc) 74.2 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Brand, Grierson, Flower, Bowkis 74.8 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Beaumont, Baker, Quick, Benson (ef) 75.1 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Brand, Pike, White, C.Page 75.1 4 2 21 15

Ht7 Morgan, Bowkis, Ridgeon, Williams 76.0 4 2 25 17

Ht8 Benson, S.Page, White, Pitcher 76.2 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Quick, Grierson, Baker, Pike 73.7 4 2 32 22

Ht10 Brand, Bowkis, Williams, White 75.1 3 3 35 25

Ht11 Morgan, Benson, Ridgeon, Beaumont (f) 75.5 4 2 39 27

Ht12 Quick, Pike, Pitcher, Flower 74.1 3 3 42 30

Ht13 Morgan, Beaumont, Grierson, S.Page (ef) 74.1 3 3 45 33

Ht14 Baker, Ridgeon, C.Page, Grierson (f) 73.9 5 1 50 34

Friday 10th


Leicester Hunters 75 Long Eaton Archers 21 (Midland Cup)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3


Lionel Benson 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3


Harwood Pike 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3


Cyril Page 2 1 3 2’ 8 1

Vic Pitcher 1 0 1 3 5

Long Eaton

Jack Winstanley 1 1 1 1 4

Frank Malouf 0 0 0 0 0

Eric Mason X 0 1 1

Eric Minall 1 0 0 1’ 1 3 1

Jack Jones F 0 0 0

Ray Binfield 1 0 1 1 0 3

Ernie Palmer 0 1 2 2 5

Peter Moore 1 2 2 0 5

Ht1 Williams, Bowkis, Winstanley, Malouf 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Beaumont, Benson, Minall, Mason (fexc) 70.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Grierson, Pike, Binfield, Jones (f) 71.8 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Beaumont, Page, Winstanley, Palmer 71.0 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Williams, Bowkis, Moore, Minall 73.0 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Beaumont, Benson, Palmer, Binfield 70.6 5 1 30 6

Ht7 Grierson, Pike, Winstanley, Malouf 71.8 5 1 35 7

Ht8 Benson, Moore, Pitcher, Mason 71.8 4 2 39 9

Ht9 Williams, Bowkis, Binfield, Jones 73.8 5 1 44 10

Ht10 Beaumont, Benson, Winstanley, Malouf 70.8 5 1 49 11

Ht11 Grierson, Pike, Mason, Minall 71.6 5 1 54 12

Ht12 Bowkis, Moore, Page, Jones 72.8 4 2 58 14

Ht13 Pike, Palmer, Minall, Pitcher 72.8 3 3 61 17

Ht14 Williams, Grierson, Binfield, Malouf 72.4 5 1 66 18

Ht15 Page, Palmer, Pitcher, Moore 72.0 4 2 70 20

Ht16 Pitcher, Page, Minall, Binfield 73.0 5 1 75 21

Evington Scratch Race

Ht1 Carpenter, Page, Holland, Pitcher 72.6

Ht2 Grierson, Palmer, Bowkis, Binfield 71.8

Ht3 Benson, Malouf, Mason, Pike (f) 71.6

Ht4 Williams, Beaumont, Winstanley, Minall 71.0

Final Williams, Carpenter, Benson, Grierson 71.6

Monday 13th

August 1951 Stanley Stadium, Liverpool

Liverpool Chads 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (National League Division Two)

Liverpool

George Newton 0 1’ 2’ 3 6 2

Len Read 2 2 3 2’ 9 1

Harry Welch 1 2’ 2 1 6 1

Reg Duval 3 3 3 3 12

Bill Griffiths 2’ 2’ 0 0 4 2


Buck Whitby 1 2’ 3 1

Alf Webster 1’ 1 2 1

Leicester







Cyril Page 0 0 3 3

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0

Ht1 Williams, Read, Bowkis, Newton 77.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Duval, Beaumont, Welch, Benson 79.0 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Robinson, Griffiths, Grierson, Pike 80.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Duval, Bowkis, Whitby, Page 79.6 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Beaumont, Read, Newton, Benson 79.2 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Duval, Welch, Grierson, Pike 80.0 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Robinson, Griffiths, Williams, Bowkis 80.0 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Benson, Webster, Welch, Pitcher 80.2 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Read, Newton, Grierson, Page 79.8 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Duval, Williams, Welch, Bowkis 80.6 4 2 40 20

Ht11 Robinson, Beaumont, Benson, Griffiths 80.6 3 3 43 23

Ht12 Newton, Whitby, Pike, Pitcher 81.8 5 1 48 24

Ht13 Page, Beaumont, Webster, Griffiths 81.8 1 5 49 29

Ht14 Robinson, Read, Grierson, Williams 80.0 5 1 54 30

Tuesday, 14th

August 1951 Saracen Park, Glasgow

Ashfield Giants 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (National League Division Two)

Ashfield

Bruce Semmens 3 3 3 3 12

Ron Phillips 1 2' 2' 2' 7 3

Merv Harding 2 1 2 1' 6 1

Cyril Cooper 0 3 3 2 8

Willie Wilson 2' 0 0 2 4 1

Jackie Gates 3 1 3 3 10

Ron Johnson 2' 1 3 1

Bob Lovell 1' 0 1 1

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 0 1 2' 3 6 1

Len Williams 2 3 E 1 6


Les Beaumont 1 F 1' 3 5 1



Cyril Page 0 0 1 1

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0

Ht1 Semmens, Williams, Phillips, Bowkis 64.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Benson, Harding, Beaumont, Cooper 64.8 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Gates, Wilson, Pike, Grierson 66.0 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Cooper, Johnson, Bowkis, Pitcher 66.4 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Semmens, Phillips, Benson, Beaumont (f) 64.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Cooper, Pike, Harding, Grierson 66.0 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Williams, Bowkis, Gates, Wilson 64.8 1 5 26 16

Ht8 Benson, Harding, Lovell, Pitcher 65.2 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Semmens, Phillips, Pike, Page 65.0 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Bowkis, Cooper, Harding, Williams (ef) 65.0 3 3 37 23

Ht11 Gates, Benson, Beaumont, Wilson 65.2 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Semmens, Pike, Johnson, Pitcher 67.6 4 2 44 28

Ht13 Beaumont, Wilson, Page, Lovell 66.6 2 4 46 32

Ht14 Gates, Phillips, Williams, Grierson 65.8 5 1 51 33

Thursday 16th

August 1951 Station Road, Long Eaton

Long Eaton Archers 44 Leicester Hunters 52 (Midland Cup)

