Puma23 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Does anyone know names of Ipswich riders from 1964 R? Cousins, J? Cole, D? Battle, J? Anthony, S? Whatley ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Ray Cousins, John Cole, Derek Battle, John Anthony, Syd Whatley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Wanderer Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Ron Bagley, Brian Davis, David Crane, Derek Battle, Sandy McGillivray, Ray Cousins, John Anthony all definitely rode for them. Ted Spittles and John Hook were their non riding reserves in their match at Weymouth but I don't know whether they appeared in other matches. In researching the Metropolitan League be careful though as the it was not very strictly regulated and the occasional rider could appear for different teams from week to week. Hope this helps. Edited September 5, 2010 by Wessex Wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Ron Bagley, Brian Davis, David Crane, Derek Battle, Sandy McGillivray, Ray Cousins, John Anthony all definitely rode for them. Ted Spittles and John Hook were their non riding reserves in their match at Weymouth but I don't know whether they appeared in other matches. In researching the Metropolitan League be careful though as the it was not very strictly regulated and the occasional rider could appear for different teams from week to week. Hope this helps. Didn't Wal Morton - then 54 years old - ride in one Metropolitan League match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Wanderer Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Didn't Wal Morton - then 54 years old - ride in one Metropolitan League match? Yes he did - for Weymouth at Rayleigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Yes he did - for Weymouth at Rayleigh. I thought he may have rode for Ipswich as well. Obviously I was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Wal Morton scored 5 points (+2 bonus) for Ipswich at home to Rayleigh in the Metropolitan League match on 21st July 1964. Ipswich were missing two 'star' riders, David Crane and Ron Bagley for this meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Wanderer Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I thought he may have rode for Ipswich as well. Obviously I was wrong. Not necessarily. I know he rode that one match for Weymouth but, as I said in a previous post, the team line ups were quite "flexible" so he may have ridden for other teams as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Not necessarily. I know he rode that one match for Weymouth but, as I said in a previous post, the team line ups were quite "flexible" so he may have ridden for other teams as well. Good old 'Wandering Wal of the Raceways' as he was known for his many tracks over a 32 year racing career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprog1 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Didn't Wal Morton - then 54 years old - ride in one Metropolitan League match? Wal rode as reseve for Hackney for most of the 1963 season. Hackney at the time were said to have both the oldest and youngest riders in the Provincial League, Wal (aged 54) and Malcolm Simmons (aged 17) and both went out together in heat 4 (Simmons as no2 and Morton riding No 7). I think David Crane did a couple of meetings later in the season aged 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Wal rode as reseve for Hackney for most of the 1963 season. Hackney at the time were said to have both the oldest and youngest riders in the Provincial League, Wal (aged 54) and Malcolm Simmons (aged 17) and both went out together in heat 4 (Simmons as no2 and Morton riding No 7). I think David Crane did a couple of meetings later in the season aged 16. Thats right-David Crane was a rising star who never made it-I recall he rode for Sheffield in 1965-anybody know what happened to David? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Wanderer Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Not sure about "never made it" Bob. Seem to remember he had a decent career with Kings Lynn (and maybe others). Quite a spectacular rider to watch. Cyrils brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Sorry-didn't mean to denigrate Dave's career-you are quite right wessex wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyguy Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Is there any evidence that Wal Morton competed in a few second-half races at Ipswich in 1965? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Not sure about "never made it" Bob. Seem to remember he had a decent career with Kings Lynn (and maybe others). Quite a spectacular rider to watch. Cyrils brother. Think you will find that David was Cyril's nephew, actually. Steve Edited December 3, 2011 by chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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