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OXFORD 1949 Incomplete Updated 31.12.2019 Monday 18 th April 1949 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (National League Division Three) Exeter Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2 Stan Hodson 1 3 2’ 1 7 1 Johnny Myson 1’ 1’ 3 2’ 7 3 Hugh Geddes 2 2 3 2’ 9 1 Vic Gent 0 1 1 2 Broncho Slade 3 3 3 3 12 Stan Lanfear 3 3 3 9 John Hancox 2’ 2’ 4 2 Oxford Alf Elliott 0 0 0 1 1 Bert Croucher 2 3 2 2 9 Dennis Gray 3 2’ 1 1 7 1 Alf Viccary 0 1 0 0 1 Bill Downton 2 0 0 1 3 Bernie Aldridge 1’ 1 1 0 3 1 Maurice Hutchens 0 0 0 John Fry 0 0 0 Ht1 Pilgrim, Croucher, Hodson, Elliott 81.4 4 2 4 2 Ht2 Gray, Geddes, Myson, Viccary 81.0 3 3 7 5 Ht3 Slade, Downton, Aldridge, Gent 82.0 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Lanfear, Pilgrim, Viccary, Hutchens 81.8 5 1 15 9 Ht5 Croucher, Geddes, Myson, Elliott 81.8 3 3 18 12 Ht6 Slade, Gray, Gent, Viccary 80.4 4 2 22 14 Ht7 Hodson, Pilgrim, Aldridge, Downton 81.4 5 1 27 15 Ht8 Myson, Hancox, Gray, Fry 83.2 5 1 32 16 Ht9 Slade, Croucher, Gent, Elliott 81.0 4 2 36 18 Ht10 Pilgrim, Hodson, Gray, Viccary 83.2 5 1 41 19 Ht11 Geddes, Myson, Aldridge, Downton 81.2 5 1 46 20 Ht12 Lanfear, Hancox, Elliott, Hutchens 82.8 5 1 51 21 Ht13 Lanfear, Geddes, Downton, Fry 83.0 5 1 56 22 Ht14 Slade, Croucher, Hodson, Aldridge 80.4 4 2 60 24 Thursday 21 st April 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 37 Hastings Saxons 47 (National League Division Three) Oxford Alf Elliott 2 2’ 3 1 8 1 Bob Aldridge 1’ 0 0 1 2 1 Dennis Gray 1 1 3 3 8 Alf Viccary 0 3 1 0 4 Bert Croucher 1 3 2 2’ 8 1 Maurice Hutchens 0 0 0 0 Bill Downton 1’ 2 3 1 Ernie Rawlins 1 0 3 4 Hastings Dan English 0 0 1 0 1 Jock Grierson 3 2 3 2’ 10 1 Buddy Fuller 2’ 0 1’ 2’ 5 3

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Page 1: OXFORD 1949 - Speedway ResearcherOXFORD 1949 Incomplete Updated 31.12.2019 Monday 18th April 1949 County Ground, Exeter Exeter Falcons 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (National League Division

OXFORD 1949

Incomplete Updated 31.12.2019

Monday 18th April 1949 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2

Stan Hodson 1 3 2’ 1 7 1

Johnny Myson 1’ 1’ 3 2’ 7 3

Hugh Geddes 2 2 3 2’ 9 1

Vic Gent 0 1 1 2

Broncho Slade 3 3 3 3 12

Stan Lanfear 3 3 3 9

John Hancox 2’ 2’ 4 2

Oxford

Alf Elliott 0 0 0 1 1

Bert Croucher 2 3 2 2 9

Dennis Gray 3 2’ 1 1 7 1

Alf Viccary 0 1 0 0 1

Bill Downton 2 0 0 1 3

Bernie Aldridge 1’ 1 1 0 3 1

Maurice Hutchens 0 0 0

John Fry 0 0 0

Ht1 Pilgrim, Croucher, Hodson, Elliott 81.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Gray, Geddes, Myson, Viccary 81.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Slade, Downton, Aldridge, Gent 82.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Lanfear, Pilgrim, Viccary, Hutchens 81.8 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Croucher, Geddes, Myson, Elliott 81.8 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Slade, Gray, Gent, Viccary 80.4 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Hodson, Pilgrim, Aldridge, Downton 81.4 5 1 27 15

Ht8 Myson, Hancox, Gray, Fry 83.2 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Slade, Croucher, Gent, Elliott 81.0 4 2 36 18

Ht10 Pilgrim, Hodson, Gray, Viccary 83.2 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Geddes, Myson, Aldridge, Downton 81.2 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Lanfear, Hancox, Elliott, Hutchens 82.8 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Lanfear, Geddes, Downton, Fry 83.0 5 1 56 22

Ht14 Slade, Croucher, Hodson, Aldridge 80.4 4 2 60 24

Thursday 21st April 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 37 Hastings Saxons 47 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Alf Elliott 2 2’ 3 1 8 1

Bob Aldridge 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Dennis Gray 1 1 3 3 8

Alf Viccary 0 3 1 0 4

Bert Croucher 1 3 2 2’ 8 1

Maurice Hutchens 0 0 0 0

Bill Downton 1’ 2 3 1

Ernie Rawlins 1 0 3 4

Hastings

Dan English 0 0 1 0 1

Jock Grierson 3 2 3 2’ 10 1

Buddy Fuller 2’ 0 1’ 2’ 5 3

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Ron Clark 3 3 2 3 11

Ken Smith 3 2 0 3 8

Ken Middleditch 2’ 1’ 2 3 8 2

Ken Tidbury 0 1 1

Harold Tapscott 2 1 3

Ht1 Grierson, Elliott, Aldridge, English 75.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Clark, Fuller, Gray, Viccary 73.6 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Smith, Middleditch, Croucher, Hutchens 74.8 1 5 5 13

Ht4 Clark, Elliott, Downton, Tidbury 74.8 3 3 8 16

Ht5 Viccary, Grierson, Gray, English 73.6 4 2 12 18

Ht6 Croucher, Clark, Rawlins, Fuller 76.2 4 2 16 20

Ht7 Elliott, Smith, Middleditch, Aldridge 76.2 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Gray, Tapscott, Fuller, Rawlins 76.0 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Grierson, Croucher, English, Hutchens 76.6 2 4 24 30

Ht10 Clark, Fuller, Elliott, Aldridge 78.2 1 5 25 35

Ht11 Gray, Middleditch, Viccary, Smith 76.2 4 2 29 37

Ht12 Rawlins, Croucher, Tidbury, English 77.8 5 1 34 38

Ht13 Smith, Downton, Tapscott, Viccary 77.8 2 4 36 42

Ht14 Middleditch, Grierson, Aldridge, Hutchens 78.2 1 5 37 47

Oxford Scratch Race

Ht1 Downton, Aldridge, Tidbury (nf), Tapscott (nf) 77.8

Ht2 Middleditch, Hutchens, Rawlins, Smith (ns) 79.0

Final Aldridge, Hutchins, Downton, Middleditch 76.0

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Croucher, Viccary, Fuller, English 76.2

Ht2 Gray, Grierson, Clarke, Elliott 76.2

Final Croucher, Grierson, Viccary, Gray 76.8

Saturday 23rd April 1949 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (National League Division Three)

Rayleigh

Percy Brine 3 3 2 3 11

Vic Gooden 2’ 0 1 3 6 1

Ron Howes 2 3 2 1 8

Pat Clarke F 2’ 0 1’ 3 2

Jim Gregory 2 2’ 3 3 10 1

Charlie Mugford 1’ 3 F 1 5 1

Roy Uden 1 2 3

Doug Ible 0 1 1

Oxford

Alf Elliott 1 1 1’ 0 3 1

Bob Aldridge 0 0 2 0 2

Bert Croucher 3 1 3 2 9

Maurice Hutchens 1 2 F 0 3

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 3 12

Alf Viccary 0 1 2’ 2 5 1

Bill Downton 0 2 2

Ernie Rawlins 1 0 1

Ht1 Brine, Gooden, Elliott, Aldridge 79.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Croucher, Howes, Hutchens, Clarke (f) 79.2 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Gray, Gregory, Mugford, Viccary 79.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Brine, Hutchens, Uden, Downton 78.6 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Howes, Clarke, Elliott, Aldridge (f) 78.0 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Mugford, Gregory, Croucher, Hutchens (f) 78.8 5 1 24 12

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Ht7 Gray, Brine, Viccary, Gooden 78.0 2 4 26 16

Ht8 Croucher, Howes, Rawlins, Ible (f) 78.0 2 4 28 20

Ht9 Gregory, Aldridge, Elliott, Mugford (f) 82.0 3 3 31 23

Ht10 Brine, Croucher, Gooden, Hutchens 79.4 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Gray, Viccary, Howes, Clarke 79.6 1 5 36 30

Ht12 Gregory, Downton, Ible, Elliott 78.6 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Gray, Uden, Clarke, Rawlins 79.0 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Gooden, Viccary, Mugford, Aldridge 80.4 4 2 47 37

Thursday 28th April 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 25 Yarmouth Bloaters 59 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Ernie Rawlins 1 1 0 0 2

Bert Croucher 0 2 3 1 6

Alf Elliott 0 1 2 0 3

Bob Aldridge 2 0 1 1 4

Dennis Gray 0 3 2 2 7

Alf Viccary 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

Maurice Hutchens 0 0 0

Bill Downton 1’ 0 1 1

Yarmouth

Johnny White 2’ 2’ 0 3 7 2

Reg Morgan 3 3 3 3 12

Sid Hipperson 3 2 3 2 10

Bert Rawlinson 1 2’ 1’ 1’ 5 3

Bill Carruthers 3 1 2’ 3 9 1

Billy Bales 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Stan Page 3 1 4

Joe Rodwell 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Morgan, White, Rawlins, Croucher 74.4 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Hipperson, Aldridge, Rawlinson, Elliott 77.4 2 4 3 9

Ht3 Carruthers, Bales, Viccary, Gray 77.4 1 5 4 14

Ht4 Page, Rawlinson, Rawlins, Hutchens 77.4 1 5 5 19

Ht5 Morgan, White, Elliott, Aldridge 77.6 1 5 6 24

Ht6 Gray, Hipperson, Rawlinson, Viccary 75.0 3 3 9 27

Ht7 Bales, Croucher, Carruthers, Rawlins 75.6 2 4 11 31

Ht8 Hipperson, Elliott, Downton, Rodwell 77.6 3 3 14 34

Ht9 Morgan, Gray, Viccary, White 76.8 3 3 17 37

Ht10 Croucher, Hipperson, Rawlinson, Rawlins 75.6 3 3 20 40

Ht11 Bales, Carruthers, Aldridge, Elliott 77.6 1 5 21 45

Ht12 White, Gray, Page, Downton 77.0 2 4 23 49

Ht13 Carruthers, Rodwell, Aldridge, Hutchens 78.4 1 5 24 54

Ht14 Morgan, Bales, Croucher, Viccary 76.0 1 5 25 59

Cowley Scratch Race

Johnny Fry, Harold Sharpe, Ken Blair, Hec Paterson 80.8

Iffley Scratch Race

Hutchens, Ray Court, Jack Wright, Roy Court 81.6

Yarmouth Scurry

Roy Court, Jim Wright, Rodwell, Page 78.0

Oxford Scratch Race

White, Carruthers, Rawlins, Aldridge 77.0

Stadium Scratch Race

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Morgan, Hipperson, Elliott, Viccary 79.4

Stars Race

Bales, Croucher, Gray, Rawlinson 74.2

Thursday 5th May 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 32 Hull Angels 31 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Alf Viccary 2 3 0 0 5

Dennis Gray 1’ 3 2 1 7 1

Roy Court 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Bert Croucher 3 2 1 2 8 0

Alf Elliott 1 0 R 1

Bob Aldridge 0 1 0 1

Ernie Rawlins 1 2 3 1’ 7 1

Maurice Hutchens 1 1 2

Hull

Norman Johnson 0 0 R 0

Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 3 12

Derek Glover 1’ 2’ 3 1 7 2

George Craig 2 2 3 3 10

Alf Webster 2’ 1’ 3 3 9 2

Bob Baker 3 2 2’ 2’ 9 2

Jack Watts 0 2 2

Mike Wood 2’ 0 0 2 1

Ht1 Mitchell, Viccary, Gray, Johnson 74.2 3 3

Ht2 Croucher, Craig, Glover, Court 74.8 6 6

Ht3 Baker, Webster, Elliott, Aldridge 74.0 7 11

Ht4 Viccary, Craig, Rawlins, Watt 77.4 11 13

Ht5 Mitchell, Croucher, Court, Johnson 74.4 14 16

Ht6 Craig, Glover, Aldridge, Elliott 76.6 15 21

Ht7 Gray, Baker, Webster, Viccary 75.4 18 24

Ht8 Glover, Wood, Hutchens, Court 77.4 19 29

Ht9 Mitchell, Rawlins, Elliott (ret), Johnson (ret) 75.2 21 32

Ht10 Craig, Gray, Glover, Viccary 76.0 23 36

Ht11 Webster, Baker, Croucher, Court 74.6 24 41

Ht12 Rawlins, Watts, Hutchens, Wood 77.2 28 43

Ht13 Webster, Croucher, Rawlins, Wood 79.2 31 46

Ht14 Mitchell, Baker, Gray, Aldridge 75.2 32 51

Stadium Scurry

Downton, Fry, Pat Flanagan, Blair 79.2

Reserves Scratch Race

Rawlins, Watts, Hutchens 3 only 78.2

Oxon and Yorks Scratch Race

Ht1Fry, Downton, Rawlins, Watts 79.0

Ht2 Webster, Viccary, Croucher 3 only 75.4

Ht3 Mitchell, Glover, Aldridge, Elliott (f) 77.0

Ht4 Baker, Craig, Court, 3 only 75.6

Final Webster, Mitchell, Baker, Fry 74.4

Wednesday 11th May 1949 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 61 Oxford Cheetahs 23 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

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Norman Street 2’ 2 1 1 6 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12

Buddy Fuller 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2

Ron Clark F 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Ken Smith 3 3 3 3 12

Ken Middleditch E 2’ 2’ 2’ 6 3

Ken Tidbury 1’ 3 4 1

Pete Mold 3 2’ 5 1

Oxford

Jimmy Wright 0 0 0 1 1

Alf Elliott 1 1 1 E 3

Roy Court 1 0 1 0 2

Bert Croucher 3 3 1 2 9

Bob Aldridge 2 0 1 1 4

Alf Viccary 1’ 2 F 1 4 1

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0

Bill Downton 0 0 0

Ht1 Grierson, Street, Elliott, Wright 77.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Croucher, Fuller, Court, Clark (f) 77.4 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Smith, Aldridge, Viccary, Middleditch (ef) 76.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Croucher, Street, Tidbury, Rawlins 76.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Clark, Fuller, Elliott, Wright 77.4 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Smith, Middleditch, Croucher, Court 76.2 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Grierson, Viccary, Street, Aldridge 75.6 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Mold, Fuller, Court, Downton 78.2 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Smith, Middleditch, Elliott, Wright 76.8 5 1 37 17

Ht10 Grierson, Croucher, Street,Court 75.8 4 2 41 19

Ht11 Fuller, Clark, Aldridge, Viccary (f) 77.8 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Smith, Mold, Wright, Rawlins 76.4 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Tidbury, Clark, Viccary, Downton 80.2 5 1 56 22

Ht14 Grierson, Middleditch, Aldridge, Elliott (ef) 76.4 5 1 61 23

Thursday 12th May 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Alf Viccary 3 3 1 2’ 9 1

Dennis Gray 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Ernie Rawlins 0 2’ 3 2’ 7 2

Bert Croucher 3 3 3 3 12

Roy Court F 1’ 1 2 1

Jimmy Wright 1 0 2 F 3

Bill Downton 2’ 2 2’ 6 2

Alf Elliott 1 0 1

Exeter

Arthur Pilgrim 1 1 3 3 8

Stan Hodson 0 0 0

Vic Gent 1’ 3 2 1 7 1

Johnny Myson 2 1 1 0 4

Hugh Geddes 2’ 0 0 1 3 1

Don Hardy 3 2 1 2 8

Ed Noakes F 2’ 1’ 3 1

Goog Hoskin 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Viccary, Gray, Pilgrim, Hodson 75.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Croucher, Myson, Gent, Rawlins 76.2 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Hardy, Geddes, Wright, Court (f) 75.4 1 5 9 9

