Having ridden for Middlesbrough, he left in 1929 to become captain of the Wembley Lions team aged twenty one.[3] While riding for Wembley he won the first ever London Riders' Championship at the Crystal Palace as well as the Southern League twice and the London Cup. He won the inaugural National League with Wembley in 1932 and was a member of the England team in the first-ever England v Australia Test Match at Wimbledon Stadium. He rode for England in a total of 13 Test matches against Australia, the first in 1931[4] and of which 3 were in Australia in 1937–38.
After Jack retired from speedway at the end of the 1938 season he became an established racehorse trainer, with over four hundred winners to his credit before he retired from training in 1976.
Players cigarette cards
Ormston is listed as number 34 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.[7]
References
↑Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN0-7524-2402-5
