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Tommy Croombs

Tommy Croombs

British motorcycle speedway rider

Thomas Robert Croombs (13 December 1906 – 15 October 1980) was a speedway rider who finished third in the Star Riders' Championship in 1931, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship.[1][2]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Career

Croombs was born in New Malden, Surrey, England.

He rode for Lea Bridge in 1929 and moved onto the West Ham Hammers in 1930. He stayed with the Hammers until the end of the 1939 season when he retired. In 1947, he made a comeback, riding for West Ham, starting as reserve and then back as a full team member within six weeks.

At retirement he had earned 30 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

When West Ham's track, West Ham Stadium was demolished, a road on the new development was named after Croombs.[3]

World final appearances

Players cigarette cards

Croombs is listed as number 10 of 50 in the 1930s' Player's cigarette card collection.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited.
  2. [2]
    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    Belton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2438-6.
  4. [4]
    Bamford, R.; Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5.
  5. [5]
    "Speedway Riders". Speedway Museum Online. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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