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Ht4 Viccary, Downton, Myson, Noakes (f) 77.6 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Croucher, Rawlins, Pilgrim, Hodson 77.2 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Gent, Downton, Myson, Wright 79.2 2 4 21 15

Ht7 Gray, Hardy, Viccary, Geddes 74.8 4 2 25 17

Ht8 Rawlins, Gent, Elliott, Hoskin 78.6 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Pilgrim, Wright, Court, Hoskin 79.4 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Gray, Viccary, Gent, Myson 76.2 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Croucher, Rawlins, Hardy, Geddes 80.0 5 1 42 24

Ht12 Pilgrim, Noakes, Court, Elliott 79.2 1 5 43 29

Ht13 Croucher, Downton, Geddes, Hoskin 78.8 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Gray, Hardy, Noakes, Wright (f) 75.6 3 3 51 33

Oxford Scurry

Bob Aldridge, Fry (f) Flanagan, (nf), Jack Wright (nf)79.2

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Downton, Hoskin, Elliott, Noakes 80.0

Final Aldridge^, Downton, Hoskin, Flanagan 79.6

Senior Scratch Race

Ht1 Viccary, Gent, Wright, Bill Born 78.2

Ht2 Hardy, Croucher, Myson, Rawlins 76.2

Ht3 Pilgrim, Gray, Geddes, Jack Wright 77.6

Final Hardy, Viccary, Pilgrim, Aldridge^ 77.4

Monday 16th May 1949 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Charlie Hayden 2’ 2 3 0 7 1

Dick Howard 3 1 3 3 10

Fred Pawson 3 3 3 X 9

Ticker James 1 2’ 2 1 6 1

Cyril Quick 3 3 1’ 3 10 1

Allan Chambers 2’ 2’ 2 1 7 2

Frank Holcombe 1’ 0 1 1

Ken James 1 0 1

Oxford

Ernie Rawlins E 1 E 2 3

Dennis Gray 1 E 3 2 6

Jim Wright E 0 2 2 4

Bert Croucher 2 3 1 1’ 7 1

Alf Viccary 1 2 3 3 9

Alf Elliott 0 0 1 0 1

Bob Aldridge E 1 1

Bill Downton 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Howard, Hayden, Gray, Rawlins (ef) 79.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Pawson, Croucher, T.James, Wright (ef) 83.0 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Quick, Chambers, Viccary, Elliott 82.2 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Croucher, Hayden, Holcombe, Aldridge (ef) 83.4 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Pawson, T.James, Rawlins, Gray (ef) 82.8 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Quick, Chambers, Croucher, Wright 82.4 5 1 27 9

Ht7 Hayden, Viccary, Howard, Elliott 82.0 4 2 31 11

Ht8 Pawson, Wright, K.James, Downton 83.6 4 2 35 13

Ht9 Gray, Chambers, Quick, Rawlins (ef) 81.8 3 3 38 16

Ht10 Howard, Wright, Croucher, Hayden 82.6 3 3 41 19

Ht11 Viccary, T.James, Elliott, Pawson (exc) 81.6 2 4 43 23

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Ht12 Quick, Rawlins, Aldridge, K.James 82.6 3 3 46 26

Ht13 Viccary, Downton, T.James, Holcombe 82.4 1 5 47 31

Ht14 Howard, Gray, Chambers, Elliott 81.0 4 2 51 33

Thursday 19th May 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford Oxford and Bristol 47 Southampton Saints 36 (Challenge) Oxford / Bristol Alf Viccary 0 3 1 2’ 6 1 Jack Mountford 3 3 3 3 12 Ernie Rawlins 0 0 E 0 Bert Croucher 2 1 3 2 8 Billy Hole 2’ 3 2 3 10 1 Dennis Gray 3 2’ 1’ 1 7 2 Bill Downton 0 0 0 Alf Elliott 2 1 1’ 4 1 Southampton Bob Oakley 2 2’ 0 2 6 1 Tom Oakley 1’ 3 3 2 9 1 Jimmy Squibb 3 1 3 1 8 Phil Bishop 1 2 0 0 3 Roy Craighead 0 2 2 3 7 Bill Griffiths 1 0 0 0 1 Alf Kaines 1’ 0 1 1 Geoff Woodger F 1 1 Ht1 Mountford, B.Oakley, T.Oakley. Viccary 73.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Squibb, Croucher, Bishop, Rawlins 74.6 2 4 5 7 Ht3 Gray, Hole, Griffiths, Craighead 75.0 5 1 10 8 Ht4 Viccary, Bishop, Kaines, Downton 76.4 3 3 13 11 Ht5 T.Oakley. B.Oakley, Croucher, Rawlins 75.0 1 5 14 16 Ht6 Hole, Gray, Squibb, Bishop 75.0 5 1 19 17 Ht7 Mountford, Craighead, Viccary, Griffiths 74.4 4 2 23 19 Ht8 Squibb, Elliott, Woodger f, Rawlins ef 78.2 2 3 25 23 Ht9 T.Oakley, Hole, Gray, B.Oakley 74.8 3 3 28 26 Ht10 Mountford, Viccary, Squibb, Bishop 74.2 5 1 33 27 Ht11 Croucher, Craighead, Elliott, Griffiths 77.2 4 2 37 29 Ht12 Hole, B.Oakley, Elliott, Kaines 75.0 4 2 41 31 Ht13 Craighead, Croucher, Woodger, Downton 76.4 2 4 43 35 Ht14 Mountford, T.Oakley, Gray, Griffiths 74.4 4 2 47 37 Stadium Scurry Ht1 Wright, Elliott, Bill Kelly, Bernard Tennant 80.8 Ht2 Woodger, Flanagan, Downton, Kaines 78.6 Final Wright, Flanagan, Elliott (nf), Woodger (nf) 80.6 Combined Scratch Race Ht1 T.Oakley, Gray, Squibb, Rawlins (f) 75.6 Ht2 B.Oakey, B.Hole, Viccary, Bishop 76.0 Ht3 Mountford, Croucher, Griffiths, Craighead 75.4 Final T.Oakley, Mountford, B.Oakley, Wright 75.2

Thursday 26th May 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 37 Liverpool Chads 46 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright 2 0 1’ 0 3 1

Bert Croucher F 2 2 2’ 6 1

Alf Viccary 1’ 1 3 2 7 1

Jimmy Coy 2 0 1’ 2 5 1

Ernie Rawlins 2 0 0 2

Dennis Gray X 3 1 3 7

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Alf Elliott 2 1’ 1’ 4 2

Bill Downton 1 2 3

Liverpool

George Bason 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2

Harry Welch 3 3 3 1 10

Doug Serrurier 3 1’ 2 3 9 1

Charlie Oates 0 3 2 1 6

Alex Gray 3 3 3 3 12

Ron Burnett E 0 0 0

StanBedford 1 F 0 1

Ernie Steers 0 0 0

Ht1 Welch, Wright, Bason, Croucher (f) 75,6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Serrurier, Coy, Viccary, Oates 76.2 3 3 5 7

Ht3 A.Gray, Rawlins, Burnett (ef), D.Gray (exc) 75.6 2 3 7 10

Ht4 Oates, Elliott, Bedford, Wright 77.0 2 4 9 14

Ht5 Welch, Bason, Viccary, Coy 75.2 1 5 10 19

Ht6 D.Gray, Oates, Serrurier, Rawlins 75.6 3 3 13 22

Ht7 A,Gray, Croucher, Wright, Burnett 75.2 3 3 16 25

Ht8 Viccary, Serrurier, Downton, Steers 77.4 4 2 20 27

Ht9 Welch, Bason, D.Gray, Rawlins 76.8 1 5 21 32

Ht10 Serrurier, Croucher, Oates, Wright 76.0 2 4 23 36

Ht11 A.Gray, Viccary, Coy, Burnett 76.0 3 3 26 39

Ht12 Bason, Downton, Elliott, Bedford (f) 78.4 3 3 29 42

Ht13 A.Gray, Coy, Elliott, Steers 76.0 3 3 32 45

Ht14 D.Gray, Croucher, Welch, Bedford 77.4 5 1 37 46

Cowley Scurry

Van Der Vyver, Flanagan, Bill Kelly, ? 76.8

Two Cities Special

Ht1 Elliott, Bedford, Steers, Downton 76.8

Ht2 Viccary, Bason, Coy, ? 77.4

Ht3 Serrurier, Kemp, D.Gray, ? 76.4

Ht4 A.Gray, Rawlins, Croucher, ? 76.4

Final A.Gray, Viccary, Elliott, Serrurier 76.4

Thursday 2nd June 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 35 Leicester Hunters 49 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bert Croucher 0 2 2 2 6

Ernie Rawlins 1 1’ 0 2 1

Dennis Gray 3 2 3 2 10

Jim Wright 2’ 0 0 2’ 4 2

Jimmy Coy 1 2 1 2 6

Alf Viccary 0 0 0 0 0

Alf Elliott 1’ 3 2 6 1

Fred Vivian 1 0 1

Leicester

Jack Baxter 3 3 3 3 12

Cyril Page 2’ 1 2’ 1 6 2

Ron Wilson 1 3 2 3 9

Harwood Pike 0 3 1 1 5

Rawlinson 2’ 0 1 1 4 1

Vic Pitcher 3 3 3 3 12 Van De Vyver 0 1 1

Johnny Carpenter 0 0 0

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Ht1 Baxter, Page, Rawlins, Croucher 74.4 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Gray, Wright, Wilson, Pike 75.4 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Pitcher, Rawlinson, Coy, Viccary 76.4 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Pike, Croucher, Elliott, Van De Vyver 76.6 3 3 10 14

Ht5 Baxter, Gray, Page, Wright 74.8 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Wilson, Coy, Pike, Viccary 76.4 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Pitcher, Croucher, Rawlins, Rawlinson 77.0 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Gray, Wilson, Vivian, Carpenter 75.2 4 2 21 27

Ht9 Baxter, Page, Coy, Viccary 75.6 1 5 22 32

Ht10 Wilson, Croucher, Pike, Rawlins 74.8 2 4 24 36

Ht11 Pitcher, Gray, Rawlinson, Wright 76.2 2 4 26 40

Ht12 Baxter, Coy, Van De Vyver, Vivian 76.2 2 4 28 44

Ht13 Elliott, Wright, Rawlinson, Carpenter 75.4 5 1 33 45

Ht14 Pitcher, Elliott, Page, Viccary 75.6 2 4 35 49

John Peel’s Tally-Ho

Ht1 Kemp, Carpenter, Elliott, Downton 76.2

Ht2 Van de Vyer, Blair, Kelly, Vivian (f) 79.2

Final Kemp, Van de Vyer, Carpenter, Blair 77.2

Hunting Stars

Ht1 Rawlins, Gray, Pitcher, Baxter 74.6

Ht2 Wilson, Croucher, Page, Coy 75.6

Ht3 Viccary, Pike, Wright (exc), Rawlinson (fns) 75.6

Final Wilson, Kemp, Rawlins (f exc) Viccary (f ns) 78.8

Monday 6th June 1949 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 65 Oxford Cheetahs 19 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth

Steve Langton 3 3 0 2’ 8 1

Peter Orpwood 1 3 3 2’ 9 1

Harry Saunders 3 3 3 3 12

Ray Beaumont 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4

Basil Harris 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Bill Dalton 3 3 3 3 12

Lionel Watling 1 3 4

Cecil Hookham 1 2’ 3 1

Oxford

Bert Croucher 2 1 1 1 5

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0 0 0

Dennis Gray 1 1 2 1 5

Jim Wright 0 0 0 0

Jimmy Coy 1 1’ 0 1 3 1

Alf Viccary 0 2 1 1 4

Alf Elliott 2 0 0 2

Fred Vivian 0 0 0

Ht1 Langton, Croucher, Orpwood, Rawlins 76.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Saunders, Beaumont, Gray, Wright 75.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Dalton, Harris, Coy, Viccary 77.6 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Langton, Elliott, Watling, Wright 75.6 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Saunders, Beaumont, Croucher, Rawlins 76.6 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Dalton, Harris, Gray, Elliott 77.2 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Orpwood, Viccary, Coy, Langton 76.0 3 3 31 11

Ht8 Saunders, Gray, Hookham, Vivian 75,8 4 2 35 13

Ht9 Dalton, Harris, Croucher, Rawlins 77.2 5 1 40 14

Ht10 Orpwood, Langton, Gray, Wright 76.0 5 1 45 15

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Ht11 Saunders, Beaumont, Viccary, Coy 76.8 5 1 50 16

Ht12 Harris, Hookham, Croucher, Elliott 77.4 5 1 55 17

Ht13 Watling, Beaumont, Coy, Vivian 76.0 5 1 60 18

Ht14 Dalton, Orpwood, Viccary, Rawlins 77.0 5 1 65 19

Thursday 9th June 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 41 Rayleigh Rockets 37 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Dennis Gray 2 3 3 3 11

Ernie Rawlins 1’ 1 0

Alf Elliott 1 2 3 3 9

Alf Viccary F 1’ 3

Jimmy Coy 1 3 1’ 1 6 1

Bert Croucher 0 2’ 2

Jim Wright 0 3 F 3

Fred Vivian 0 E 0

Rayleigh

Ron Howes 0 3 0 0 3

Pat Clarke 3 0 3

Percy Brine 2’ 0 2 1’ 5 2

Jim Gregory 3 2 1 2 8

Jack Unstead 2’ 0 F F 2 1

Vic Gooden 3 2 X

Wally Mawdsley 1’ 2 3 1

Charlie Mugford 1’ F 1 1

Ht1 Clarke, Gray, Rawlins, Howes 74.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Gregory, Brine, Elliott, Viccarry (f) 77.4 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Gooden, Unstead, Coy, Croucher 76.6 1 5 5 13

Ht4 Gray, Gregory, Mawdsley, Wright 75.4 3 3 8 16

Ht5 Howes, Elliott, Viccary, Clarke 76.4 3 3 11 19

Ht6 Coy, Croucher, Gregory, Brine 76.4 5 1 16 20

Ht7 Gray, Gooden, Rawlins, Unstead 77.6 4 2 20 22

Ht8 Elliot, Brine, Mugford, Vivian 78.0 3 3 23 25

Ht9 Clarke, Croucher, Coy, Howes 77.0 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Gray, Gregory, Brine, Rawlins 76.2 3 3 29 31

Ht11 Elliott, Unstead (f), Gooden (exc), Vivian (ef) 78.6 3 0 32 31

Ht12 Wright, Mawdsley, Coy, Howes 78.2 4 2 36 33

Ht13 Viccary, Mugford (f), Unstead (f), Wright (f) 88.3 3 0 39 33

Ht14 Clarke, Croucher, Mawdsley, Hawkins 76.2 2 4 41 37

Iffley Scratch Race

Ht1 Kelly, Bill Simms, Bob Aldridge (f), Boyle (f) 78.8

Ht2 Mawdsley, Wright, Rawlins, Mugford 77.6

Final Wright, Mawdsley, Kelly, Simms 77.6

Ht18 Croucher, Gregory, Howes, Elliott 76.8

Ht19 D.Gray, Brine, Unstead, Boyle 76.6

Ht20 Clarke, Gooden, Coy, Viccary 77.0

Saturday 11th June 1949 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Les Jenkins 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Ken Adams 1 3 2’ 2’ 8 2

Gil Blake 3 3 3 3 12

Lindsay Mitchell 2’ 1 2’ 2 7 2

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Frank Evans 2 1 1 2 6

Ray Harris 1’ 3 3 7 1

Dave Anderson 2’ N 2 1

Stan Bradbury 2’ 0 1’ 3 2

Oxford

Dennis Gray 2 2 2 1 7

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0 N 0

Alf Elliott N 3 1 1 5

Alf Viccary 1 1 2’ 4 1

Jimmy Coy 3 0 1 3 7

Bert Croucher 0 1 0 1 2

Jim Wright 0 3 3

Fred Vivian 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Jenkins, Gray, Adams, Rawlins 75.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Blake, Mitchell, Viccary, Elliott (nf) 77.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Coy, Evans, Harris, Croucher 76.4 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Jenkins, Anderson, Viccary, Wright 76.6 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Blake, Gray, Mitchell, Rawlins 76.2 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Elliott, Viccary, Evans, Anderson (nf) 78.8 1 5 22 14

Ht7 Adams, Jenkins, Croucher, Coy 77.0 5 1 27 15

Ht8 Blake, Bradbury, Elliott, Vivian 77.6 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Harris, Gray, Evans, Rawlins 76.8 4 2 36 18