Long Eaton

Jack Winstanley 1 1 2 3 7

Frank Malouf F 0 0 3 3

Eric Mason 1 2 2 3 2’ 10 1

Eric Minall 0 X 0

Jack Jones F 1’ 0 2 3 1

Peter Moore 3 2 1 1 3 10

Ernie Palmer 3 1’ 2’ 3 9 2

Ray Binfield 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 2’ 1’ 3 2 8 2

Cyril Page 3 0 1’ 0 4 1


Les Beaumont 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Harwood Pike 2 3 1 X 0 6

Jock Grierson 1’ 0 3 2 1 7 1

Johnny Carpenter F 0

Vic Pitcher 2 0 1 1 2 6

Ht1 Page, Bowkis, Winstanley, Malouf (f) 73.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Mason, Minall 72.2 1 5 2 10

Ht3 Moore, Pike, Grierson, Jones (f) 72.6 3 3 5 13

Ht4 Palmer, Pitcher, Bowkis, Minall (fexc) 74.2 3 3 8 16

Ht5 Beaumont, Benson, Winstanley, Malouf 73.0 1 5 9 21

Ht6 Pike, Mason, Palmer, Grierson 74.0 3 3 12 24

Ht7 Bowkis, Moore, Jones, Page 72.6 3 3 15 27

Ht8 Benson, Mason, Binfield, Pitcher 75.0 3 3 18 30

Ht9 Grierson, Winstanley, Pike, Malouf 74.4 2 4 20 34

Ht10 Mason, Bowkis, Page, Binfield 74.2 3 3 23 37

Ht11 Benson, Beaumont, Moore, Jones 73.8 1 5 24 42

Ht12 Winstanley, Palmer, Pitcher, Pike (exc) 76.0 5 1 29 43

Ht13 Beaumont, Jones, Pitcher, Binfield 75.4 2 4 31 47

Ht14 Malouf, Grierson, Moore, Page 74.8 4 2 35 49

Ht15 Palmer, Pitcher, Binfield, Carpenter (ns) 75.6 4 2 39 51

Ht16 Moore, Mason, Grierson, Pike 73.0 5 1 44 52

Friday 17th August 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 51 Glasgow Tigers 33 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3



Les Beaumont 1 2’ 1 1 5 1


Jock Grierson 3 2 E 1’ 6 1

Cyril Page 3 1 4

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0

Glasgow

Norman Lindsay 1 1 1 0 3

Tommy Miller F 3 2 3 8

Frank Hodgson 0 1 2 1 4

Ken McKinlay 2 F 3 3 8

Jack Hodgson 2 0 1 2 5

Alf McIntosh 1’ 2 E F 3 1

Len Nicholson 0 1 1

Jim Blyth 1 0 1 Ht1 Williams, Bowkis, Lindsay, Miller (f) 71.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Benson, McKinlay, Beaumont, F.Hodgson 69.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Grierson, J.Hodgson, McIntosh, Pike 70.6 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Page, Beaumont, Lindsay, Nicholson 70.2 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Williams, Bowkis, F.Hodgson, McKinlay (f) 70.4 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Benson, McIntosh, Beaumont, J.Hodgson 70.8 4 2 26 10

Ht7 Miller, Grierson, Lindsay, Pike 68.4 2 4 28 14

Ht8 Benson, F.Hodgson, Blyth, Pitcher 70.6 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Williams, Bowkis, J.Hodgson, McIntosh (ef) 70.8 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Benson, Miller, Beaumont, Lindsay 70.2 4 2 40 20

Ht11 McKinlay, Pike, F.Hodgson, Grierson (ef) 70.6 2 4 42 24

Ht12 Bowkis, J.Hodgson, Page, Blyth 71.6 4 2 46 26

Ht13 McKinlay, Pike, Nicholson, Pitcher 71.0 2 4 48 30

Ht14 Miller, Williams, Grierson, McIntosh (f) 70.2 3 3 51 33

Clipston Scratch Race

Holland, Pitcher, Nicholson, Blyth 72.6

Kelmarsh Scratch Race

Lindsay, Page, Holland, Pitcher 72.6


Ht1 Miller, McKinlay, Beaumont, Bowkis (ef) 70.0 71.2

Ht2 Williams & J.Hodgson, Pike, Holland 71.8

Ht3 Benson, Grierson, McIntosh, F.Hodgson? 71.4 72.0

Final Miller, Benson, Williams, J.Hodgson 70.2

Friday 24th


Leicester Giants 49 Ashfield Giants 35 (National League Division Two)

LEICESTER

Joe Bowkis 0 1 2' 3 6 1



Les Beaumont 1' 3 X 1' 5 2



Cyril Page 1 1 2

Mike Holland 1 1 2

ASHFIELD

Bruce Semmens 2 2 2' E 6 1

Cyril Cooper 1' 3 3 2 9 1

Willie Wilson 3 2 2 2 9

Jackie Gates 0 0 0 2 2

Merv Harding 2 2 1 2 7

Ron Phillips F 1' E 1' 2 2

Ron Johnson 0 0 0

Bob Lovell 0 0 0

Ht 1 Williams, Semmens, Cooper, Bowkis 68.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Wilson, Benson, Beaumont, Gates 70.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 3 Pike, Harding, Grierson, Phillips (f) 71.6 4 2 10 8

Ht 4 Beaumont, Semmens, Page, Johnson 71.8 4 2 14 10

Ht 5 Williams, Wilson, Bowkis, Gates 71.6 4 2 18 12

Ht 6 Benson, Harding, Phillips, Beaumont (f/exc) 72.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 7 Cooper, Semmens, Pike, Grierson 71.0 1 5 22 20

Ht 8 Benson, Wilson, Holland, Lovell 71.6 4 2 26 22

Ht 9 Williams, Bowkis, Harding, Phillips (ef) 71.6 5 1 31 23

Ht 10 Cooper, Benson, Beaumont, Semmens (ef) 71.8 3 3 34 26

Ht 11 Grierson, Wilson, Pike, Gates 72.8 4 2 38 28

Ht 12 Bowkis, Harding, Page, Lovell 71.4 4 2 42 30

Ht 13 Pike, Gates, Holland, Johnson 72.4 4 2 46 32

Ht 14 Williams, Cooper, Phillips, Grierson 72.0 3 3 49 35

Earl Shilton Scratch Race

Perkins, Pitcher, Holland, Page 72.6


Ht1 Williams, Semmens, Phillips, Grierson 70.8

Ht2 Beaumont, Cooper, Page, Perkins 71.8

Ht3 Bowkis, Wilson, Gates, Holland 72.6

Ht4 Benson, Pike, Harding, Pitcher 72.4 Final Williams, Beaumont, Bowkis, Benson 72.4

