Brian Thomas Crutcher (born 23 August 1934 in Poole, England)[1] is a former international speedway rider who finished second at the 1954 Speedway World Championship finals.
[2][3] Crutcher made his debut for third division team the Poole Pirates in 1951 at age 16.
He made his first World Final appearance in only his second year of racing in 1952, finishing in twelfth place.
At the start of 1953, Crutcher moved to first division team the Wembley Lions and appeared in the next four World Championship finals, finishing second in 1954 behind Ronnie Moore.
[2] He made 23 appearances for the Great Britain national speedway team.