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OXFORD 1954

Updated 10.3.2016

Friday 16th

April 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 34 Exeter Falcons 49 (Southern Shield)

Oxford

Jim Gregory F 3 0 3

Peter Robinson 2 2 2 2 8

Bob Wells 2 1’ 2 2 7 1

Dennis Newton F F 1’ 0 1 1

Ronnie Genz 3 2 1’ X 6 1

Fred Curtis 2’ 1 2 1 6 1

Bill Osborne 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 1’ X 1 1

Exeter

Goog Hoskin 3 2 3 3 11

Jack Geran 3 3 3 3 12

Don Hardy 1 0 F 2’ 3 1

Vic Gent 1 1’ 0 1 3 1

Hugh Geddes 0 1 X 3 4

Jack Hart 1 2’ 3 1 7 1

Neil Street 3 3 3 9

Johnny Applegate X 0

Ht1 Hoskin, Wells, Hardy, Gregory (f) 67.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Geran, Robinson, Gent, Newton (f) 69.0 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, Hart, Geddes 68.8 5 1 9 9

Ht4 Street, Osborne, Johnson, Applegate (exc) 69.6 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Gregory, Hoskin, Gent, Newton (f) 68.4 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Street, Hart, Curtis, Osborne 68.2 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Geran, Robinson, Wells, Hardy 68.2 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Street, Genz, Geddes, Johnson (exc) 69.2 2 4 21 27

Ht9 Hoskin, Robinson, Newton, Hardy (f) 67.0 3 3 24 30

Ht10 Geran, Curtis, Genz, Gent 67.2 3 3 27 33

Ht11 Hart, Wells, Geddes (exc), Gregory (nf) 67.6 2 3 29 36

Ht12 Hoskin, Hardy, Curtis, Genz (exc) 68.0 1 5 30 41

Ht13 Geddes, Robinson, Hart, Newton 69.2 2 4 32 45

Ht14 Geran, Wells, Gent, Osborne 67.6 2 4 34 49

Stadium Scratch Race

Street, Applegate, Tebby, Lessiter 69.0

Easter Scratch Race

Ht1 Osborne, Tebby, Lessiter, Johnson 70.2

Ht2 Hardy, Hart, Curtis, Johnson 68.8

Ht3 Hoskin, Robinson, Newton, Geddes 68.0

Ht4 Geran, Wells, Genz (nf), Gent (nf) 68.0

Final Hardy, Hoskin, Osborne, Geran 68.8

Saturday 17 April 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 46 OXFORD CHEETAHS 38 (Southern Shield)

SWINDON

Ian Williams 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Danny Malone 3 1 F 1 - - - 5

Mick Holland 0 3 1 2* - - - 6 (1)

Ron Swaine 2* 1* 2 0 - - - 5 (2)

Bob Roger 2 3 F 2 - - - 7

Bob Jones (C) 1* 1* 3 1* - - - 6 (3)

George White 2* X - - - - - 2 (1)

Ray Harris 3 2 - - - - - 5

OXFORD

Jim Gregory 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Peter Robinson (C) 1 2 2 1 - - - 6

Bob Wells 1 0 1 R - - - 2

Dennis Newton F R 1* F - - - 1 (1)

Fred Curtis 0 2 0 2* - - - 4 (1)

Ronnie Genz 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Bill Osborne 1 N - - - - - 1

Frank Johnson F 1* 0 - - - - 1 (1)

Ht 1: Gregory, Williams, Wells, Holland, 75.0 (2-4)

Ht 2: Malone, Swaine, Robinson, Newton (fell), 77.4 (7-5)

Ht 3: Genz, Roger, Jones, Curtis, 77.4 (10-8)

Ht 4: Harris, White, Osborne, Johnson (fell), 77.8 (15-9)

Ht 5: Gregory, Williams, Swaine, Newton (ret), 76.8 (18-12)

Ht 6: (Re-Run) Roger, Curtis, Johnson, White (ex, foul riding), Osborne (f, ns), 78.4(21-15)

Ht 7: Holland, Robinson, Malone, Wells, 77.8 (25-17)

Ht 8: Genz, Harris, Jones, Johnson, 78.2 (28-20)

Ht 9: Gregory, Swaine, Wells, Malone (fell), 79.6 (30-24)

Ht 10: Jones, Robinson, Newton, Roger (fell), 80.2 (33-27)

Ht 11: Williams, Genz, Holland, Curtis, 78.2 (37-29)

Ht 12: Gregory, Roger, Jones, Wells (ret), 78.6 (40-32)

Ht 13: Genz, Curtis, Malone, Swaine, 81.2 (41-37)

Ht 14: Williams, Holland, Robinson, Newton (fell), 78.6 (46-38)

Monday 19th

April 1954 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 49 Oxford Cheetahs 35 (Southern Shield)

Poole

Ken Middleditch 2 1 3 3 9

Terry Small 2’ 2 2 2’ 8 2

Allan Kidd 1’ 1’ 0 1 3 2

Bill Holden 3 3 1’ 3 10 1

Tony Lewis 1 1 1 0 3

Jimmy Squibb 3 2 3 1 9

Johnny Thomson 3 3 6

Norman Strachan 0 1’ 1 1

Oxford

Jim Gregory 3 2 3 3 11


Bob Wells F 0 2’ 2 1

Dennis Newton 0 0 0 0

Fred Curtis 2 2 2 1 7

Ronnie Genz E 3 1’ 0 4 1


Frank Johnson 1’ F 0 1 1

Ht1 Gregory, Middleditch, Kidd, Wells (f) 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Holden, Small, Robinson, Newton 71.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Squibb, Curtis, Lewis, Genz (ef) 73.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Thomson, Osborne, Johnson, Strachan 73.4 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Holden, Gregory, Middleditch, Newton 72.8 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Thomson, Curtis, Lewis, Osborne 73.6 4 2 23 13

Ht7 Robinson, Small, Kidd, Wells 73.2 3 3 26 16

Ht8 Genz, Squibb, Strachan, Johnson (f) 74.4 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Gregory, Small, Holden, Osborne 73.0 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Squibb, Robinson, Lewis, Johnson 74.6 4 2 36 24

Ht11 Middleditch, Curtis, Genz, Kidd 73.8 3 3 39 27

Ht12 Gregory, Wells, Squibb, Lewis 74.2 1 5 40 32

Ht13 Holden, Small, Curtis, Genz 73.8 5 1 45 33

Ht14 Middleditch, Robinson, Kidd, Newton 74.0 4 2 49 35

Thursday 22 April 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

OXFORD CHEETAHS 37 SWINDON ROBINS 46 (Southern Shield)

OXFORD

Peter Robinson (C) 2 2 1 2* - - - 7 (1)

Jim Gregory 3 2 1 3 - - - 9

Dennis Newton 0 0 - - - - - 0

Bob Wells 2* 1* 0 0 - - - 3 (2)

Fred Curtis 1 1* 1* 1 - - - 4 (2)

Ronnie Genz F 2 2 0 - - - 4

Bill Osborne 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Frank Johnson F F - - - - - 0

SWINDON

Ian Williams 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Danny Malone 1 1 3 1 - - - 6

Mick Holland 1 3 2* 2* - - - 8 (2)

Ron Swaine F F 0 0 - - - 0

Bob Roger 3 3 2 1* - - - 9 (1)

Bob Jones (C) 2* F 0 2 - - - 4 (1)

George White 3 0 - - - - - 3

Ray Harris 1 3 - - - - - 4

Ht 1: Williams, Robinson, Holland, Newton, 67.2 (2-4)

Ht 2: Gregory, Wells, Malone, Swaine (fell), 69.2 (7-5)

Ht 3: Roger, Jones, Curtis, Genz (fell), 69.8 (8-10)

Ht 4: White, Osborne, Harris, Johnson (fell), 70.0 (10-14)

Ht 5: Williams, Robinson, Wells, Swaine (fell), 68.4 (13-17)

Ht 6: Roger, Osborne, Curtis, White, 69.0 (16-20)

Ht 7: Holland, Gregory, Malone, Newton, 70.8 (18-24)

Ht 8: Harris, Genz, Johnson (fell), Jones (fell), 71.2 (20-27)

Ht 9: Williams, Holland, Gregory, Wells, 69.4 (21-32)

Ht 10: Malone, Genz, Curtis, Swaine, 69.8 (24-35)

Ht 11: Osborne, Roger, Robinson, Jones, 69.4 (28-37)

Ht 12: Williams, Holland, Curtis, Genz, 68.8 (29-42)

Ht 13: Gregory, Jones, Roger, Wells, 70.0 (32-45)

Ht 14: Osborne, Robinson, Malone, Swaine, 69.6 (37-46)

New Season Scratch Races (Ht 1): Osborne, Jim Tebby, Johnson, Ernie Lessiter, 70.2

New Season Scratch Races (Ht 2): Gregory, Holland, Williams, Wells, 69.6

New Season Scratch Races (Ht 3): Jones, Robinson, Swaine, Curtis, 69.8

New Season Scratch Races (Ht 4): Genz, Malone, Roger, Newton, 69.0

Stadium Scratch Race: White, Harris, Tebby, 70.0 (3 riders only)

New Season Scratch Race (Final): Genz, Gregory, Jones, Osborne, 69.2

Thursday 29th

April 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 40 Bristol Bulldogs 68 (National Trophy)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 2 1 3 3 2 13

Bill Osborne 1’ 2 2 0 2 7 1

Ronnie Genz 0 E E X 0

Fred Curtis 2 0 1 1 1 5

Jim Gregory 1 1’ 1 0 0 3 1

Bob Wells 3 2 1’ 1 1 8 1

Jim Tebby 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 0 2 2

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 2’ 3 3 3 17 1

Billy Hole 0 0 3 2 3 8

Geoff Pymar 1 1 0 0 0 2

Tom Oakley 2 3 3 2’ 0 10 1

Jack Unstead 3 3 2’ 1 2’ 11 2

Johnny Hole 3 1 2’ 3 2 12 1

Chum Taylor 3 3 6

Roy Taylor 1 1 2

Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, Osborne, B.Hole 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 J.Hole, Curtis, Pymar, Genz 70.0 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Wells, Oakley, Gregory, B.Hole 68.6 4 2 9 9

Ht4 C.Taylor, Tebby, R.Taylor, Johnson 69.0 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Oakley, Osborne, Pymar, Genz (ef) 69.2 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Bradley, Wells, J.Hole, Curtis 66.8 2 4 15 21

Ht7 Unstead, Robinson, Gregory, Pymar 69.8 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Unstead, Bradley, Robinson, Genz (ef) 69.4 1 5 19 29

Ht9 Bradley, Osborne, Wells, Pymar 66.8 3 3 22 32

Ht10 B.Hole, J.Hole, Gregory, Tebby 68.4 1 5 23 37

Ht11 Oakley, Unstead, Curtis, Osborne 69.2 1 5 24 42

Ht12 Robinson, B.Hole, Curtis, Pymar 69.4 4 2 28 44

Ht13 J.Hole, Osborne, Unstead, Gregory 69.2 2 4 30 48

Ht14 C.Taylor, Johnson, R.Taylor, Tebby 69.4 2 4 32 52

Ht15 Bradley, Oakley, Curtis, Gregory 69.0 1 5 33 57

Ht16 B.Hole, Unstead, Wells, Genz (fexc) 68.6 1 5 34 62

Ht17 Robinson, Johnson, Wells, Oakley 68.4 4 2 38 64

Ht18 Bradley, Robinson, J.Hole, Osborne 67.4 2 4 40 68

Stadium Scratch Races

Ht1 Tebby, R.Taylor, Lessiter, B.Anderson 71.2

Ht2 Johnson, C.Taylor, Lessiter, B.Anderson 70.0

Friday 30th

April 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 59 Oxford Cheetahs 49 (National Trophy)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Billy Hole 1 2 3 3 2’ 11 1

Geoff Pymar 1 0 0 0 1

Tom Oakley 0 2 0 1 1’ 4 1

Jack Unstead 3 1 2 3 2 1 12

Johnny Hole 2’ 0 0 2 0 4 1

Chum Taylor 3 1 3 7

Cliff Cox 0 1 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 3 2 1’ 3 0 11 1


Ronnie Genz 3 3 2 2 2 2 14


Jim Gregory 0 1’ 1’ 0 3 5 2

Bob Wells 2’ 1 2 1 1’ 7 2

Jim Tebby 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 1’ 0 2 3 1

Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, B.Hole, Osborne 64.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Genz, Wells, Pymar, Oakley 66.6 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, Curtis, Osborne 64.2 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Taylor, Tebby, Johnson, Cox 66.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Genz, B.Hole, Curtis, Pymar 65.6 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Robinson, Oakley, Wells, J.Hole 64.6 2 4 17 19

Ht7 Bradley, Genz, Unstead, Gregory 63.4 4 2 21 21

Ht8 Bradley, Robinson, Gregory, Pymar 63.6 3 3 24 24

Ht9 B.Hole, Genz, Robinson, J.Hole 64.4 3 3 27 27

Ht10 B.Hole, Tebby, Taylor, Wells 65.0 4 2 31 29

Ht11 B.Hole, Curtis, Gregory, Oakley 65.4 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Bradley, Genz, Oakley, Johnson 63.2 4 2 38 34

