Post by bod on Jan 29, 2019 18:58:50 GMT 1
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Brian Karger
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Havelock leads Miler, Knudsen and Ermolenko at the World Final
News
- England comfortably reach the World Team Cup Final after dominating the semi-final at King's Lynn
- Jimmy Nilsen reveals he is seriously thinking of quitting British speedway at the end of the season due to costs
- Oxford's axed teenager Glenn Cunningham is keen on securing a Second Division team berth
- Exeter suffer a major blow as heat-leader Peter Jeffery suffers a broken wrist
- Favourite Tomasz Gollob wins his first Polish title with a 14-point haul at Zielona Gora. Jaroslaw Szymkowiak and Robert Sawina complete the top three
- American John Cook is a surprise winner of the Swedish Championship after a stunning 15-point maximum in the final
- Polish speedway is rocked by a fatal accident involving Apator Torun youngster Grzegorz Kowszewicz
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Semi-Final, King's Lynn
- Joe Screen (13)
- Mark Loram (13)
- Martin Dugard (3)
- Gary Havelock (14)
- Kelvin Tatum (5)
- Leigh Adams (9)
- Craig Boyce (4)
- Jason Lyons (11)
- Shane Parker (3)
- Glenn Doyle (8)
- Zdenek Teasr (7)
- Bohumil Brhel (8)
- Roman Matousek (4)
- Vaclav Milik (0)
- Petr Vandirek (4)
- Zoltan Adorjan (2)
- Sandor Tihanyi (0)
- Jozsef Petrikovics (2)
- Antal Kocso (7)
- Robert Nagy (3)
England 48
Australia 35
Czechoslovakia 23
Hungary 14
Big Wins
Ipswich 58 v 31 Eastbourne
Tony Rickardsson (15)..Glenn Doyle (11)
Arena-Essex 58 v 32 Eastbourne
Troy Pratt (15+3)...Glenn Doyle (9)
Stoke 56 v 34 Peterborough
Alan Grahame (15)..Stephen Davies (12+1)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ronnie Correy (Wolves) 10.18
- Sam Ermolenko (Wolves) 10.12
- Hans Nielsen (Oxford) 10.12
- Per Jonsson (Reading) 9.96
- Gary Havelock (Bradford) 9.78
League 2
- Richard Knight (Berwick) 10.86
- Jan Staechmann (Long Eaton) 10.25
- Martin Goodwin (Rye House) 10.24
- David Bargh (Newcastle) 9.93
- Neil Evitts (Sheffield) 9.65
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wolves..15..9..1..5..24
- Belle Vue..16..9..0..7..22
- Poole..16..9..2..5..22
- Reading..11..7..1..3..19
- Coventry..14..8..1..5..19
League 1 Bottom 5
- Cradley..12..6..1..5..14
- Oxford..16..5..2..9..14
- Arena-Essex..15..5..0..10..10
- Eastbourne..18..4..2..12..10
- Swindon..13..3..2..8..9
League 2 Top 5
- Peterborough..15..11..0..4..27.5
- Newcastle..17..11..0..6..27
- Berwick..15..9..1..5..23
- Glasgow..15..8..0..7..20.5
- Long Eaton..17..7..2..8..18
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..14..7..0..7..17
- Exeter..15..7..0..8..16
- Middlesbrough..18..6..0..12..14
- Sheffield..16..6..1..9..14
- Stoke..14..3..0..11..7