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Australia v England - 1985-86 to date

1985-86 Redcliffe Showground, Brisbane Australia 42 England 66
UNOFFICIAL (Track length 639 mt) Gary Allan 10 Kenny Carter 18
(Att : 14,700) John Titman 10 Simon Wigg 17
Phil Crump 7 Jeremy Doncaster 15
Mark Carlson 5 David Blackburn 6
Steve Baker 4 Marvyn Cox 5
Alan Rivett 4 Gerald Short 4
Steve Regeling 2 Laurie Bloomfield 1

1986-87 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Australia 60 England 65
UNOFFICIAL INDOOR Steve Langdon 11 Jeremy Doncaster 14
(Att : 2,500) Tony Rose 11 Peter Collins 13
Stan Bear 9 Neil Collins 10
Gary Allan 7 Louis Carr 9
Mick Poole 7 Marvyn Cox 7
Tony Langdon 6 Alan Farmer 5
John Titman 5 Martin Hagon 5
Alan Rivett 4 Steve Bishop 2

1986-87 Australia won series 2-1* Attendance
UNOFFICIAL 06.12 : Brisbane Australia 53 England 55 14,200
20.12 : Brisbane Australia 61 England 47 16,000
01.01 : Brisbane Australia 71 England 37 21,500
*This was originally scheduled to be a 5-match series.
The first match was at Maryborough, but was later reported to have been made void due to
"programming discrepancies". Details were Australia 57 (S.Langdon 13, Poole 12, Rose 10, Bear
8, Gary Allan 7, Titman 5, Rivett 2) England 51 (Cox 16, P.Collins 11, Doncaster 10, N.Collins 6,
Hagon 5, Carr 2, Farmer 1).
After the three matches at Brisbane, a fifth match was held at Liverpool, but only over 13 heats and
it did not qualify as a Test Match. Details were Australia 44 (Regeling 12, Chris Watson 10, Poole
5, Davies 5, Butler 4, Brian Nixon 4, Todd Wiltshire 4) England 33 (Doncaster 12, Cox 8, Carr 6,
Hagon 5, N.Collins 1, Bloomfield 1, Farmer 0)
Australia Total England Total
John Titman 17 9 14 40 Jeremy Doncaster 13 10 12 35
Steve Regeling 14 16 8 38 Peter Collins 9 10 7 26
Stan Bear 12 8 9 29 Marvyn Cox 12 9 3 24
Troy Butler 0 12 13 25 Neil Collins 9 6 6 21
Steve Koppe - 13 10 23 Louis Carr 6 4 2 12
Alan Rivett - 0 14 14 Martin Hagon 6 - 6 12
Tony Rose 6 - 1 7 Kelvin Tatum - 8 - 8
Mick Poole 2 - 2 4 Alan Farmer - - 1 1
Steve Langdon 2 1 - 3 Lawrie Bloomfield - - 0 0
Stephen Davies - 2 - 2
Tony Langdon 0 - - 0

1987-88 England won series 5-2
OFFICIAL 06.11 : Perth Australia 65 England 43
21.11 : Newcastle Australia 52 England 56
28.11 : Brisbane (Ekka) (Att: 17,200) Australia 50 England 56
05.12 : Archerfield (Brisbane) Australia 46 England 59
01.01 : Brisbane (Ekka) Australia 45 England 59
06.01 : Liverpool Australia 56 England 51
25.01 : Mildura Australia 47 England 61
For UNOFFICIAL matches, see below
Australia Total England Total
Phil Crump 16 8 7 8 13 14 14 80 Gary Havelock 12 2 14 14 7 15 11 75
Glenn Doyle 14 10 7 0 0 11 2 44 Paul Thorp 6 11 6 12 9 8 12 64
Stephen Davies - 11 6 11 - 12 - 40 Peter Carr 13 18 8 0 9 1 11 60
Chris Watson 10 13 6 - - 10 - 39 Neil Evitts 6 9 9 8 13 4 10 59
Alan Rivett 1 - 12 2 9 - - 24 Andy Smith 1 4 12 12 17 10 0 56
Steve Regeling - 8 5 - - - 9 22 Alun Rossiter 5 0 3 8 4 11 6 37
Troy Butler 6 - 7 - 4 2 - 19 Sean Wilson 0 12 4 5 0 2 11 34
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Stan Bear - - - 10 5 - - 15
Glyn Taylor 15 0 - - - - - 15
Craig Hodgson - - - - - - 13 13
Tony Langdon - - - 9 - - - 9
Steve Koppe - - - - 8 - - 8
Gary Allan - - - 6 - - - 6
Scott Fisher 3 - - - - - - 3
David Jackson - - - - - - 2 2
Todd Wiltshire - 2 - - - - - 2
Mark Carlson - - - - - 1 - 1
Nigel Tremelling - - - - - - 1 1
Programme for the 4th.Test at
Brisbane Archerfield (right)
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1987-88 During their official tour (results above) the England team raced several "international challenge"
UNOFFICIAL matches against various Australian Select teams.
07.11 : Albany (Attwell Park), WA † Australian Select 52 England 56
13.12 : Lismore, NSW Australian Select 34 England 71
26.12 : Nambour, Qld Australian Select 37 England 67
16.01 : Canberra (Tralee), ACT Australian Select 25 England 51
30.01 : Melbourne (Showground), Vic ‡ Australian Select 52 England 82
† Original score : Aus Sel 55 Eng 53. Score amended after protest.
‡ 6-rider races ; 9 heats ; scoring 5-4-3-2-1-0