Ht10 Jenkins, Adams, Elliott, Vivian 77.8 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Blake, Mitchell, Coy, Croucher 76.8 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Wright, Evans, Gray, Bradbury 77.2 2 4 48 24

Ht13 Coy, Mitchell, Bradbury, Vivian 77.8 3 3 51 27

Ht14 Harris, Adams, Croucher, Rawlins (nf) 78.4 5 1 56 28

Wednesday 15th June 1949 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 66 Oxford Cheetahs 18 (National League Division Three)

Halifax

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 12

Jock Shead 2’ 2’ 2’ F 6 3

Vic Emms 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 9 3

Jack Hughes 2’ 3 3 2 10 1

Al Allison 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3

Dick Seers 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Jack Dawson 3 1’ 4 1

Bill Crosland 3 3 6

Oxford

Bill Kemp 0 E 1 0 1

Dennis Gray 1 1 E 1 3

Alf Elliott E 0 E 0

Bert Croucher 1 F 1’ 2 1

Jim Coy 1 1 0 3 5

Alf Viccary 0 0 1 0 1

Jim Wright 1 1 2 1 5

Fred Vivian 1 0

Ht1 Forrest, Shead, Gray, Kemp 74.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Emms, Hughes, Croucher, Elliott (ef) 71.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Seers, Allison, Coy, Viccary 73.2 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Dawson, Shead, Wright, Croucher (f) 72.0 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Hughes, Emms, Gray, Kemp (ef) 73.6 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Seers, Allison, Wright, Elliott 74.2 5 1 30 6

Ht7 Forrest, Shead, Coy, Viccary 73.6 5 1 35 7

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Ht8 Crosland, Emms, Vivian, Elliott (ef) 76.0 5 1 40 8

Ht9 Allison, Seers, Kemp, Gray (ef) 73.4 5 1 45 9

Ht10 Forrest, Wright, Croucher, Shead (f) 72.6 3 3 48 12

Ht11 Hughes, Emms, Viccary, Coy 73.8 5 1 53 13

Ht12 Crosland, Allison, Wright, Kemp 73.4 5 1 58 14

Ht13 Coy, Hughes, Dawson, Vivian 74.4 3 3 61 17

Ht14 Forrest, Seers, Gray, Viccary 73.0 5 1 66 18

Thursday 16th June 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 23 Stoke Potters 68 (National league Division Three)

Oxford

Bill Kemp 0 2 0 1’ 3 1

Dennis Gray 1 3 2 0 6

Alf Elliott 1 0 1 0 2

Bert Croucher 0 2 2 1 5

Jimmy Coy 0 1 1 2 4

Alf Viccary 2 0 0 1 3

Jim Wright 0 X 0

Fred Vivian 0 1’ 1 1

Stoke

Les Jenkins 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Ken Adams 3 1 2’ 2 8 1

Gil Blake 3 3 2’ F 8 1

Lindsay Mitchell 2’ 1 2’ 3 8 2

Frank Evans 1 1’ 1 3 6 1

Ray Harris 3 2 3 3 11

Brian Pritchett 3 0 3

Stan Bradbury 3 2’ 5 1

Ht1 Adams, Jenkins, Gray, Kemp 74.6 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Blake, Mitchell, Elliott, Croucher 75.4 1 5 2 10

Ht3 Harris, Viccary, Evans, Coy 74.4 2 4 4 14

Ht4 Pritchett, Kemp, Mitchell, Wright 76.6 2 4 6 18

Ht5 Jenkins, Croucher, Adams, Elliott 75.8 2 4 8 22

Ht6 Blake, Mitchell, Coy, Viccary 75.4 1 5 9 27

Ht7 Gray, Harris, Evans, Kemp 74.4 3 3 12 30

Ht8 Bradbury, Blake, Elliott, Vivian 75.8 1 5 13 35

Ht9 Jenkins, Adams, Coy, Viccary 76.8 1 5 14 40

Ht10 Mitchell, Gray, Kemp (nf), Blake (f) 77.6 2 3 16 43

Ht11 Harris, Croucher, Evans, Elliott 75.6 2 4 18 47

Ht12 Jenkins, Coy, Vivian, Pritchett 76.6 3 3 21 50

Ht13 Evans, Bradbury, Croucher, Wright (exc) 76.8 1 5 22 55

Ht14 Harris, Adams, Viccary, Gray 76.6 1 5 23 60

Batchelor Trophy

Kemp, Gray, Viccary, Wright 75.2

Cowley Scurry

Rawlins, John Higham, Boyle (nf), Ken Blair (nf) 77.8

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Evans, Elliott, Adams, Vivian 75.8

Ht2 Croucher, Blake, Vivian, Pritchett 76.4

Ht3 Boyle, Coy, Rawlins, Bob Aldridge 79.0

Ht4 Mitchell, Harris, Bradbury, Bill Kelly 77.4

Final Mitchell, Boyle, Evans, Croucher 75.8

Tuesday 21st June 1949 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

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Yarmouth Bloaters 66 Oxford Cheetahs 17 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Tip Mills 3 3 3 3 12

Sid Hipperson F 0

Reg Morgan 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Johnny White 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Bill Carruthers 3 3 3 3 12

Billy Bales 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Stan Page 2’ 2’ 1 5 2

Bert Rawlinson 3 2’ 2’ 1 8 2

Oxford

Bill Kemp X 0 0 0 0

Frank Boyle 2 1 1 0 4

Alf Elliott 1 1 E 0 2

Bert Croucher 0 1 0 1 2

Jim Coy 1 1 0 0 2

Alf Vicary 0 0 1 1 2

Jim Wright 0 2 2

Cliff Ladbroke 1 2 3

Ht1 Mills, Boyle, Hipperson (f), Kemp (exc) 76.1 3 2 3 2

Ht2 Morgan, White, Elliott, Croucher 77.0 5 1 8 3

Ht3 Carruthers, Bales, Coy, Viccary 76.8 5 1 13 4

Ht4 Mills, Page, Croucher, Wright 77.4 5 1 18 5

Ht5 Morgan, White, Boyle, Kemp 77.4 5 1 23 6

Ht6 Carruthers, Bales, Elliott, Croucher 77.0 5 1 28 7

Ht7 Mills, Page, Coy, Viccary 79.2 5 1 33 8

Ht8 Rawlinson, Morgan, Ladbroke, Elliott (ef) 77.0 5 1 38 9

Ht9 Carruthers, Bales, Boyle, Kemp 76.2 5 1 43 10

Ht10 Mills, Rawlinson, Croucher, Elliott 77.8 5 1 48 11

Ht11 White, Morgan, Viccary, Coy 78.2 5 1 53 12

Ht12 Carruthers, Wright, Rawlinson, Kemp 78.0 4 2 57 14

Ht13 White, Ladbroke, Page, Coy 78.2 4 2 61 16

Ht14 Bales, Rawlinson, Viccary, Boyle 75.4 5 1 66 17

Thursday 23rd June 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 32 Tamworth Hounds 52 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Alf Viccary 2 0 0 2

Dennis Gray 2 3 2 3 10

Alf Elliott 2 1 0 2 5

Bill Kemp 1’ 0 0 1 1

Jimmy Coy 0 2 0 2 4

Bert Croucher 2 0 2 1 5

Frank Boyle 1’ 1’ 0 2 4 2

Jim Wright 1 0

Tamworth

Steve Langton 0 2’ 1 1 4 1

Peter Orpwood 3 3 3 2 11

Harry Saunders 3 3 3 3 12

Ray Beaumont 0 3 1 1 5

Basil Harris 1 1’ 1 3 6 1

Bill Dalton 3 2 3 0 8

Lionel Watling F 3 3

Cecil Hookham 2’ 1 3 1

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Ht1 Orpwood, Gray, Boyle, Langton 73.6 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Saunders, Elliott, Kemp, Beaumont 75.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Dalton, Croucher, Harris, Coy 76.4 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Beaumont, Viccary, Boyle, Watling (f) 77.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Orpwood, Langton, Elliott, Kemp 77.2 1 5 12 18

Ht6 Saunders, Coy, Beaumont, Croucher 75.8 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Gray, Dalton, Harris, Viccary 77.0 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Saunders, Hookham, Wright, Elliott 76.2 1 5 18 30

Ht9 Orpwood, Croucher, Langton, Coy 76.4 2 4 20 34

Ht10 Saunders, Gray, Beaumont, Viccary 78.0 2 4 22 38

Ht11 Dalton, Elliott, Harris, Boyle 77.6 2 4 24 42

Ht12 Watling, Coy, Langton, Wright 77.2 2 4 26 46

Ht13 Harris, Boyle, Hookham, Kemp 76.8 2 4 28 50

Ht14 Gray, Orpwood, Croucher, Dalton 76.2 4 2 32 52

Long Lane Scurry

Kelly, Doug Smith, Simms, ? 80.2

Midland Special

Ht1 Gray, Harris, Wright, ? 75.6

Ht2 Saunders, Croucher, Beaumont, ? 76.4

Ht3 Dalton, Viccary, Orpwood, ? 76.6

Ht4 Kemp, Watling, Langton, ? 77.6

Final Saunders, Dalton, Gray, Kemp 76.2

Saturday 25th June 1949 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (National League Division Three)

Hull

George Craig 2’ 3 1 2’ 8 2

Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Norman Johnson F 2’ 3 0 5 1

Derek Glover 3 3 3 3 12

Alf Webster 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2

Bob Baker 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Watts R 2’ 2 1

Johnny Green 2 0 2

Oxford

Alf Viccary 0 1 F 2 3

Dennis Gray 1 0 1 0 2

Alf Elliott 1’ 0 1 0 2 1

Bill Kemp 2 1’ 1 1 5 1

Jim Coy 0 0 1 1

Bert Croucher 2 2 1’ 1 6 1

Frank Boyle 2 2 T 4

Jim Wright F 1 0 1

Ht1 Mitchell, Craig, Gray, Viccary 84.2 5 1

Ht2 Glover, Kemp, Elliott, Johnson (f) 86.4 8 4

Ht3 Baker, Croucher, Webster, Coy 84.2 12 6

Ht4 Craig, Boyle, Kemp, Watts (ret) 84.6 15 9

Ht5 Glover, Johnson, Viccary, Gray 86.0 20 10

Ht6 Baker, Webster, Kemp, Elliott 84.4 25 11

Ht7 Mitchell, Croucher, Craig, Coy 85.0 29 13

Ht8 Johnson, Green, Elliott, Wright (f) 88.0 34 14

Ht9 Baker, Webster, Gray, Viccary (f) 84.0 39 15

Ht10 Mitchell, Craig, Kemp, Elliott 86.0 44 16

Ht11 Glover, Boyle, Croucher, Johnson 85.4 47 19

Ht12 Webster, Viccary, Wright, Green (ret) 85.0 50 22

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Ht13 Glover, Watts, Coy, Wright, Boyle (exc tapes) 85.8 55 23

Ht14 Baker, Mitchell, Croucher, Gray 84.6 60 24

Thursday 30th June 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 42 Halifax Dukes 42 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Dennis Gray 2 2 2’ 1’ 7 2

Frank Boyle 0 3 2 1’ 6 1

Alf Elliott F 1’ 2’ 1’ 4 3

Bill Kemp 1 2 2 3 8

Jim Coy 2 0 0 2

Bert Croucher E 2 3 2 7

Alf Viccary 0 2 2’ 4 1

Jim Wright 3 1’ 4 1

Halifax

Jock Shead 1 0 1’ 3 5 1

Arthur Forrest 3 3 2 3 11

Al Allison 2’ 1 1 0 4 1

Dick Seers 3 3 3 3 12

Vic Emms 3 F 3 F 6

Jack Hughes 1 1 0 2

Jack Dawson 1 0 0 1

Bill Crosland 0 1 1

Ht1 Forrest, Gray, Shead, Boyle 74.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Seers, Allison, Kemp, Elliott (f) 76.0 1 5 3 9

Ht3 Emms, Coy, Hughes, Croucher (ef) 73.8 2 4 5 13

Ht4 Seers, Gray, Dawson, Viccary 75.4 2 4 7 17

Ht5 Forrest, Kemp, Elliott, Shead 75.0 3 3 10 20

Ht6 Seers, Croucher, Allison, Coy 75.4 2 4 12 24

Ht7 Boyle, Gray, Hughes, Emms (f) 77.8 5 1 17 25

Ht8 Wright, Elliott, Allison, Crosland 77.8 5 1 22 26

Ht9 Croucher, Forrest, Shead, Coy 75.8 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Seers, Boyle, Gray, Allison 75.0 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Emms, Kemp, Elliott, Hughes 75.4 3 3 31 35

Ht12 Shead, Viccary, Wright, Dawson 77.6 3 3 34 38

Ht13 Kemp, Viccary, Crosland (efpush), Emms (f) None 5 1 39 39

Ht14 Forrest, Croucher, Boyle, Dawson 75.0 3 3 42 42

Stadium Scurry

Fred Yates bt Bill Reynolds, 80.8

Oxford City Scratch Race

Ht1 Seers, Gray, Dawson, Wright 75.2

Ht2 Viccary, Croucher, Hughes, Crosland 76.4

Ht3 Emms, Boyle, Elliott, Allison 75.4

Ht4 Forrest, Kemp, Shead, Coy 76.6

Final Emms, Viccary, Forrest, Seers No Time

Monday 4th July 1949 Stanley Stadium, Liverpool

Liverpool Chads 48 Oxford Cheetahs 36 (National League Division Three)

Liverpool

George Bason 2’ 3 2 2 9 1

Harry Welch 3 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 3

Fred Wills 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Charlie Oates 0 3 F 3

Alex Gray 3 3 3 1 10

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Doug Serrurier 1 2’ 2’ 2 7 2

Ernie Steers 0 0 0

Angus McGuire 1 0 1 2

Oxford

Dennis Gray 1 1 1 2’ 5 1

Frank Boyle 0 0 0 0 0

Alf Elliott 1’ 0 0 0 1 1

Bill Kemp 2 1 2 3 8

Jimmy Coy 2 0 2

Bert Croucher E 3 2 3 8

Alf Viccary 1’ 3 2’ 6 2

Jim Wright 2 1’ 3 6 1

Ht1 Welch, Bason, D.Gray, Boyle 85.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Wills, Kemp, Elliott, Oates 85.8 3 3 8 4

Ht3 A.Gray, Coy, Serrurier, Croucher (ef) 86.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Bason, Kemp, Viccary, Steers 85.8 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Oates, Wills, D.Gray, Boyle 86.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 A.Gray, Serrurier, Kemp, Elliott 83.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Croucher, Bason, Welch, Coy 84.8 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Wills, Wright, McGuire, Elliott 86.0 4 2 32 16

Ht9 A.Gray, Serrurier, D.Gray, Boyle 84.4 5 1 37 17

Ht10 Kemp, Bason, Welch, Elliott 85.2 3 3 40 20

Ht11 Wills, Croucher, Wright, Oates (f) 86.4 3 3 43 23

Ht12 Viccary, D.Gray, A.Gray, McGuire 85.6 1 5 44 28

Ht13 Wright, Viccary, McGuire, Steers 85.8 1 5 45 33

Ht14 Croucher, Serrurier, Welch, Boyle 87.0 3 3 48 36

Tuesday 5th July 1949 Cornish Stadium, St Austell

Mick Mitchell’s Team 41 Oxford Cheetahs 43 (Challenge)

Mitchell’s Team

Mick Mitchell 3 2 3 3 11

Cec Macey 0 1 1 0 2

George Craig 2 3 3 2 10

Adrian Kessell 1’ 0 1’ 2 4 2

Len Read 3 3 3 2 11

Bonny Waddell 1 1 0 1 3

Rusty Wainwright 0 0 0

Bill Born 0 0 0

Oxford

Frank Boyle 1’ 2 1’ 1 5 2

Alf Viccary 2 1’ 2 3 8 1

Alf Elliott 0 0 1’ 0 1 1

Bill Kemp 3 2 3 2 10

Jimmy Coy 0 0 0 0

Bert Croucher 2 2 3 2 8

Jim Wright 1 3 1 5

Bill Reynolds 2 3 5

Ht1 Mitchell, Viccary, Boyle, Macey 73.2 3 3 3 3 Ht2 Kemp, Craig, Kessell, Elliott 73.0 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Read, Croucher, Waddell, Coy 73.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Kemp, Mitchell, Wright, Wainwright 72.6 2 4 12 12

