Darryl Ritchings

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Darryl Ritchings
Born (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 31)
Swindon, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2009 Newport Hornets
2010–2012 Dudley Heathens
2013 Isle of Wight Islanders
2013, 2016 Somerset Rebels
2014–2015 Swindon Robins/Sprockets
2015 Coventry Storm
2016 Ipswich Witches
2016–2017 Birmingham Brummies
2025–2026 Oxford Chargers
2025 Poole Pirates
2026 Oxford Cheetahs
Team honours
2025 NDL champion

Darryl Jake Ritchings (born 11 August 1994) is a speedway rider from England. [1]

Speedway career

Ricthings started his speedway career in England riding for the Newport Hornets during the 2009 National League speedway season. After three seasons with Dudley Heathens he joined the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2013 and made an appearance for Somerset Rebels in the Premier League. [2]

After captaining the Swindon Sprockets he made a handful of appearances in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Swindon Robins during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. [3] During the 2014 season he was involved in a serious accident when riding against Coventry. [4] He went on to ride for Ipswich Witches during the 2016 Premier League speedway season and Birmingham Brummies from 2016 to 2017. [5]

In 2025, he came out of retirement and helped Oxford Chargers win the National Development League title. [6] He also appeared for Poole Pirates during the SGB Championship 2025 season. [7]

References

  1. "Ultimate rider index, 1929–2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. "Speedway: Swindon Robins rider Darryl Ritchings is out of sedation". BBC Sport. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "SPEEDWAY: Swindon Sprockets captain Darryl Ritchings retires". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. "Darryl Ritchings". WWOS backup. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. "Darryl Ritchings sets record straight over spat with Ellis Perks". Birmingham Mail. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. "Oxford Chargers boss proud after second title in three seasons". Oxford Mail. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. "Darryl Ritchings set to depart Poole Pirates ahead of Cairns arrival". Bournemouth Echo. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.