Simon Cross

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Simon Cross

Nationality	England
Date of birth	(1965-05-31) 31 May 1965
Place of birth	Hereford, England
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Oxford Cheetahs Weymouth Wildcats Cradley Heath Heathens Middlesbrough Bears Coventry Bees	1982 1983 1982-1995 1991 1996
Individual honours
Overseas Champion European Grasstrack Champion WA State Champion (Aust)	1988 1986 1987
Team honours
World Team Cup Winner National League Pairs Champion British League KO Cup winner British League Fours Champion	1989 1983 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 1995

Simon James Cross (born 31 May 1965 in Hereford, England) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who spent most of his career with the Cradley Heath Heathens.

Simon Cross and Kelvin Tatum finished runner-up in Speedway World Pairs Championship^[1] in 1988 and he finished runner-up in the British Championship in 1990.^[2] He won the National League Pairs Championship in 1983 with Martin Yeates.

Simon also represented England when they won the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup.

World Final Appearances

1987 - Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 10th - 10pts

References

↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
↑ 2007 British Final Match Programme

Persondata
Name	Cross, Simon
Alternative names
Short description	British speedway rider
Date of birth	31 May 1965
Place of birth	Hereford, England
Date of death
Place of death

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