Ht13 Unstead, B.Hole, Wells, Gregory 65.6 5 1 43 35

Ht14 Taylor, Johnson, Cox, Tebby 66.8 4 2 47 37

Ht15 Robinson, Unstead, Oakley, Curtis 65.2 3 3 50 40

Ht16 Gregory, J.Hole, Osborne, Pymar 65.2 2 4 52 44

Ht17 Bradley, Curtis, Wells, J.Hole 64.6 3 3 55 47

Ht18 Bradley, Genz, Unstead, Robinson 63.2 4 2 59 49

Thursday 6th

May 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 45 Poole Pirates 39 (Southern Shield)

Oxford



Bill Osborne 0 2’ 1 0 3 1

Bob Wells 1 0 0 2’ 3 1


Ronnie Genz 1’ 2 2’ 3 8 2

Frank Johnson 1’ 0 F 1 1

Jim Tebby 2 2

Poole


Terry Small 2 X 1 1’ 4 1

Allan Kidd 1 1 2’ 1’ 5 2

Bill Holden 0 1 2 3

Tony Lewis 1 3 1 0 5


Johnny Thomson 3 2’ 0 5 1

Norman Strachan X 1 1

Ht1 Middleditch, Robinson, Kidd, Osborne 69.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Gregory, Small, Wells, Holden 68.2 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, Lewis, Squibb 68.0 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Thomson, Tebby, Johnson, Strachan (exc) 69.6 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Middleditch, Robinson, Holden, Wells 68.6 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Lewis, Thomson, Curtis, Johnson 69.2 1 5 17 19

Ht7 Gregory, Osborne, Kidd, Small (exc) 68.2 5 1 22 20

Ht8 Squibb, Genz, Strachan, Johnson (f) 67.8 2 4 24 24

Ht9 Middleditch, Kidd, Gregory, Wells 68.2 1 5 25 29

Ht10 Curtis, Genz, Small, Thomson 68.6 5 1 30 30

Ht11 Robinson, Squibb, Osborne, Lewis 68.8 4 2 34 32

Ht12 Genz, Middleditch, Kidd, Curtis 67.6 3 3 37 35

Ht13 Gregory, Wells, Squibb, Lewis 69.2 5 1 42 36

Ht14 Robinson, Holden, Small, Osborne 68.4 3 3 45 39


Strachan, Lessiter, Newton, Tebby 69.4

Thame Scratch Race

Kidd, Curtis, Small, Gregory 68.2

Reserves Scurry Scratch

Strachan, Johnston, Tebby, Newton 68.8

Milton Scratch Race

Holden, Squibb, Robinson, Wells 68.0

Stadhampton Scratch Race

Middleditch, Genz, Osborne, Lewis 68.6

Chislehampton Scratch Race

Strachan, Johnson, Thomson, Lessiter 69.0

Saturday 8th

May 1954 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 45 Oxford Cheetahs 39 (Southern Shield)

Rayleigh

Peter Clark 3 3 3 3 12

Maurice McDermott 3 3 3 2 11

Les McGillivray 1 1 1 1 4

Jules Benson 0 1 1 0 2

Gerald Jackson 0 1’ 3 3 7 1

Tom O’Connor 1 0 1 0 2

Frank Bettis 0 2 2

Alby Smith 3 2 5

Oxford


Jim Gregory 2 2 0 F 4

Frank Johnson 0 0 0

Bob Wells 1’ 0 2 2 5 1


Ronnie Genz 3 3 X 3 9

Bill Osborne 2 0 1’ 3 1

Dennis Newton 1’ 0 1 2 1

Ht1 Clark, Robinson, McGillivray, Johnson 72.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 McDermott, Gregory, Wells, Benson 72.4 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, O’Connor, Jackson 73.0 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Smith, Osborne, Newton, Bettis 74.8 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Clark, Robinson, Benson, Wells 73.0 4 2 15 15

Ht6 Curtis, Bettis, Jackson, Osborne 74.4 3 3 18 18

Ht7 McDermott, Gregory, McGillivray, Newton 73.4 4 2 22 20

Ht8 Genz, Smith, Newton, O’Connor 74.0 2 4 24 24

Ht9 McDermott, Robinson, Benson, Johnson 73.4 4 2 28 26

Ht10 Jackson, Wells, O’Connor, Gregory 74.4 4 2 32 28

Ht11 Clark, Curtis, McGillivray, Genz (exc) 74.2 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Jackson, Robinson, Osborne, O’Connor 74.8 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Genz, McDermott, Curtis, Benson 73.6 2 4 41 37

Ht14 Clark, Wells, McGillivray, Gregory (f) 74.2 4 2 45 39

Thursday, 13th May 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 53 Plymouth Devils 31 ( Southern Shield)

OXFORD


Jim Gregory 2 2’ 2 3 9 1

Bill Osborne 2’ 3 0 2’ 7 2

Bob Wells 1’ 0 1’ 2 2

Fred Curtis 3 3 2’ 1’ 9 2

Ronnie Genz 2’ 3 3 2 10 1

Bob Baker 2 1 2’ 5 1

Jim Tebby 0 1 1

PLYMOUTH

Alan Smith 1 1 3 3 8

Pete Lansdale 3 1 1 1 6

Ken Holmes F 0 0 0

Kevin Hayden 0 3 0 0 3

Harold Bull 1 2 1 0 4

George Wall 0 0 1 1

Jack Gates 1 0 0 1

Bill Thatcher 3 2 3 8

1: Robinson, Osborne, Smith, Holmes (f) 70.0 5 1 5 1

2: Lansdale, Gregory, Wells, Hayden 70.0 3 3 8 4

3: Curtis, Genz, Bull, Wall 69.6 5 1 13 5

4: Thatcher, Baker, Gates, Tebby 69.4 2 4 15 9

5: Hayden, Robinson, Smith, Wells 69.2 2 4 17 13

6: Curtis, Bull, Baker, Gates 69.2 4 2 21 15

7: Osborne, Gregory, Lansdale, Holmes 70.2 5 1 26 16

8: Genz, Thatcher, Tebby, Wall 68.6 4 2 30 18

9: Smith, Gregory, Wells, Holmes 69.8 3 3 33 21

10: Genz, Curtis, Lansdale, Hayden 69.8 5 1 38 22

11: Thatcher, Robinson, Bull, Osborne 69.4 2 4 40 26

12: Smith, Genz, Curtis, Gates 68.8 3 3 43 29

13: Gregory, Baker, Wall, Bull 69.6 5 1 48 30

14: Robinson, Osborne, Lansdale Hayden 69.2 5 1 53 31

Invitation Match Race

Pat Clarke v Highest Oxford Scorer Cancelled


Johnson, J.Tebby, Newton (f), Bob Anderson (f) 69.0

Reserves Scratch Race

Johnson, Thatcher, Baker, Gates 73.6

Britannia Scratch Race

Ht1 Lansdale, Osborne, Robinson, Wells (ns) 76.2 ?

Ht2 Gregory, Hayden, Baker, Tebby (f) 75.2 ?

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, Smith, Bull 75.0

Final Genz, Gregory, Lansdale, Hayden 76.8

Friday, 14th May 1954 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth –

Plymouth Devils 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (Southern Shield)

PLYMOUTH

Alan Smith 3 3 3 3 12

Pete Lansdale 2 1’ 1 2’ 6 2

Ken Holmes 1 2 2’ 0 5 1

Kevin Hayden 0 0 3 3

Harold Bull 0 3 1 1 5

Bill Thatcher 3 3 3 3 12

George Wall 0 1 1

Hec Mayhead 3 1 3 7

OXFORD




Bob Wells 1 1’ 2 1’ 5 2

Fred Curtis 1’ 2 1 1 5

Ronnie Genz 2 2 0 0 4

Bob Baker 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 1’ 0 1 1

1: Smith, Robinson, Holmes, Osborne 73.8 4 2 4 2

2: Gregory, Lansdale, Wells, Hayden 73.6 2 4 6 6

3: Thatcher, Genz, Curtis, Bull 72.8 3 3 9 9

4: Mayhead, Baker, Johnson, Wall 72.8 3 3 12 12

5: Smith, Robinson, Wells, Hayden 73.8 3 3 15 15

6: Bull, Curtis, Wall, Baker 74.0 4 2 19 17

7: Gregory, Holmes, Lansdale, Osborne 73.4 3 3 22 20

8: Thatcher, Genz, Mayhead, Johnson 73.2 4 2 26 22

9: Mayhead, Robinson, Lansdale, Baker 74.2 4 2 30 24

10: Thatcher, Wells, Bull, Gregory 74.8 4 2 34 26

11: Smith, Holmes, Curtis, Genz 74.6 5 1 39 27

12: Thatcher, Robinson, Bull, Osborne 74.2 4 2 43 29

13: Hayden, Lansdale, Curtis, Genz 74.6 5 1 48 30

14: Smith, Gregory, Wells, Holmes 74.2 3 3 51 33

Thursday 20th


Oxford Cheetahs 56 Leicester Hunters 38 (Midland Cup)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 0 2 11

Jim Gregory 2 3 3 3 E 11

Bill Osborne 1 1 2’ 2 6 1

Bob Wells 1’ 2’ 2’ 0 5 3


Ronnie Genz 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Bob Baker 2 1’ 2’ 5 2

Jim Tebby 0 1 0 1

Leicester

Ken McKinlay F 0

Reg Fearman 3 2 1 3 3 12

Lionel Watling F 0

Charlie Barsby E F 0 1 1

Don Potter 1 3 1 1’ 6 1

Jock Grierson 3 2 F 2 1 8

Bill Griffiths 2 3 E 3 8

Dennis Gray 1 0 1 1 3

Ht1 Robinson, Griffiths, Osborne, McKinlay (fexc) ^ 69.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Fearman, Gregory, Wells, Barsby 69.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Grierson, Curtis, Potter, Genz 69.2 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Griffiths, Baker, Gray, Tebby 69.0 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Robinson, Wells, Barsby (f) 70.0 5 0 16 13

Ht6 Potter, Curtis, Baker, Griffiths (ef) 69.2 3 3 19 16

Ht7 Gregory, Fearman, Osborne, Watling 69.0 4 2 23 18

Ht8 Genz, Grierson, Tebby, Gray 70.4 4 2 27 20

Ht9 Gregory, Wells, Gray 69.4 5 1 32 21

Ht10 Curtis, Genz, Fearman, Barsby 69.2 5 1 37 22

Ht11 Robinson, Osborne, Potter, Grierson (f) 70.0 5 1 42 23

Ht12 Curtis, Genz 71.8 5 0 47 23

Ht13 Gregory, Grierson, Potter, Wells 69.2 3 3 50 26

Ht14 Fearman, Osborne, Barsby, Robinson 69.0 2 4 52 30

Ht15 Griffiths, Baker, Gray, Tebby 69.6 2 4 54 34

Ht16 Fearman, Robinson, Grierson, Gregory (ef) 69.2 2 4 56 38

^ Watling (finj)


Baker, Tebby, Johnson, Bob Anderson 70.8

Midland Scratch Races

Ht1 Griffiths, Curtis, Potter, Genz (ef) 71.0

H2 Osborne, Gray, Barsby, Wells (f) 71.2


Gray, Griffiths, Johnson, Anderson 70.8

Friday 21st May 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 49 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (Midland Cup)

Leicester

Bill Griffiths 0 1 0 2 3

Reg Fearman 3 3 2’ 2’ 3 13 2

Dennis Gray 1 1 1 0 3

Charlie Barsby 2’ 3 3 3 0 11 1

Don Potter 2’ 2 1 1 6 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 0 E 6

Alf Parker 1’ 0 2 3 1

Jack Mountford 2 1 1’ 4 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 2 1 3 1’ 10 1

Jim Gregory 1 2 3 3 2 11

Bob Baker 2’ E 0 2 4 1

Bob Wells 0 0 1 1


Ronnie Genz 0 2 2’ 0 4 1

Bill Osborne 3 1 2 3 9

Jim Tebby 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Baker, Gray, Griffiths 71.8 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Fearman, Barsby, Gregory, Wells 71.8 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, Potter, Curtis, Genz 71.6 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Osborne, Mountford, Parker, Tebby 72.8 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Barsby, Robinson, Griffiths, Wells 71.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Curtis, Potter, Osborne, Parker 72.2 2 4 20 16

Ht7 Fearman, Gregory, Gray, Baker (ef) 71.2 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Grierson, Genz, Mountford, Tebby 72.0 4 2 28 20

Ht9 Barsby, Fearman, Robinson, Baker 71.4 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Gregory, Osborne, Potter, Grierson 71.6 1 5 34 26

Ht11 Curtis, Genz, Gray, Griffiths 72.6 1 5 35 31

Ht12 Robinson, Baker, Potter, Grierson (ef) 72.2 1 5 36 36

Ht13 Barsby, Fearman, Curtis, Genz 72.4 5 1 41 37

Ht14 Gregory, Griffiths, Wells, Gray 72.0 2 4 43 41

Ht15 Osborne, Parker, Mountford, Tebby 72.6 3 3 46 44

Ht16 Fearman, Gregory, Robinson, Barsby ? 3 3 49 47

Monday 24th

May 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (Southern Shield)

Exeter

Goog Hoskin 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Jack Geran 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Johnny Sargeant 2’ 2’ 2’ 1 7 3