Saturday 25th August 1951 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 37 Leicester Hunters 47 (National League Division Two)

Edinburgh

Eddie Lack E E 0 1’ 1 1

Jack Young 3 3 3 3 12

Bob Mark 2 F 3 2 7

Harold Booth 0 3 1 0 4

Jimmy Cox 1 0 1

Harold Fairhurst E 2 1’ 0 3 1

Johnny Green 2 2’ 2 2 8 1

Jackie Campbell 1 0 1

Leicester

Joe Bowkis 1’ 1 1 1 4 1


Lionel Benson 3 1’ F 3 7 1


Harwood Pike 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2

Jock Grierson 3 2’ 2 1 8 2

Cyril Page DNR

Laurie Holland 0 2 0 1 3

Ht1 Young, Williams, Bowkis, Lack (EF) 66.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Benson, Mark, Beaumont, Booth 68.4 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Grierson, Pike, Cox, Fairhurst (EF) 69.0 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Booth, Green, Bowkis, Holland 69.8 5 1 11 13

Ht5 Young, Beaumont, Benson, Lack (EF) 66.8 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Pike, Grierson, Booth, Mark (F) 70.6 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Williams, Fairhurst, Bowkis, Cox 68.4 2 4 17 25

Ht8 Mark, Holland, Campbell, Benson (F) 70.0 4 2 21 27

Ht9 Young, Grierson, Pike, Lack 67.8 3 3 24 30

Ht10 Williams, Mark, Bowkis, Booth 70.6 2 4 26 34

Ht11 Benson, Green, Fairhurst, Beaumont 69.2 3 3 29 37

Ht12 Pike, Green, Lack, Holland 70.6 3 3 32 40

Ht13 Beaumont, Green, Holland, J.Campbell 69.2 2 4 34 44

Ht14 Young, Williams, Grierson, Fairhurst 67.6 3 3 37 47

Monday 27th August 1951 The Stadium, Motherwell

Lanarkshire Eagles 43 Leicester Hunters 41 (National League Division Two)

Motherwell

Bill Dalton 2 0 2 2’ 6 1

Gordon McGregor 1’ 2 1’ 2 6 2

Noel Watson 0 3 2 2 7

Will Lowther 1 3 0 1’ 5 1

Joe Crowther 1 2 1’ 3 7 1

Keith Gurtner 3 1’ 2 1’ 7 2

Bluey Scott E 3 3

Stan Bradbury 1’ 1 2 1

Leicester

Cyril Page 0 1’ 0 0 1 1




Harwood Pike 0 1’ 0 0 1 1


Vic Pitcher 2 0 2

Laurie Holland 0 1 1

Ht1 Williams, Dalton, McGregor, Page 78.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Lowther, Watson 80.2 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Gurtner, Grierson, Crowther, Pike 80.0 4 2 8 10

Ht4 Lowther, Pitcher, Page, Scott (ef) 82.8 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Beaumont, McGregor, Benson, Dalton 80.6 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Watson, Grierson, Pike, Lowther 80.8 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Williams, Crowther, Gurtner, Page 79.8 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Benson, Watson, Bradbury, Holland 80.0 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Grierson, Dalton, McGregor, Pike 82.2 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Williams, Watson, Lowther, Page 80.2 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Benson, Gurtner, Crowther, Beaumont 80.6 3 3 31 35

Ht12 Scott, Dalton, Holland, Pike 80.6 5 1 36 36

Ht13 Crowther, Beaumont, Bradbury, Pitcher 81.6 4 2 40 38

Ht14 Williams, McGregor, Gurtner, Grierson 79.6 3 3 43 41

Friday 31st August 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 44 Coventry Bees 40 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

1. Cyril Page 0, 1, 0, 0 1

2. Len Williams 3, 3, 3, 3 12

3. Len Benson 2’, 2, 2, 3 9+1

4. Les Beaumont 3, 3, 1’, 0 7+1

5. Harwood Pike 1’, 3, F, 2 6+1

6. Jock Grierson 2, 2’, 2, 1 7+1

7. Johnnie Carpenter 0, 2 2

8. Laurie Holland 0, 0 0

Coventry

1. Les Hewitt 2, 2, R, 2 6

2. Derrick Tailby 1’, 1, 1’, 0 3+2

3. Johnnie Reason 1, 0, 3, 3 7

4. Charlie New 0, 2, 1, 3 6

5. Bob Fletcher 3, 0, 2, 3 8

6. Stan Williams 0, 3, 1’, 2 6+1

7. Peter Brough 1’, 1 2+1

8. John Yates 1, 1 2

Ht 1 L.Williams, Hewitt, Tailby, Page 69.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Beaumont, Benson, Reason, New 70.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 3 Fletcher, Grierson, Pike, S.Williams 70.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 4 Beaumont , Hewitt, Brough, Carpenter 70.6 3 3 14 10

Ht 5 L.Williams, New. Page, Reason 70.8 4 2 18 12

Ht 6 S.Williams, Benson, Beaumont, Fletcher 70.8 3 3 21 15

Ht 7 Pike, Grierson, Tailby, Hewitt (Retired) 71.6 5 1 26 16

Ht 8 Reason, Benson, Yates, Holland 70.6 2 4 28 20

Ht 9 L.Williams, Fletcher, S.Williams, Page 70.4 3 3 31 23

Ht 10 Benson, Hewitt, Tailby, Beaumont 71.2 3 3 34 26

Ht 11 Reason, Grierson, New, Pike (f) 72.2 2 4 36 30

Ht 12 Fletcher, Carpenter, Yates, Page 72.4 2 4 38 34

Ht 13 New, Pike, Brough, Holland 72.4 2 4 40 38

Ht 14 L.Williams, S.Williams, Grierson, Tailby 71.6 4 2 44 40

Leicester 16 Coventry 24 Reserves Individual Match^^

Leicester

Cyril Page 3 3 6

Vic Pitcher 0 2 2



Coventry

Peter Brough 2 3 5

Jack Wright 5 5 10

John Yates 5 2 7

Alan Hailstone 2 0 2

Ht1 Wright (5), Page (3), Brough (2), Pitcher (0) 73.2 3 7 3 7

Ht2 Yates (5), Holland (3), Hailstone (2), Carpenter (0) 73.2 3 7 6 14

Ht3 Wright (5), Page (3), Yates (2), Holland (0) 73.6 2 7 9 21

Ht4 Carpenter (5), Brough (3), Pitcher (2), Hailstone (0) 74.6 7 3 16 24

^^ Norman heat points (3,2,1,0) + additional points for beating opposition riders e.g.

