W/E SEPTEMBER 4TH 2004

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Matej Zagar

News

• Hull are confirmed as Premier League Champions after clinching the bonus point in a 50-42 defeat to King's Lynn
• Oxford's future is cast indoubt as the GRA look to introduce greyhound racing on Friday nights and club owner Steve Purchase bac ks out of selling the promoting rights to Nigel Wagstaff
• Tomasz Chrzanowski and Krzysztof Kasprzak are names as wild cards for the upcoming Polish GP in Bydgoszcz
• Former Exeter stalwart Jimmy Squibb passes away at the age of 82. Squibb had a lengthy career and retired from riding whilst with Canterbury in 1974, aged 53

Big Wins

Oxford 65 v 29 Poole

Travis McGowan (15+2)..Ryan Sullivan (13)

Isle Of Wight 62 v 31 Somerset

Craig Boyce (12+1)...Neil Collins (9+!)

Hull 60 v 31 Newcastle

Emiliano Sanchez (12)...Jason Lyons (16)

Somerset 61 v 33 Edinburgh

John Jorgensen (15)..Rory Schlein (13+1)

Isle Of Wight 63 v 29 Newport

Ulrich Ostergaard (12+2)..Craig Watson (8)

Sheffield 65 v 27 Edinburgh

Ricky Ashworth (16+1)..Cameron Woodward (11)

Glasgow 59 v 34 Newcastle

Paul Bentley (12+1)..Jason Lyons (14)

Exeter 59 v 36 Sheffield

Mark Lemon (12+3)..Andre Compton (10)

Workington 60 v 33 Berwick

Carl Stonehewer (13+2)..Adrian Rymel (10)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Leigh Adams (Swindon) 11.09
• Tony Rickardsson (Poole) 10.82
• Jason Crump (Belle Vue) 10.37
• Greg Hancock (Oxford) 10.14
• David Norris (Eastbourne) 10.05

League 2

• Simon Stead (Workington) 10.49
• Matej Zagar (Reading) 10.25
• Danny Bird (Reading) 10.06
• Craig Watson (Newport) 9.89
• Jason Lyons (Newcastle) 9.85

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Poole..34..22..2..10..59
• Wolves..32..18..0..14..49
• Eastbourne..34..18..2..14..47
• Ipswich..31..18..0..13..43
• Oxford..30..17..0..13..41

League 1 Bottom 5

• Swindon..32..16..2..14..39
• Arena-Essex..31..14..0..17..34
• Belle Vue..24..10..0..14..23
• Peterborough..29..9..2..18..22
• Coventry..29..7..0..22..17

League 2 Top 5

• Hull..26..22..0..4..55
• Workington..23..14..1..8..37
• Reading..21..12..0..9..32
• Glasgow..24..12..0..12..30
• Stoke..21..12..0..9..28

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..25..10..0..15..23
• Somerset..24..9..1..14..22
• King's Lynn..18..9..0..9..20
• Newcastle..24..6..0..18..13
• Newport..21..4..2..15..10