Ht5 Craig, Boyle, Viccary, Kessell 74.6 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Read, Kemp, Waddell, Elliott 73.4 4 2 19 17

Ht7 Mitchell, Croucher, Macey, Coy 72.8 4 2 23 19

Ht8 Craig, Reynolds, Elliott, Born 74.8 3 3 26 22

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Ht9 Read, Viccary, Boyle, Waddell 73.2 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Mitchell, Kemp, Macey, Elliott 73.0 4 2 33 27

Ht11 Croucher, Craig, Kessell, Coy 75.0 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Wright, Read, Boyle, Born 73.0 2 4 38 34

Ht13 Reynolds, Kessell, Wright, Wainwright 77.0 2 4 40 38

Ht14 Viccary, Croucher, Waddell, Macey 75.4 1 5 41 43

Thursday 7th July 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 40 Plymouth Devils 43 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Dennis Gray 2 2’ 2 3 9 1

Frank Boyle F 0 F 0 0

Jim Wright 0 0 2 1’ 3 1

Bill Kemp 3 2 2 2 9

Alf Viccary 1’ 1’ 1’ 2 5 3

Bert Croucher 2 2 2 2 8

Alf Elliott 3 1’ 4 1

Jimmy Coy 1’ 1’ 2 2

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12

Johnny Bradford 1 1 0 1 3

Len Read 2 3 3 X 8

Alan Smith 1’ 1 0 2 4 1

George Wall 0 1 0 3 4

Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12

Ivan Kessell 0 F 0

Bob Wigg 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Gray, Bradford, Boyle (f) 74.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Kemp, Read, Smith, Wright 75.2 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Lansdale, Croucher, Viccary, Wall 75.6 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Elliott, Gray, Smith, Kessell 76.6 5 1 13 11

Ht5 Robinson, Kemp, Bradford, Wright 76.6 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Read, Croucher, Viccary, Smith 74.6 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Lansdale, Gray, Wall, Boyle 75.8 2 4 20 22

Ht8 Read, Wright, Coy, Wigg 75.8 3 3 23 25

Ht9 Robinson, Croucher, Viccary, Bradford 75.2 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Gray, Smith, Boyle (f), Read (exc) 77.2 3 2 29 30

Ht11 Lansdale, Kemp, Wright, Wall 76.0 3 3 32 33

Ht12 Robinson, Viccary, Coy, Kessell (ef) 76.2 3 3 35 36

Ht13 Wall, Kemp, Elliott, Wigg 76.4 3 3 38 39

Ht14 Lansdale, Croucher, Bradford, Boyle 75.4 2 4 40 43

Cowley Scratch Race:

Ivan Kessell, Pete Mould, Bill Reynolds, Jim Coy 78.4

Long Lane Scurry:

Fred Yates, Alf Viccary, Bob Wigg, Denis Kendrick 78.3

Stars Eliminator

Ht 1: Pete Lansdale, Bert Croucher, Alf Elliott, Len Read 75.4

Ht 2: Dennis Gray, George Wall, Johnny Bradford, Ivan Kessell 77

Ht 3: Peter Robinson, Fred Yates, Pete Mould, Jim Wright 77.3

Ht 4: Bill Kemp, Moore, Alf Viccary, Alan Smith 76.3

Final: Pete Lansdale [ ??? ?

Thursday 14th July 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 43 Yarmouth Bloaters 41 (National League Division Three)

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Oxford

Bert Croucher 1 2 3 2 8

Alf Viccary 3 2’ 1’ 3 9 2

Alf Elliott 0 1 0 1

Bill Kemp 1 3 3 2’ 9 1

Frank Boyle 3 0 3 2 8

Dennis Gray 0 2 1 1 4

Jim Wright 0 0 3 3

Oz Osbourne 1 0 1

Yarmouth

Sid Hipperson 0 0 0 0

Reg Morgan 2 2 2 0 6

Bill Carruthers 2’ 1 3 0 6 1

Billy Bales 3 3 3 3 12

Johnny White 1’ 1 1’ 0 3 2

Tip Mills 2 0 2 2 6

Bert Rawlinson 1 3 4

Stan Page 2’ 1 1 4 1

Ht1 Viccary, Morgan, Croucher, Hipperson 73.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bales, Caeeuthers, Kemp, Elliott 72.4 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Boyle, Mills, White, Gray 73.2 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Bales, Croucher, Rawlinson, Wright 71.8 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Kemp, Morgan, Elliott, Hipperson 74.2 4 2 14 16

Ht6 Bales, Gaym Carruthers, Boyle 73.4 2 4 16 20

Ht7 Croucher, Viccary, White, Mills 73.0 5 1 21 21

Ht8 Carruthers, Page, Osborne, Elliott 74.4 1 5 22 26

Ht9 Boyle, Morgan, Gray, Hipperson 74.0 4 2 26 28

Ht10 Bales, Croucher, Viccary, Carruthers 73.0 3 3 29 31

Ht11 Kemp, Mills, White, Wright 75.4 3 3 32 34

Ht12 Rawlinson, Boyle, Page, Osborne 74.0 2 4 34 38

Ht13 Wright, Kemp. Page, White 74.0 5 1 39 39

Ht14 Viccary, Mills, Gray, Morgan 73.8 4 2 43 41

Reserves Scratch Race

Rawlinson , Wright, Page, Oz Osbourne 73.4

Prospective Candidates

Bill Kelly, Bill Reynolds, Ivor Davies, Peter Mold 77.6

Favourites Race

Ht1 Bales, Mills, Croucher, Kemp 72.2

Ht2 Carruthers, Gray, Rawlins, Coy 74.6

Ht3 Hipperson, Boyle, T. Moore, Mold 75.4

Ht4 Viccary, Morgan, I.Davies, J. White 73.0

Final Bales , Hipperson, Viccary, Carruthers 77.2

Friday 15th July 1949 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 46 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (National League Division Three)

Leicester

Jack Baxter 3 2 3 0 8

Cyril Page 0 2’ 3 X 5 1

Johnny Carpenter 3 3 3 0 9

Harwood Pike 1 2’ 3 2 8 1

Ron Wilson 1’ 3 2 3 9 1

Vic Pitcher 2 0 0 2 4

Jack Winstanley 0 0 0

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George Gower 2’ 2’ 4 2

Oxford

Ernie Rawlins 2 1 1 0 4

Frank Boyle 1’ N 3 1 5

Alf Viccary 0 1’ 0 1’ 2 2

Bert Croucher 2 3 2 2 9

Alf Elliott 0 0 1’ 1 2 1

Bill Kemp 3 1 2 3 9

Jim Wright 2’ 1 3 1

Bill Reynolds 1 3 4

Ht1 Baxter, Rawlins, Boyle, Page 80.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Carpenter, Croucher, Pike, Viccary 80.2 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Kemp, Pitcher, Wilson, Elliott 78.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Croucher, Wright, Baxter, Winstanley 77.8 1 5 11 13

Ht5 Carpenter, Pike, Rawlins, Boyle (nf) 79.6 5 1 16 14

Ht6 Wilson, Croucher, Viccary, Pitcher 78.0 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Baxter, Page, Kemp, Elliott 80.0 5 1 24 18

Ht8 Carpenter, Gower, Reynolds, Viccary 80.0 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Boyle, Wilson, Rawlins, Pitcher 79.0 2 4 31 23

Ht10 Page, Croucher, Viccary, Baxter 78.8 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Pike, Kemp, Elliott, Carpenter 79.4 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Wilson, Gower, Wright, Rawlins 79.6 5 1 42 30

Ht13 Reynolds, Pike, Elliott, Winstanley 80.4 2 4 44 34

Ht14 Kemp, Pitcher, Boyle, Page (exc) 79.0 2 4 46 38

Wednesday 20th July 1949 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Jumbos 43 Oxford Cheetahs 41 (Challenge)

Halifax

Bernard Beaumont 0 0 1 X 1

Ron Peace 3 3 3 2 11

Eric Mason 1 3 3 3 10

Ken Brown E 1 2 3

Dyson Harper 2 3 3 3 11

Allan Sutcliffe 1’ 0 E 1 1

Ron Wilde 1 0 1

Ray Johnson 1 2’ 2’ 0 5 2

Oxford

Bill Reynolds 2 2 1’ 1 6 1

Frank Boyle 1’ 0 2 3 1

Alf Viccary 3 1’ E 1’ 5 2

Bert Croucher 2’ 3 2 7 1

Alf Elliott 0 0 0 0

Bill Kemp 3 2 2 3 10

Jim Wright 2’ 0 3 5 1

Ernie Rawlins 1 2 1 1 5

Ht1 Peace, Reynolds, Boyle, Beaumont 73.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Viccary, Croucher, Mason, Brown (ef) 75.4 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Kemp, Harper, Sutcliffe, Elliott 75.4 3 3 7 11

Ht4 Croucher, Wright, Wilde, Beaumont 75.8 1 5 8 16

Ht5 Mason, Reynolds, Johnson, Boyle 75.8 4 2 12 18

Ht6 Harper, Croucher, Viccary, Sutcliffe 73.4 3 3 15 21

Ht7 Peace, Kemp, Beaumont, Elliott 75.0 4 2 19 23

Ht8 Mason, Johnson, Rawlins, Viccary (ef) 75.6 5 1 24 24

Ht9 Harper, Boyle, Reynolds, Sutcliffe (ef) 75.2 3 3 27 27

Ht10 Peace, Rawlins, Viccary, Beaumont (exc) 75.4 3 3 30 30

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Ht11 Mason, Kemp, Brown, Elliott 75.6 4 2 34 32

Ht12 Harper, Johnson, Reynolds, Wright 74.8 5 1 39 33

Ht13 Wright, Brown, Rawlins, Wilde 75.4 2 4 41 37

Ht14 Kemp, Peace, Rawlins, Johnson 76.8 2 4 43 41

Thursday 21st July 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 33.5 Poole Pirates 50.5 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bert Croucher 1 1 3 E 5

Alf Viccary 0 2’ 2 0 4 1

Alf Elliott 1.5 1 3 F 5.5

Bill Kemp E 0 1 3 4

Jim Wright F 3 2 3 8

Ernie Rawlins 2 0 0 1 3

Bill Reynolds 0 2’ 2 1

Oz Osborne 1 1 2

Poole

Ticker James 2’ 2’ 1 F 5 2

Alan Chambers 3 3 3 3 12

Cyril Quick 1.5’ 2 2 3 8.5 1

Charlie Hayden 3 3 1’ 1 8 1

Fred Pawson 3 0 3 1 7

Dick Howard 1 1 2’ 2 6 1

Terry Small 2’ 2 4 1

Ken James 0 E 0

Ht1 Chambers, T.James, Croucher, Viccary 72.6 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Hayden, Quick & Elliott, Kemp (ef) 74.0 1.5 4.5 2.5 9.5

Ht3 Pawson, Rawlins, Howard, Wright (f) 77.0 2 4 4.5 13.5

Ht4 Hayden, Small, Croucher, Reynolds 73.2 1 5 553 18.5

Ht5 Chambers, T.James, Elliott, Kemp 73.2 1 5 6.5 23.5

Ht6 Wright, Quick, Hayden, Rawlins 74.0 3 3 9.5 26.5

Ht7 Croucher, Viccary, Howard, Pawson 75.0 5 1 14.5 27.5

Ht8 Elliott, Quick, Osborne, K.James 75.2 4 2 18.5 29.5

Ht9 Chambers, Wright, T.James, Rawlins 73.8 2 4 20.5 33.5

Ht10 Quick, Viccary, Hayden, Croucher (ef) 74.6 2 4 22.5 37.5

Ht11 Pawson, Howard, Kemp, Elliott (f) 74.0 1 5 23.5 42.5

Ht12 Wright, Small, Osborne, T.James (f) 74.8 4 2 27.5 44.5

Ht13 Kemp, Reynolds, Pawson, K.James (ef) 78.2 5 1 32.5 45.5

Ht14 Chambers, Howard, Rawlins, Viccary 73.6 1 5 33.5 50.5

Reserves Scratch Race

K.James, Small, Reynolds, Osborne 74.5

Southern Delight

Ht1 Viccary, Quick, Pawson, Kemp 74.6

Ht2 Chambers, K.James, McFarlane, Wright 73.4

Ht3 Harris, Croucher, T.James, Reynolds 74.8

Ht4 Howard, Hayden, Elliott 74.4

Final Chambers, Harris, Viccary, Howard 72.8

Saturday 23rd July 1949 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

Swindon Robins 39 Oxford Cheetahs 45 (Challenge)

Swindon

Bill Downton 1 2 1 1 5

Ginger Nicholls 3 3 3 2 11

Reg Lambourne (C) 2 2 1* 2 7 (1)

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Harry Hughes 1* 1* 1* 3 6 (3)

Bob Jones 0 0 0 0 0

Ivor Atkinson 1 2 1 X 4

Paul Best F 0

Tom Wilson 2 2 2* 6 (1)

Oxford

Dennis Gray R F 3 3 6

Ernie Rawlins 2 3 2* 1 8 (1)

Alf Viccary R 1 3 0 4

Bert Croucher (C) 3 3 3 2 11

Alf Elliott 3 0 0 0 3

Jim Wright 2* 2 3 3 10 (1)

Oz Osborne 1 0 1 1 3

Ht 1: Nicholls, Rawlins, Downton, Gray (ret), 82.8* (4-2)

Ht 2: Croucher, Lambourne, Hughes, Viccary (ret), 83.2 (7-5)

Ht 3: Elliott, Wright, Atkinson, Jones, 85.6 (8-10)

Ht 4: Croucher, Downton, Osborne, Best (fell), 83.4 (10-14)

Ht 5: Rawlins, Lambourne, Hughes, Gray (fell), 84.8 (13-17)

Ht 6: Croucher, Atkinson, Viccary, Jones, 84.8 (15-21)

Ht 7: Nicholls, Wright, Downton, Elliott, 85.8 (19-23)

Ht 8: Viccary, Wilson, Lambourne, Osborne, 87.0 (22-26)

Ht 9: Gray, Rawlins, Atkinson, Jones, 87.4 (23-31)

Ht 10: Nicholls, Croucher, Downton, Viccary, 84.0 (27-33)

Ht 11: Wright, Lambourne, Hughes, Elliott, 87.2 (30-36)

Ht 12: Gray, Wilson, Osborne, Jones, 85.8 (32-40)

Ht 13: Hughes, Wilson, Osborne, Elliott, 85.2 (37-41)

Ht 14: (RR) Wright, Nicholls, Rawlins, Atkinson (f,ex), 87.2 (39-45)

Thursday 28th July 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 54 Hull Angels 29 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright 2 2’ 4 1

Bert Croucher 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 3 12

Alf Viccary 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 3

Frank Boyle 2’ 2 3 0 7 1

Bill Reynolds 3 0 1 0 4

Ernie Rawlins 3 1 1 3 8

Jim Coy 1 1 2

Hull

George Craig 3 1 0 3 7

Mick Mitchell 0 0 2 2 4

Norman Johnson 0 1 2 2 5

Alf Webster 2 1 3 0 6

Johnny Green R 0

Bob Baker R 0 1 1’ 2 1

Jack Watts 0 2 2’ 0 4 1

Ken Allick 0 0 1 1

Ht1 Forrest, Craig, Mitchell, Hughes 73.8 3 3

Ht2 Glover, Crosland, Dawson, Johnson 75.8 6 6

Ht3 Seers, Webster, Baker, Allison (f) 75.0 9 9

Ht4 Craig, Watts, Crosland (fell rem), Brown 77.2 14 10

Ht5 Forrest, Glover, Hughes, Johnson (f) 74.2 16 14

Ht6 Baker, Dawson, Crosland, Webster 75.6 19 17

Ht7 Seers, Craig, Mitchell, Allison (ret) 76.4 22 20

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Ht8 Dawson, Watts, Mason, Smith 75.4 25 23

Ht9 Forrest, Baker, Webster, Hughes 73.6 28 26

Ht10 Dawson, Craig, Mason, Crosland (f) 75.2 31 29

Ht11 Seers, Glover, Allison, Watts 75.0 33 33

Ht12 Webster, Hughes, Brown, Mason (f) 76.6 36 36

Ht13 Allison, Glover, Smith, Watts 74.4 38 40

Ht14 Forrest, Seers, Baker, Mitchell (f) 75.6 39 45

Reserves Scratch Race

Rawlins, Coy, Watts, Allick 73.0

The Abingdon Scratch Race

McFarlane, Moore, Osborne, Denis Kendrick 72.8

The Varisty Eights

Ht1 Boyle, Gray, Craig, Wright 75.6

Ht2 Mitchell, Webster, Viccary, Croucher 71.8

Ht3 Coy, McFarlane, Allick, Johnson 72.4

Ht4 Moore, Osborne, Kendrick, Reynolds 77.4

Final Boyle, Mitchell, Coy, Moore 72.4

Saturday 30th July 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 51 Dominion Riders 33 (Challenge)