Ht1 Wright – 3 for win + 2 for beating 2 opponents.


Ht1 Beaumont, Reason, Tailby, Pike 72.0 72.6

Ht2 Benson, Hewitt, S.Williams, Pitcher 71.4 72.8

Ht3 L.Williams, Fletcher, New, Grierson (ef) 73.0 74.0

Final Reason, Benson, L.Williams, Beaumont 71.4

Wednesday 5th

September 1951 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (National League Division Two)

Norwich

Bob Leverenz 0 1 2’ 2’ 5 2

Fred Rogers 3 3 3 3 12

Phil Clarke 2 3 3 1 9

Fred Pawson 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Alec Hunter 3 1’ 0 2 6 1

Paddy Mills 2’ 2 2 1 7 1

Jack Freeman 3 3 6

Bill Codling 1 1’ 2 1

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter 1’ 0 0 0 1 1






Fred Perkins 1 0 1

Laurie Holland 0 1 0 1

1 Rogers, Williams, Carpenter, Leverenz, 74.1 3 3

2 Beaumont, Clarke, Benson, Pawson, 74.2 5 7

3 Hunter, Mills, Grierson, Pike, 77.4 10 8

4 Freeman, Pawson, Perkins, Carpenter, 77.8 15 9

5 Rogers, Beaumont, Leverenz, Benson, 77.4 19 11

6 Clarke, Pawson, Grierson, Pike, 75.0 24 12

7 Williams, Mills, Hunter, Carpenter, 75.1 27 15

8 Clarke, Benson, Codling, Holland, 76.2 31 17

9 Rogers, Leverenz, Grierson, Perkins, 76.6 36 18

10 Pawson, Williams, Clarke, Carpenter, 75.6 40 20

11 Beaumont, Mills, Benson, Hunter, 74.8 42 24

12 Freeman, Leverenz, Holland, Pike, 76.7 47 25

13 Beaumont, Hunter, Codling, Holland, 74.8 50 28

14 Rogers, Williams, Mills, Grierson, 73.8 54 30

Friday 7th

September 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 48 Norwich Stars 36 (National League Division Two)

Leicester



Lionel Benson F 2’ 3 2 7 1


Harwood Pike 2’ 1 2’ 3 8 2


Fred Perkins 1’ 1’ 2 2

Laurie Holland 1 F 1

Norwich

Bob Leverenz 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Fred Rogers 2 2’ X 2 6 1

Phil Clarke 1 0 2 0 3

Fred Pawson 3 2 1 2 8

Alec Hunter 0 0 0

Paddy Mills 1 1 1’ 0 3 1

Jack Freeman 0 2 F 1’ 3 1

Bill Codling 0 3 3

1 Williams, Rogers, Leverenz, Carpenter, 69.4 3 3

2 Pawson, Beaumont, Clarke, Benson (f), 71.0 5 7

3 Grierson, Pike, Mills, Hunter, 71.0 10 8

4 Leverenz, Beaumont, Perkins, Freeman, 70.4 13 11

5 Williams, Pawson, Carpenter, Clarke, 71.2 17 13

6 Beaumont, Benson, Mills, Hunter, 71.0 22 14

7 Leverenz, Rogers, Pike, Grierson, 70.8 23 19

8 Benson, Clarke, Holland, Codling, 71.2 27 21

9 Williams, Freeman, Mills, Carpenter, 72.0 30 24

10 Leverenz, Benson, Beaumont, Rogers (exc), 71.0 33 27

11 Grierson, Pike, Pawson, Clarke, 73.8 38 28

12 Codling, Carpenter, Perkins, Freeman (f), 72.8 41 31

13 Pike, Pawson, Freeman, Holland(f) 73.4 44 34

14 Williams, Rogers, Grierson, Mills, 70.6 48 36

Nanpantan Scratch Race

Perkins, Codling, Carpenter, Pitcher 72.6

Gaddesby Scratch Race

Perkins, Freeman, Holland, Pitcher 73.2


Ht1 Leverenz, Benson, Grierson, Hunter 71.6 72.2

Ht2 Williams, Clarke, Pike, Pitcher 71.4 72.0

Ht3 Beaumont, Rogers, Mills, Pawson 72.4 72.8

Final Clarke, Williams, Leverenz, Beaumont 71.8

Saturday 8th

September 1951 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 49 Leicester Hunters 45 (Midland Cup)

Coventry

Johnnie Reason X 3 3 2’ 1 9 1


Les Hewitt 2 0 2 2 6

Derrick Tailby 0 3 2 1’ 6 1

Bob Fletcher 0 2 1 3 6

Stan Williams 2 1’ 0 2’ 3 8 2

Jack Wright 2’ 3 2 7 1

Peter Brough 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter X F 0 0

Len Williams 3 3 3 1 2 12

Lionel Benson 1 1’ 3 3 0 8 2

Les Beaumont 3 2 2’ 1’ 8 2

Harwood Pike 1 1 1’ 1 4 1


Fred Perkins 0 0 2 3 5

Laurie Holland 0 0 F 0

Ht1 L.Williams, New, Reason (excnopower) Carpenter (excUnfr)

73.4 3 2 3 2

Ht2 Beaumont, Hewitt, Benson, Tailby 71.6 2 4 5 6

Ht3 Grierson, S.Williams, Pike, Fletcher 72.6 2 4 7 10

Ht4 Tailby, Wright, Carpenter (f), Perkins (f) 74.0 5 0 12 10

Ht5 Reason, Beaumont, Benson, New 70.6 3 3 15 13

Ht6 Grierson, Tailby, Pike, Hewitt 73.0 2 4 17 17

Ht7 Williams, Fletcher, S.Williams, Perkins 71.6 3 3 20 20

Ht8Benson, Hewitt, Brough, Holland 72.0 3 3 23 23

Ht9 Reason, Grierson, Pike, New 72.6 3 3 26 26

Ht10 L.Williams, Hewitt, Tailby, Carpenter 71.6 3 3 29 29

Ht11 Benson, Beaumont, Fletcher, S.Williams 72.8 1 5 30 34

Ht12 Wright, Reason, Pike, Holland 71.2 5 1 35 35

Ht13 Fletcher, Perkins, Beaumont, Brough 72.8 3 3 38 38

Ht14 New, S.Williams, L.Williams, Grierson 73.6 5 1 43 39

Ht15 Perkins, Wright, Brough, Holland (f) 73.6 3 3 46 42

Ht16 S.Williams, L.Williams, Reason, Benson 72.0 3 3 49 45

Friday 14th

September 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 55 Coventry Bees 41 (Midland Cup)