Jack Hart 3 3 3 3 12

Don Hardy 3 2’ 2 2 9 1

Neil Street 1 0 1’ 1’ 3 2

Hugh Geddes 2 3 5

Alf Webster 1’ 1 2 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 1 1 1 3


Bob Baker 0 0 0 0

Bob Wells 0 0 0 0


Ronnie Genz 2 2’ 1 1 6 1

Bob McFarlane 0 1 0 1

Frank Johnson 3 3 3 0 9

Ht1 Hoskin, Sargeant, Robinson, Baker 74.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Hart, Geran, Gregory, Wells 74.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Hardy, Genz, Street, Curtis 75.4 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Johnson, Geddes, Webster, McFarlane 76.0 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Hart, Hoskin, Robinson, Wells 75.0 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Geddes, Hardy, McFarlane, Curtis 75.4 5 1 27 9

Ht7 Geran, Sargeant, Gregory, Baker 73.2 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Johnson, Genz, Webster, Street 74.0 1 5 33 15

Ht9 Hart, Geran, Robinson, Baker 73.0 5 1 38 16

Ht10 Gregory, Hardy, Street, Wells 74.2 3 3 41 19

Ht11 Hoskin, Sargeant, Genz, Curtis 73.4 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Johnson, Hardy, Street, McFarlane 75.0 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Hart, Geran, Genz, Curtis 72.8 5 1 54 24

Ht14 Hoskin, Gregory, Sargeant, Johnson 74.2 4 2 58 26

Thursday 27th


Oxford Cheetahs 56 Southampton Saints 28 (Southern Shield)

Oxford


Jim Gregory 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

Bill Osborne 2*2*0 2 6 2 4

Bob Wells 0 2*2*1 5 2 4

Fred Curtis 2*2*1*2* 7 4 4

Ronnie Genz 3 3 2 3 11 0 4

Bob Baker 2 3 5 0 2

Bob McFarlane 0 1 1 0 2

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 1 0 0 1 0 3

Maury Mattingley 1*1 0 3 5 1 4

Ken Adams 0 0 0 0 0 3

Charlie May 2 1 3 1 7 0 4

Brian McKeown 0 0 0 0 0 3

Ernie Brecknell 1 0 1* 2 1 3

Gerald Pugh 1 1 1 1 4 0 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 3 2 2 2 9 0 4

1 Peter Robinson, Bill Osborne, Ernie Rawlins, Ken Adams 74.2 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Jim Gregory, Charlie May, Maury Mattingley, Bob Wells 72.2 3 – 3 8 – 4

3 Ronnie Genz, Fred Curtis, Ernie Brecknell, Brian McKeown 72 5 – 1 13 – 5

4 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob Baker, Gerald Pugh, Bob McFarlane(f) 72.2 2 – 4 15 – 9

5 Peter Robinson, Bob Wells, Charlie May, Ernie Rawlins 72.4 5 – 1 20 – 10

6 Bob Baker, Fred Curtis, Gerald Pugh, Brian McKeown 71.2 5 – 1 25 – 11

7 Jim Gregory, Bill Osborne, Maury Mattingley, Ken Adams 71.2 5 – 1 30 – 12

8 Ronnie Genz, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob McFarlane, Ernie Brecknell 70.8 4 – 2 34 – 14

9 Jim Gregory, Bob Wells, Gerald Pugh, Ernie Rawlins 71.2 5 – 1 39 – 15

10 Charlie May, Ronnie Genz, Fred Curtis, Maury Mattingley 72 3 – 3 42 – 18

11 Peter Robinson, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ernie Brecknell, Bill Osborne 72 3 – 3 45 – 21

12 Ronnie Genz, Fred Curtis, Gerald Pugh, Ken Adams 71 5 – 1 50 – 22

13 Jim Gregory, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob Wells, Brian McKeown(f) 71.2 4 – 2 54 – 24

14 Maury Mattingley, Bill Osborne, Charlie May, Peter Robinson 71.6 2 – 4 56 – 28

Reserves Scratch Race: Bob Baker, Bob McFarlane, Jim Tebby, Bob Anderson 73.2

Stadium Scratch Race: Bob Anderson, Gerald Pugh, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Jim Tebby 75.8

Bassett Scratch Race: Charlie May, Ken Adams, Bob Baker, Bob McFarlane 75.6

Southern Scratch Races

Ht 1: Ronnie Genz, Peter Robinson, Bill Osborne, Ernie Brecknell 73.2

Ht 2: Bob Wells, Fred Curtis, Jim Gregory, Brian McKeown(f) 75

Ht 3: Bob Wells, Ronnie Genz, Ernie Rawlins, Maury Mattingley 75.4

Thursday 3rd

June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

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

Oxford


Jim Gregory 3 3 3 2’ 11 1


Bob Wells 1 1 1 3 6


Ronnie Genz F 3 X 1 4

Bob Baker 2’ 1 1’ 4 2

Bob McFarlane 3 1 4

Rayleigh


Gerald Jackson 2 2 3 3 10

Jules Benson 1 0 0 1

Alby Smith 0 0 0 0

Maurice McDermott 1 2’ 0 0 3 1


Frank Bettis 1 3 1 0 5

Norman Street 0 0 0

Ht1 Clark, Robinson, Benson, Osborne 70.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Gregory, Jackson, Wells, Smith 70.0 4 2 6 6

Ht3 McGillivray, Curtis, McDermott, Genz (f) 69.8 2 4 8 10

Ht4 McFarlane, Baker, Bettis, Street 71.0 5 1 13 11

Ht5 Robinson, Clark, Wells, Smith 69.8 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Bettis, McDermott, Baker, Curtis 70.4 1 5 18 18

Ht7 Gregory, Jackson, Osborne, Benson 69.0 4 2 22 20

Ht8 Genz, McGillivray, McFarlane, Street 69.2 4 2 26 22

Ht9 Gregory, Clark, Wells, Benson 68.2 4 2 30 24

Ht10 Jackson, Curtis, Bettis, Genz (exc) 68.8 2 4 32 28

Ht11 Robinson, McGillivray, Osborne, McDermott 69.2 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Clark, Curtis, Genz, Bettis 68.8 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Wells, Gregory, McGillivray, McDermott 68.8 5 1 44 34

Ht14 Jackson, Robinson, Baker, Smith 68.2 3 3 47 37


Baker, McFarlane, Anderson, Johnson 69.0

Essex Scratch Races

Ht1 Robinson, Wells, McDermott, Curtis 68.6

Ht2 McGillivray, Osborne, Genz, Gregory (exc) 69.2

Final Jackson, Robinson, Clark, McGillivray 68.2


Johnson, Street, Bettis, Anderson 70.2

The Weir Scratch Race

Baker, Smith, Benson, McFarlane 69.6

Friday 4th

June 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (Southern Shield)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 12

Billy Hole 3 3 3 3 12

Chum Taylor 0 2’ 0 2’ 4 2

Frank Evans 0 0 0 0

Jack Unstead 3 3 3 1 10

Johnny Hole 1 2 2’ 3 8 1

Geoff Pymar 3 2’ 0 5 1

Les Saville 0 0 0

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 2 1’ 0 5 1

Jim Gregory 1’ 0 1 1

Bob Baker 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Bob Wells 2 1’ 1 1 5 1

Fred Curtis 0 1 1’ 1’ 3 2

Ronnie Genz 2 3 2 1’ 8 1

Bill Osborne 1’ 0 1 1


Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, Baker, C.Taylor 62.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Hole, Wells, Gregory, Evans 64.0 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Unstead, Genz, J.Hole, Curtis 63.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Pymar, McFarlane, J.Hole, Curtis 65.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Bradley, Robinson, Wells, Evans 63.4 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Unstead, Pymar, Curtis, Osborne 64.8 5 1 21 15

Ht7 B.Hole, Taylor, Baker, Gregory 64.0 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Genz, J.Hole, McFarlane, Saville 63.2 2 4 28 20

Ht9 B.Hole, Baker, Robinson, Evans 63.8 3 3 31 23

Ht10 Unstead, J.Hole, Wells, McFarlane 64.6 5 1 36 24

Ht11 Bradley, Genz, Curtis, C.Taylor 63.0 3 3 39 27

Ht12 J.Hole, Baker, Unstead, Robinson 64.0 4 2 43 29

Ht13 B.Hole, Curtis, Genz, Pymar 63.4 3 3 46 32

Ht14 Bradley, C.Taylor, Wells, McFarlane 64.2 5 1 51 33

Tuesday 8th

June 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 22 Oxford Cheetahs 14 (Southern Shield) Abandoned Ht 6

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 2 2 4

Charlie May 3 1’ 4 1

Gerald Pugh 1’ 1 1

Maury Mattingley 2’ 2 1

Brian McKeown 0 1 1

John Fitzpatrick 2 2

Ken Adams 3 3 6

Merv Hanham 2’ 2 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 3 6

Jim Gregory 1 1

Bob Baker 0 0

Bob Wells E 0 0

Fred Curtis 1 0 1

Ronnie Genz 3 3

Bill Osborne 0 2 2

Bob McFarlane 1 1

1 Peter Robinson, Ernie Rawlins, Gerald Pugh, Bob Baker 69.4 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Charlie May, Maury Mattingley, Jim Gregory, Bob Wells(ef) 73 5 – 1 8 – 4

3 Ronnie Genz, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Fred Curtis, Brian McKeown 70.8 2 – 4 10 – 8

4 Ken Adams, Brian Hanham, Bob McFarlane, Bill Osborne 70.8 5 – 1 15 – 9

5 Peter Robinson, Ernie Rawlins, Charlie May, Bob Wells 71.8 3 – 3 18 – 12

6 Ken Adams, Bill Osborne, Brian McKeown, Fred Curtis 73 4 – 2 22 – 14

Saturday 7th

June 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 38 Oxford Cheetahs 46 (National League Division Two)

Coventry

Charlie New 3 3 3 3 12

Vic Emms 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Jack Wright 2’ 0 0 0 2 1

Jim Lightfoot 2 2’ 2 0 6 1

Jack Hughes 2 2’ 0 2 6 1

Les Tolley 0 1 1

Derrick Tailby 2 3 3 0 8

Johnny Reason 0 0 0

Oxford


Jim Gregory 3 3 1’ 2 9 1

Bob Baker 1 2’ 1 1 5 1

Bob Wells 0 F 0


Ronnie Genz 3 3 1’ 2’ 9 2

Bill Osborne 1 1 2

Bob McFarlane 3 2’ 2 1’ 8 2

Ht1 Wright, New, Baker, Robinson 70.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Gregory, Lightfoot, Emms, Wells 69.8 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Genz, Hughes, Curtis, Tolley 71.2 2 4 10 8

Ht4 McFarlane, Tailby, Osborne, Reason 70.4 2 4 12 12

Ht5 New, Lightfoot, Robinson, Wells (f) 70.2 5 1 17 13

Ht6 Tailby, Hughes, Osborne, Curtis 71.0 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Gregory, Baker, Emms, Wright 70.4 1 5 23 19

Ht8 Genz, McFarlane, Tolley, Reason 72.0 1 5 24 24

Ht9 Robinson, Lightfoot, Baker, Emms 71.2 2 4 26 28

Ht10 Tailby, McFarlane, Gregory, Hughes 71.0 3 3 29 31

Ht11 New, Curtis, Genz, Wright 70.4 3 3 32 34

Ht12 Robinson, Hughes, Baker, Tailby 71.8 2 4 34 38

Ht13 Curtis, Genz, Emms, Lightfoot 71.8 1 5 35 43

Ht14 New, Gregory, McFarlane, Wright 70.6 3 3 38 46

Thursday 10th

June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 52 Bristol Bulldogs 30 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 0 E 1’ 1 1


Bob Baker 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2

Bob Wells 2’ 3 0 3 8 1


Ronnie Genz 1 2’ 3 1’ 7 2

Bill Osborne 0 2’ 2 1


Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 X 3 3 9

Billy Hole E 1 2 F 3

Chum Taylor 2’ E 1 0 3 1

Chris Boss F 2 0 2

Jack Unstead 2 F 3 5

Johnny Hole F 1 F 0 1


Harry Serrurier 1 0 1

Ht1 Bradley, Taylor, Baker, Robinson 71.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Gregory, Wells, Boss (f), B.Hole (ef) 73.0 5 0 6 5