Oxford

Jim Wright 3 1’ 1 0 5 1

Bert Croucher 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 2 11

Alf Viccary 1 2’ 0 3 6 1

Frank Boyle 3 3 3 3 12

Bill Reynolds 0 0 1 0 1

Ernie Rawlins 2 0 2

Jimmy Coy 2’ 1 3 1

Dominion Riders

Jack Baxter 0 1 2 2 5

Syd Van De Vyver 1 0 0 1’ 2 1

Fred Wills 0 2 1 1’ 4 1

Doug Serrurier 2 3 1’ 2 8 1

Harold Tapscott 1’ 0 1 1’ 3 1

Bob McFarlane 2 2 3 2 9

Bonnie Waddell 0 0 0

Bob Wigg 0 2 2

Ht1 Wright, Croucher, Van de Vyver, Baxter 72.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Gray, Serrurier, Viccary, Wills 71.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Boyle, McFarlane, Tapscott, Reynolds 72.4 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Serrurier, Rawlins, Wright, Waddell 73.4 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Gray, Viccary, Baxter, Van de Vyver 72.8 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Boyle, Wills, Serrurier, Reynolds 72.0 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Croucher, McFarlane, Wright, Tapscott 72.4 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Gray, Coy, Wills, Wigg 71.8 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Boyle, Baxter, Reynolds, Van de Vyver 72.0 4 2 36 18

Ht10 Croucher, Serrurier, Wills, Wright 71.6 3 3 39 21

Ht11 McFarlane, Gray, Tapscott, Viccary 72.0 2 4 41 25

Ht12 Boyle, Baxter, Coy, Waddell 71.6 4 2 45 27

Ht13 Viccary, Wigg, Tapscott. Rawlins 73.2 3 3 48 30

Ht14 Croucher, McFarlane, Van de Vyver, Reynolds 72.0 3 3 51 33

British and Dominion Grand Prix

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Ht1 Croucher, Baxter, Tapscott, Wright 72.6

Ht2 Gray, Viccary, Serrurier, Wills 73.0

Final Croucher, Gray, Baxter, Viccary 73.0

The Dominion Jubilee

McFarlane, Reynolds, Harris (f), Van der Vyver (lapped) 73.6

The Dominion Crest

Boyle, Harris, Wigg, Waddell 72.8

The Reserves Scratch Race

Wigg, Waddell, Coy, Rawlins 75.2

Monday 1st August 1949 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 53 Oxford Cheetahs 31 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 1 2’ 9 1

Ivan Kessell 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2

Len Read 3 3 3 3 12

Alan Smith 0 0 1 1 2

George Wall 1 1 1 3 6

Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12

Johnny Bradford 1 2 3

Toby Boshoff 0 0 0

Oxford

Jim Wright 0 2 0 2 4

Bert Croucher 1 1’ 2 1 5 1

Dennis Gray 2 2 2 0 6

Alf Viccary 1’ 2 0 1 4 1

Frank Boyle 2 3 2 3 10

Bill Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0

Ernie Rawlins 0 1’ 1 1

Jimmy Coy 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Robinson, Kessell, Croucher, Wright 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Read, Gray, Viccary, Smith 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Lansdale, Boyle, Wall, Reynolds 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Robinson, Viccary, Bradford, Rawlins 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Read, Wright, Croucher, Smith 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Lansdale, Gray, Wall, Viccary 4 2 23 13

Ht7 Boyle, Kessell, Robinson, Reynolds 3 3 26 16

Ht8 Read, Gray, Coy, Boshoff 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Lansdale, Croucher, Wall, Wright 4 2 33 21

Ht10 Kessell, Robinson, Viccary, Gray 5 1 38 22

Ht11 Read, Boyle, Smith, Reynolds 4 2 42 24

Ht12 Wall, Wright, Rawlins, Boshoff 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Boyle, Bradford, Smith, Coy 3 3 48 30

Ht14 Lansdale, Kessell, Croucher, Reynolds 5 1 53 21

Thursday 4th August 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 45 Liverpool Chads 39 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright 1 2 1 1 5

Bert Croucher 3 X 3 2 8

Dennis Gray 2’ 1 3 1 7 1

Alf Viccary 3 3 3 3 12

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Frank Boyle 1’ 3 2 3 9 1

Bill Reynolds 2 1 0 E 3

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0

Jimmy Coy 0 1 1

Liverpool

George Bason 0 0 1 2 3

Harry Welch 2 2 3 3 10

Fred Wills 0 0 2 0 2

Charlie Oates 1 3 2 2 8

Alex Gray 3 3 2 2 10

Doug Serrurier 0 2’ 0 1 3 1

Angus McGuire 1 0 1

Ernie Steers 1’ 1’ 2 2

Ht1 Croucher, Welch, Wright, Bason 71.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Viccary, D.Gray, Oates, Wills 72.4 5 1 9 3

Ht3 A.Gray, Reynolds, Boyle, Serrurier 77.6 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Oates, Wright, McGuire, Rawlins 73.2 2 4 14 10

Ht5 Viccary, Welch, D.Gray, Bason 72.4 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Boyle, Oates, Reynolds, Wills 72.8 4 2 22 14

Ht7 A.Gray, Seerurier, Wright, Croucher (exc) 72.8 1 5 23 19

Ht8 D.Gray, Wills, Steers, Coy 71.0 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Welch, Boyle, Bason, Reynolds 72.6 2 4 28 26

Ht10 Croucher, Oates, Wright, Wills 73.2 4 2 32 28

Ht11 Viccary, A.Gray, D.Gray, Serrurier 72.2 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Boyle, Bason, Coy, McGuire 72.8 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Viccary, A.Gray, Steers, Rawlins 72.2 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Welch, Croucher, Serrurier, Reynolds (ef) 72.0 2 4 45 39

The Reserves Scratch Race

Rawlins , Coy , Steers, Maguire (ef) 75.6.

The Carfax Scurry

Jim Wright, Bill Reynolds, Oz Osborne, Bill Kelly 74.2.

The Woodstock Scurry

Downham, Alf Viccary, Oates, Doug Serrurier 73.8.

The Headington Scurry

Alex Gray, Jim Wright, Bob McFarlane, Fred Wills(f)72.6.

The Watlington Scurry

Dennis Gray, George Bason, Harry Welch, Jim Coy 72.2.

The Wheatley Scurry

Boyle, Downham, BCroucher (punct), BReynolds (ef) 73.4.

The Witney Scurry

Ernie Rawlins, McFarlane, Oz Osborne, W.Kelly (f) 75.0.

Saturday 6th August 1949 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 37 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (National League Division Three)

Rayleigh

Percy Brine 0 E 0 0 0

Jim Gregory 2 3 3 3 11

Vic Gooden 0 1 1’ 3 5 1

Wally Mawdsley 1 1

Jack Unstead 0 0 0 2 2

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Pat Clarke 3 2 2 1 8

Ron Howes 2 0 1’ 3 1

Les McGillivray 3 2 0 2 7

Oxford

Jim Wright 3 2 1 3 9

Bert Croucher 1 0 3 2 6

Alex Gray 3 1 3 1’ 8 1

Alf Viccary 2’ 3 3 2 10 1

Frank Boyle 2 2 2 3 9

Bill Reynolds 1’ 1’ 1’ 0 3 3

Ernie Rawlins 1 1 2

Jimmy Coy 0 0 0

Ht1 Wright, Gregory, Croucher, Brine 76.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Gray, Viccary, Mawdsley, Gooden 76.6 1 5 3 9

Ht3 Clarke, Boyle, Reynolds, Unstead 76.0 3 3 6 12

Ht4 Viccary, Howes, Rawlins, Brine (ef) 76.6 2 4 8 16

Ht5 McGillivray, Wright, Gooden, Croucher 78.2 4 2 12 18

Ht6 Viccary, Clarke, Gray, Unstead 76.8 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Gregory, Boyle, Reynolds, Brine 75.2 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Gray, McGillivray, Gooden, Coy 77.8 3 3 20 28

Ht9 Croucher, Clarke, Wright, Unstead 77.2 2 4 22 32

Ht10 Gregory, Viccary, Gray, Brine 77.0 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Gooden, Boyle, Reynolds, Howes 77.6 3 3 28 38

Ht12 Wright, Unstead, Rawlins, McGillivray 77.8 2 4 30 42

Ht13 Boyle, McGillivary, Howes, Coy 77.4 3 3 33 45

Ht14 Gregory, Crutcher, Clarke, Reynolds 76.2 4 2 37 47

Tuesday 9th August 1949 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 57 Oxford Cheetahs 27 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Bill Carruthers 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Billy Bales 3 3 3 3 12

Tip Mills F 2 3 0 5

Johnny White 2 1’ 3 3 9 1

Bert Rawlinson 3 3 0 2 8

Reg Morgan 1 2’ 3 2’ 8 2

Fred Brand 2’ 2’ 4 2

Stan Page 1 1’ 2 1

Oxford

Bert Croucher 1 3 2 3 9

Jim Wright 0 0 1’ 1 2 1

Alf Vicary 3 F 2 1 6

Ernie Rawlings 1 1 1 0 3

Bill Reynolds 0 0 1’ 1 2 1

Frank Boyle 2 1 2 E 5

Oz Osbourne 0 0 0

Jim Coy 0 0 0

Ht1 Bales, Carruthers, Croucher, Wright 74.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Viccary, White, Rawlings, Mills (f) 79.6 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Rawlinson, Boyle, Morgan, Reynolds 75.2 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Carruthers, Brand, Rawlins, Osborne 75.4 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Croucher, Mills, White, Wright 76.4 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Rawlinson, Morgan, Rawlins, Viccary (f) 77.6 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Bales, Carruthers, Boyle, Reynolds 73.0 5 1 29 13

Ht8 Mills,Viccary, Page, Coy 76.4 4 2 33 15

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Ht9 Morgan, Croucher, Wright, Rawlinson 76.8 3 3 36 18

Ht10 Bales, Carruther, Viccary, Rawlins 74.8 5 1 41 19

Ht11 White, Boyle, Reynolds, Mills 76.6 3 3 44 22

Ht12 Croucher, Rawlinson, Page, Osborne 76.6 3 3 47 25

Ht13 White, Brand, Reynolds, Coy 77.0 5 1 52 26

Ht14 Bales, Morgan, Wright, Boyle (ef) 74.2 5 1 57 27

Thursday 11th August 1949 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 62 Oxford Cheetahs 22 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12

Ivan Kessell F 2’ 0 1 3 1

Len Read 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Alan Smith 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2

George Wall 2’ 2’ E 3 7 2

Pete Lansdale 3 3 3 3 12

Johnny Bradford 2’ 2’ 4 2

Geoff Woodger 1 2’ 3 1

Oxford

Bert Croucher 1’ 1 2 1 5 1

Jim Wright 2 0 1’ 2 5 1

Alf Viccary 1 0 2 2 5

Ernie Rawlins 0 1 1 1’ 3 1

Bill Reynolds 1 1 1 1 4

Frank Boyle 0 0 0 0 0

Jimmy Coy 0 0 0

Oz Osborne 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Wright, Croucher, Kessell (f) 77.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Smith, Read, Viccary, Rawlins 78.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Lansdale, Wall, Reynolds, Boyle 78.4 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Robinson, Bradford, Rawlins, Coy 80.0 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Read, Smith, Croucher, Wright 79.4 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Lansdale, Wall, Rawlins, Viccary 79.4 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Robinson, Kessell, Reynolds, Boyle 80.4 5 1 33 9

Ht8 Read, Viccary, Woodger, Osborne 79.8 4 2 37 11

Ht9 Lansdale, Croucher, Wright, Wall (ef) 79.4 3 3 40 14

Ht10 Robinson, Viccary, Rawlins, Kessell 79.0 3 3 43 17

Ht11 Read, Smith, Reynolds, Boyle 77.2 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Wall, Woodger, Croucher, Coy 79.2 5 1 53 19

Ht13 Smith, Bradford, Reynolds, Osborne 80.6 5 1 58 20

Ht14 Lansdale, Wright, Kessell, Boyle 78.2 4 2 62 22

Thursday 11th August 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford and Coventry 34 Cradley Heath Heathens 50 (Challenge)

Oxford & Coventry

Bob Fletcher 3 2 1 3 9

Lionel Levy 1 0 0 1 2

Les Hewitt 0 1’ 2’ 0 3 2

Bert Lacey 2 2 1 2 7

Dennis Gray 1 3 3 2 9

Billy Bales 0 Finj 0

Nobby Downham 0 0 0 0 0

Bob McFarlane 3 1’ 0 4 1

Cradley Heath

Phil Malpass 0 1’ 0 1 1

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Alan Hunt 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Bill Clifton 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Gil Craven 3 3 Fnj 6

Eric Williams 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Arnfield 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Les Beaumont 1 2 2 3 8

Les Tolley 0 1 1 2

Ht1 Fletcher, Hunt, Levy, Malpass 70.8* 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Craven, Lacey, Clifton, Hewitt 70.4* 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Williams, Arnfield, Gray, Bales 71.2 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Craven, Fletcher, Beaumont, Downham 72.4 2 4 9 15

Ht5 Hunt, Lacey, Hewitt, Tolley 71.0 3 3 12 18

Ht6 Gray, Beaumont, Clifton, Downham 71.4 3 3 15 21

Ht7 Williams, Arnfield, Fletcher, Levy 70.6 1 5 16 26

Ht8 McFarlan,e Hewitt, Tolley, Clifton 72.2 5 1 21 27

Ht9 Gray, Hunt, Malpass, Downham 72.8 3 3 24 30

Ht10 Fletcher, Beaumont, Clifton, Levy 71.8 3 3 27 33

Ht11 Williams, Arnfield, Lacey, Hewitt 71.0 1 5 28 38

Ht12 Beaumont, Gray, McFarlane, Malpass 72.4 3 3 31 41

Ht13 Williams, Lacey, Tolley, Downham 71.4 2 4 33 45

Ht14 Arnfield, Hunt, Levy, McFarlane 72.6 1 5 34 50

Reserves Scratch Race

Beaumont, McFarlane, Tolley, Downham 73.0

The Oxford Extra Race

Malpass, Levy, [Tommy Lack, Pain 75.0

The Midlands Special

Ht1 Fletcher, Hunt, Clifton, Gray 72.6

Ht2 Williams, Beaumont, Levy, T.Lack 73.0

Ht3 Tolley, McFarlane, Malpass, Hewitt 72.8

Ht4 Lacey, Arnfield, Downham, Pain 73.2

Final Lacey, Williams, Tolley, Fletcher 72.6

Thursday 18th August 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 41 Exeter Falcons 42 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright F 1’ 0 F 1 1

Frank Boyle 2 2 X 1’ 5 1

Bill Reynolds F 0 3 1’ 4 1

Bob McFarlane 3 2 2 3 10

Dennis Gray 3 3 2 3 11

Alf Viccary 2’ X 1’ 2 5 2

Ernie Rawlins 2 1 3

Peter Lloyd 1 1 2

Exeter

Johnny Myson 1 1 0 2 4

Norman Clay 3 3 3 3 12

Vic Gent 2 1’ 2 2’ 7 2

Don Hardy 1’ 3 2 3 9 1

Hugh Geddes 1 3 3 2 9

Arthur Pilgrim 0 1 0 0 1

Ed Noakes 0 0 0

Goog Hoskin F 0 0

Ht1 Clay, Boyle, Myson, Wright (ef) 72.2 2 4 2 4

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Ht2 McFarlane, Gent, Hardy, Reynolds (f) 73.6 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Gray, Viccary, Geddes, Pilgrim 72.4 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Hardy, Rawlins, Wright, Noakes 73.6 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Clay, McFarlane, Myson, Reynolds 73.6 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Gray, Hardy, Gent, Viccary (exc) 72.6 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Geddes, Boyle, Pilgrim, Wright 74.0 2 4 20 22