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter 1 2’ 0 1 4 1

Len Williams 3 3 3 3 3 15



Harwood Pike 3 3 1’ 3 0 10 1



Laurie Holland F 1 0 1

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 2 2 2 1 7

Jack Weight 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Les Hewitt 2 1 1’ 3 7 1

Charlie New 0 0 2 2

Johnnie Reason 2 F 2 3 2 9

Stan Williams 1’ 3 1’ 2 1’ 8 3

Derrick Tailby 0 F 2 2

John Yates 2 2’ F 1’ 5 2

Ht1 L.Williams, Fletcher, Carpenter, Wright 71.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Benson, Hewitt, Beaumont, New 73.6 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Pike, Reason, S.Williams, Grierson 73.2 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Perkins, Fletcher, Beaumont, Tailby 73.8 4 2 15 9

Ht5 L.Williams, Carpenter, Hewitt, New 75.2 5 1 20 10

Ht6 S.Williams, Benson, Beaumont, Reason (f) 75.2 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Pike, Fletcher, Wright, Grierson 73.8 3 3 26 16

Ht8 Benson, Yates, Hewitt, Holland (f) 74.4 3 3 29 19

Ht9 L.Williams, Reason, S.Williams, Carpenter 72.2 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Beaumont, Benson, Fletcher, Weight 74.4 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Hewitt, Perkins, Pike, Tailby (f) 73.0 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Reason, Yates, Carpenter, Perkins 71.8 1 5 41 31

Ht13 Pike, New, Holland, Yates (f) 73.0 4 2 45 33

Ht14 L.Williams, S.Williams, Grierson, Wright 72.8 4 2 49 35

Ht15 Perkins, Tailby, Yates, Holland 72.8 3 3 52 38

Ht16 L.Williams, Reason, S.Williams, Pike 72.0 3 3 55 41

Kilby Scratch Race

Pitcher, Tailby, Brough, Perkins (fexc) 73.6

Blackbird Scurry

Hewitt, Beaumont, Fletcher, Reason 71.6

Cosby Scratch Race

New, Grierson, Brough, Yates 73.4

Mosley Scratch Race

Carpenter, Wright, Pitcher, Holland 74.4

Flying Four

L.Williams, Pike, Benson, S.Williams 72.6

Friday 21st September 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 57 Fleetwood Flyers 27 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter 1 2' 2' 2' 7 3


Lionel Benson 3 2' 3 3 11 1

Les Beaumont 2' 1 3 2' 8 2

Harwood Pike 2' 2 3 3 10 1


Fred Perkins 3 3 6

Laurie Holland 0 F 0

Fleetwood

Don Potter 2 2 3 1 8

Ray Harker 0 1 0 1' 2 1

Norman Hargreaves 1 0 2 2 5

Alf Parker 0 1 1’ 2 4 1

Ray Moore 1 1 0 1 3

Wilf Jay F 0 1 2 3

Angus McGuire 0 1 0 1' 2 1

Geoff Culshaw DNR

Ht1 Williams, Potter, Carpenter, Harker 68.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Benson, Beaumont, Hargreaves, Parker 70.0 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Grierson, Pike, Moore, Jay (f) 71.6 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Perkins, Potter, Beaumont, McGuire 70.8 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Williams, Carpenter, Parker, Hargreaves 72.6 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Beaumont, Benson, Moore, Jay 71.2 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Potter, Pike, Harker, Grierson 72.6 2 4 30 12

Ht8 Benson, Hargreaves, McGuire, Holland 71.6 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Williams, Carpenter, Jay, Moore 71.2 5 1 38 16

Ht10 Benson, Beaumont, Potter, Harker 71.2 5 1 43 17

Ht11 Pike, Hargreaves, Parker, Grierson 72.2 3 3 46 20

Ht12 Perkins, Carpenter, Moore, McGuire 72.0 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Pike, Parker, McGuire, Holland (f) 72.2 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Williams, Jay, Harker, Grierson 71.4 3 3 57 27

Burton Wolds Scratch Race

Perkins, Pitcher, Crawford, Moore 71.6

Great Glen Scratch Race

Ht1 Jay, Pike, Carpenter, Moore 71.4 72.2

Ht2 Williams, Parker, Harker, Holland 70.0 71.8

Ht3 Beaumont, Potter, Grierson, McGuire 70.4 70.6

Ht4 Benson, Perkins, Hargreaves, Pitcher 72.4

Final Williams, Benson, Beaumont, Jay 70.4

Friday 28th

September 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 47 Stoke Potters 37 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter 2’ 2’ 1 0 5 2


Lionel Benson 3 F 2 2 7


Harwood Pike 0 2’ 3 1 6 1


Jock Grierson 3 1 4


Stoke

Ken Adams 1 2 1 4

Les Jenkins 0 0 1 0 1

John Fitzpatrick 2 1 1 2 6

Brian Pritchett 0 X 0

Lindsay Mitchell 3 2 2 3 10

Gil Blake 1 1’ 0 2 4 1

Ray Harris 1’ 1’ 0 2 2

Bill Harris 3 3 2’ 2 10 1

Ht1 Williams, Carpenter, Adams, Jenkins 69.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Benson, Fitzpatrick, Beaumont, Pritchett 70.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Mitchell, Perkins, Blake, Pike 69.6 2 4 11 7

Ht4 Grierson, Adams, R.Harris, Beaumont 70.0 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Williams, Carpenter, Fitzpatrick, Pritchett (exc) 71.0 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Beaumont, Mitchell, Blake, Benson (f) 70.8 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Perkins, Pike, Adams, Jenkins 71.6 5 1 27 15

