[8] As one of Coventry's leading riders[9] he was called up by England for the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup, taking a silver medal at the event.

He appeared with brother Eric Boocock in the 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship finals, finishing in third place.

[citation needed] He and Cynthia retired to Australia, which he had visited on numerous occasions with British Lions and England teams during the English winter months.

Bonython officially opened the 111-metre-long track, with Boocock and Boulger acting as starting marshals for the night.

[citation needed] In 2008 his son Darren Boocock, a former rider and Coventry Bees mascot, and his wife Sharon were killed in a road accident in Yorkshire.