BATCHELOR, Troy Matthew DATE OF BIRTH: 29 August 1987, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2005) King’s Lynn, Eastbourne; (2006) King’s Lynn, Coventry; (2007) Poole; (2008) Swindon; (2009) Swindon, Ipswich; (2010-11) Peterborough; (2012-15) Swindon; (2016-17) King’s Lynn; (2018-19) Swindon; (2021) Sheffield. MAJOR HONOURS: Australian Under-16 Champion: 2003; Queensland State Champion: 2007; South Australia State Champion: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Australian Champion: 2013; Elite League Riders’ Champion: 2014; Victoria State Champion: 2016. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2005, [King’s Lynn], 2006 [King’s Lynn and Coventry], 2019 [Swindon]; Young Shield winner: 2005 [King’s Lynn]; League Championship winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn], 2012 [Swindon], 2019 [Swindon]; Premier Trophy winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn]; Elite Shield winner: 2008 [Swindon], 2018 [Swindon]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 28 GPs ridden, 3 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 183 GP points. WORLD CUP RECORD: 17 meetings, 148 points, 2 Silver medals, 2 Bronze medals.
BATES, Josh DATE OF BIRTH: 1 February 1996, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Mildenhall; (2013) Scunthorpe, Mildenhall; (2014) Leicester, Sheffield, Mildenhall; (2015) Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Birmingham; (2016) Coventry, Sheffield; (2017) Leicester, Sheffield; (2019) Peterborough, Leicester; (2021) Sheffield, Leicester. MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2016; British Under-19 Champion: 2015. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2017 [Sheffield], 2019 [Leicester]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Mildenhall]; National Trophy winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2014 [Mildenhall]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 2 points.
ELLIS, Adam DATE OF BIRTH: 21 March 1996, Marmande, France. BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Isle of Wight; (2013) Isle of Wight, Ipswich; (2014) Lakeside, Ipswich; (2015) Lakeside, Birmingham; (2016) Poole, Eastbourne; (2017) Swindon; (2018) Swindon, Lakeside; (2019) Swindon, Birmingham; (2021) Sheffield. MAJOR HONOURS: British Champion: 2021. CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham], 2017 [Swindon], 2019 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2016 [Poole], 2018 [Swindon]; Knock-Out Cup winners: 2016 [Eastbourne], 2019 [Swindon]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 points. WORLD CUP RECORD: 1 Silver medal.
HOLDER, Jack DATE OF BIRTH: 23 March 1996, Appin, New South Wales, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Plymouth; (2017) Poole, Peterborough; (2018) Somerset; (2019) Poole; (2021) Sheffield. MAJOR HONOUR: Australian Under-16 Pairs Champion: 2011; Australian Under-16 35occ Champion: 2011; New South Wales Under-21 Champion: 2013, 2015; Victoria State Under-21 Champion: 2015; Australian Under-21 Champion: 2016. CLUB HONOUR: Four-Team Championship winner: 2016 [Plymouth]; Elite Shield winner: 2017 [Poole], 2019 [Poole]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GPs ridden, 15 GP points. RIDER LINKS: Younger brother of Chris Holder (born: 24 September 1987, Appin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) and James Holder (born: 7 May 1986, Appin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia).
HOWARTH, Kyle DATE OF BIRTH: 11 February 1994, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Scunthorpe II; (2010) Bournemouth, Somerset; (2011) Belle Vue II, Edinburgh, Belle Vue; (2012) Poole, King’s Lynn, Workington; (2013) Poole, Swindon, Workington; (2014) Coventry, Workington; (2015) Coventry, Swindon, Workington; (2016-19) Wolverhampton, Sheffield; (2021) Sheffield. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Wolverhampton], 2017 [Sheffield]; Pairs Championship winner: 2017 [Sheffield], 2018 [Sheffield]. MAJOR HONOURS: Queensland Under-21 State Champion: 2011, 2012; British Under-21 Champion: 2015.
HUME, Danyon DATE OF BIRTH: 25 July 1996, Wendover, Buckinghamshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Rye House II; (2016-18) Ipswich, Birmingham; (2019) Birmingham, Leicester II; (2021) Sheffield, Poole. CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2016 Birmingham; League Championship winner: 2016 [Birmingham], 2019 [Leicester II]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Leicester II].
NIELSEN, Stefan Leeder DATE OF BIRTH: 31 October 1994, Esbjerg, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2013) Somerset; (2014) Belle Vue, Coventry II; (2015) Belle Vue, Ipswich; (2016) Swindon, Plymouth; (2017) Scunthorpe; (2018) Poole, Scunthorpe; (2019) Swindon, Scunthorpe; (2021) Sheffield, Poole. MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-19 Champion: 2012, 2013. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II], 2012 [Mildenhall], 2013 [Somerset]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2013 [Somerset]; National Trophy winner: 2012 [Mildenhall]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2012 [Mildenhall].
PICKERING, Joshua (Josh) DATE OF BIRTH: 30 November 1996, Heddon Greta, New South Wales, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2017-19) Edinburgh; (2021) Sheffield, Edinburgh.
SEDGMEN, Justin Maxwell DATE OF BIRTH: 17 February 1992, Mildura, Victoria, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Somerset; (2010) Birmingham, Swindon; (2011) Swindon, Newport, Plymouth; (2012) Lakeside, Redcar; (2014-15) Edinburgh; (2016) Swindon; (2017) Belle Vue, Rye House; (2021) Sheffield, Glasgow. MAJOR HONOURS: South Australian State Under-16 Champion: 2008; Victoria State Champion: 2012. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 4 GP points. RIDER LINKS: Brother of Ryan Sedgmen (born: 6 February 1990, Mildura, Victoria, Australia). Son of Gavin Sedgmen (born: 1 November 1965, Mildura, Victoria, Australia).
WRIGHT, James Philip DATE OF BIRTH: 13 June 1986, Stockport, Cheshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2002) Buxton; (2003) Buxton, Belle Vue; (2004) Workington, Buxton; (2005-07) Workington, Belle Vue; (2008) Swindon; (2009-10) Belle Vue; (2011) Workington, Birmingham, Somerset; (2012) Somerset; (2013) Glasgow; (2014-15) Plymouth; (2021) Sheffield, Newcastle. MAJOR HONOURS: Conference League Riders’ Champion: 2004; Premier League Riders’ Champion: 2007. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2002 [Buxton]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2006 [Workington]; Elite Shield winner: 2008 [Swindon]; League Cup winner: 2012 [Somerset]. RIDER LINKS: Grandson of Jim Yacoby (born: 26 September 1939, Denton, Manchester, Greater Manchester). Brother of fellow rider Charles Wright (born: 26 October 1988, Stockport, Cheshire).