Ht8 W.Harris, Benson, Fitzpatrick, Holland 70.6 2 4 29 19

Ht9 Williams, Mitchell, Carpenter, Blake 69.8 4 2 33 21

Ht10 B.Harris, Benson, Jenkins, Beaumont 70.4 2 4 35 25

Ht11 Pike, Fitzpatrick, R.Harris, Perkins 71.4 3 3 38 28

Ht12 Mitchell, W.Harris, Grierson, Carpenter 71.4 1 5 39 33

Ht13 Holland, B.Harris, Pike, R,Harris 71.2 4 2 43 35

Ht14 Williams, Blake, Perkins, Jenkins 71.2 4 2 47 37

Merrylees Scratch Race

B.Harris, Grierson, Holland, Pitcher 71.4

Sutton Hill Scratch Race

Ht1 L.Williams, Beaumont, Blake, Jenkins 70.8

Ht2 Benson, Mitchell, Pike, Adams 70.2

Final Williams, Mitchell, Benson, Beaumont 70.0

Barkby Thorpe Scratch Race

Ht1 Grierson, Pitcher, Carpenter (exc), Pritchett (ns) 72.6

Ht2 Perkins, Fitzpatrick, R.Harris, Holland 72.6

Final Pitcher, Fitzpatrick, Perkins, Grierson 72.2

Thursday 4th

October 1951 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 32 Leicester Hunters 52 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Harry Saunders 2 1 2 1 6

Frank Boyle 0 0 0 0

Ernie Rawlins 0 2’ 0 0 2 1


Bill Kemp 3 2 2 2 9

Roger Wise 1 0 1 2

Herby King 1’ 0 0 1 1


Leicester





Harwood Pike F 0 3 2’ 5 1

Fred Perkins 2 1 1 2’ 6 1

Johnny Carpenter F 1 1

Laurie Holland 1’ 3 4 1

Ht1 Williams, Saunders, Grierson, Boyle 67.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Benson, Osborne, Beaumont, Rawlins 68.0 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Kemp, Perkins, Wise, Pike (f) 68.4 4 2 8 10

Ht4 Grierson, Osborne, King, Carpenter 68.4 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Beaumont, Benson, Saunders, Boyle 68.2 1 5 12 18

Ht6 Osborne, Rawlins, Perkins, Pike 68.0 5 1 17 19

Ht7 Williams, Kemp, Grierson, Wise 67.6 2 4 19 23

Ht8 Irons, Benson, Holland, Rawlins 69.6 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Pike, Saunders, Perkins, King 68.8 2 4 24 30

Ht10 Williams, Osborne, Grierson, Rawlins 68.2 2 4 26 34

Ht11 Beaumont, Kemp, Benson, Irons 67.6 2 4 28 38

Ht12 Holland, Pike, Saunders, King 68.4 1 5 29 43

Ht13 Beaumont, Kemp, Grierson, Irons 67.4 2 4 31 47

Ht14 Williams, Perkins, Wise, Boyle 68.6 1 5 32 52

Friday 5th

October 1951 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 36 Belle Vue Aces 46 (Challenge)

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter E E 0 0



Les Beaumont 0 2 1 E 3


Fred Perkins 2 1’ 0 0 3 1

Jock Grierson 1’ 0 2 3 1


Belle Vue

Ron Johnston 1’ 3 0 1 5 1

Jack Parker 2 3 3 3 11

George Smith 1’ 2 2 3 8 1

Louis Lawson 2 1’ 2’ 0 5 2

Henry Long 1 0 1’ 3 5 1

Ken Sharples 3 2 2 2’ 9 1

Val Morton 0 2 2

Bob Serrurier 0 1 1

Ht1 Williams, Parker, Johnston, Carpenter (ef) 68.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Benson, Lawson, Smith, Beaumont 69.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Sharples, Perkins, Long, Pike 68.2 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Johnston, Beaumont, Grierson, Morton 71.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Williams, Smith, Lawson, Carpenter (ef) 70.2 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Benson, Sharples, Beaumont, Long 69.8 4 2 18 18

Ht7 Parker, Pike, Perkins, Johnston 70.2 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Benson, Smith, Holland, Serrurier 70.0 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Williams, Sharples, Long, Grierson 70.2 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Parker, Benson, Johnston, Beaumont (ef) 69.8 2 4 30 30

Ht11 Smith, Lawson, Pike, Perkins 71.2 1 5 31 35

Ht12 Long, Grierson, Serrurier, Carpenter 70.4 2 4 33 39

Ht13 Pike, Morton, Holland, Lawson 72.0 4 2 37 41

Ht14 Parker, Sharples, Williams, Perkins 70.0 1 5 38 46

Three Gates Scratch Race

Grierson, Pitcher, Morton, Holland 72.0

East Langton Scratch Race

Grierson, Holland, Serrurier, Pitcher 72.2

Stadium Scratch Races

Ht1 Parker, Sharples, Pike, Beaumont 70.2 70.4

Ht2 Lawson, Benson, Johnston, Holland 70.4 71.2

Ht3 Long, Williams, Perkins, Smith 70.6 71.2

Final Long, Sharples, Lawson, Parker 70.6

Friday 12th


Leicester Hunters 32 Wimbledon Dons 51 (Challenge)

Leicester


Len Williams 2’ 3 2 2 9 1




Fred Perkins 0 1 0 1’ 2 1

Johnny Carpenter X 0 0


Wimbledon

Norman Parker 1 X 3 2 6

Geoff Mardon F 2’ F 0 2 1

Cyril Brine 1 2 3 2’ 8 1

Dennis Gray 3 F 3 2’ 8 1

Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 3 12

Ernie Roccio 1 2’ 1 3 7 1

Jimmy Gibb 3 3 6

Reg Trott 1 1 2

Ht1 Grierson, Williams, Parker, Mardon (f) 70.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Gray, Benson, Brine, Beaumont 68.8 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Moore, Pike, Roccio, Perkins ? 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Gibb, Beaumont, Carpenter (fexc), Parker (fexc) 70.6 2 3 11 12

Ht5 Williams, Brine, Grierson, Gray (f) 70.0 4 2 15 14

Ht6 Moore, Roccio, Benson, Beaumont 69.4 1 5 16 19

Ht7 Parker, Mardon, Perkins, Pike 71.0 1 5 17 24

Ht8 Brine, Benson, Trott, Holland 70.8 2 4 19 28

Ht9 Moore, Williams, Roccio, Grierson 69.4 2 4 21 32

Ht10 Benson, Parker, Beaumont, Mardon (f) 71.2 4 2 25 34

Ht11 Gray, Brine, Pike, Perkins 71.0 1 5 26 39

Ht12 Moore, Grierson, Trott, Carpenter 70.2 2 4 28 43

Ht13 Gibb, Gray, Pike. Holland 71.8 1 5 29 47

Ht14 Roccio, Williams, Perkins, Mardon 70.4 3 3 32 51

Newfoundland Pool Scratch Race

Gibb, Holland, Carpenter, Pitcher 71.6

Tilton Scratch Race

Carpenter, Trott, Holland, Pitcher 72.4


Ht1 Roccio, Pike, Holland, Beaumont 71.2 72.2

Ht2 Gray, Brine, Williams, Grierson 70.0 71.4

Ht3 Benson, Moore, Perkins, Parker 70.2 70.6

Final Gray, Moore, Roccio, Benson 70.4

Saturday 13th

October 1951 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 48 - Leicester Hunters 48 (Midland Trophy)

