Free Web Hosting Provider - Web Hosting - E-commerce - High Speed Internet - Free Web Page
Search the Web

Australia 2001/2

Back to Homepage

Paul is out in Australia for the winter riding with the Young Lions. These are  the scores as they come in...

December 29th 2001

Australia won the toss and took gates two and four;

Heat 1. 5-1 Aust, Sadler, Schlein, Smethills, Bird EF.

Heat 2. 3-3, James, Wilkinson, Smethills, Chapman.

Heat 3. 5-1 GB, Lee, Hawkins, Watson, Keane.

Heat 4. 3-3, Harrisson, Meldrum, Smethills, Chapman.

Heat 5. 5-1 GB, Scott, Bird, Keane, Watson

Heat 6. 5-1 Aust, Sadler, Schlein, Wilkinson, Meldrum.

Progressive score - Australia 18 - Great Britain 18

Heat 7. 4-2 Aust, Harrison, Lee, James, Hawkins

Heat 8. 3-3, Schlein, Scott, Smethills, Chapman

Heat 9. 3-3, Keane, Wilkinson, ?, Watson

Progressive Score: -  Australia 28 - Great Britain 26

Heat 10. 4-2 Aust, Sadler, Lee, Schlein, Hawkins

Heat 11. 5-1 GB, Bird, Scott, Harrison, James

Heat 12. 4-2 GB, Lee, Keane, Wilkinson, Chapman

Progressive score:- Australia 35 - Great Britain 37

Heat 13. 4-2 Aust, Sadler, Bird, Harrison, Meldrum

Heat 14. 5-1 GB, Smethills, Hawkins, James, Watson

Progressive score with the nominated riders heat to go:-

Australia 40 - Great Britain 44

Heat 15. 5-1 GB, Scott 3, Bird 2, Sadler 1, Harrison 0.

Final Score:- Australia 41 - Great Britain 49

January 5th 2002

Australia won the toss and took gates two and four;

Heat 1 Bird, Sadler, Keane, Scott. 3-3 

Heat 2 Mackay, James, Smethills, Wilkinson(Fell). 5-1 

Heat 3 Woodifield, Lee, Hedley, Hawkins. 4-2 

Heat 4 Magowan, Smethills, Meldrum, Mackay. 3-3 
Heat 5 Scott, Bird, Woodifield, Hedley. 1-5 

Heat 6 Sadler, Meldrum, Keane, Wilkinson. 4-2 

Progressive score - Australia 15 - Great Britain 9

Heat 7 Magowan, Lee, Hawkins, James. 3-3 

Heat 8 Smethills, Mackay, Keane, Scott. 3-3 

Heat 9 Woodifield, Meldrum, Hedley, Wilkinson. 4-2 

Progressive Score: -  Australia 30 - Great Britain 24

Heat 10 Sadler, Hawkins, Lee, Keane. 3-3 

Heat 11 Magowan, Bird, Scott, James. 3-3 

Heat 12 Woodifield, Smethills (Replaced Wilkinson), Mackay, Lee (FX). 4-2

(Heat re run)

Progressive score:- Australia 40 - Great Britain 32

Heat 13 Sadler, Bird, Magowan,Meldrum. 4-2 

Heat 14 Smethills, Hawkins, James, Headley. 1-5 

Progressive score with the nominated riders heat to go:-

Australia 45- Great Britain 39

Heat 15 Sadler, Bird, Woodifield, Hawkins. 4-2 (49-41)

Final Score:- Australia 49 - Great Britain 41

January 12th 2001

England won the toss

1. Sadler, Bird, Keane, Scott. (4-2)

2.(r/r tapes) Smethills, Wilkinson, Schlein, James (ret)(handicapped tapes)(5-7)

3. Doolan, Harrison, Lee, Hawkins. (10-8)

4. Woodifield, Smethills, James, Meldrum. (14-10)
5. Bird, Scott, Harrison, Doolan. (15-15)

6. Meldrum, Sadler, Keane, Wilkinson. (18-18)

Progressive score - Australia 18 - Great Britain 18

7. Lee, Woodifield, Hawkins, Schlein. (20-22)

8. Smethills, Scott, James, Keane. (21-27)

9. Harrison, Meldrum, Doolan, Wilkinson. (25-29)

Progressive Score: -  Australia 25 - Great Britain 29

10. Hawkins, Lee, Sadler, Keane. (26-34)

11. Woodifield, Bird, Scott, Schlein. (29-37)

* 12. (Re-run fall) Doolan, Lee, Harrison (fell rmtd), Wilkinson (fell-ex) (33-39)