Ht3 Curtis, Unstead, Genz, J.Hole (f) 74.2 4 2 10 7

Ht4 McFarlane, Pymar, Serruier, Osborne 74.0 3 3 13 10

Ht5 Wells, Boss, Robinson (ef), Bradley (exc) 75.8 3 2 16 12

Ht6 Curtis, Osborne, Pymar, Unstead (f) 75.6 5 1 21 13

Ht7 Gregory, Baker, B.Hole, Taylor (ef) 73.2 5 1 26 14

Ht8 McFarlane, Genz, J.Hole, Serrurier 75.0 5 1 31 15

Ht9 Bradley, Gregory, Taylor, Wells 71.2 2 4 33 19

Ht10 Genz, B.Hole, Curtis, Boss 74.0 4 2 37 21

Ht11 Unstead, Baker, Robinson, J.Hole (f) 74.2 3 3 40 24

Ht12 Bradley, Curtis, Genz, Taylor 72.2 3 3 43 27

Ht13 Wells, Pymar, Gregory, J.Hole 73.8 4 2 47 29

Ht14 McFarlane, Baker, Pymar, B.Hole (f) 74.8 5 1 52 30


Johnson, Osborne, Anderson, Serrurier 73.0


McFarlane, Pymar, Johnson, Anderson 71.0

Somerset Scratch Races

Ht1 Bradley, Gregory, Curtis, Boss 72.4 74.2

Ht2 J.Hole, Baker, Unstead (nf), Robinson (ns) 75.2 75.4

Ht3 B.Hole, Genz, Wells, Taylor 73.8 74.2

Final Bradley, B.Hole, J.Hole, Genz 70.2

Thursday 17th June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round

Ron Barrett F 2 0 3 3 8

Jack Wright 1 0 1 0 0 2

Johnny Reason 1 0 1 2 2 6

Bob Wells 3 0 0 0 3



Bob McFarlane 0 1 2 1 1 5

Vic Emms 3 3 2 1 2 11

Ronnie Genz X 1 3 3 3 10

Ivor Davies 2 3 1 X 0 6

Ron Mountford 3 3 1 3 3 13

Eric Boothroyd F 2 3 2 1 8


Jack Hughes 0 1 0 0 1 2

Bill Osborne 1 2 2 1 1 7

Bob Baker 3 1 3 3 2 12

Frank Johnson (res) 0 0

Ht1 Wells, Reason, Wright, Barrett (f) 68.8

Ht2 Emms, Robinson, Gregory, McFarlane 69.4

Ht3 Mountford, Davies, Boothroyd (f), Genz (exc) 67.8

Ht4 Baker, Curtis, Osborne, Hughes 69.8

Ht5 Curtis, Barrett, Genz, Gregory 69.6

Ht6 Davies, Robinson, Hughes, Wright 69.0

Ht7 Mountford, Osborne, McFarlane, Reason 68.6

Ht8 Emms, Boothroyd, Baker, Wells 69.0

Ht9 Baker, Robinson, Mountford, Barrett 68.6

Ht10 Boothroyd, Osborne, Wright, Gregory 69.8

Ht11 Genz, Emms, Reason, Hughes 68.2

Ht12 Curtis, McFarlane, Davies, Wells 68.4

Ht13 Barrett, Boothroyd, McFarlane, Hughes 68.8

Ht14 Mountford, Curtis, Emms, Wright 67.8

Ht15 Baker, Reason, Gregory, Davies (exc) 69.4

Ht16 Genz, Robinson, Osborne, Wells 68.6

Ht17 Barrett, Emms, Osborne, Davies 69.4

Ht18 Genz, Baker, McFarlane, Wright 68.8

Ht19 Robinson, Reason, Boothroyd, Curtis 69.2

Ht20 Mountford, Gregory, Hughes, Johnson 69.2

Tuesday 22nd

June 1954 Bannister court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 48 Oxford Cheetahs 36 (Southern Shield

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 0 3 2 3 8 0 4

Maury Mattingley 3 2*3 3 11 1 4

Jack Mountford 2 3 1*0 6 1 4

Charlie May 0 1 1 2 0 3

Brian McKeown 0 1*2*0 3 2 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 3 3 3 2 11 0 4

Gerald Pugh 0 2 1 3 0 3

Brian Hanham 3 1 4 0 2

Oxford


Jim Gregory 2 1 1 2 6 0 4

Bob Baker 1 0 0 1 0 3

Bob Wells 1*0 1 1 2

Fred Curtis 2 0 0 2 4 0 4

Ronnie Genz 1*2 3 0 6 1 4

Bill Osborne 1*0 1 2 1 3

Bob McFarlane 2 3 0 1* 6 1 4

1 Peter Robinson, Jack Mountford, Bob Baker, Ernie Rawlins(ef) 66.6 2 – 4 2 – 4

2 Maury Mattingley, Jim Gregory, Bob Wells, Charlie May(ef) 65 3 – 3 5 – 7

3 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Fred Curtis, Ronnie Genz, Brian McKeown 65.4 3 – 3 8 – 10

4 Brian Hanham, Bob McFarlane, Bill Osborne, Gerald Pugh 65.8 3 – 3 11 – 13

5 Ernie Rawlins, Peter Robinson, Charlie May, Bob Wells 65.4 4 – 2 15 – 15

6 Bob McFarlane, Gerald Pugh, Brian McKeown, Fred Curtis 66 3 – 3 18 – 18

7 Jack Mountford, Maury Mattingley, Jim Gregory, Bob Baker 66.8 5 – 1 23 – 19

8 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Genz, Brian Hanham, Bill Osborne 65.8 4 – 2 27 – 21

9 Maury Mattingley, Peter Robinson, Charlie May, Bob Baker 66 4 – 2 31 – 23

10 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian McKeown, Jim Gregory, Bob McFarlane 66 5 – 1 36 – 24

11 Ronnie Genz, Ernie Rawlins, Jack Mountford, Fred Curtis 65.6 3 – 3 39 – 27

12 Peter Robinson, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bill Osborne, Brian McKeown(ef) 66.6 2 – 4 41 – 31

13 Maury Mattingley, Fred Curtis, Gerald Pugh, Ronnie Genz(ef) 65.8 4 – 2 45 – 33

14 Ernie Rawlins, Jim Gregory, Bob McFarlane, Jack Mountford 65.4 3 – 3 48 – 36

Thursday 24th June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 49 Leicester Hunters 34 (National League Division Two)

Oxford


Jim Gregory E 3 2 1 6

Bob Baker 0 2’ 1 3 1

Bob Wells 2 0 3 5


Ronnie Genz 3 2’ 1 1’ 7 2

Bob McFarlane 3 2’ 1’ 6 2

Bill Osborne 1 3 4

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 3 12

Reg Fearman 1 1 3 0 5

Bill Griffiths 1 X E 0 1

Jock Grierson 3 1 2’ 2 8 1

Dennis Gray X 0 2 2

Charlie Barsby X X 2 X 2

Alf Elliott 0 1 0 1

Lionel Watling 2 1 3

Ht1 McKinlay, Robinson, Griffiths, Baker 67.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Wells, Fearman, Gregory (ef) 69.4 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, Gray (exc), Barsby (exc) 72.2 5 0 9 8

Ht4 McFarlane, Watling, Osborne, Elliott 68.8 4 2 13 10

Ht5 McKinlay, Robinson, Grierson, Wells 67.0 2 4 15 14

Ht6 Curtis, McFarlane, Elliott, Gray 68.4 5 1 20 15

Ht7 Gregory, Baker, Fearman, Griffiths (exc) 70.2 5 1 25 16

Ht8 Osborne, Genz, Watling, Barsby (exc) 71.4 5 1 30 17

Ht9 McKinlay, Gregory, McFarlane, Griffiths (ef) 68.6 3 3 33 20

Ht10 Fearman, Grierson, Genz, Curtis 70.0 1 5 34 25

Ht11 Robinson, Barsby, Baker, Elliott 69.8 4 2 38 27

Ht12 McKinlay, Curtis, Genz, Griffiths 68.6 3 3 41 30

Ht13 Wells, Gray, Gregory, Barsby (exc) 70.2 4 2 45 32

Ht14 Robinson, Grierson, Baker, Fearman 69.2 4 2 49 34


Johnson, McFarlane, Osborne, Newton 69.8


Johnson, Elliott, Watling, Newton 70.2

Sandy Lane Scratch Race

Barsby, McFarlane, Wells, Johnson 70.8

The Blackbird Scratch Races

Ht1 Grierson, Genz, Baker, Potter (ns) 69.8

Ht2 Robinson, Griffiths, Curtis, Gregory 69.0

Final McKinlay, Robinson, Fearman, Grierson 68.8

Saturday 26 June 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 45 OXFORD CHEETAHS 39 (National League Division Two)

SWINDON

Ian Williams 3 R 3 T - - - 6

Bob Roger 1* 3 3 3 - - - 10 (1)

George White 2* 2* 1 2 - - - 7 (2)

Ron Swaine 2 1 2* 1 - - - 6 (1)

Danny Malone 2 3 2 2 - - - 9

Mick Holland 1* 2 1* 0 - - - 4 (2)

Ray Harris 0 1 - - - - - 1

Bob Jones (C) 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

OXFORD


Jim Gregory X 1 3 3 - - - 7

Bob Baker 0 0 - - - - - 0

Bob Wells 3 2* 0 1 - - - 6 (1)

Fred Curtis 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Ronnie Genz 3 3 2 F - - - 8

Bob McFarlane 3 2 R 1 - - - 6

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

Ht 1: Williams, White, Robinson, Baker, 75.0 (5-1)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Wells, Swaine, Roger, Gregory (f, ex), 77.8 (8-4)

Ht 3: Genz, Malone, Holland, Curtis, 76.2 (11-7)

Ht 4: McFarlane, Johnson, Jones, Harris, 77.6 (12-12)

Ht 5: Robinson, Wells, Swaine, Williams (ret), 79.4 (13-17)

Ht 6: Malone, McFarlane, Harris, Curtis, 77.4 (17-19)

Ht 7: Roger, White, Gregory, Baker, 76.4 (22-20)

Ht 8: Genz, Holland, Jones, Johnson (f, rem), 77.6 (25-23)

Ht 9: Roger, Swaine, Robinson, McFarlane (ret), 77.0 (30-24)

Ht 10: Gregory, Malone, Holland, Wells, 78.0 (33-27)

Ht 11: Williams, Genz, White, Curtis, 76.8 (37-29)

Ht 12: Robinson, Malone, McFarlane, Holland, 78.8 (39-33)

Ht 13: Roger, Johnson, Swaine, Genz (fell), 77.4 (43-35)

Ht 14: (Re-Run) Gregory, White, Wells, Williams (ex, tapes), 79.0 (45-39)

Thursday 1st July 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

World Championship Qualifying Round

Bob Baker 0 2 1 1 0 4

Chum Taylor 3 2 3 3 1 12

Jimmy Squibb 1 3 1 3 3 11

Ivor Davies 2 1 2 F 5


Cyril Maidment 2 0 2 2 1 7

Ian Williams 3 2 3 F 2 10

Jim Lightfoot X 0 2 1 3 6

Bob Wells 3 1 0 1 0 5

Gerald Jackson 1 1 0 2 2 6

Alf McIntosh 0 0 0 0 2 2


Wilson 1 3 0 2 0 6


Hole 0 1 2 3 1 7

Ronnie Genz 2 3 3 1 3 12

Bill Osborne (res) 1 1

Ht1 Taylor, Davies, Squibb, Baker 66.6

Ht2 Williams, Maidment, Gregory, Lightfoot (exc) 67.8

Ht3 Wells, Curtis, Jackson, McIntosh 68.6

Ht4 Robinson, Genz, Wilson, Hole 67.6

Ht5 Wilson, Baker, Wells, Gregory 68.6

Ht6 Robinson, Taylor, Jackson, Maidment 67.6

Ht7 Squibb, Williams, Hole, McIntosh 67.4

Ht8 Genz, Curtis, Davies, Lightfoot 67.4

Ht9 Genz, Maidment, Baker, McIntosh 68.0

Ht10 Taylor, Hole, Curtis, Gregory 68.2

Ht11 Robinson, Lightfoot, Squibb, Wells 68.4

Ht12 Williams, Davies, Wilson, Jackson 68.2

Ht13 Curtis, Robinson, Baker, Williams (f) 68.0

Ht14 Taylor, Wilson, Lightfoot, McIntosh 68.8

Ht15 Squibb, Jackson, Genz, Gregory 68.2

Ht16 Hole, Maidment, Wells, Davies (f) 69.0

Ht17 Lightfoot, Jackson, Hole, Baker 68.6

Ht18 Genz, Williams, Taylor, Wells 68.6

Ht19 Squibb, Curtis, Maidment, Wilson 68.2

Ht20 Robinson, McIntosh, Osborne, Gregory 69.2

Thursday 8th July 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 43 Ipswich Witches 41 (National League Division Two)

Oxford



Bob McFarlane 1’ 1 0 0 2 1

Bob Baker 3 2’ 1 0 6 1

Jim Gregory 0 0 0 0

Fred Curtis 2 2’ 1 1 6 1

Bob Wells 0 2 2

Frank Johnson 3 3 F 6

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 3 1 2 3 9

Bert Edwards 0 2 3 3 8

Sid Clark 0 0 0 0

Nobby Stock 1 0 2’ 1 4 1

Reg Reeves 3 1 2 2 8

Bob Sharp 1 1 1’ 1’ 4 2

Johnny Chamberlain 2 3 2’ 7 1

Len Silver 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Bainbridge, Robinson, McFarlane, Clark 68.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Baker, Genz, Stock, Edwards 67.8 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Reeves, Curtis, Sharp, Gregory 68.8 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Johnson, Chamberlain, Silver, Wells 69.2 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Robinson, Baker, Bainbridge, Stock 67.6 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Chamberlain, Wells, Reeves, Gregory 69.0 2 4 20 16

Ht7 Genz, Edwards, McFarlane, Clark 67.2 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Johnson, Curtis, Sharp, Silver 69.2 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Genz, Bainbridge, Baker, Clark 67.4 4 2 33 21

Ht10 Edwards, Stock, Curtis, Gregory 68.6 1 5 34 26

Ht11 Robinson, Reeves, Sharp, McFarlane 67.6 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Bainbridge, Chamberlain, Curtis, Johnson (f) 68.4 1 5 38 34