Ht8 Reynolds, Gent, Lloyd, Hoskin (f) 74.9 4 2 24 24

Ht9 Clay, Gray, Viccary, Myson 73.6 3 3 27 27

Ht10 Hardy, Gent, Wright (f), Boyle (exc) 73.8 0 5 27 32

Ht11 Geddes, McFarlane, Reynolds, Pilgrim 73.8 3 3 30 35

Ht12 Gray, Myson, Lloyd, Noakes 73.0 4 2 34 37

Ht13 McFarlane, Geddes, Rawlins, Hoskin 72.6 4 2 38 39

Ht14 Clay, Viccary, Boyle, Pilgrim 73.8 3 3 41 42

Eynsham Scurry

Ht1 Rawlins, Jack Peck, Ed Noakes, Hoskin 74.8

Ht2 McFarlane, Reynolds, Roy Bartlett, Peter Lloyd 74.2

Final McFarlane, Rawlins, Reynolds, Peck 74.8

Oxford and Exeter Scurry

Ht1 Hardy, Boyle, P.Brine, Pilgrim 74.2

Ht2 Clay, Viccary, Gent, Myson 76.4

Final Hardy, Clay, Viccary, Boyle 73.2

Saturday 20th August 1949 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 57 Oxford Cheetahs 27 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Ken Adams 3 3 1 1 8

Bill Harris 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Les Jenkins 3 3 3 3 12

Stan Bradbury 1 2’ 1 1 5 1

Gil Blake 1 3 2 2’ 8 1

Lindsay Mitchell 3 2’ 0 2’ 7 2

John Fitzpatrick X 3 3

Frank Evans 0 3 3

Oxford

Bill Reynolds 1 F 1 1 3

Bob McFarlane 0 1 3 1 5

Dennis Gary 2 0 2 0 4

Alf Viccary 0 2 1 2 5

Jim Wright 0 0 0 2 2

Frank Boyle 2 2 2 0 6

Ernie Rawlins 1’ 0 1 1

Jimmy Coy 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Adams, Harris, Reynolds, McFarlane 75.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Jenkins, Gray, Bradbury, Viccary 74.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Mitchell, Boyle, Blake, Wright 77.0 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Adams, Viccary, Rawlins, Fitzpatrick (exc) 76.2 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Jenkins, Bradbury, McFarlane, Reynolds (f) 75.8 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Blake, Mitchell, Viccary, Gray 75.8 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Harris, Boyle, Adams, Wright 76.8 4 2 30 12

Ht8 Jenkins, Gray, Coy, Evans 76.4 3 3 33 15

Ht9 McFarlane, Blake, Reynolds, Mitchell 76.8 2 4 35 19

Ht10 Harris, Viccary, Adams, Gray 75.8 4 2 39 21

Ht11 Jenkins, Boyle, Bradbury, Wright 76.2 4 2 43 23

Ht12 Evans, Blake, Reynolds, Rawlins 77.4 5 1 48 24

Ht13 Fitzpatrick, Wright, Bradbury, Coy 79.2 4 2 52 26

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Ht14 Harris, Mitchell, McFarlane, Boyle 76.0 5 1 57 27

Monday 22nd August 1949 Stanley Stadium, Liverpool

Liverpool Chads 53 Oxford Cheetahs 30 (National League Division Three)

Liverpool

Doug Serrurier 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 3

Harry Welch 3 3 3 3 12

Fred Wills 2’ 3 3 0 8 1

Charlie Oates 3 2’ 1 6 1

Alex Gray 2 3 2’ 2 9 1

Percy Brine 0 E 1 1

Angus McGuire 3 3 X 6

Ernie Steers 2’ 0 2 4 1

Oxford

Jim Wright 0 1 1 3 5

Frank Boyle 2 0 X 2 4

Bill Reynolds 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Bob McFarlane 1 1 2 1 5

Dennis Gray 3 0 3 3 9

Alf Viccary 1 1 2’ E 4 1

Ernie Rawlins 0 1 1

Jimmy Coy 1 X 1

Ht1 Welch, Boyle, Serrurier, Wright 85.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Oates, Wills, McFarlane, Reynolds 84.0 5 1 9 3

Ht3 D.Gray, A.Gray, Viccary, Brine 83.6 2 4 11 7

Ht4 McGuire, Serrurier, McFarlane, Rawlins 82.8 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Wills, Oates, Wright, Boyle 84.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 A.Gray, McFarlane, Reynolds, Brine (ef) 84.2 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Welch, Serrurier, Viccary, D.Gray 84.2 5 1 29 13

Ht8 Wills, Steers, Coy, Reynolds 85.6 5 1 34 14

Ht9 McGuire, A.Gray, Wright, Boyle (exc) 84.6 5 1 39 15

Ht10 Welch, Serrurier, McFarlane, Reynolds 84.8 5 1 44 16

Ht11 D.Gray, Viccary. Oates, Wills 85.4 1 5 45 21

Ht12 Wright, A.Gray, Rawlins, Steers 84.8 2 4 47 25

Ht13 D.Gray, Steers, McGuire (exc), Coy (exc) 86.2 2 3 49 28

Ht14 Welch, Boyle, Brine, Viccray (ef) 85.2 4 2 53 30

Wednesday 24th August 1949 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (National League Division Three)

Halifax

Jack Dawson 2’ 0 0 2’ 4 2

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 12

Bill Crosland 3 2’ 3 1 9 1

Vic Emms 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Al Allison 0 2 1 3 6

Dick Seers 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Jack Hughes 3 3 6

Eric Smith 1 1 2

Oxford

Jim Wright 1 0 0 2 3

Frank Boyle 0 1 2 1 4

Bill Reynolds F 1 0 0 1

Bob McFarlane 1 2 0 1 4

Dennis Gray 2 2 2 1 7

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Alf Viccary 1’ 1’ 0 E 2 2

Ernie Rawlins 1’ 0 1 1

Jim Coy 2 0 2

Ht1 Forrest, Dawson, Wright, Boyle 73.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Crosland, Emms, McFarlane, Reynolds (f) 73.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Seers, Gray, Viccary, Allison 71.2 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Hughes, McFarlane, Rawlins, Dawson 72.8 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Emms, Crosland, Boyle, Wright 73.4 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Seers, Allison, Reynolds, McFarlane 70.8 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Forrest, Gray, Viccary, Dawson 73.6 3 3 29 13

Ht8 Crosland, Coy, Smith, Reynolds 73.0 4 2 33 15

Ht9 Seers, Boyle, Allison, Wright 71.6 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Forrest, Dawson, McFarlane, Reynolds 74.2 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Emms, Gray, Crosland, Viccary 73.8 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Allison, Wright, Smith, Rawlins 72.8 4 2 50 22

Ht13 Hughes, Emms, Gray, Coy 74.0 5 1 55 23

Ht14 Forrest, Seers, Boyle, Viccary (ef) 71.8 5 1 60 24

Thursday 25th August 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 47 Hastings Saxons 37 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright 0 3 3 1’ 7 1

Frank Boyle 1 2’ 2 3 8 1

Dennis Gray 3 2 3 3 11

Alf Viccary F 1’ 1 3 5 1

Bill Reynolds 2’ 1 0 3 6 1

Bob MacFarlane 3 3 1 X 7

Ernie Rawlins 0 E 0

Jimmy Coy 2’ 1 3 1

Hastings

Harold Tapscott 2’ 0 2’ 2 6 2

Ken Middleditch 3 3 3 2 11

Jock Grierson 2 2 X 3 7

Norman Street 1’ 2 0 0 3 1

Ken Smith 1 0 0 1

George Butler 0 1 2 1’ 4 1

Bob Sivyer 1’ 0 1’ 2 2

Dan English 1 2 3

Ht1 Middleditch, Tapscott, Boyle, Wright 71.0 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Gray, Grierson, Street, Viccary (f) 70.8 3 3 4 8

Ht3 MacFarlane, Reynolds, Smith, Butler 71.2 5 1 9 9

Ht4 Wright, Street, Sivyer, Rawlins 72.8 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Middleditch, Gray, Viccary, Tapscott 71.4 3 3 15 15

Ht6 MacFarlane, Grierson, Reynolds, Street 70.0 4 2 19 17

Ht7 Wright, Boyle, Butler, Smith 72.8 5 1 24 18

Ht8 Gray, Coy, English, Grierson (exc) 70.8 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Middleditch, Tapscott, MacFarlane, Reynolds 72.6 1 5 30 24

Ht10 Grierson, Boyle, Wright, Street 71.8 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Gray, Butler, Viccary, Smith 71.6 4 2 37 29

Ht12 Reynolds, Tapscott, Coy, Sivyer 73.8 4 2 41 31

Ht13 Viccary, English, Sivyer, Rawlins (ef) 73.6 3 3 44 34

Ht14 Boyle, Middleditch, Butler, MacFarlane (exc) 72.4 3 3 47 37

Reserves Scratch Races

Ht1 Sivyer^, Rawlins, English, Coy 74.2

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The Banbury Scurry

Duval, Anderson, Butler, Osborne 73.2

South Coast Scurry

Ht1 Grierson, Viccary, Butler, Lloyd 73.2

Ht2 Gray, Middleditch, McFarlane, Boyle 70.8

Ht3 Wright, Tapscott, Duval, Street 73.6

Final Gray, Grierson, Wright, Sivyer^ 71.2

Losers Final Banbury Scurry

Reynolds, Smith, Anderson 3 only 73.8

Monday 29th August 1949 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Fred Pawson 3 3 3 3 12

Charlie Hayden 2’ 1 2’ 1 6 2

Cyril Quick 3 3 3 3 12

Frank Holcombe 2’ 1 1 3 7 1

Dick Howard E 2 3 3 8

Ticker James 3 1’ 2’ 3 9 2

Terry Small 1 2’ 3 1

Anderson 0 1 1

Oxford

Jim Wright 1 0 0 F 1

Frank Boyle 0 2 1 2 5

Jimmy Coy 0 0 2 F 2

Alf Viccary 1 2 3 1 7

Bill Reynolds 1’ 0 0 1 1

Bob MacFarlane 2 2 2 0 6

Ernie Rawlins 0 2 1 3

Peter Lloyd 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Pawson, Hayden, Wright, Boyle 77.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Quick, Holcombe, Viccary, Coy 76.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 James, MacFarlane, Reynolds, Howard (ef) 77.6 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Pawson, Viccary, Small, Rawlins 77.4 4 2 17 7

Ht5 Quick, Boyle, Holcombe, Wright 78.0 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Viccary, Howard, James, Coy 80.0 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Pawson, MacFarlane, Hayden, Reynolds 78.2 4 2 28 14

Ht8 Quick, Coy, Lloyd, Anderson 78.8 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Howard, James, Boyle, Wright 81.0 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Pawson, Hayden, Viccary, Coy (f) 79.0 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Quick, MacFarlane, Holcombe, Reynolds 78.8 4 2 45 21

Ht12 Howard, Rawlins, Anderson, Wright (f) 82.2 4 2 49 23

Ht13 Holcombe, Small, Rawlins, Lloyd 80.8 5 1 54 24

Ht14 James, Boyle, Hayden, MacFarlane 80.2 4 2 58 26

Thursday 1st September 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 49 Rayleigh Rockets 33 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bill Reynolds 1 1’ 1 1 4 1

Bob McFarlane 3 3 3 1 10

Jim Wright 3 0 2’ 2 7 1

Frank Boyle 1 1 1’ 3 6 1

Alf Viccary 3 2’ E 3 8 1

Dennis Gray 1 3 2 0 6

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Bill Kemp 2 2’ 4 1

Ernie Rawlins 3 1

Rayleigh

Les McGillivray 2 2’ 1 2 7 1

Jim Gregory 0 3 3 3 9

Vic Gooden 0 1 1 2 4

Ron Howes 2 3 0 0 5

Wally Mawdelsey 0 0 1 1

Pat Clarke 2 2 3 2’ 9 1

Jack Unstead 0 0 0 0

Doug Ible 0 0 0

Ht1 McFarlane, McGillivray, Reynolds, Gregory 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Wright, Howes, Boyle, Gooden 71.8 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Viccary, Clarke, Gray, Mawdesley 70.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Howes, Kemp, Reynolds, Unstead 72.4 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Gregory, McGillivray, Boyle, Wright 71.2 1 5 16 14

Ht6 Gray, Viccary, Gooden, Howes 71.6 5 1 21 15

Ht7 McFarlane, Clarke, Reynolds, Mawdesley 70.4 4 2 25 17

Ht8 Rawlins, Wright, Gooden, Ible 72.2 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Gregory, Gray, McGillivray, Viccary (ef) 71.2 2 4 32 22

Ht10 McFarlane, Gooden, Reynolds, Howes 70.4 4 2 36 24

Ht11 Clarke, Wright, Boyle, Unstead 70.4 3 3 39 27

Ht12 Viccary, McGillivray, Rawlins, Unstead 71.4 4 2 43 29

Ht13 Boyle, Kemp, Mawdesley, Ible 73.2 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Gregory, Clarke, McFarlane, Gray 70.6 1 5 49 35

Extra Race

Mawdsley, Reynolds, Kemp, Gooden 72.8

Reserves Scratch race

Ible, Rawlings, Unstead, Kemp 73.6

Junior Scurry

Peck, Oz Osborne, Bartlett, Roy Stringer 73.4

The Marston Scurry (fastest 2nd Hts 2 & 3 to final)

Ht1 Johnson, Steers, Duval, Lloyd 72.4

Ht2 Clarke, Gray, Boyle, Howes 71.4 ?

Ht3 Viccary, McGillivray, McFarlane, Gregory 71.2 ?

Final McGillivray, Viccary, Johnson, Clarke 71.0

The Bicester Scurry

Steers, Duval, Peter, Lloyd, Peck 72.0

Monday 5th September 1949 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 52 Oxford Cheetahs 30 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 1’ E 3 3 7 1

Arthur Pilgrim 2 2’ 1 2 7 1

Norman Clay 3 3 3 X 9

Johnny Myson 1 1 F 2’ 4 1

Don Hardy 3 X 3 3 9

Vic Gent 2’ 3 2’ 0 7 2

Stan Lanfear 3 3 6

Goog Hoskin 1 2’ 3 1

Oxford

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Bill Reynolds 0 0 0 1 1

Bob McFarlane 3 2 1 3 9

Bill Kemp E E 0 E 0

Frank Boyle 2 2 2 2 8

Alf Viccary 1 E 2’ 0 3 1

Jimmy Coy 0 1 3 1 5

Joe Peck 1’ 0 1 1

Ernie Rawlins 2 1 3

Ht1 McFarlane, Pilgrim, Geddes, Reynolds 80.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Clay, Boyle, Myson, Kemp (ef) 79.8 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Hardy, Gent, Viccary, Coy 82.8 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Lanfear, Boyle, Peck, Geddes (ef) 81.6 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Clay, McFarlane, Myson, Reynolds 80.2 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Gent, Boyle, Kemp (ef), Hardy (exc) 90.6 3 2 22 13

Ht7 Geddes, Pilgrim, Coy, Viccary (ef) 82.4 5 1 27 14

Ht8 Clay, Rawlins, Hoskin, Kemp 81.0 4 2 31 16

Ht9 Hardy, Gent, McFarlane, Reynolds 79.8 5 1 36 17

Ht10 Geddes, Boyle, Pilgrim, Kemp (ef) 82.6 4 2 40 19

Ht11 Coy, Viccary, Myson (f), Clay (exc) 87.0 0 5 40 24

Ht12 Hardy, Hoskin, Reynolds, Peck 83.2 5 1 45 25

Ht13 Lanfear, Myson, Rawlins, Viccary 82.4 5 1 50 26

Ht14 McFarlane, Pilgrim, Coy, Gent 82.6 2 4 52 30

Thursday 8th September 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bill Reynolds 1 F 0 F 0

Bob McFarlane 3 3 3 3 12

Jim Wright 1 0 3 0 4

Frank Boyle 0 1 3 3 7

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 2 11

Alf Viccary 2’ 2’ 0 1 5 2

Ernie Rawlins 3 1 4

Jimmy Coy 2’ 0 2 1

Leicester

Johnny Carpenter E 2’ 2 3 7 1

Cyril Page 2 3 1’ 2 8 1

Harwood Pike 2’ 1 E 1’ 4 2

Jack Baxter 3 1’ 0 2 6 1

Ron Wilson 1 2 2 2 7

Vic Pitcher E 0

Jack Winstanley 2 1’ 1’ 1 5 2

George Gower 1 0 0 1

Ht1 McFarlane, Page, Reynolds, Carpenter (ef) 70.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Baxter, Pike, Wright, Boyle 73.4 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Gray, Viccary, Wilson, Pitcher (ef) 68.4* 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Rawlins, Winstanley, Baxter, Reynolds (f) 73.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Page, Carpenter, Boyle, Wright 70.6 1 5 14 16

