W/E APRIL 16TH 2005

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Shane Parker

News

• IOW rider Craig Boyce is named as Australian team manager for the summer's Speedway World Cup
• Oxford make a change and drop Lukas Dryml in favour of Swede Stefan Andersson
• Berwick drop Simon Cartwright after a poor run of form
• Stoke sign Peter Carr on loan from Stoke to replace Paul Pickering
• Oliver Allen is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after separating a shoulder at King's Lynn
• Billy Janniro and Jason Bunyan are both badly injured in a German league meeting crash

Big Wins

Sheffield 61 v 36 Glasgow

Sean Wilson (15)...James Birkinshaw (13)

Edinburgh 62 v 29 Berwick

Theo Pijper (13+2)...Michal Makovsky (7+1)

Rye House 59 v 33 Exeter

Edward Kennett (15)..Mark Lemon (12)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Hans Andersen (Ipswich) 10.93
• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 10.89
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.86
• Nicki Pedersen (Eastbourne) 10.80
• Lee Richardson (Swindon) 10.67

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..6..5..0..1..11
• Poole..8..4..0..4..9
• Swindon..4..3..0..1..7
• Peterborough..5..3..0..2..7
• Ipswich..3..3..0..0..6

League 1 Bottom 5

• Eastbourne..4..2..0..2..4
• Arena-Essex..4..1..0..3..3
• Wolves..4..1..0..3..2
• Oxford..5..1..0..4..2
• Coventry..5..1..0..4..2