Whites top score for A&T on the short trip to Bury

Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club made the short trip to Bury on Sunday for a North & Scotland League fixture.

In the Division One match, A&T started brightly against the defending champions, trailing by just one point after heat six.

In the following race, John White could consider himself unfortunate to be excluded, before Bury took a 7-2 heat win in the re-run.

Bury followed this up with a 6-4 and a 7-3, to open up a 12-points lead, and were never in trouble after that as they went on to run out 101-77 winners.

John White top scored for A&T, with four race wins out of his five completed rides.

North & Scotland League Division One result: Bury 101 Astley & Tyldesley 77.

A&T scorers: John White 18 (plus 1 bonus), Devon Campbell 15 (1), Terry Norman 13 (1), Steve Harris 11 (1), Frank White 10 (1), Oscar Belt 7, Josh Pilkington 3.

The Division Two match became harder for A&T when Josh Pilkington withdrew and went to hospital after a fall in heat six.

The scores were close for the first six races, standing at 27-27 after that heat, before A&T started to edge ahead and open up a six-points lead after heat 12.

The deciding race in the match was heat 13, as Bury raced into a 6-4 position, before Frank White and Levi Edwards both overtook their opponents to take a 6-4 win.

A&T led by four points going into the last heat and the shared race points were sufficient for a narrow 64-60 A&T win.

For A&T, Frank White rode to a superb 20-points maximum score, with Steve Harris losing twice to an opponent.

North & Scotland League Division Two result: Bury 60 Astley & Tyldesley 64.

A&T scorers: Frank White 20, Steve Harris 18, Oscar Belt 14 (1), Levi Edwards 10 (1), Josh Pilkington 2 (1).

A&T raced to a convincing 107-13 win against Bury in the Division Three match.

The home team fielded just one rider, while, for A&T, Elijah Rechembei recorded his first ever maximum score, in the under-10s match.

Frank White raced unbeaten in the U13s match, with Josh Pilkington unbeaten by an opponent.

North & Scotland League Division Three result: Bury 13 Astley & Tyldesley 107

A&T scorers: Elijah Rechembei 16, Frank White 16, Josh Pilkington 14, James Jackson 12, Oscar Belt 11, Nahom Tumizghy 9, Levi Edwards 7, Heather Brighouse 6, Harry Jackson 6, Charlotte Brighouse 5, Jacob Barrington 5.