W/E SEPTEMBER 28TH 1974

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

England Division II side

Inside Front

Richard Greer

Inside Rear

Colin Farquharson

Rear

Phil Herne

News

• England's World Cup winning squad comfortable beat a British League select team in a rain-affected meeting at Ipswich in front of a crowd of 10,000
• Wimbledon number one Barry Briggs is admitted to hospital suffering from blood poisoning
• Berwick sign Sunderland number one Brian Havelock after the Gladiators have completed their fixtures
• Cradley loan Malcolm Corradine to Division II Long Eaton to enable him to recover some lost confidence

Big Wins

Exeter 56 v 22 Halifax

Ivan Mauger (12)..Eric Boocock (9)

Crewe 54 v 24 Ellesmere Port

Dave Morton/John Jackson (12)..Nicky Allott (9)

Scunthorpe 50 v 27 Weymouth

Doug Underwood (14)...Bob Hughes (7)

Leicester 23 v 55 Sheffield

Dave Jessup (8)...Bob Valentine/Doug Wyer (12)

Ellesmere Port 52 v 26 Weymouth

Colin Goad (13)...Steve Lomas (6)

Ipswich 50 v 28 Poole

John Louis/Billy Sanders (12)..Richard May (10)

Sheffield 61 v 17 Hackney

Bob Valentine/Reg Wilson (11)..Barry Thomas/Dave Kennett (4)

Sheffield 56 v 22 Leicester

Bob Valentine/Doug Wyer (12)..Ray Wilson (11)

Wimbledon 50 v 27 Hull

Trevor Hedge/Roger Johns (10)..Jimmy McMillan (12)

Long Eaton 52 v 26 Rye House

Geoff Bouchard/Alan Molyneux (12)..Bob Cooper (9)

Belle Vue 53 v 25 Swindon

Peter Collins (12)...Martin Ashby (11)

Eastbourne 59 v 19 Rye House

Neil Middleditch/Paul Gachet/Bobby McNeil (10)..Brian Foote (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.32
• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.31
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.24
• Phil Crump (Newport) 10.79
• John Louis (Ipswich) 10.59

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Exeter..28..21..1..6..43
• Belle Vue..23..19..0..4..38
• Ipswich..28..18..1..9..37
• King's Lynn..30..18..1..11..37
• Sheffield..27..17..0..10..34

League 1 Bottom 5

• Cradley..28..11..0..17..22
• Leicester..28..10..1..17..21
• Coventry..27..10..0..17..20
• Oxford..29..9..0..20..18
• Hull..29..8..0..21..16

League 2 Top 5

• Birmingham..29..22..3..4..47
• Eastbourne..32..21..3..8..45
• Boston..33..20..2..11..40
• Workington..30..18..3..9..39
• Bradford..33..19..1..13..39

League 2 Bottom 5

• Rye House..26..12..0..14..24
• Ellesmere Port..31..10..3..18..23
• Sunderland..36..11..0..25..22
• Scunthorpe..34..8..2..24..18
• Weymouth..32..9..0..23..18