Ht6 Gray, Viccary, Pike, Baxter 72.2 5 1 19 17

Ht7 McFarlane, Wilson, Winstanley, Reynolds 71.2 3 3 22 20

Ht8 Wright, Coy, Gower, Pike (ef) 72.2 5 1 27 21

Ht9 Gray, Carpenter, Page, Viccary 69.6 3 3 30 24

Ht10 McFarlane, Baxter, Pike, Rawlins (f) 70.6 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Boyle, Wilson, Winstanley, Wright 72.4 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Carpenter, Gray, Winstanley, Coy 71.6 2 4 38 34

Ht13 Boyle, Wilson, Rawlins, Gower 71.8 4 2 42 36

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Ht14 McFarlane, Page, Viccary, Gower 70.8 4 2 46 38

Reserves Scratch Race

Winstanley, Coy, Gower, Rawlins 72.2

St Giles Scratch Race

Ht1 Steers, Johnston, Reynolds, Ellis, 72.8

Ht2 Boyle, Wilson, Jack Peck, Pike 72.6

Ht3 Page, Gray, McFarlane, Palmer, 71.2

Ht4 Wright, Carpenter, Viccary, Baxter 72.4

Final Page, Boyle, Wright, Steers 70.2

First Oxford Extra

Ray Ellis, Winstanley, Peck, Bartlett 74.8

Second Oxford Extra

Reynolds, Johnston, Coy, Gowers 73.2

Wednesday 14th September 1949 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 50 Oxford Cheetahs 34 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12

Norman Street 2’ 2’ 0 3 7 2

Harold McNaughton 3 3 2 0 8

Ken Smith 1 1 3 2 7

George Butler 2’ F 0 3 5 1

Ken Middleditch 3 3 2’ 8 1

Harold Tapscott 0 1’ 1 1

Dan English 1 1 0 2

Oxford

Bill Reynolds F 2 2 2 6

Bob McFarlane 1 0 1’ 1 3 1

Bert Croucher 2 3 3 2 10

Frank Boyle 0 2 2’ 1’ 5 2

Ernie Steers 1 1 1’ 3 6 1

Alf Viccary 0 0 2 0 2

Ernie Rawlins 1’ 1’ 2 2

Jimmy Coy 0 0 0

Ht1 Grierson, Street, McFarlane, Reynolds (f) 73.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 McNaughton, Croucher, Smith, Boyle 74.8 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Middleditch, Butler, Steers, Viccary 74.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Grierson, Boyle, Rawlins, Tapscott 74.8 3 3 15 9

Ht5 McNaughton, Reynolds, Smith, McFarlane 75.0 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Croucher, Boyle, English, Butler (f) 76.2 1 5 20 16

Ht7 Grierson, Street, Steers, Viccary 75.2 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Croucher, McNaughton, English, Coy 76.8 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Middleditch, Reynolds, McFarlane, Butler 74.0 3 3 31 23

Ht10 Grierson, Croucher, Boyle, Street 76.4 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Smith, Viccary, Steers, McNaughton 77.4 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Butler, Reynolds, Rawlins, English 76.8 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Steers, Smith, Tapscott, Coy 75.2 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Street, Middleditch, McFarlane, Viccary 75.6 5 1 48 36

Thursday 15th September 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 38 Stoke Potters 46 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

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Ernie Steers 0 1’ 1 1 3 1

Bob McFarlane 3 0 3 1’ 7 1

Frank Boyle 1 X 1

Bert Croucher E 2 E 2 4

Dennis Gray 3 2’ 3 8 1

Alf Viccary 1 3 3 2 9

Bill Kemp 2 0 F 2

Ernie Rawlins 3 1 0 0 4

Stoke

Ken Adams 2 3 1 2 8

John Fitzpatrick 1’ 1 E 0 2 1

Gil Blake 3 Inj 3

Lindsay Mitchell 2’ 3 2 2 9 1

Les Jenkins 2 3 3 3 11

Bill Harris 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Ray Harris 0 1’ 1’ 2 1

Stan Bradbury 1 2 0 1 4

Ht1 McFarlane, Adams, Fitzpatrick, Steers 69.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Blake, Mitchell, Boyle, Croucher (ef) 71.0 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Gray, Jenkins, Viccary, B.Harris 69.0 4 2 8 10

Ht4 Mitchell, Kemp, Steers, R.Harris 70.4 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Adams, Croucher, Fitzpatrick,Boyle (exc) 72.0 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Viccary, Mitchell, Bradbury, Kemp 70.4 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Jenkins, B.Harris, Steers, McFarlane 69.0 1 5 17 25

Ht8 Rawlins, Bradbury, R.Harris, Kemp (f) 72.4 3 3 20 28

Ht9 Viccary, Gray, Adams, Fitzpatrick (ef) 71.2 5 1 25 29

Ht10 McFarlane, Mitchell, Steers, Bradbury 70.0 4 2 29 31

Ht11 Jenkins, B.Harris, Rawlins, Croucher (ef) 69.8 1 5 30 36

Ht12 Gray, Adams, R.Harris, Rawlins 69.2 3 3 33 39

Ht13 Jenkins, Croucher, Bradbury, Rawlins 70.2 2 4 35 43

Ht14 B.Harris, Viccary, McFarlane, Fitzpatrick 69.8 3 3 38 46

Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy

Ht1 Viccary, Coy, Rawlins, Reynolds 72.6

Ht2 Gray, McFarlane, Croucher, Steers 69.4

SF1Gray, McFarlane, Viccary, Coy 70.2

Final Gray bt McFarlane 69.2

The Visitors Special

Gil Craven, Bill Reynolds, Graham Hole, Eric Mason 70.6

Stoke Scurry

Mitchell, Adams, Bill Harris, Ray Harris 70.6

Hanley Scurry

Jenkins, Craven, Hole, Fitzpatrick 70.0

Thursday 22nd September 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 29 Plymouth Devils 25 (National League Division Three)

Abandoned after 9 heats

Oxford

Bert Croucher 2 3 2’ 7 1

Alf Viccary E 3 3

Bob McFarlane 3 1 3 7

Jim Wright 1 0 1

Frank Boyle 1 3 2 6

Dennis Gray 3 0 1’ 4 1

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Ernie Steers 0 0

Ernie Rawlins 1 1

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 9

Johnny Bradford 1 2’ 0 3 1

Len Read 2 2 2 6

Ivan Kessell 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

George Wall 0 0 0

Pete Lansdale 2 1 3

Bob Wigg 2 2

Alan Smith 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Croucher, Bradford, Viccary (ef) 71.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 McFarlane, Read, Wright, Kessell 72.2 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Gray, Lansdale, Boyle, Wall 71.8 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Croucher, Wigg, Kessell, Steers 74.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Robinson, Bradford, McFarlane, Wright 72.0 1 5 14 16

Ht6 Boyle, Read, Kessell, Gray 77.8 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Viccary, Croucher, Lansdale, Wall 80.6 5 1 22 20

Ht8 McFarlane, Read, Rawlins, Smith 78.6 4 2 26 22

Ht9 Robinson, Boyle, Gray, Bradford 78.6 3 3 29 25

Saturday 24 September 1949 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

Swindon Robins 42 Oxford Cheetahs 41 (National League Division Three)

Swindon

Bob Jones 3 3 R 3 - - - 9

Reg Lambourne (C) 2* 2 0 F - - - 4 (1)

Alf Webster 0 1 2 2 - - - 5

George Craig 2 3 R 3 - - - 8

Bill Downton 0 2 R 3 - - - 5

Mick Mitchell 1 1* 1 3 - - - 6 (1)

Tom Wilson 1 2* - - - - - 3 (1)

Harry Hughes 1* 1 - - - - - 2 (1)

Oxford

Bert Croucher (C) 1 2 2* 2 - - - 7 (1)

Alf Viccary 0 0 3 2 - - - 5

Bob McFarlane 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Jim Wright 1 2 0 1* - - - 4 (1)

Frank Boyle 2* 1 1 0 - - - 4 (1)

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 R - - - 9

Ernie Steers 0 0 - - - - - 0

Ernie Rawlins 0 1 - - - - - 1

Ht 1: Jones, Lambourne, Croucher, Viccary, 81.0 (5-1)

Ht 2: McFarlane, Craig, Wright, Webster, 79.6 (7-5)

Ht 3: Gray, Boyle, Mitchell, Downton, 80.6 (8-10)

Ht 4: Jones, Wright, Wilson, Steers, 80.8 (12-12)

Ht 5: Craig, Croucher, Webster, Viccary, 79.8 (16-14)

Ht 6: McFarlane, Downton, Mitchell, Wright, 80.6 (19-17)

Ht 7: Gray, Lambourne, Boyle, Jones (ret), 81.0 (21-21)

Ht 8: McFarlane, Webster, Hughes, Rawlins, 80.2 (24-24)

Ht 9: Viccary, Croucher, Mitchell, Downton (ret), 82.2 (25-29)

Ht 10: Jones, McFarlane, Wright, Lambourne, 80.2 (28-32)

Ht 11: Gray, Webster, Boyle, Craig (ret), 82.2 (30-36)

Ht 12: Downton, Croucher, Hughes, Steers, 82.2 (34-38)

Ht 13: Craig, Wilson, Rawlins, Boyle, 80.6 (39-39)

Ht 14: Mitchell, Viccary, Lambourne (f), Gray (frem,ret)81.4 (42-41)

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Thursday 29th September 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 51 Poole Pirates 33 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bert Croucher 3 3 3 3 12

Alf Viccary 1 2’ 1 0 4 1

Bob MacFarlane 3 3 1’ 3 10 1

Jim Wright 1 1 1 0 3

Frank Boyle 3 1 1 0 5

Dennis Gray 1 3 3 3 10

Bill Kemp 2’ 1 3 1

Ernie Rawlins 2 2 4

Poole

Cyril Quick 2 2 2 3 9

Frank Holcombe 0 0 0 0

Fred Pawson 2 2 3 2 9

Charlie Hayden 0 0 0 0 0

Dick Howard 2 1 2 3 8

Frank Wheeler 0 0 0 2 2

Terry Small 1 1 1’ 3 1

Ron Bartlett 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Croucher, Quick, Viccary, Holcombe 71.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 MacFarlane, Pawson, Wright, Hayden 71.4 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Boyle, Howard, Gray, Wheeler 73.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Croucher, Kemp, Small, Hayden 75.4 5 1 17 7

Ht5 MacFarlane, Quick, Wright, Holcombe 70.4 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Gray, Pawson, Boyle, Hayden 73.0 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Croucher, Viccary, Howard, Wheeler 72.2 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Pawson, Rawlins, MacFarlane, Bartlett 73.2 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Gray, Quick, Boyle, Holcombe 72.8 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Croucher, Pawson, Viccary, Hayden 74.4 4 2 41 19

Ht11 MacFarlane, Howard, Wright, Wheeler 73.8 4 2 45 21

Ht12 Quick, Rawlins, Small, Boyle 73.6 2 4 47 25

Ht13 Howard, Bartlett, Kemp, Wright 74.8 1 5 48 30

Ht14 Gray, Wheeler, Small, Viccary 73.6 3 3 51 33

Garsington Scurry

Reynolds, Rawlins, Coy, Kemp 73.6

Cowley Scurry

Coy, Rawlins, Steers, Reynolds 73.6

Stadium Scratch Race

Coy, Wright, Rawlins, Boyle 75.6

Oxford Cheetahs 13 Southampton Saints 17

Oxford

Bert Croucher 1 0 1

Alf Viccary 0 1’ 0 1 1

Dennis Gray 3 2 1 6

Bob McFarlane 2’ 3 5 1

Southampton

Bob Oakley 3 3 3 9

Tom Oakley 2’ 2 4 1

Jimmy Squibb 1 1’ 2’ 4 2

Cecil Bailey 0 0 0

Ht1 B.Oakley, T.Oakley, Croucher, Viccary 71.4 1 5 1 5

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Ht2 Gray, McFarlane, Squibb, Bailey 73.6 5 1 6 6

Ht3 McFarlane, T.Oakley, Squibb, Croucher 71.8 3 3 9 9

Ht4 B.Oakley, Gray, Viccary, Bailey 72.2 3 3 12 12

Ht5 B.Oakley, Squibb, Gray, Viccary 73.2 1 5 13 17

Thursday 6th October 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 31 Tamworth Hounds 53 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Jim Wright 0 2 0 0 2

Bob MacFarlane 2 2 3 2 9

Bert Croucher 1 2 2 1 6

Alf Viccary 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Frank Boyle 0 0 2 1 3

Dennis Gray 3 3 0 1’ 7 1

Bill Kemp 0 3 3

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0

Tamworth

Peter Orpwood 3 3 3 3 12

Steve Langton 1 0 1 0 2

Bill Dalton 2’ 2 3 2 9 1

Cecil Hookham 3 3 1’ 1’ 8 2

Basil Harris 1’ 1 2’ 2 6 2

Harry Saunders 2 3 3 3 11

Lionel Watling 1 2’ 3 1

Ray Beaumont 1 1’ 2 1

Ht1 Orpwood, MacFarlane, Langton, Wright 71.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Hookham, Dalton, Croucher, Viccary 71.0 1 5 3 9

Ht3 Gray, Saunders, Harris, Boyle 70.6 3 3 6 12

Ht4 Hookham, Wright, Watling, Kemp 71.2 2 4 8 16

Ht5 Orpwood, Croucher, Viccary, Langton 71.4 3 3 11 19

Ht6 Gray, Dalton, Hookham, Boyle 71.2 3 3 14 22

Ht7 Saunders, MacFarlane, Harris, Wright 70.6 2 4 16 26

Ht8 Dalton, Croucher, Beaumont, Rawlins 71.8 2 4 18 30

Ht9 Orpwood, Boyle, Langton, Gray 70.4 2 4 20 34

Ht10 MacFarlane, Dalton, Hookham Wright 71.0 3 3 23 37

Ht11 Saunders, Harris, Croucher, Viccary 71.2 1 5 24 42

Ht12 Orpwood, Watling, Boyle, Rawlins 71.0 1 5 25 47

Ht13 Kemp, Harris, Beaumont, Viccary 72.6 3 3 28 50

Ht14 Saunders, MacFarlane, Gray, Langton 70.2 3 3 31 53

Cowley Scurry

Coy, Reynolds, Osborne, Steer 72.8

Reserves Scratch Race

Watling, Kemp, Beaumont, Rawlins 71.8

The Tamworth Scurry

Ht1 Dalton, Orpwood, Gray, Wright 71.4

Ht2 McFarlane, Langton, Hookham, Boyle 71.4

Ht3 Watling, Coy, Reynolds, Osborne 72.0

Ht4 Saunders, Harris, Croucher, Viccary 71.2

Final Dalton, Saunders, Watling, McFarlane 70.8

Friday 7th October 1949 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 52 Oxford Cheetahs 32 (National League Division Three)

Leicester

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Harwood Pike F 3 3 3 9

Cyril Page 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2

Ron Wilson 1’ 1 3 3 8 1

Johnny Carpenter 2 3 X 3 8

Jack Baxter 2’ 0 1 2 5 1

Vic Pitcher 3 2 3 1 9

Ernie Palmer 2’ E 2 1

Jack Winstanley 1 1’ 2 1

Oxford

Bert Croucher 1 0 0 3 4

Alf Viccary 3 2 2 2 9

Bob McFarlane 3 3 2 F 8

Jim Wright 0 0 1 1 2

Frank Boyle 1 1 2 2 6

Bill Kemp 0 F 1’ 1 1

Jimmy Coy 1 0 0 1

Ernie Rawlins 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Viccary, Page, Croucher, Pike (f) 75.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 McFarlane, Carpenter, Wilson, Wright 77.0 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Pitcher, Baxter, Boyle, Kemp 77.6 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Pike, Palmer, Coy, Wright 76.4 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Carpenter, Viccary, Wilson, Croucher 76.8 4 2 19 11

Ht6 McFarlane, Pitcher, Wright, Baxter 76.8 2 4 21 15

Ht7 Pike, Page, Boyle, Kemp (f) 78.2 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Wilson, McFarlane, Winstanley, Rawlins 77.0 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Pitcher, Viccary, Baxter, Croucher 77.8 4 2 34 20

