Nigel Boocock

Nigel Boocock
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	17 September 1937 (1937-09-17) (age 74)
Place of birth	Wakefield, England
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Bradford Tudors Birmingham Brummies Ipswich Witches Coventry Bees Bristol Bulldogs Exeter Falcons Canterbury Crusaders	1955-1957 1957 1958 1959-1976 1978 1979-1980 1980
Individual honours
South Australian Champion	1969
Team honours
British League Champions British League KO Cup Winners World Team Cup	1968 1967 1968

Nigel Boocock (born 17 September 1937 in Wakefield, England)^[1] is a former speedway rider who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals and was a reserve in one other (1962).^[2]

Career

Boocock started his career with the Bradford Tudors in 1955 and stayed there until 1957, followed by spells with the Birmingham Brummies and the Ipswich Witches, before moving in 1959 to the Coventry Bees. He spent the next eighteen seasons with the Bees, winning the British League Championship in 1968.

Boocock was the first English rider to win the prestigious FIM Internationale meeting held at Wimbledon. He was known for the blue leathers he raced in when most other riders wore black leathers – he was nicknamed "Little Boy Blue". He appeared with brother Eric Boocock in the 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship finals, finishing in third place. He was also a regular England International rider and captain of the National team for many years.

Personal life

Boocock married Cynthia Boon in 1958, and they had three children, Victoria, Darren and Mandy. He and Cynthia retired to Australia, which he had visited on numerous occasions with British Lions and England teams during the English winter months.

In 2008 his son Darren Boocock, a former rider and Coventry Bees mascot, and his wife Sharon were killed in a road accident in Yorkshire.His and Cynthia's children each had at least one child jack, Daniel, Carl, Thomas and Liam

World final appearances

• 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 7th - 8pts
• 1964 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 9th - 6pts
• 1965 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 8pts
• 1966 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 15th - 2pt
• 1968 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt
• 1969 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts
• 1971 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 9th - 6pts
• 1972 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 6pts

References

1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6. 
2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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Name	Boocock, Nigel
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Date of birth	17 September 1937
Place of birth	Wakefield, England
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