Ht13 Genz, Reeves, Sharp, Baker 67.4 3 3 41 37

Ht14 Edwards, Robinson, Stock, McFarlane 67.8 2 4 43 41


Silver, Osborne, Newton, Bob Anderson 70.0

Woodstock Scratch Race

Wells, Stock, Silver, Clark 71.2


Silver, Osborne, Chamberlain, Newton 72.2

Summertown Scratch Races

Ht1Curtis, Reeves, McFarlane, Robinson (ef) 69.0

Ht2 Genz, Baker, Sharp, Gregory 72.4

Final Edwards, Genz, Curtis, Bainbridge 70.8

Saturday 10th

July 1954 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 46 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (National League Division Two)

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge E 3 3 3 9

Bert Edwards E 3 2 3 8

Bob Sharp 1 1 1 1 4

Nobby Stock 1 0 0 1

Reg Reeves E 3 2 1 6

Johnny Chamberlain 2 3 0 3 8

Len Silver 2’ 1 3 1

Sid Clark 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Oxford



Bob Baker 2’ 0 1 0 3 1

Fred Curtis 3 1’ 1 0 5 1


Jim Gregory 1 0 0 1

Bob Wells 1 0 1

Dennis Newton F 1 0 1

Ht1 Robinson, Baker, Sharp, Bainbridge (ef) 75.4 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Curtis, Genz, Stock, Edwards (ef) 76.4 1 5 2 10

Ht3 McFarlane, Chamberlain, Gregory, Reeves (ef) 76.2 2 4 4 14

Ht4 Clark, Silver, Wells, Newton (f) 76.6 5 1 9 15

Ht5 Bainbridge, Robinson, Curtis, Stock 75.4 3 3 12 18

Ht6 Reeves, McFarlane, Silver, Wells 76.2 4 2 16 20

Ht7 Edwards, Genz, Sharp, Baker 75.6 4 2 20 22

Ht8 Chamberlain, Clark, Newton, Gregory 76.8 5 1 25 23

Ht9 Robinson, Edwards, Baker, Stock 75.4 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Genz, Reeves, Curtis, Chamberlain 76.6 2 4 29 31

Ht11 Bainbridge, McFarlane, Sharp, Gregory 75.2 4 2 33 33

Ht12 Chamberlain, Robinson, Reeves, Baker 77.2 4 2 37 35

Ht13 Edwards, Clark, McFarlane, Newton 75.4 5 1 42 36

Ht14 Bainbridge, Genz, Sharp, Curtis 75.6 4 2 46 38

Thursday 15th July 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 51 Lanarkshire Eagles 33 (National League Division Two)

Oxford



Bob McFarlane 0 2’ 0 2 1

Bob Baker 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 4

Bob Wells 0 1’ 0 1 2 1


Bill Osborne 1’ 2 3 1

Jim Gregory 1 2 1 4

Motherwell

Tommy Miller X 1 1 N 2

Derek Close 3 2 3 3 11

Bluey Scott 2 1’ 0 2 5 1

Gordon McGregor 0 1 1 2

Johnny Green 2 3 0 1 6

Ron Phillips 1’ 2 1 0 4 1

Larry Lazarus 3 0 0 3

Cyril Cooper 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Scott, Gregory, Miller (fexc) 69.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Close, Genz, Baker, McGregor 68.2 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Curtis, Green, Phillips, Wells 70.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Lazarus, Gregory, Osborne, Cooper 71.2 3 3 13 11

Ht 5 Robinson, Baker, Miller, Lazarus 67.4 5 1 18 12

Ht 6 Green, Osborne, Wells, Cooper 70.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 7 Genz, Close, Scott, McFarlane 68.2 3 3 24 18

Ht 8 Curtis, Phillips, Gregory, Lazarus 69.8 4 2 28 20

Ht 9 Genz, Baker, Miller, Scott 68.6 5 1 33 21

Ht 10 Close, Curtis, McGregor, Wells 68.8 2 4 35 25

Ht 11 Robinson, McFarlane, Phillips, Green 69.0 5 1 40 26

Ht 12 Curtis, Scott, Wells, Miller (ret) 69.6 4 2 44 28

Ht13 Genz, Baker, Green, Phillips 69.2 5 1 49 29

Ht 14 Close, Robinson, McGregor, McFarlane 68.0 2 4 51 33


Thatcher, Wells, Newton, Cooper 69.6


McGregor, Osborne, Newton, Gregory 69.2

Lanarkshire Scratch Races

Ht1 Baker, Curtis, Scott, Miller 68.6 70.2

Ht2 Robinson, Close, McFarlane, Lazarus 68.2 68.4

Ht3 Genz, Thatcher, Green, Phillips 69.2 70.2

Final Robinson, Close, Baker, Genz 68.0

Thursday 22nd

July 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 44 Southampton Saints 39 (National League Division Two)

Oxford


Ronnie Genz 3 3 3 0 9 0 4

Bob McFarlane 0 1 0 1 2 0 4

Bob Baker 1 1*0 2 4 1 4

Bill Thatcher 3 3 3 2 11 0 4

Fred Curtis 2*3 2*1* 8 3 4


Frank Johnson 1 0 1 0 2 3

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 3 3 2 0 8 0 4

Maury Mattingley 2 0 1 0 3 0 4

Ken Adams 1 2 1*3 7 1 4

Charlie May 0 0 2 2 0 3

Brian McKeown 1 2 3 3 9 0 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 0 1*1 0 2 1 4

Ernie Brecknell 2*1* 3 2 2

Jack Mountford 3 2 0 5 0 3

1 Ernie Rawlins, Peter Robinson, Ken Adams, Bob McFarlane 68 2 – 4 2 – 4

2 Ronnie Genz, Maury Mattingley, Bob Baker, Charlie May 67.4 4 – 2 6 – 6

3 Bill Thatcher, Fred Curtis, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick 69.8 5 – 1 11 – 7

4 Jack Mountford, Ernie Brecknell, Frank Johnson, Jim Gregory 69 1 – 5 12 – 12

5 Ernie Rawlins, Peter Robinson, Bob Baker, Charlie May 67.8 3 – 3 15 – 15

6 Bill Thatcher, Brian McKeown, Ernie Bracknell, Jim Gregory 68.6 3 – 3 18 – 18

7 Ronnie Genz, Ken Adams, Bob McFarlane, Maury Mattingley 67.8 4 – 2 22 – 20

8 Fred Curtis, Jack Mountford, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Frank Johnson 69 3 – 3 25 – 23

9 Ronnie Genz, Ernie Rawlins, Ken Adams, Bob Baker 67.4 3 – 3 28 – 26

10 Bill Thatcher, Fred Curtis, Maury Mattingley, Jack Mountford 70.2 5 – 1 33 – 27

11 Brian McKeown, Peter Robinson, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob McFarlane 68 2 – 4 35 – 31

12 Ken Adams, Bill Thatcher, Fred Curtis, Ernie Rawlins(f) 69 3 – 3 38 – 34

13 Brian McKeown, Bob Baker, Ronnie Genz(ex), Johnny Fitzpatrick(fx) 69 2 – 3 40 – 37

14 Peter Robinson, Charlie May, Bob McFarlane, Maury Mattingley 68 4 – 2 44 – 39

Reserves Scratch Race: Bob Wells, Dennis Newton, Frank Johnson, Jim Gregory 68.6

Eynsham Scratch Race: Jack Mountford, Bill Osborne, Dennis Newton, Ernie Brecknell(ef) 69

Witney Scratch Race: Ken Adams, Bill Osborne, Bob Wells, Bob McFarlane 69.2

Bannister Court Scratch Races

Ht 1: Bob Baker, Fred Curtis, Maury Mattingley, Ronnie Genz(fx) 69

Ht 2: Ernie Rawlins, Brian McKeown, Peter Robinson, Bill Thatcher 69.4

Ht 3: Charlie May, Ernie Rawlins, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob Baker 69.4

Friday 23rd

July 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay F 2’ 3 3 8 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12

Roy Bester 2 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 3

Reg Fearman 1 3 1 0 5

Don Potter 2’ 3 1 2 8 1

Charlie Barsby 3 3 3 F 9

Bill Griffiths 3 2’ 5 1

Dennis Gray 1 0 1

Oxford




Bob Baker 0 0 0 0 0


Fred Curtis 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Frank Johnson 2 0 2 4

Bill Osborne 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Bester, McFarlane, McKinlay (f) 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Genz, Fearman, Baker 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Barsby, Potter, Curtis, Thatcher 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Griffiths, Johnson, Gray, Osborne (nf) 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Fearman, McKinlay, Robinson, Baker 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Potter, Griffiths, Thatcher, Johnson 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Grierson, Bester, Genz, McFarlane 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Barsby, Johnson, Curtis, Gray 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Grierson, Robinson, Fearman, McFarlane 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Barsby, Genz, Potter, Baker 4 2 41 19

Ht11 McKinlay, Bester, Thatcher, Curtis 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Robinson, Potter, McFarlane, Barsby (f) 2 4 48 24

Ht13 Grierson, Thatcher, Curtis, Fearman 3 3 51 27

Ht14 McKinlay, Bester, Genz, Baker 5 1 56 28

Monday 26th

July 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 53 Oxford Cheetahs 31 (National League Division Two)

Exeter

Jack Geran 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Goog Hoskin 0 0 2’ 2 1

Jack Hart 1 3 3 2’ 9 1

Neil Street 1 0 3 3 7

Johnny Sargeant 1 2 2 2 7

Don Hardy 3 3 0 1’ 7 1

Hugh Geddes 3 1’ 2’ 6 2

Alf Webster 2’ 2’ 4 2

Oxford


Ronnie Genz 3 1’ 3 1 8 1


Bob Baker 2’ 1’ 1 0 4 2


Fred Curtis 0 1 0 1

Bob Wells 1 3 1 5

Frank Johnson 0 0 0

Ht1 Geran, McFarlane, Hart, Robinson 76.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Genz, Baker, Street, Hoskin 75.0 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Hardy, Thatcher, Sargeant, Curtis 77.0 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Geddes, Webster, Wells, Johnson 75.0 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Geran, Robinson, Baker, Street 74.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Wells, Sargeant, Geddes, Thatcher 76.0 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Hart, McFarlane, Genz, Hoskin 75.0 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Hardy, Webster, Curtis, Johnson 76.2 5 1 28 20

Ht9 Street, Hoskin, Robinson, McFarlane 75.0 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Genz, Sargeant, Baker, Hardy 76.0 2 4 35 25

Ht11 Hart, Geran, Thatcher, Curtis 75.0 5 1 40 26

Ht12 McFarlane, Sargeant, Hardy, Robinson 76.2 3 3 43 29

Ht13 Street, Geddes, Wells, Thatcher 74.4 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Geran, Hart, Genz, Baker 74.0 5 1 53 31

Tuesday 27th

July 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 45 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (National League Division Two)

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0 0 2

Maury Mattingley 2 0 0 2 0 3

Ken Adams 2 3 0 3 8 0 4

Charlie May 0 2 2 3 7 0 4

Brian McKeown 1 2 1*2 6 1 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 3 3 2 1* 9 1 4

Ernie Brecknell 1 1*2* 4 2 3

Brian Hanham 3 2*3 1 9 1 4

Oxford


Ronnie Genz 3 2 3 0 8 0 4

Bob McFarlane 0 1 0 1 0 3

Bob Baker 1 1 0 2 4 0 4

Bill Thatcher 2 0 1*1 4 1 4


Bob Wells 0 3 1*2 6 1 4

Frank Johnson 2 1 3 0 2

1 Peter Robinson, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins(f), Bob McFarlane(f) 66 2 – 3 2 – 3

2 Ronnie Genz, Maury Mattingley, Bob Baker, Charlie May 64.2 2 – 4 4 – 7

3 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bill Thatcher, Brian McKeown, Fred Curtis 64 4 – 2 8 – 9

4 Brian Hanham, Frank Johnson, Ernie Brecknell, Bob Wells 65.4 4 – 2 12 – 11

5 Peter Robinson, Charlie May, Bob Baker, Ernie Rawlins 65 2 – 4 14 – 15

6 Bob Wells, Brian McKeown, Ernie Brecknell, Bill Thatcher 65.8 3 – 3 17 – 18

7 Ken Adams, Ronnie Genz, Bob Wells, Maury Mattingley 64 3 – 3 20 – 21

8 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian Hanham, Frank Johnson, Fred Curtis 63.8 5 – 1 25 – 22

9 Peter Robinson, Charlie May, Bob McFarlane, Maury Mattingley 64.2 2 – 4 27 – 26

10 Ronnie Genz, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian McKeown, Bob Baker 63.8 3 – 3 30 – 29

11 Brian Hanham, Bob Wells, Bill Thatcher, Ken Adams 64.8 3 – 3 33 – 32

12 Peter Robinson, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bob McFarlane 65.2 3 – 3 36 – 35

13 Charlie May, Ernie Brecknell, Bill Thatcher, Fred Curtis 65.6 5 – 1 41 – 36

14 Ken Adams, Bob Baker, Brian Hanham, Ronnie Genz(f) 65.6 4 – 2 45 – 38

Thursday 29 July 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

OXFORD CHEETAHS 47 SWINDON ROBINS 36 (National League Division Two)

OXFORD


Ronnie Genz X 2 3 3 - - - 8

Dennis Newton 0 0 0 - - - - 0

Bob Baker 2 1* 1 1 - - - 5 (1)

Bill Thatcher 3 3 0 1* - - - 7 (1)

Fred Curtis 2* 2* 1 2 - - - 7 (2)

