Nigel Boocock

Nigel Boocock
Born(1937-09-17)17 September 1937
Wakefield, England
Died3 April 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 77)
Queensland, Australia
Career history
1955-1957Bradford Tudors
1957Birmingham Brummies
1958Ipswich Witches
1959-1976Coventry Bees
1977-1978Bristol Bulldogs
1979-1980Exeter Falcons
1979Canterbury Crusaders
1980Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1962, 1968Midland Riders' Champion
1966The Laurels
1966Brandonapolis
1968Internationale
1969South Australian Champion
Team honours
1968World Cup winner
1960, 1969, 1970World Cup silver
1964, 1965World Cup bronze
1969, 1970World Pairs bronze
1968British League
1967BL KO Cup
1960, 1966, 1969,
1970, 1971, 1976
Midland Cup
1961Central Shield

Nigel Boocock (17 September 1937 – 3 April 2015) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals.[2][3] He holds the record number of caps for Great Britain (64) and the record for total number of caps, when including England (154).[3]

  1. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.