Astley & Tyldesley took on Edinburgh in a Northern League match at Gin Pit on Sunday.

A very close, competitive and sporting match took place, with never more than four points separating the two teams. A & T held a slender lead for most of the match and held on to win 90 - 87.
 
A & T's Polish international riders were in great form, with both Remi Burchardt and Dariusz Pilas winning all their races. Darek Kurkowski won four races, with a machine failure stopping him in his other race, whilst leading. Edinburgh fielded a solid experienced line-up that regularly frustrated the efforts of A & T's youngsters (four juniors including three first year riders), who give it plenty of effort, but were often outmanoeuvred from scoring positions. 

However, they eventually provided sufficient support to the top three to ensure a win. Joe Allen's tally of 11 points included three third places in heat wins and that proved to be decisive in A & T's win. A & T provided 15 of the 18 race winners, but Edinburgh's tally of 11 bonus points tells the story of the match.
 
Northern League match result
Astley & Tyldesley 90 Edinburgh 87
A & T: Remi Burchardt 20, Dariusz Pilas 20, Darek Kurkowski 16, Joe Allen 11, Mick Knowles 8 (1), Luke Jamson 7, Ben Dickenson 6, Ben Keen 2.
Edinburgh: Alan Smith 14 (3), Gavin Kennedy 13 (2), Jake Slight 13 (1), Craig Newsome 13 (1), Lee Lawrence 12, Tommy Lee 10 (2), Neil McPherson 9 (2), Dave Baxter 3.
 
A & T staged a Junior Individual meeting afterwards, which was won by Joe Allen.

Junior Individual match scorers
Joe Allen 14, Josh Gore 13, Luke Jamson 13, Joel Partington 12, Laura Watson 12, Ben Keen 11, Ben Dickenson 10, Brandon Carter 10, Colin Farn 8, Libby Browne 7, Jake Pickstock 6.