Bob Wells 3 1 3 1 - - - 8

Frank Johnson 2* N - - - - - 2 (1)

SWINDON

Bob Roger 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Ian Williams (C) 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

George White 1 1 0 F - - - 2

Ron Swaine 1 0 2* 1* - - - 4 (2)

Danny Malone F 2 2 - - - - 4

Mick Holland X 1 2 0 - - - 3

Ray Harris 1 0 - - - - - 1

Gordon Leigh F 0 F - - - - 0

Ht 1: Roger, Robinson, White, Newton, 67.0 (2-4)

Ht 2: (Re-Run) Williams, Baker, Swaine, Genz (f, ex), 67.2 (4-8)

Ht 3: (Re-Run) Thatcher, Curtis, Malone (fell), Holland (f, ex), 74.6 (9-8)

Ht 4: Wells, Johnson, Harris, Leigh (fell), 67.8 (14-9)

Ht 5: Roger, Robinson, Baker, Swaine, 67.0 (17-12)

Ht 6: Thatcher, Malone, Wells, Harris, 68.2 (21-14)

Ht 7: Williams, Genz, White, Newton, 67.0 (23-18)

Ht 8: (Re-Run) Wells, Curtis, Holland, Leigh, Johnson (f, ns), 68.6 (28-19)

Ht 9: Genz, Roger, Baker, White, 67.6 (32-21)

Ht 10: Williams, Swaine, Curtis, Thatcher, 68.4 (33-26)

Ht 11: Robinson, Holland, Wells, Leigh (fell), 68.0 (37-28)

Ht 12: Roger, Curtis, Thatcher, White (fell), 67.8 (40-31)

Ht 13: Genz, Malone, Baker, Holland, 68.2 (44-33)

Ht 14: Robinson, Williams, Swaine, Newton, 67.2 (47-36)

Cumnor Scratch Race: Newton, Wells, Jim Gregory, Johnson (ret), 68.6

Abingdon Scratch Races (Ht 1): Roger, Genz, Swaine, Baker, 68.0

Abingdon Scratch Races (Ht 2): Robinson, Williams, Holland, Gregory, 67.2

Abingdon Scratch Races (Ht 3): Thatcher, Curtis, White, Malone, 69.0

Botley Scratch Race: Newton, Gregory, Harris, Leigh, 69.2

Abingdon Scratch Races (Final): Williams, Robinson, Roger, Thatcher, 67.8

Thursday 5th

August 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 46 Coventry Bees 38 (National League Division Two)

Oxford



Bob McFarlane 1 F 0 1

Bob Baker 2 1 3 2 8

Bill Thatcher F 3 0 3 6


Bob Wells 3 1 2’ 6 1

Frank Johnson 2’ 1 3 1

Coventry

Charlie New 2 2 2 2 8

Tommy Miller 3 3 3 1 10

Les Tolley 0 1 0 E 1

Vic Emms 1 0 1 0 2

Jim Lightfoot 2’ 2 2 3 9 1

Reg Duval 3 2 1’ 1 7 1

Johnny Reason 1 0 1

Bob Mark 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, New, McFarlane, Tolley 68.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Miller, Baker, Emms, Genz 67.4 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Duval, Lightfoot, Curtis, Thatcher (f) 69.6 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Wells, Johnson, Reason, Mark 69.0 5 1 12 12

Ht5 Robinson, New, Baker, Emms 69.4 4 2 16 14

Ht6 Thatcher, Lightfoot, Wells, Reason 68.6 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Miller, Genz, Tolley, McFarlane (f) 68.2 2 4 22 20

Ht8 Curtis, Duval, Johnson, Mark 70.2 4 2 26 22

Ht9 Baker, New, Genz, Tolley 68.2 4 2 30 24

Ht10 Miller, Curtis, Emms, Thatcher 68.4 2 4 32 28

Ht11 Robinson, Lightfoot, Duval, McFarlane 69.0 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Thatcher, New, Curtis, Tolley (ef) 68.4 4 2 39 33

Ht13 Lightfoot, Baker, Duval, Genz 68.2 2 4 41 37

Ht14 Robinson, Wells, Miller, Emms 68.8 5 1 46 38

Watlington Scratch Race

Johnson, Gregory, Mark, Newton 71.0

Chinnor Scratch Race

Wells, Newton, Reason, Gregory 68.8

Thame Scratch Race

Ht1 New, Thatcher, Baker, Duval 69.0 70.0

Ht2 Robinson, Lightfoot, Tolley, Curtis 69.4 70.2

Ht3 Miller, Emms, Genz, McFarlane 69.0 70.8

Final New, Robinson, Miller, Thatcher 69.0

Saturday 7th

August 1954 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (National League Division Two)

Rayleigh



Pete Lansdale 2’ 2’ 0 1 5 2

Tom O’Connor F E 1 2’ 3 1


Frank Bettis 2’ 3 1 1’ 7 2

Jules Benson 3 1 4

George Wall 2’ 0 2 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 0 1’ 2 3 6 1



Bob Baker 2 2 2 2 8

Bill Thatcher 0 0 0

Fred Curtis 1 2 1’ 0 4 1

Bob Wells 0 2 2 1 5

Frank Johnson 1 1’ 2 1

Ht1 Jackson, Lansdale, Newton, Robinson 75.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 McGillivray, Baker, Genz, O’Connor (f) 74.2 3 3 8 4

Ht3 McDermott, Bettis, Curtis, Thatcher 76.4 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Benson, Wall, Johnson, Wells 77.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Jackson, Baker, Robinson, O’Connor (ef) 74.9 3 3 21 9

Ht6 McDermott, Wells, Benson, Thatcher 75.4 4 2 25 11

Ht7 McGillivray, Lansdale, Newton, Genz 74.4 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Bettis, Curtis, Johnson, Wall 76.6 3 3 33 15

Ht9 McGillivray, Robinson, O’Connor, Newton 75.0 4 2 37 17

Ht10 McDermott, Baker, Bettis, Genz 75.6 4 2 41 19

Ht11 Jackson, Wells, Curtis, Lansdale 75.2 3 3 44 22

Ht12 Robinson, McDermott, Bettis, Newton 75.8 3 3 47 25

Ht13 McGillivray, O’Connor, Wells, Curtis 74.8 5 1 52 26

Ht14 Jackson, Baker, Lansdale, Genz 75.8 4 2 56 28

Thursday 12th


Oxford Cheetahs v Poole Pirates (National League Division Two) Rained Off

Friday 13th August 1954 The Stadium, Motherwell

Lanarkshire Eagles 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (National League Division Two)

Motherwell

Derek Close 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Ron Phillips 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Bluey Scott 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Johnny Green 0 0 3 2’ 5 1

Cyril Cooper 1 0 3 F 4

Gordon McGregor 3 3 0 2 8

Larry Lazarus 3 3 6

Doug Templeton 2’ 2’ 4 2

Oxford



Bob McFarlane 0 0 0

Bob Baker 2 1’ 1’ 0 4 2

Bill Thatcher 2 1’ 0 0 3 1

Fred Curtis 0 0 1 1

Bob Wells 0 2 2

Frank Johnson 1 1 2

Ht1 Close, Scott, Robinson, McFarlane 76.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Phillips, Baker, Genz, Green 77.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 McGregor, Thatcher, Cooper, Curtis 76.2 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Lazarus, Templeton, Johnson, Wells 78.0 5 1 17 7

Ht 5 Close, Robinson, Baker, Green 77.0 3 3 20 10

Ht 6 Lazarus, Wells, Thatcher, Cooper 76.6 3 3 23 13

Ht 7 Phillips, Scott, Genz, McFarlane 76.4 5 1 28 14

Ht 8 McGregor, Templeton, Johnson, Curtis 77.0 5 1 33 15

Ht 9 Green, Phillips, Robinson, Wells 76.8 5 1 38 16

Ht 10 Cooper, Genz, Baker, McGregor 77.2 3 3 41 19

Ht 11 Close, Scott, Johnson, Thatcher 78.0 5 1 46 20

Ht 12 Wells, McGregor, Robinson, Cooper (f) 78.2 2 4 48 24

Ht13 Phillips, Green, Curtis, Thatcher 77.0 5 1 53 25

Ht 14 Scott, Close, Genz, Baker 78.0 5 1 58 26

Wednesday 18th

August 1954 Wessex Stadium, Weymouth

Weymouth Scorcher 37 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (Challenge)

Weymouth

Chum Taylor 3 3 0 2 8

Bert Clarke 1 1 1 3 6

Don Hardy 2 2 3 1 8

Gerald Pugh 0 0 0 0

Jack Mountford 3 2 3 2 10

George McPherson 0 2 0 0 2

Dick Harris 0 1 1

Jack Cunningham 1 0 1 2

Oxford



Bob Wells 0 0 0

Bob Baker 2 1 1 1 5




Frank Johnson 3 3 2 8

1 Taylor, Hardy, Robinson, Wells 73 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Genz, Baker, Clarke, Pugh 73.4 1 – 5 6 – 6

3 Mountford, Thatcher, Curtis, McPherson 74.6 3 – 3 9 – 9

4 Johnson, Newton, Cunningham, Harris 74.8 1 – 5 10 – 14

5 Taylor, Robinson, Baker, Pugh 76 3 – 3 13 – 17

6 Thatcher, Mountford, Harris, Newton 74.8 3 – 3 16 – 20

7 Genz, Hardy, Clarke, Wells 73.6 3 – 3 19 – 23

8 Johnson, McPherson, Curtis, Cunningham 75.8 2 – 4 21 – 27

9 Hardy, Genz, Baker, Taylor 73.6 3 – 3 24 – 30

10 Thatcher, Curtis, Clarke, Pugh 76 1 – 5 25 – 35

11 Mountford, Johnson, Robinson, McPherson 75 3 – 3 28 – 38

12 Thatcher, Taylor, Hardy, Curtis 75.4 3 – 3 31 – 41

13 Genz, Mountford, Baker, McPherson 75.4 2 – 4 33 – 45

14 Clarke, Newton, Cunningham, Robinson 76.8 4 – 2 37 – 47

Thursday 19th


Oxford Cheetahs 52 Exeter Falcons 32 (National League Division Two)

Oxford



Bob Wells 2’ 2’ 1 1 6 2

Bob Baker 2’ 1’ 2’ 1 6 3

Bill Thatcher 1 0 1 2’ 4 1


Dennis Newton X 3 3

Frank Johnson 1 1’ 2 1

Exeter

Jack Geran 1 3 1 1 6

Goog Hoskin 0 0 0 0

Jack Hart 0 1 0 0 1

Neil Street 1 0 2 2 5

Don Hardy 2’ 2 0 0 4 1

Hugh Geddes 3 3 2 2 10

Johnny Sargeant 3 1’ 4 1

Alf Webster 2’ 0 0 2 1

Ht1 Robinson, Wells, Geran, Hart 68.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Genz, Baker, Street, Hoskin 68.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Geddes, Hardy, Thatcher, Curtis 70.0 1 5 11 7

Ht4 Sargeant, Webster, Johnson, Newton (exc) 72.6 1 5 12 12

Ht5 Geran, Robinson, Baker, Street 73.8 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Newton, Hardy, Sargeant, Thatcher 70.0 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Genz, Wells, Hart, Hoskin 69.6 5 1 23 19

Ht8 Geddes, Curtis, Johnson, Webster 70.2 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Genz, Baker, Geran, Hart 69.6 5 1 31 23

Ht10 Curtis, Street, Thatcher, Webster 70.8 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Robinson, Geddes, Wells, Hardy 71.0 4 2 39 27

Ht12 Curtis, Thatcher, Geran, Hart 72.6 5 1 44 28

Ht13 Genz, Geddes, Baker, Hardy 72.6 4 2 48 30

Ht14 Robinson, Street, Wells, Hoskin 72.2 4 2 52 32

Monday 23rd

August 1954 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 57 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (National League Division Two)

Poole


Bill Holden 3 3 3 3 12

Allan Kidd 2’ 1 0 2’ 5 2

Terry Small 2’ 1 1 2’ 6 2

Tony Lewis 1’ 3 2’ E 6 2

Jimmy Squibb 2 2’ 3 3 10 1

Johnny Thomson F 0

Norman Strachan 3 E 3 6

Oxford


Ronnie Genz E 2 1 1 4

Bob Wells 0 0 0 0

Bob Baker 1 0 0 1


Fred Curtis 0 X 1’ 0 1 1

Dennis Newton 2 1’ 0 1’ 4 2

Frank Johnson F 1 1

Ht1 Middleditch, Kidd, Robinson, Wells 73.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Holden, Small, Baker, Genz (ef) 71.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Thatcher, Squibb, Lewis, Curtis 74.0 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Strachan, Newton, Johnson (f), Thomson (f) 74.0 3 2 16 7

