ASHLEY MORRIS
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1994, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Scunthorpe II; (2010) Dudley.

MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-15 Champion: 2009.

2010 STARTING AVERAGE: 4.68 (NL).

WEBSITE: www.ash-racing.co.uk/

ADDITIONAL INFO: Morris initially began riding on a 150cc machine in 2006 and, under the guidance of former Buxton rider Neil Painter, he eventually moved on to a full 500cc machine in 2008.

Injury curtailed his participation in that year's British Under-15 Championship and, in fact, limited him to a solitary appearance in the first round at Stoke on 10 July.

Having turned fifteen years-of-age, he was introduced to Scunthorpe Saints' squad as their official No. 8 rider late in May 2009, when James Sarjeant moved from the position into the main body of the side.

Morris reached the pinnacle of his fledgling career on 19 September, when he sealed overall victory in the British Under-15 Championship at the Northside track in Workington.

He went on to complete fifteen official matches for Saints, yielding 76 points and an impressive 5.56 real-time average.

Towards the end of January, he was named as a member of the new Dudley side, which would contest the National League in 2010.