Australian Select Total Total
Glenn Doyle 13 4 6 7 - 30 Mark Carlson - 3 2 - - 5
Alan Rivett 11 6 11 - - 28 Bob Humphries - - - 5 - 5
Troy Butler 5 11 10 - - 26 Ian Wedgwood - - - 4 - 4
Phil Crump 7 - - - 13 20 Jeff Brigden - 3 0 - - 3
Chris Watson 7 - - - 8 15 L Garside - - - - 2 2
Glyn Taylor 8 - - - 2 10 Brian Nixon - - - 2 - 2
Stan Bear - 1 8 - - 9 Tony Primmer - - - 2 - 2
Steve Regeling - - - - 9 9 Steve Fisher 1 - - - - 1
Mark Fiora - - - - 8 8 Steve Langdon - - - - 1 1
Todd Wiltshire - - - - 8 8 Tony Langdon - - - - 1 1
Mick Powell - 6 0 - - 6 Mick Holder - - - 0 - 0
Craig Boyce - - - 5 - 5
England
Paul Thorp 11 17 18 1 13 60 Alun Rossiter 0 10 13 12 6 41
Neil Evitts 13 16 5 9 10 53 Sean Wilson 0 4 4 4 6 18
Gary Havelock 12 14 10 8 5 49 Simon Wigg - - - - 12 12
Andy Smith 6 10 7 8 15 46 Ray Morton - - - - 6 6
Peter Carr 14 - 10 9 9 42

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1988-89 England Select won series 5-4 Attendance
UNOFFICIAL 26.11 : Brisbane Australia Select 72 England Select 36
03.12 : Bundaberg Australia Select 37 England Select 71
10.12 : Townsville Australia Select 53 England Select 55
23.12 : Brisbane Australia Select 51 England Select 57
28.12 : Newcastle Australia Select 41 England Select 37
30.12 : Yandina Australia Select 52 England Select 56
01.01 : Brisbane Australia Select 55 England Select 53 18,000
04.01 : Liverpool Australia Select 54 England Select 53 7,000
21.01 : Rockhampton Australia Select 45 England Select 63