Ht5 Middleditch, Robinson, Small, Baker 72.4 4 2 20 9

Ht6 Lewis, Thatcher, Newton, Strachan (ef) 73.2 3 3 23 12

Ht7 Holden, Genz, Kidd, Wells 73.6 4 2 27 14

Ht8 Strachan, Squibb, Johnson, Curtis (exc) 73.2 5 1 32 15

Ht9 Holden, Robinson, Small, Wells 73.0 4 2 36 17

Ht10 Squibb, Lewis, Genz, Newton 74.0 5 1 41 18

Ht11 Middleditch, Thatcher, Curtis, Kidd 73.4 3 3 44 21

Ht12 Squibb, Robinson, Newton, Lewis (ef) 73.6 3 3 47 24

Ht13 Holden, Small, Thatcher, Curtis 73.0 5 1 52 25

Ht14 Middleditch, Kidd, Genz, Baker 73.8 5 1 57 26

Poole 20 Oxford 5 Stars of Division Two 11

Poole

Allan Kidd 3 2’ 6 1

Jimmy Squibb 2’ 2 1

Terry Small 2 2

Norman Strachan 3 3

Bill Holden 3 3

Tony Lewis 2 2

Ken Middleditch 3 3

Oxford

Bob Baker 0 0

Bill Thatcher 1 1

Dennis Newton 1 1

Frank Johnson 0 0

Ronnie Genz 0 0

Fred Curtis 1 1

Peter Robinson 2 2

Stars

George White 1 2 3

Bob Roger 3 3 6

Jack Unstead 0 0 0

Dick Bradley 1’ 1 2

P O S

Ht1 Kidd, Squibb, G.White, Baker 73.6 5 0 1

Ht2 Bo.Roger, Small, Thatcher, Unstead 73.4 7 1 4

Ht3 Strachan, Kidd, Newton, Johnson 74.0 12 2 4

Ht4 Holden, G.White,Bradley, Genz 74.0 15 2 7

Ht5 Bo.Roger, Lewis, Curtis, Wells 74.0 17 3 10

Ht6 Middleditch, Robinson, Bradley, Unstead 73.8 20 5 11

Thursday 26th


Oxford Cheetahs 46 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 2 1’ 3 9 1

Ronnie Genz 1 0 3 4

Bob Wells 1 1 2 1 5

Bob Baker 3 1 2 2’ 8 1

Bill Thatcher 1’ 3 1’ 1’ 6 3


Dennis Newton 3 2’ 0 5 1

Frank Johnson F 1’ 1 1

Bristol


Billy Hole 2 2’ 3 0 7 1


Chum Taylor F F 0 2 2

Johnny Hole F F 0 F 0


Chris Boss 1’ 1 2 1

Roy Taylor 2 0 2

Ht1 Robinson, Bradley, Wells, Pymar 68.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Baker, B.Hole, Genz, C.Taylor (f) 68.4 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Unstead, Curtis, Thatcher, J.Hole (f) 70.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Newton, R.Taylor, Boss, Johnson (f) 70.4 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Bradley, Robinson, Baker, C.Taylor (f) 68.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Thatcher, Newton, Boss, J.Hole (f) 70.6 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Pymar, B.Hole, Wells, Genz 68.8 1 5 23 19

Ht8 Unstead, Curtis, Johnson, R.Taylor 69.4 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Bradley, Baker, Pymar, Newton 68.6 2 4 28 26

Ht10 B.Hole, Curtis, Thatcher, C.Taylor 68.8 3 3 31 29

Ht11 Unstead, Wells, Robinson, J.Hole 69.2 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Bradley, Curtis, Thatcher, Pymar 68.6 3 3 37 35

Ht13 Genz, Baker, Unstead, J.Hole (f) 68.6 5 1 42 36

Ht14 Robinson, C.Taylor, Wells, B.Hole 69.0 4 2 46 38

Chalbury Scratch Race

McFarlane, Newton, Wells, Johnson (f) 70.0

Blenheim Scratch Race

Newton, Boss, McFarlane, R.Taylor 70.0

Knowle Scratch Races

Ht1 B.Hole, Robinson, Pymar, Thatcher 68.6 69.2

Ht2 Genz, J.Hole, Unstead, McFarlane 69.2 70.4

Ht3 Bradley, Curtis, Baker, C.Taylor 69.6 70.0

Final B.Hole, Bradley, Robinson, Genz 68.6

Thursday 2nd

September 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 61 Coventry Bees 35 (Midland Cup)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2’ 1 2’ 2 2 9 2

Ronnie Genz E 2’ 3 3 1’ 9 2

Bob Wells 3 3 3 1’ 10 1

Bob Baker 3 3 1 1 8

Bill Thatcher 2’ 3 2 0 7 1

Fred Curtis 3 2’ 1’ 1 7 2

Dennis Newton 3 1 1’ 5 1


Coventry

Charlie New 1 2 2 3 3 11

Tommy Miller 2 1 3 X 0 6

Reg Duval 0 0 0 0

Vic Emms 1 0 0 3 4

Jim Lightfoot 1 2 1 2 6

Johnny Reason 0 0 0 0

Bob Mark 2 0 2’ 3 7 1

Jack Wright 0 1 0 0 1

Ht1 Wells, Robinson, New, Duval 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Baker, Miller, Emms, Genz (ef) 68.8 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Curtis, Thatcher, Lightfoot, Reason 69.6 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Newton, Mark, McFarlane, Wright 69.0 4 2 17 7

Ht5 Baker, New, Robinson, Emms 68.6 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Thatcher, Lightfoot, Newton, Mark 68.4 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Wells, Genz, Miller, Duval 68.8 5 1 30 12

Ht8 McFarlane, Curtis, Wright, Reason 69.4 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Genz, New, Baker, Duval 68.8 4 2 39 15

Ht10 Miller, Thatcher, Curtis, Emms 69.2 3 3 42 18

Ht11 Wells, Robinson, Lightfoot, Reason 68.4 5 1 47 19

Ht12 New, Mark, Curtis, Thatcher 70.2 1 5 48 24

Ht13 Genz, Lightfoot, Baker, Wright 68.4 4 2 52 26

Ht14 Emms, Robinson, Wells, Miller (exc) 68.6 3 3 55 29

Ht15 Mark, McFarlane, Newton, Wright 70.4 3 3 58 32

Ht16 New, Robinson, Genz, Miller 68.8 3 3 61 35

Leiden Trophy Scratch Races

Ht1 New, Genz, Reason, Curtis 68.4 68.8

Ht2 Robinson, Duval, Miller, Wells 69.8 70.0

Ht3 Thatcher, Lightfoot, Baker, Emms 69.6 70.2

Final Genz, New, Thatcher, Robinson 69.8

Saturday September 4th 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 62 Oxford Cheetahs 34 (Aggregate 97-95)

Coventry

1. Charlie New 2', 3, 3, 3, 3 14+1

2. Tommy Miller 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1

3. Reg Duval 3, 0, N, 0 3

4. Vic Emms 2', R, 0, N 2+1

5. Jim Lightfoot 1, 1, 1, R 3

6. Johnnie Reason 3, 3, 3, 3 12

7. Bob Mark 3, 3, 2', R 8+1

8. Jack Wright 0, 2', 2', 2 6+2

Oxford

1. Peter Robinson 0, 2, 2, 1, 1 6

2. Ronnie Genz 1, 2, 2, 2, 0 7

3. Bob Wells 1, 1', 1', 2 5+2

4. Bob Baker 0, 1', 0, 1' 2+2

5. Bill Thatcher 2, 2, 1, 0 5

6. Fred Curtis 0, 0, N, N 0

7. Dennis Newton 1', 0, 0, 1 2+1

8. Bob McFarlane 2, 1, 1, 3 7

Ht 1 Duval, New, Wells, Robinson 70.6

Ht 2 Miller, Emms, Genz, Baker 69.4

Ht 3 Reason,Thatcher, Lightfoot, Curtis 69.8

Ht 4 Mark, McFarlane, Newton, Wright 71.6

Ht 5 New, Robinson, Baker, Emms (EF) 69.8

Ht 6 Mark, Thatcher, Lightfoot, Newton 70.4

Ht 7 Miller, Genz, Wells, Duval, 70.0

Ht 8 Reason, Wright, McFarlane, Curtis 70.2

Ht 9 Miller, Robinson, Wells, Emms 69.8

Ht 10 Reason, Genz, Lightfoot, Baker 70.0

Ht 11 New, Mark, Thatcher, Newton 71.0

Ht 12 Reason, Wells, Robinson, Lightfoot (EF) 71.0

Ht 13 Miller, Wright, McFarlane, Thatcher 71.2

Ht 14 New, Genz, Baker, Duval 70.2

Ht 15 McFarlane, Wright, Newton, Mark (EF) 71.6

Ht 16 New, Miller, Robinson, Genz, 70.6

Thursday 9th


Oxford Cheetahs 56 Rayleigh Rockets 28 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2’ 3 3 1 9 1

Ronnie Genz 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2

Bob Wells 3 1’ 0 3 7 1

Bob Baker 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2


Fred Curtis 1 1’ 0 2’ 4 2

Dennis Newton 3 1 4

Nobby Stock X 2 2

Rayleigh



Pete Lansdale F 0 1 0 1



Tom O’Connor F 3 1’ F 4 1

Jules Benson 2 0 2

Frank Bettis 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Wells, Robinson, Clark, Lansdale (f) 71.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Baker, Genz, McGillivray, McDermott 68.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Thatcher, Jackson, Curtis, O’Connor (f) 69.2 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Newton, Benson, Bettis, Stock (exc) 71.2 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Robinson, Baker, Clark, McDermott 69.6 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Thatcher, Jackson, Newton, Benson 69.6 4 2 26 10

Ht7 McGillivray, Genz, Wells, Lansdale 70.0 3 3 29 13

Ht8 O’Connor, Stock, Curtis, Bettis 69.2 3 3 32 16

Ht9 Genz, Baker, Lansdale, Clark 70.0 5 1 37 17

Ht10 McGillivray, Thatcher, McDermott, Curtis 70.2 2 4 39 21

Ht11 Robinson, Jackson, O’Connor, Wells 70.4 3 3 42 24

Ht12 Thatcher, Curtis, Clark, Lansdale 70.6 5 1 47 25

Ht13 Baker, Genz, Jackson, O’Connor (f) 70.4 5 1 52 26

Ht14 Wells, McGillivray, Robinson, McDermott 70.2 4 2 56 28

Battle of Britain Challenge Trophy Scratch Races

Ht1 Bettis, Stock, Newton, Lessiter 71.8

Ht2 Genz, O’Connor, Baker, Clark 70.2

Ht3 Robinson, Jackson, McDermott, Curtis 70.4

Ht4 McGillivray, Thatcher, Wells, Lansdale 69.8

Ht5 Newton, Benson, Stock, Newton 70.6

Final Gens, Robinson, McGillivray, Newton 69.2

Friday 17th

September 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (National League Division Two)

Bristol


Billy Hole 3 2 0 3 8

Geoff Pymar 0 0 2’ 0 2 1

Johnny Hole 1 0 3 2’ 6 1

Bob Oakley 0 3 0 1’ 4 1


Chum Taylor 1 1

Chris Boss 3 2’

Oxford

Peter Robinson 1’ 1 2 3 7 1


Bob Wells 2 1 1’ 0 4 1

Bob Baker 2 3 1’ 1 7 1


Fred Curtis 1’ 1 0 2

Dennis Newton 0 1’ 1 2 1

Nobby Stock 2 0 2

Ht1 Bradley, Wells, Robinson, Pymar 64.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Hole, Baker, J.Hole, Genz 65.6 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Unstead, Thatcher, Curtis, Oakley 65.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Boss, Stock, Taylor, Newton 65.8 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Baker, Bradley, Robinson, J.Hole 65.6 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Oakley, Thatcher, Newton, Taylor 67.4 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Genz, B.Hole, Wells, Pymar 65.6 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Unstead, Boss, Curtis, Stock 65.6 5 1 26 22

Ht9 J.Hole, Robinson, Wells, B.Hole 65.6 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Unstead, Genz, Baker, Oakley 65.4 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Bradley, Pymar, Thatcher, Curtis 67.2 5 1 37 29

Ht12 Robinson, Unstead, Oakley, Wells 66.2 3 3 40 32

Ht13 B.Hole, J.Hole, Newton, Thatcher 66.0 5 1 45 33

Ht14 Genz, Bradley, Baker, Pymar 65.6 2 4 47 37

Thursday 23rd


Oxford Cheetahs 36 Poole Pirates 48 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 1’ 1 3 7 1


Bob Wells 1’ 0 0 1 1

Bob Baker 1’ 2 1’ 1 5 2


Fred Curtis 0 2 0 2

Dennis Newton 2’ 1’ 0 3 2

Nobby Stock 3 0 0 3

Poole


Bill Holden 3 1 3 2 9

Allan Kidd 0 3 0 2’ 5 1

Terry Small 0 0 2’ 1’ 3 2

Tony Lewis 1 3 2’ 2 8 1


Norman Strachan 1 0 1 2

Fred Parkins F 0

Ht1 Middleditch, Robinson, Wells, Kidd 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Holden, Genz, Baker, Small 67.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Squibb, Thatcher, Lewis, Curtis 69.6 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Stock, Newton, Strachan, Parkins (f) 68.8 5 1 13 11

Ht5 Middleditch, Baker, Robinson, Small 68.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Lewis, Thatcher, Newton, Strachan 69.2 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Kidd, Genz, Holden, Wells 68.0 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Squibb, Curtis, Strachan, Stock 69.8 2 4 23 25

Ht9 Middleditch, Genz, Baker, Kidd 68.2 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Holden, Small, Thatcher, Curtis 69.4 1 5 27 33