Birmingham

1. Graham Warren 2 3 3 3 3 14

2. Lionel Watling 1’ 0 1 1 3 1

3. Alan Hunt 3 3 3 2 0 11

4. Eric Boothroyd 1 3 2’ 1’ 7 2

5. Ron Mountford 3 2 2 3 10

6. Jim Tolley 0 0 0 0 0

7. Roy Browning 1 0 0 1

8. Cyril Page 0 0 2 2

Leicester

1. Vic Pitcher 0 N 0 N 0

2. Len Williams 3 3 3 3 2 14

3. Lionel Benson F 1’ 2 1’ 4 2

4. Les Beaumont 2 2 3 2 1’ 10 1

5. Harwood Pike 1’ 0 0 1’ 2 2

6. Fred Perkins 2 1 2 2’ 7 1

7. Johnny Carpenter 2 1 1’ 3 7 1

8. Laurie Holland 0 1’ 2 1 4 1

Ht1Williams, Warren, Watling, Pitcher 78.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Hunt, Beaumont, Boothroyd, Benson [f] 76.6 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Mountford, Perkins, Pike, Tolley 77.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Boothroyd, Carpenter, Browning, Holland 78.6 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Warren, Beaumont, Benson, Watling 76.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Hunt, Boothroyd, Perkins, Pike 77.8 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Williams, Mountford, Carpenter, Tolley 75.2 2 4 24 18

Ht8 Hunt, Benson, Holland, Page 76.8 3 3 27 21

Ht9 Warren, Perkins, Watling, Pike 76.8 4 2 31 23

Ht10 Williams, Hunt, Boothroyd, Pitcher 75.6 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Beaumont, Mountford, Benson, Tolley 76.0 2 4 36 30

Ht12 Warren, Holland, Pike, Browning 77.2 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Mountford, Beaumont, Carpenter, Page 76.4 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Williams, Perkins, Watling, Tolley 77.4 1 5 43 41

Ht15 Carpenter, Page, Holland, Browning 77.6 2 4 45 45

Ht16 Warren, Williams, Beaumont, Hunt 76.4 3 3 48 48

Friday 19th

October 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 50 - Birmingham Brummies 46 (Midland Trophy)

Leicester

1. Jock Grierson 0 0 N 2 2

2. Len Williams 2 3 3 2’ 3 13 1

3. Lionel Benson 3 2 2 1’ 2’ 10 2

4. Les Beaumont 0 0 1’ 2 3 1

5. Harwood Pike 0 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

6. Fred Perkins 3 1 2 3 9

7. Johnny Carpenter 3 1 1’ 2 7 1

8. Laurie Holland 1’ 2 1’ 4 2

Birmingham

1. Graham Warren 3 2 3 3 11

2. Lionel Watling 1 2’ 0 0 3 1

3. Alan Hunt 1’ 2 3 3 1 10 1

4. Eric Boothroyd 2 1’ 0 3 6 1

5. Ron Mountford 2 3 2 3 EF 10

6. Jim Tolley 1’ 0 N 1 2 1

7. Cyril Page 1’ 0 XT 3 4 1

8. Roy Browning 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Warren, Williams, Watling, Grierson 70.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Benson, Boothroyd, Hunt, Beaumont 69.2 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Perkins, Mountford, Tolley, Pike 69.8 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Carpenter, Warren, Page, Beaumont 71.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Williams, Hunt, Boothroyd, Grierson 70.4 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Mountford, Benson, Beaumont, Tolley 70.0 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Warren, Watling, Perkins, Pike 71.0 1 5 18 24

Ht8 Hunt, Benson, Holland, Browning 70.2 3 3 21 27

Ht9 Williams, Mountford, Carpenter, Page 70.0 4 2 25 29

Ht10 Warren, Beaumont, Benson, Watling 70.6 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Hunt, Perkins, Pike, Boothroyd 71.0 3 3 31 35

Ht12 Mountford, Grierson, Carpenter, Browning 70.4 3 3 34 38

Ht13 Boothroyd, Holland, Pike, Page [ex] 71.8 3 3 37 41

Ht14 Perkins, Williams, Tolley, Watling 71.0 5 1 42 42

Ht15 Page, Carpenter, Holland, Browning 71.6 3 3 45 45

Ht16 Williams, Benson, Hunt, Mountford [ef] 69.6 5 1 50 46

Prestwold Scratch Race

Carpenter, Grieson, Pitcher, Holland 72.0

Carlton Carlieu Scratch Race

Tolley, Perkins, Watling, Boothroyd (ef) 70.8

Smeeton Hill Scratch Race

Beaumont, Pitcher, Page, Browning 71.0

The Flying Four

Mountford, Benson, Williams, Hunt (ef) 71.2

Friday 26th


Leicester Hunters 42 Odsal Tudors 42 (Challenge)

Leicester

J Carpenter 1* 2* 1* 3 7

L Williams 2 3 2 2 9

L Benson 2 1 3 1* 7 1

L Beaumont 1* 2 0 0 3

H Pike 1 1* 2 3 7

F Perkins 0 2 1* 1* 4

J Grierson F 2* 2

L Holland 1 0 1

Bradford

E Rigg 3 3 3 3 12

R Peace 0 0 0

D Oliver 3 F 2 3 8

A Wright 0 1 0 2 3

O Hart 2* 2* 0 1 5

A Forrest 3 3 3 3 12

A Burrow 1 0 1* 2

E Smith 0 0 0 0

Ht1Rigg, Williams, Carpenter, Peace 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Oliver, Benson, Beaumont, Wright 70.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Forrest, Hart, Pike, Perkins 71.0 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Rigg, Beaumont, Burrow, Grierson (f) 71.0 2 4 9 15

Ht5 Williams, Carpenter, Wright, Oliver (f) 70.4 5 1 14 16

Ht6 Forrest, Hart, Benson, Beaumont 71.2 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Rigg, Perkins, Pike, Peace 70.0 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Benson, Oliver, Holland, Smith 70.6 4 2 22 26