Ht10 Pike, Page, Wright, McFarlane (f) 77.4 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Wilson, Boyle, Kemp, Carpenter (exc) AWD 3 3 42 24

Ht12 Croucher, Baxter, Winstanley, Coy 77.4 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Carpenter, Boyle, Rawlins, Palmer (ef) 76.8 3 3 48 30

Ht14 Page, Viccary, Pitcher, Coy 77.4 4 2 52 32

Wednesday 12th October 1949 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 67 Oxford Cheetahs 17 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth

Peter Orpwood 3 3 3 3 12

Steve Langton 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4

Bill Dalton 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Cecil Hookham 1 3 3 3 10

Basil Harris 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Harry Saunders 3 3 3 3 12

Lionel Watling 2’ 2’ 4 2

Ray Beaumont 2’ 0 2 1

Oxford

Jimmy Coy 1 1 0 1’ 3 1

Bert Croucher 0 0 1 1 2

Alf Viccary 2 1 X 0 3

Bill Kemp 0 0 1 1

Frank Boyle 1 1 0 1 3

Jim Wright 0 0 1 0 1

Ernie Steers 1 0 2 3

Ernie Rawlins 1 0 1

Ht1 Orpwood, Langton, Coy, Croucher 74.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Dalton, Viccary, Hookham, Kemp 75.2 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Saunders, Harris, Boyle, Wright 76.8 5 1 14 4

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Ht4 Orpwood, Watling, Steers, Kemp 75.2 5 1 19 5

Ht5 Hookham, Dalton, Coy, Croucher 73.4 5 1 24 6

Ht6 Saunders, Harris, Viccary, Steers 75.8 5 1 29 7

Ht7 Orpwood, Langton, Boyle, Wright 74.6 5 1 34 8

Ht8 Dalton, Beaumont, Rawlins, Viccary (exc) 76.6 5 1 39 9

Ht9 Saunders, Harris, Croucher, Coy 75.0 5 1 44 10

Ht10 Orpwood, Langton, Kemp, Viccary 74.8 5 1 49 11

Ht11 Hookham, Dalton, Wright, Boyle 75.8 5 1 54 12

Ht12 Harris, Steers, Coy, Beaumont 76.6 3 3 57 15

Ht13 Hookham, Watling, Boyle, Rawlins 73.6 5 1 62 16

Ht14 Saunders, Langton, Croucher, Wright 74.6 5 1 67 17

Thursday 13th October 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 46 Halifax Dukes 38 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bert Croucher 3 2 3 1’ 9 1

Alf Viccary 0 2’ 2 1 5 1

Bob McFarlane 2 3 3 3 11

Bill Kemp 0 0 3 3

Frank Boyle 1 0 1’ 1 3 1

Dennis Gray 3 3 2 3 11

Jim Wright 0 1 1

Ernie Rawlins 1 2’ 0 3 1

Halifax

Jack Hughes 1’ 1’ 0 3 5 2

Arthur Forrest 2 2 3 2 9

Bill Crosland 1 1’ 2 0 4 1

Vic Emms 3 3 2 3 11

Al Allison 0 1 1 0 2

Dick Seers 2 0 0 0 2

Jack Dawson 1 2’ 3 1

Ray Johnson 0 2 2

Ht1 Croucher, Forrest, Hughes, Viccary 71.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Emms, McFarlane, Crosland, Kemp 70.4 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Gray, Seers, Boyle, Allison 70.6 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Emms, Croucher, Dawson, Wright 71.2 2 4 11 13

Ht5 McFarlane, Forrest, Hughes, Kemp 72.0 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Gray, Emms, Crosland, Boyle 71.8 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Croucher, Viccary, Allison, Seers 72.6 5 1 22 20

Ht8 McFarlane, Crosland, Rawlins, Johnson 72.0 4 2 26 22

Ht9 Forrest, Gray, Boyle, Hughes 71.2 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Emms, Viccary, Croucher, Crosland 72.6 3 3 32 28

Ht11 McFarlane, Rawlins, Allison, Seers 73.8 5 1 37 29

Ht12 Hughes, Dawson, Boyle, Rawlins 72.4 1 5 38 34

Ht13 Kemp, Johnson, Wright, Allison 74.4 4 2 42 36

Ht14 Gray, Forrest, Viccary, Seers 70.8 4 2 46 38

Reserves Scratch race

Dawson, Wright, Johnson, 73.0

The Osney Scurry

Wright, Steers, Johnson, 75.0

The County Scurry

Ht1 Forrest, Croucher, Boyle, 69.8

Ht2 Gray, Seers, Viccary, 71.2

Ht3 Dawson, Johnson, Steers, 73.2

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Ht4 McFarlane, Crosland, Kemp, 72.2

Final Forrest, Gray, McFarlane, Dawson 70.2

Saturday 15th October 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 33 Plymouth Devils 51 (National League Division Three)

Oxford

Bert Croucher 2 0 1’ 2 5 1

Alf Viccary 0 2 0 0 2

Bob MacFarlane 2’ 0 0 2 1

Bill Kemp 3 2 1 3 9

Frank Boyle 0 0 0 0 0

Dennis Gray 3 3 2 3 11

Jim Wright 1 0 1 2

Ernie Rawlins 1 1 2

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 3 12

Johnny Bradford 1 1 1 1’ 4 1

Alan Smith 0 1’ 2’ 1 4 2

Len Read 1 3 2 3 9

George Wall 1’ 0 2’ 2 5 2

Pete Lansdale 2 3 3 2 10

Bob Wigg 2’ 2’ 4 2

Ivan Kessell 3 0 3

Ht1 Robinson, Croucher, Bradford, Viccary 73.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Kemp, MacFarlane, Read, Smith 73.8 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Gray, Lansdale, Wall, Boyle 74.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Read, Wigg, Wright, Croucher 74.4 1 5 11 13

Ht5 Robinson, Kemp, Bedford, MacFarlane 73.4 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Gray, Read, Smith, Boyle 73.0 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Lansdale, Viccary, Croucher, Wall 73.4 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Kessell, Smith, Rawlins, MacFarlane 74.2 1 5 20 28

Ht9 Robinson, Gray, Bradford, Boyle 71.4 2 4 22 32

Ht10 Read, Croucher, Smith, Viccary 72.4 2 4 24 36

Ht11 Lansdale, Wall, Kemp, Wright 73.8 1 5 25 41

Ht12 Robinson, Wigg, Rawlins, Boyle 72.8 1 5 26 46

Ht13 Kemp, Wall, Wright, Kessell 75.0 4 2 30 48

Ht14 Gray, Lansdale, Bradford, Viccary 72.8 3 3 33 51

Nuneham Scurry

Downton, Wright, Rawlins Kessell (ns) 73.0

Didcot Scurry

Wigg, Rawlins, Steers, Oz Osborne 74.2

Dorchester Scurry

Ht1 Gray, Smith, Bradford, Boyle 71.2

Ht2 Downton, Wright, Rawlins, Wigg 73.4

Ht3 Robinson, Read, Viccary, Steers 71.6

Ht4 Croucher, Lansdale, Kemp, Wall 71.6

Final Downton, Croucher, Gray (f), Robinson (exctp) 75.6

Thursday 20th October 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 56 Swindon Robins 28 (Challenge)

Oxford

Jim Wright 3 3 3 3 12

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Dennis Gray 2* 2* 0 3 7 (2)

Bert Croucher (C) 3 3 3 3 12

Alf Viccary 1 0 2* 2* 5 (2)

Bill Kemp 3 2 3 2 10

Alex Gray 1 1* 1 0 3 (1)

Ernie Rawlins 1 3 4

Ernie Steers 2* 1* 3(2)

Swindon

Reg Lambourne (C) 1 1* 2 3 7 (1)

Bob Jones 0 2 0 2 4

George Craig 2 3 0 2 7

Bill Downton 0 2 0 1* 3(1)

Derek Glover 0 0 0 0

Alf Webster 2 1 1 1* 5 (1)

Tom Wilson 0 0 1 1

Harry Hughes 1 0 1

Ht 1: Wright, D. Gray, Lambourne, Jones, 74.4 (5-1)

Ht 2: Croucher, Craig, Viccary, Downton, 74.0 (9-3)

Ht 3: Kemp, Webster, A. Gray, Glover, 77.8 (12-5)

Ht 4: Wright, Downton, Rawlins, Wilson, 76.8 (17-7)

Ht 5: Croucher, Jones, Lambourne, Viccary, 76.8 (20-10)

Ht 6: Craig, Kemp, A. Gray, Downton, 78.8 (23-13)

Ht 7: Wright, D. Gray, Webster, Glover, 78.2 (28-14)

Ht 8: Croucher, Steers, Hughes, Craig, 78.8 (33-15)

Ht 9: Kemp, Lambourne, A. Gray, Jones, 78.8 (37-17)

Ht 10: Wright, Craig, Downton, D. Gray, 79.2 (40-20)

Ht 11: Croucher, Viccary, Webster, Glover, 79.6 (45-21)

Ht 12: Lambourne, Kemp, Steers, Wilson, 80.2 (48-24)

Ht 13: Rawlins, Viccary, Wilson, Hughes, 82.6 (53-25)

Ht 14: D. Gray, Jones, Webster, A. Gray, 81.2 (56-28)

Second Half Abandoned - Rain

Thursday 27th October 1949 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford, Bristol and Cradley 41 Walthamstow Wolves 43

Oxford, Bristol, Cradley

Roger Wise 1’ 0 0 1’ 2 2

Jack Mountford 2 3 2 3 10

Alan Hunt 2 3 3 3 11

Gil Craven 1’ 2’ 2’ 2 7 3

Bert Croucher 0 0 1’ 2 3 1

Dennis Gray 1 2 2 0 5

Alf Viccary 2 0 2

Bill Kemp 0 1’ 1 1

Walthamstow

Harry Edwards 3 1 3 3 10

Benny King 0 0 0

Jim Boyd 3 3 1’ 3 10 1

Archie Windmill 0 3 1 0 4

Reg Reeves 2’ 2 1 3 8 1

Charlie May 3 1’ 0 2 6 1

Dick Geary 1 0 1

Bill Osborne 2 1 1’ 4 1

Ht1 Edwards, Mountford, Wise, King 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Boyd, Hunt, Craven, Windmill 70.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 May, Reeves, Gray, Croucher 70.8 1 5 7 11

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Ht4 Windmill, Viccary, Geary, Wise 71.2 2 4 9 15

Ht5 Hunt, Craven, Edwards, King 71.8 5 1 14 16

Ht6 Boyd, Gray, Windmill, Croucher 70.4 2 4 16 20

Ht7 Mountford, Reeves, May, Wise 71.4 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Hunt, Osborne, Boyd, Kemp 69.6 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Edwards, Gray, Croucher, King 70.4 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Boyd, Mountford, Wise, Windmill 69.8 3 3 28 32

Ht11 Hunt, Craven, Reeves, May 69.8 5 1 33 33

Ht12 Edwards, Croucher, Kemp, Geary 71.8 3 3 36 36

Ht13 Reeves, Craven, Osborne, Viccary 71.2 2 4 38 40

Ht14 Mountford, May, Osborne, Gray 70.6 3 3 41 43

Oxford Consolation Trophy

Ht1 Wright, Oz Osborne, Rawlins, Steers 74.4

Ht2 Rawlins, Kemp, Viccary, Steers 71.4

Final Kemp, Rawlins, Wright, Osborne 72.6

OXFORD 1949 NEEDS in BOLD

Monday 18th April 1949 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (NLD3)

Thursday 21st April 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 37 Hastings Saxons 47 (NLD3)

Saturday 23rd April 1949 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (NLD3)

Thursday 28th April 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 25 Yarmouth Bloaters 59 (NLD3)

Thursday 5th May 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 32 Hull Angels 31 (NLD3)

Wednesday 11th May 1949 Pilot Field Hastings Saxons 61 Oxford Cheetahs 23 (NLD3)

Thursday 12th May 1949 Cowley Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (NLD3)

Monday 16th May 1949 Poole Poole Pirates 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (NLD3)

Thursday 19th May 1949 Cowley Oxford and Bristol 47 Southampton Saints 36 (Ch)

Thursday 26th May 1949 Cowley Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 37 Liverpool Chads 46 (NLD3) SH

Thursday 2nd June 1949 Cowley Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 35 Leicester Hunters 49 (NLD3)

Monday 6th June 1949 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 65 Oxford Cheetahs 19 (NLD3)

Thursday 9th June 1949 Cowley Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 41 Rayleigh Rockets 37 (NLD3)

Saturday 11th June 1949 Sun Street Stoke Potters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (NLD3)

Wednesday 15th June 1949 The Shay Halifax Dukes 66 Oxford Cheetahs 18 (NLD3)

Thursday 16th June 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 23 Stoke Potters 68 (NLD3)

Tuesday 21st June 1949 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 66 Oxford Cheetahs 17 (NLD3)

Thursday 23rd June 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 32 Tamworth Hounds 52 (NLD3) SH

Saturday 25th June 1949 Hedon Hull Angels 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (NLD3)

Thursday 30th June 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 42 Halifax Dukes 42 (NLD3)

Monday 4th July 1949 Stanley Stadium Liverpool Chads 48 Oxford Cheetahs 36 (NLD3)

Thursday 7th July 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 40 Plymouth Devils 43 (NLD3) Det SH Final

Thursday 14th July 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 43 Yarmouth Bloaters 41 (NLD3)

Friday 15th July 1949 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 46 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (NLD3)

Wednesday 20th July 1949 The Shay Halifax Jumbos 43 Oxford Cheetahs 41 (Ch)

Thursday 21st July 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 33.5 Poole Pirates 50.5 (NLD3)

Saturday 23rd July 1949 Abbey Stadium Swindon Robins 39 Oxford Cheetahs 45 (Ch)

Thursday 28th July 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 54 Hull Angels 29 (NLD3)

Saturday 30th July 1949 Cowley StadiumOxford Cheetahs 51 Dominion Riders 33 (Ch)

Monday 1st August 1949 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 53 Oxford Cheetahs 31(NLD3)Times Hts1-14

Thursday 4th August 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 45 Liverpool Chads 39 (NLD3)

Saturday 6th August 1949 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 37 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (NLD3) Tuesday 9th August 1949 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 57 Oxford Cheetahs 27 (NLD3)

Thursday 11th August 1949 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 62 Oxford Cheetahs 22 (NLD3)

Thursday 11th August 1949 Cowley Oxford & Coventry 34 Cradley Heath Heathens 50 (Ch) DEt

Oxford Extra Race

Thursday 18th August 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs41 Exeter Falcons 42 (NLD3)

Saturday 20th August 1949 Sun Street Stoke Potters 57 Oxford Cheetahs 27 (NLD3)

Monday 22nd August 1949 Stanley Liverpool Chads 53 Oxford Cheetahs 30 (NLD3)

Wednesday 24th August 1949 The Shay Halifax Dukes 60 Oxford Cheetahs 24 (NLD3)

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Thursday 25th August 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 47 Hastings Saxons 37 (NLD3)

Monday 29th August 1949 Poole Poole Pirates 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (NLD3)

Thursday 1st September 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 49 Rayleigh Rockets 33 (NLD3)TSH2ndmen

Marston Hts2&3

Monday 5th September 1949 County Ground Exeter Falcons 52 Oxford Cheetahs 30 (NLD3)

Thursday 8th September 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (NLD3)

Wednesday 14th September 1949 Pilot Field Hastings Saxons 50 Oxford Cheetahs 34 (NLD3)

Thursday 15th September 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 38 Stoke Potters 46 (NLD3)

Thursday 22nd September 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 29 Plymouth Devils 25 (NLD3) Abn

Saturday 24 September 1949 Abbey Stadium Swindon Robins 42 Oxford Cheetahs 41 (NLD3)

Thursday 29th September 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 51 Poole Pirates 33 (NLD3)

Thursday 6th October 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 31 Tamworth Hounds 53 (NLD3)

Friday 7th October 1949 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 52 Oxford Cheetahs 32 (NLD3)

Wednesday 12th October 1949 Fazley Stadium Tamworth Hounds 67 Oxford Cheetahs 17 (NLD3)

Thursday 13th October 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 46 Halifax Dukes 38 (NLD3) SH4thplaced

men

Saturday 15th October 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 33 Plymouth Devils 51 (NLD3)

Thursday 20th October 1949 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 56 Swindon Robins 28 (Ch)

Thursday 27th October 1949 Cowley Oxford, Bristol & Cradley 41 Walthamstow Wolves 43 (Ch)