Ht11 Squibb, Lewis, Robinson, Wells 70.0 1 5 28 38

Ht12 Middleditch, Kidd, Thatcher, Newton 69.6 1 5 29 43

Ht13 Genz, Lewis, Baker, Squibb 69.4 4 2 33 45

Ht14 Robinson, Holden, Small, Stock 69.6 3 3 36 48

Christmas Common Scratch Races

Ht1 Stock, Strachan, Newton, Lessiter (f) 71.2

Ht2 Squibb, Small, Baker, Wells 72.0

Ht3 Holden, Lewis, Robinson, Thatcher 70.4

Ht4 Kidd, Middleditch, Genz, Curtis 69.6

Ht5 Stock, Lessiter, Newton, Perkins (exc) 73.4

Final Kidd, Holden, Squibb, Stock 70.2

Fastest winner of heats 1 and 5 to final

Thursday 30th


Oxford Cheetahs 69 Wimbledon Dons 59 (Challenge) Oxford had 20 point start

Oxford

Peter Robinson 0 2 2 1’ 3 8 1

Bob Wells 2 0 1’ F 2 5 1

Ronnie Genz 3 3 1’ 2 3 F 12 1

Bob Baker 0 1 3 2 2 1 9

Fred Curtis 1 1’ 0 2 1

Bill Thatcher 0 0 0

Dennis Newton 2 2 0 3 2’ 9 1

Nobby Stock 0 2’ 1’ 1 4 2

Wimbledon

Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 0 3 3 15

Peter Moore 1 3 3 0 1 8

Geoff Mardon 2 2 3 3 3 2’15 1

Dom Perry 2’ 1’ 1’ 0 2 6 3

Cyril Brine X 0 2 1 0 3

Barry Briggs 1’ 2’ 1 3 0 7 2

Cyril Maidment 3 1 4

Reg Trott 1 0 1

Ht1 R.Moore, Wells, P.Moore, Robinson 68.4 2 4 22 4

Ht2 Genz, Mardon, Briggs, Baker 67.4 3 3 25 7

Ht3 P.Moore, Perry, Curtis, Thatcher 68.4 1 5 26 12

Ht4 Maidment, Newton, Trott, Stock 69.6 2 4 28 16

Ht5 Genz, Mardon, Perry, Wells 68.0 3 3 31 19

Ht6 R.Moore, Briggs, Baker, Thatcher 68.6 1 5 32 24

Ht7 Mardon, Robinson, Curtis, Brine (exc) 68.4 3 3 35 27

Ht8 R.Moore, Robinson, Genz, Brine 67.2 3 3 38 30

Ht9 Mardon, Newton, Wells, R.Moore 68.2 3 3 41 33

Ht10 P.Moore, Genz, Briggs, Curtis 68.4 2 4 43 37

Ht11 Baker, Brine, Perry, Wells (f) 69.2 3 3 46 40

Ht12 Mardon, Baker, Robinson, P.Moore 68.6 3 3 49 43

Ht13 Briggs, Wells, Brine, Newton 69.4 2 4 51 47

Ht14 Newton, Stock, Maidment, Trott 69.6 5 1 56 48

Ht15 R.Moore, Baker, Stock, Perry 68.0 3 3 59 51

Ht16 Genz, Newton, P.Moore, Brine 70.0 5 1 64 52

Ht17 Robinson, Perry, Stock, Briggs 69.8 4 2 68 54

Ht18 R.Moore, Mardon, Baker, Genz (f) 69.2 1 5 69 59

No second half programmed

Thursday 7 October 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

OXFORD CHEETAHS 47 SWINDON ROBINS 49 (Supporters’ Cup, first leg)

OXFORD

Peter Robinson (C) 2 3 3 2 2 - - 12

Ronnie Genz 1* 0 1* 1 - - - 3 (2)

Bob Wells 0 1 R - - - - 1

Bob Baker 2 2* 2 3 1* - - 10 (2)

Bill Thatcher 2 2* 3 0 - - - 7 (1)

Dennis Newton 0 R 1 1 - - - 2

Fred Curtis 2 3 1* 3 - - - 9 (1)

Nobby Stock 0 1 2* - - - - 3 (1)

SWINDON

Bob Roger 1 R 3 2* 0 - - 6 (1)

Ian Williams 3 3 2 3 3 - - 14

Ron Swaine 3 2* 0 3 - - - 8 (1)

Ray Harris F 1 0 - - - - 1

George White 1 F 2 0 - - - 3

Danny Malone 3 3 1* 2 - - - 9 (1)

Bob Jones (C) 1 1 0 - - - - 2

Gordon Leigh 3 2* 0 1 - - - 6 (1)

Ht 1: Swaine, Robinson, Roger, Wells, 68.2 (2-4)

Ht 2: Williams, Baker, Genz, Harris (fell), 67.2 (5-7)

Ht 3: Malone, Thatcher, White, Newton, 68.0 (7-11)

Ht 4: Leigh, Curtis, Jones, Stock, 69.0 (9-15)

Ht 5: Robinson, Baker, Harris, Roger (ret), 68.2 (14-16)

Ht 6: Curtis, Thatcher, Jones, White (fell), 69.2 (19-17)

Ht 7: Williams, Swaine, Wells, Genz, 67.8 (20-22)

Ht 8: Malone, Leigh, Stock, Newton (ret), 69.4 (21-27)

Ht 9: Roger, Baker, Genz, Swaine, 68.6 (24-30)

Ht 10: Thatcher, Williams, Newton, Leigh, 68.6 (28-32)

Ht 11: Robinson, White, Malone, Wells (ret), 68.8 (31-35)

Ht 12: Swaine, Roger, Newton, Thatcher, 70.2 (32-40)

Ht 13: Baker, Malone, Genz, White, 68.2 (36-42)

Ht 14: Williams, Robinson, Curtis, Harris, 67.6 (39-45)

Ht 15: Curtis, Stock, Leigh, Jones, 69.0 (44-46)

Ht 16: (Nominated) Williams (w), Robinson (r), Baker (b), Roger (y), 67.8 (47-49)

PETER’S EIGHT 13

RONNIE’S EIGHT 11

Challenge

PETER’S EIGHT

Bill Thatcher 3 - - - - - - 3

Bob Roger 2* - - - - - - 2 (1)

Nobby Stock 2 - - - - - - 2

Bob Jones 0 - - - - - - 0

Peter Robinson 3 - - - - - - 3

Ray Harris 0 - - - - - - 0

Bob Wells 1* - - - - - - 1 (1)

Danny Malone 2 - - - - - - 2

RONNIE’S EIGHT

Bob Baker 1 - - - - - - 1

George White 0 - - - - - - 0

Fred Curtis 3 - - - - - - 3

Gordon Leigh 1 - - - - - - 1

Ronnie Genz 1* - - - - - - 1 (1)

Ron Swaine 2 - - - - - - 2

Ian Williams 3 - - - - - - 3

Dennis Newton 0 - - - - - - 0

Ht 1: Thatcher, Roger, Baker, White, 69.4 (5-1)

Ht 2: Curtis, Stock, Leigh, Jones, 69.0 (7-5)

Ht 3: Robinson, Swaine, Genz, Harris, 69.2 (10-8)

Ht 4: Williams, Malone, Wells, Newton, 69.0 (13-11)

Saturday 9 October 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 69 OXFORD CHEETAHS 26 (Supporters’ Cup, second leg)

Swindon won 118-73 on aggregate.

SWINDON

Bob Roger 2* 2* 3 3 - - - 10 (2)

Ian Williams 3 3 2* 3 - - - 11 (1)

Ron Swaine 2 2* 2* 1* - - - 7 (3)

Ray Harris 1* 3 3 2 - - - 9 (1)

George White 2* 2* 3 2* 3 - - 12 (3)

Danny Malone 3 3 2* F 0 - - 8 (1)

Bob Jones (C) 0 1 3 - - - - 4

Gordon Leigh 3 3 2* - - - - 8 (1)

OXFORD

Peter Robinson (C) 0 2 1 3 1* - - 7 (1)

Ronnie Genz 1 R 0 2 - - - 3

Bob Wells 3 0 1 1 2 - - 7

Bob Baker 0 1 0 1 - - - 2

Bill Thatcher 0 0 0 2 - - - 2

Dennis Newton 1 1 1 R - - - 3

Fred Curtis 1* 0 0 - - - - 1 (1)

Nobby Stock 0 0 1 - - - - 1

Ht 1: Williams, Roger, Genz, Robinson, 74.8 (5-1)

Ht 2: Wells, Swaine, Harris, Baker, 75.8 (8-4)

Ht 3: Malone, White, Newton, Thatcher, 76.0 (13-5)

Ht 4: Harris, Robinson, Curtis, Jones, 77.2 (16-8)

Ht 5: Williams, Roger, Baker, Wells, 75.6 (21-9)

Ht 6: Harris, Swaine, Newton, Thatcher, 77.2 (26-10)

Ht 7: Malone, White, Robinson, Genz (ret), 76.0 (31-11)

Ht 8: Leigh, Swaine, Wells, Stock, 76.8 (36-12)

Ht 9: Roger, Williams, Newton, Thatcher, 76.0 (41-13)

Ht 10: Robinson, Harris, Swaine, Genz, 77.8 (44-16)

Ht 11: White, Malone, Wells, Baker, 75.8 (49-17)

Ht 12: Roger, Thatcher, Jones, Stock, 77.4 (53-19)

Ht 13: Leigh, White, Baker, Curtis, 77.8 (58-20)

Ht 14: Williams, Genz, Newton (ret), Malone (fell), 77.4 (61-22)

Ht 15: Jones, Leigh, Stock, Curtis, 78.2 (66-23)

Ht 16: (Nominated) White (r), Wells (y), Robinson (w), Malone (b), 76.4 (69-26)

Oxford 1954 Needs in BOLD

Friday 16

th April 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 34 Exeter Falcons 49 (SS)

Saturday 17 April 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 46 OXFORD CHEETAHS 38 (SS)

Monday 19th

April 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 49 Oxford Cheetahs 35 (SS)

Thursday 22 April 1954 Cowley OXFORD CHEETAHS 37 SWINDON ROBINS 46 (SS)

Thursday 29th

April 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 40 Bristol Bulldogs 68 (NT)

Friday 30th

April 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Oxford Cheetahs 49 (NT)

Thursday 6th

May 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 45 Poole Pirates 39 (SS)

Saturday 8th

May 1954 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 45 Oxford Cheetahs 39 (SS)

Thursday, 13th May 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 53 Plymouth Devils 31 ( SS) TSH2ndmen

Friday, 14th May 1954 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (SS)

Thursday 20th

May 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 56 Leicester Hunters 38 (MC)

Friday 21st May 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 49 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (MC)

Monday 24th

May 1954 County Ground Exeter Falcons 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (SS)

Thursday 27th

May 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 56 Southampton Saints 28 (SS)

Thursday 3rd

June 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 47 Rayleigh Rockets 37 (NLD2)

Friday 4th

June 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (SS)

Tuesday 8th

June 1954 Bannister Court Southampton Saints 22 Oxford Cheetahs 14 (SS) AbHt 6

Saturday 7th

June 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 38 Oxford Cheetahs 46 (NLD2)

Thursday 10th

June 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 52 Bristol Bulldogs 30 (NLD2)

Thursday 17th June 1954 Oxford Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round

Tuesday 22nd

June 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 48 Oxford Cheetahs 36 (SS)

Thursday 24th June 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 49 Leicester Hunters 34 (NLD2)

Saturday 26 June 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 45 OXFORD CHEETAHS 39 (NLD2)

Thursday 1st July 1954 Oxford World Championship Qualifying Round

Thursday 8th July 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 43 Ipswich Witches 41 (NLD2)

Saturday 10th

July 1954 Foxhall Heath Ipswich Witches 46 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (NLD2)

Thursday 15th July 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 51 Lanarkshire Eagles 33 (NLD2)

Thursday 22nd

July 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 44 Southampton Saints 39 (NLD2)

Friday 23rd

July 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (NLD2) Times

Monday 26th

July 1954 County Ground Exeter Falcons 53 Oxford Cheetahs 31 (NLD2)

Tuesday 27th

July 1954 Bannister Court Southampton Saints 45 Oxford Cheetahs 38 (NLD2)

Thursday 29 July 1954 Cowley OXFORD CHEETAHS 47 SWINDON ROBINS 36 (NLD2)

Thursday 5th

August 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 46 Coventry Bees 38 (NLD2)

Saturday 7th

August 1954 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (NLD2)

Thursday 12th

August 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs v Poole Pirates (NLD2) Rained Off

Friday 13th August 1954 Motherwell Lanarkshire Eagles 58 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (NLD2)

Wednesday 18th

August 1954 Wessex Stad Weymouth Scorchers 37 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (Ch)

Thursday 19th

August 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 52 Exeter Falcons 32 (NLD2) SH

Monday 23rd

August 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 57 Oxford Cheetahs 26 (NLD2)

Thursday 26th

August 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 46 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (NLD2)

Thursday 2nd

September 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 61 Coventry Bees 35 (MC)

Saturday September 4th 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 62 Oxford Cheetahs 34 (MC)

Thursday 9th

September 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 56 Rayleigh Rockets 28 (NLD2)

Friday 17th

September 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (NLD2)

Thursday 23rd

September 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 36 Poole Pirates 48 (NLD2)

Thursday 30th

September 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 69 Wimbledon Dons 59 (Ch)

Thursday 7 October 1954 Cowley OXFORD CHEETAHS 47 SWINDON ROBINS 49 (SC)

Saturday 9 October 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 69 OXFORD CHEETAHS 26 (SC)

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