Open Ploughing Match Saturday 30th August 2025

Held at Swepstone Road, Measham by kind permission of Mr R Carter

Class 1: Vintage Trailed

Class 1 Vintage Trailed winner

Winner – Andrew Maxfield (plot 1)
Fordson Standard N (1940)
Ransomes 9Y plough

Second – Bill Worington
Fordson Standard N
Ransomes 9Y plough

Class 2: Vintage Mounted

Class 2 Vintage Mounted winner
Class 2 Vintage Mounted second
Class 2 Vintage Mounted fourth

Winner – Harry Bassett (plot 10)
Massey Ferguson FE35 (1959)
Ransomes 54 plough

Second – Joe Baxter (plot 11)
Ferguson FE35
Ransomes TS59 plough

Third – Anthony Salt (plot 9)
Fordson Dexta (1960)
Ransomes Ts59 plough

Fourth – Bob Cragg (plot 4)
Fordson Dexta (1959)
Ransomes TS1013 plough

Class 3: Ferguson

Class 3 Ferguson winner
Class 3 Ferguson second
Class 3 Ferguson third
Class 3 Ferguson fourth

Winner – Richard Ingram (plot 14)
Ferguson T20 (1949)
Ferguson GP plough

Second – Graham Cooper (plot 16)
Ferguson TEF20 (1954)
Ferguson GP plough

Third – John Kitching (plot 17)
Ferguson TED20 (1955)
Ferguson GP plough

Fourth – Stephen Smith (plot 15)
Ferguson TEF20 (1956)
Ferguson GP plough

Class 4: Classic Mounted

Class 4 Classic mounted winner
Class 4 Classic mounted second
Class 4 Classic mounted third
Class 4 Classic mounted fourth

Winner John Cope (plot 22)
David Brown 780 (1971)
Ransomes TS59 plough

Second – George Lowe (plot 21)
Massey Ferguson 35X
Ransomes TS59 plough

Third – Robert Archer (plot 18)
Massey Ferguson 35X (1964)
Ransomes TS59 plough

Fourth – Paul Sproston (plot 19)
Davidon Brown 880 Selectomatic (1968)
Ransomes TS59 plough

Class 5: Classic Reversible

Class 5 Classic Reversible first
Class 5 Classic Reversible second
Class 5 Classic Reversible third

First – Andy French (plot 25)
Massey Ferguson 65 (1961)
Ransomes TS82 plough

Second – Oliver Gilbert (plot 26)
Massey Ferguson 135 (1969)
Ransomes TS82 plough

Third – Paul Grice (plot 24)
Massey Ferguson 165 (1970)
Ransomes TS102 plough

Class 6: Horticultural

Class 6 Horticultural winner
Class 6 Horticultural second
Class 6 Horticultural third

First – Stephen Mellors (plot 27)
Kubota L1501 (1975)
Ransomes single furrow plough

Second – Ivan Clark (plot 28)
Kubota B7000 (1973)
Ransomes TS42A plough

Third – Graham Brown (plot 29)
Trusty Mode 5, 2-wheel (1956)
Trusty GP plough

The judges
(left to right)
Henry Mumford, Graham Hall,
David Roobottom, Jeff Harrison

The Judges

The competitors

Score Sheets

Class 1 – Vintage Trailed

Class 2 – Vintage Mounted

Class 3 – Ferguson

Class 4 – Classic Mounted

Class 5 – Classic Reversible

Class 6 – Horticultural

Photo Gallery

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