Ht9 Forrest, Williams, Carpenter, Hart 70.4 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Rigg, Beaumont, Benson, Burrow 69.8 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Oliver, Pike, Perkins, Wright 71.2 3 3 31 35

Ht12 Carpenter, Grierson, Hart, Smith 72.2 5 1 36 36

Ht13 Pike, Wright, Burrow, Holland 72.4 3 3 39 39

Ht14 Forrest, Williams, Perkins, Smith 70.4 3 3 42 42

Supporters Trophy 1951

Ht1 (QR) Page, Pitcher, Holland, Wilson (f) 72.6

Ht2 Williams, Beaumont 71.2

Ht3 Perkins, Benson, Page, Pike 71.2

Final Williams, Perkins, Beaumont, Benson 70.8

Devils Elbow Scratch Race

Holland, Burrow, Smith, Pitcher 72.2

The Flying Tudors

Rigg, Forrest, Hart, Oliver 70.4

Leicester Needs 1951 in BOLD

Friday 23

rd March 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 44 Coventry Bees 40 (EMT)

Saturday 24th Match 1951 Brandon Coventry Bees 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (EMT)

Monday 26th

March 1951Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 62 OxfordCheetahs 22 (CS) Det

Countesthorpe Scr

Monday 26th March 1951 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 28 Leicester Hunters 55 (Ch)

Friday 30th March 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 61 Liverpool Chads 23 (CS)

Thursday 5th

April 1951 Owlerton, Sheffield Tigers 44 Leicester Hunters 40 (CS)

Friday 6th

April 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester Hunters 57 Halifax Dukes 27 (CS) SHT2ndmen

Monday 9th April 1951 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Heathens 38 Leicester Hunters 46 (CS)

Friday 13th April 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 54 Cradley Heath Heathens 30 (CS)

Monday 16th April 1951 Stanley Liverpool Chads 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (CS)

Wednesday 18th April 1951 The Shay Halifax Dukes 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (CS)

Friday 20th

April 1951Blackbird RoadLeicester Hunters 52.5 Stoke Potters 31.5(CS) SHT2ndmanHt3

Friday 27th April 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester Hunters 50 Sheffield Tigers 34 (CS)

Saturday 28th

April 1951 Sun Street Stoke Potters 45 Leicester Hunters 39 (CS) Time Hts8 -14

Friday 4th May 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester Hunters 52 Americans 32 (Ch)

Friday 11th May 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 46 Edinburgh 62 (NT)

Saturday 12th May 1951 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Monarchs 77 Leicester Hunters 29 (NT)

Monday 14th May 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 52 Lanarkshire Eagles 32 (NLD2)

Friday 18th May1951Blackbird RoadLeicester Hunters 50OxfordCheetahs 34 (NLD2)

Wednesday 23rd May 1951 Highbury Avenue Fleetwood Flyers 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (NLD2)

Friday 25th May 1952 Leicester Britain 48 Overseas 59 (International)

Sunday 27th May 1951 Dublin Shelbourne Tigers 46 Leicester Hunters 26 (Ch)

Friday 1st June 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 60 Newcastle Diamonds 24 (NLD2)

Monday 4th June 1951 Brough Park Newcastle Diamonds 36 Leicester Hunters 47 (NLD2)

Wednesday 6th June 1951 White City Glasgow Tigers 53 Leicester Hunters 31 (NLD2)

Friday 8th June 1951 Blackbird Road, Leicester Hunters 40 Halifax Dukes 44 (NLD2)

Friday 15th June 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 58 Liverpool Chads 26 (NLD2)

22/06/51 LEICESTER NEW ZEALAND y CHALLENGE 36-48

Saturday 23rd

June 1951 Sun Street Stoke Potters 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (NLD2)

Friday 29th June 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 55 Southampton Saints 29 (C)

Saturday 30th June 1951 Brandon Coventry Bees 43 Leicester Hunters 41 (NLD2)

Friday 6th July 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 47 Edinburgh Monarchs 37 (NLD2)

Monday 9th July 1951 London Walthamstow Wolves 59 Leicester Hunters 25 (NLD2)

Friday 13th July 1951 Leicester World Championship Qualifying Round

Wednesday 18th July 1951 The Shay Halifax Dukes 39 Leicester Hunters 45 (NLD2)

Friday 20th July 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 34 Coventry Bees 49 (Ch)

Friday 27th July 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 55 Yarmouth Bloaters 29 (NLD2)

Friday 3rd

August 1951Blackbird RoadLeicester Hunters 48 Walthamstow Wolves 36(NLD2)

Monday 6th August 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 55 Cradley Heath Heathens 29 (NLD2)

Monday 6th August 1951 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Heathens 23 Leicester Hunters 61 (NLD2)

Tuesday 7th August 1951 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (NLD2)

Friday 10th August 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 75 Long Eaton Archers 21 (MC)

Monday 13th August 1951 Stanley Liverpool Chads 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (NLD2)

Tuesday, 14th August 1951 Glasgow Ashfield Giants 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (NLD2)

Thursday 16th

August 1951 Station Road Long Eaton Archers 44 Leicester Hunters 52 (MC)

Friday 17th August 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 51 Glasgow Tigers 33 (NLD2)

Friday 24th August 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Giants 49 Ashfield Giants 35 (NLD2)

Saturday 25th August 1951 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Monarchs 37 Leicester Hunters 47 (NLD2)

Monday 27th August 1951 Motherwell Lanarkshire Eagles 43 Leicester Hunters 41 (NLD2)

Friday 31st August 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 44 Coventry Bees 40 (NLD2)

Wednesday 5th September 1951 Firs Stadium Norwich Stars 54 Leicester Hunters 30 (NLD2)

Friday 7th September 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 48 Norwich Stars 36(NLD2)

Saturday 8th September 1951 Brandon Coventry Bees 49 Leicester Hunters 46 (MC)

Friday 14th September 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 55 Coventry Bees 41 (MC)

Friday 21st September 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 57 Fleetwood Flyers 27 (NLD2)

Friday 28th September 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 47 Stoke Potters 37 (NLD2)

Thursday 4th

October 1951 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 32 Leicester Hunters 52 (NLD2)

Friday 5th October 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 36 Belle Vue Aces 46 (Ch)

Saturday 12th October 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 32 Wimbledon Dons 51 (Ch)

Saturday 13th October 1951Perry BarrBirmingham Brummies 48 - Leicester Hunters 48 (MC)

Friday 19th October 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 50 - Birmingham Brummies 46 (MC)

Friday 26th October 1951 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 42 Odsal Tudors 42 (C)

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