Progressive score:- Australia 33 - Great Britain 39

13. Bird, Sadler, Meldrum, Woodifield. (35-43)

* 14. Sadler, Doolan, Hawkins, Smethills. (40-44)

Progressive score with the nominated riders heat to go:-

Australia 40 - Great Britain 44

15. Bird, Sadler, Woodifield, Lee. (43-47)

Final Score:- Australia 43- Great Britain 47

Tact Sub used by Oz in heat 12, Harrison replaced James
Tact Sub used by Oz in heat 14, Sadler and Doolan replaced Harrison and Schlein

January 19th 2002

Australia won the toss
Heat 9 Woodifield, Meldrum, Hedley, Wilkinson. 4-2 
Heat 2. Smethills, Hedley, Wilkinson, Stewart (f) 
Heat 3. Doolan, Jones, Hawkins, Scott (replaced Lee) 
Heat 4. Meldrum, McGowan, Smethills, Hedley. 
* Heat 5. Bird, Doolan, Jones, Scott. 
Heat 6. Sadler, Wilkinson, Meldrum, Woodward 

Progressive score - Australia 18 - Great Britain 18
Heat 7. Stewart, Bird (rep Lee), Hawkins, McGowan 
Heat 8. Scott, Smethills, Woodward, Hedley.
Heat 9. Doolan, Wilkinson, Meldrum, Jones. 

Progressive Score: -  Australia 25- Great Britain 29
Heat 10. Smethills (rep Lee), Sadler, Hawkins, Woodward (f) 
Heat 11. Bird, Stewart, McGowan, Scott. 
Heat 12. Doolan, Sadler (ts), Wilknson, Hawkins (ef) 

Progressive score:- Australia 35 - Great Britain 37
Heat 13. Meldrum, Bird, Sadler, McGowan. 
Heat 14. Smethills, Jones, stewart, Hawkins. 

Progressive score with the nominated riders heat to go:-

Australia 39 - Great Britain 45
Heat 15. Bird, Mcgowan, Sadler, Meldrum. 

Final Score:- Australia 42- Great Britain 48

* Danny Bird broke the track record 

January 26th 2002

Australia won the toss
1. McGowan, Woodward, Bird, Scott (fell). 59.66 
2. Wilkinson, Stewart, M. Jones, Smethills. 62.54 
3. Doolan, Hawkins, Lee, Woodward. 59.78 
4. Smethills, A. Jones,Meldrum, M. Jones. 61.82 
5. Scott, Doolan, Stewart, Bird. 59.90 
6. McGowan, Wilkinson, Meldrum, Woodward (ret). 59.85 

Progressive score - Australia 19 - Great Britain 17
7. Lee, Hawkins,A. Jones, Stewart. 60.25 
8. Scott, Smethills, Woodward, M. Jones (ret). 62.20
9.(r/r uns. st + r/r fall) Doolan, McGowan (t/s), Wilkinson, Meldrum (fell-ex). 58.70

Progressive Score: -  Australia 26 - Great Britain 28
10. McGowan, Woodward, Lee, Hawkins. 59.00
11. Bird, A. Jones, Scott, Stewart. 60.8
12. Doolan, Lee, Wilkinson, M. Jones. 58.35

Progressive score:- Australia 36 - Great Britain 36
13. McGowan, Bird, A. Jones, Meldrum.58.73
14 (r/r uns st twice)Wilkinson, Stewart, A. Jones, Smethills. Hawkins (f,ns). 60.93

Progressive score with the nominated riders heat to go:-

Australia 43 - Great Britain 41
15. McGowan, Doolan, Scott, Lee. 59.37

Final Score:- Australia 48- Great Britain 42

February 2nd 2001

Young Australia 54 Young GB 36 - final score

T Mcgowan 14 +1 from 5
C Woodward 10 + 2 from 4
K Doolan 12 from 5 E/F last heat
N Hedley 2 + 1 from 4
A Jones 5 + 1 from 4
J Stewart 10 from 4
M Jones 1 from 4

D Bird 11 from 6
R/R
D Meldrum 5 +1 from 5
B Scott 5 from 4
P Lee 5 +3 from 5
L Smethills 3 +1 from 4
C Wilkinson 6 + 2 from 5
J Parsons 1 from 1

Graham Reeve's comments:
A bloody awful night - unfortunately the worst meeting
in the series by a long way way. Racing difficult and score never in doubt from the 3rd
Heat or so. Bird 11 (6 rides) - fall/exclusion in Heat 1 whilst
leading
RR at # 2 ( produced 5 + 1)
Meldrum 5+1 (5 rides)- hit hard by Doolan in Heat 3
when leading and then fell whilst leading Heat 12

Results curtesy of Hull Vikings and All4back