Australia Select Total
Troy Butler 14 14 16 13 5 12 10 - - 84
Alan Rivett 2 - - 7 - 12 8 - 15 44
Mick Poole 17 - - 11 - - 13 0 - 41
Stephen Davies 13 - - - 10 - - 14 - 37
Steve Regeling 13 - - 9 - - 12 - - 34
Peter Christopher 5 - 12 - - - 2 - 12 31
Mark Carlson 8 6 - 5 - - 9 - - 28
Tony Langdon - 6 - 6 - 9 1 - - 22
Craig Boyce - - - - - - - 14 - 14
David Thompson - - - - - - - - 11 11
Phil Crump - - - - - - - 10 - 10
Craig Hodgson - - - - 6 - - 4 - 10
Mark Pearce - - 6 - - 4 - - - 10
Glenn Doyle - - - - - - - 8 - 8
Steve Langdon - 6 - - - 2 - - - 8
Mick Powell - - - - - 8 - - - 8
Todd Wiltshire - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Wayne Freeman - - 7 - - - - - - 7
Tony Primmer - - - - 3 - - 4 - 7
Chris Watson - - - - 7 - - - - 7
Clinton Butler - 1 - - - 5 - - - 6
Terry Keyse - - 6 - - - - - - 6
Glen Tregea - - - - - - - - 4 4
Gary Davey - - 3 - - - - - - 3
Craig Hyde - 2 - - - - - - - 2
Shawn Latimer - - - - - - - - 2 2
Brian Nixon - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Jeff Vaughan - - 2 - - - - - - 2
Darrin Winkler - 2 - - - - - - - 2
John Reid - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Darren White - - - - - - - - 1 1
England Select
Jeremy Doncaster 10 14 12 13 10 17 12 15 17 120
Steve Schofield 8 16 8 14 2 11 7 - 15 81
Kelvin Tatum - - - 15 8 14 17 12 11 77
David Blackburn 9 11 11 7 - 5 8 - 12 63
Sean Wilson 6 11 11 - - - - 6 - 34
Ray Morton 1 3 0 4 8 4 2 3 5 30
David Clarke 0 4 11 2 1 3 3 - 3 27
Alastair Stevens 2 12 2 2 2 2 4 - 0 26
Sean Willmott - - - - 6 - - 7 - 13
Andy Smith - - - - - - - 10 - 10
Paul Smith - - - - - - - 0 - 0
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Programmes for the 2nd and 3rd of the three Brisbane matches at the Ekka are shown above. The 2nd match was twice postponed, and eventually staged 23.12.88. Below is the programme for the Liverpool, NSW match of 04.01.89
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1989-90 Australia won series 5½-1½ Attendance
UNOFFICIAL* 10.11 : Perth (Claremont) Australia 47 England 61 2,000
24.11 : Newcastle (Motordome) Australia 53 England 53
Adelaide (North Arm) Australia 72 England 36
28.12 : Brisbane (Exhibition) Australia 62 England 46 14,000
Newcastle (Motordome) Australia 67 England 41
01.01 : Brisbane (Exhibition) Australia 67 England 41
Parramatta Australia 58 England 50
*This series was deemed Official by the Australian ACU, but Unofficial by the British SCB.

Australia Total England Total
Phil Crump 10 16 14 15 16 15 6 92 Steve Schofield 18 13 11 11 17 8 13 91
Mick Poole 8 4 12 9 10 9 16 68 Paul Thorp 11 11 4 10 13 11 1 61
Stephen Davies 1 0 12 11 10 14 3 51 Sean Wilson 11 8 7 11 2 4 11 54
Todd Wiltshire - 18 - - 12 8 12 50 Jeremy Doncaster 15 14 11 - - - - 40
Troy Butler 10 4 - 10 10 6 - 40 Kelvin Tatum - - - - - 11 17 28
Chris Watson - 11 - - 6 - 13 30 Mark Loram 2 2 3 2 - - 8 17
Steve Regeling - - - 13 - 15 - 28 Gary Havelock - - - 7 4 5 - 16
Leigh Adams - - 18 - - - - 18 Andy Galvin 4 3 0 2 5 1 0 15
Glenn Doyle 13 - - - - - - 13 Ray Morton 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 6
Scott Norman - - 10 - - - - 10
Sean Willmott - - - - 3 - 6 9
Shane Parker - - 6 - - - - 6
Glyn Taylor 5 - - - - - - 5
Alan Rivett - - - 4 - - - 4
Scott Humphries - - - - - - 2 2
Craig Boyce - 0 - - - - - 0
Dave Hamnett - 0 - - - - - 0
Clayton Isbel 0 - - - - - - 0
Darrin Winkler - - - 0 - 0 - 0
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No further series were held until 1993-94

1993-94 Australia won series 4-0 Attendance
01.01 : Sydney Showground Australia 68 England 40 12,000
03.01 : Brisbane Australia 56 England 52
05.01 : Newcastle Australia 69 England 39
12.01 : Adelaide (Wayville) Australia 61 England 46
Note : A match at Avalon on 08.01 was abandoned, and the match due to
be raced at Perth on 14.01 was never held.

Australia Total England Total
Leigh Adams 15 13 15 17 60 Steve Schofield 11 9 12 7 39
Jason Crump 9 11 12 14 46 Paul Thorp 10 7 11 10 38
Mick Poole 12 8 5 12 37 Sean Wilson 7 16 6 - 29
Craig Boyce 15 - 15 6 36 Andy Smith 0 15 1 11 27
Jason Lyons 7 7 10 1 25 Joe Screen 6 2 1 12 21
Tony Langdon 10 6 3 5 24 Ben Howe 5 2 2 6 15
Troy Butler - 10 - - 10 David Norris 1 1 6 0 8
Stephen Davies - - 9 - 9
Shane Parker - - - 6 6
Mark Carlson - 1 - - 1

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No further series have been held, although there was a Young Australia v Young Great Britain series in 2001-02
Contributors : Peter Baker, Roger Stevens, Ross Garrigan, Tom Marriott

© Brian Collins 2004-08