W/E AUGUST 23RD 1968

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Les McGilivray and Jack Biggs lead Lubos Tomicek

Rear

Nigel Boocock

News

• Following his recovery from injury, Arne Pander leaves Oxford to join Poole
• Mike Parker denies rumours that Newport may be set to close down at the end of the season

Tour Match

Leicester 54 v 24 Prague

Ray Wilson/Anders Michanek (12)..Jaroslav Volf (6)

Oxford 43 v 35 Prague

Leo McAuliffe/Eddie Reeves/Colin Gooddy (9)..Jan Holub (8)

Glasgow 51 v 27 Prague

Charlie Monk/Oyvind Berg/Jimmy McMillan (11)..Jaroslav Volf (7)

Cradley 51 v 27 Prague

Lars Jansson/Roy Trigg (12)..Jan Holub (9)

Big Wins

Newcastle 52 v 26 Coventry

Ivan Mauger (12)...Nigel Boocock (14)

Wolves 51 v 27 Coatbridge

Jim Airey (14)...Reidar Eide (11)

Coventry 56 v 22 Oxford

Col Cottrell (12)...John Bishop (8)

Swindon 51 v 27 King's Lynn

Barry Briggs/Bob Kilby (12)..Terry Betts (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 11.47
• Martin Ashby (Exeter) 10.99
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.75
• Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.72
• Anders Michanek (Leicester) 10.27

League 2

• Chris Bass (Plymouth) 11.53
• Mike Cake (Plymouth) 10.14
• Mick Handley (Crayford) 10.09
• Allan Brown (Middlesbrough) 9.96
• Bill McMillan (Berwick) 9.87

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Hackney..26..16..2..8..34
• West Ham..28..16..0..12..32
• Coventry..29..16..0..13..32
• Exeter..21..14..0..7..28
• Newcastle..21..14..0..7..28

League 1 Bottom 5

• King's Lynn..26..10..1..15..21
• Oxford..24..10..0..14..20
• Wolves..24..10..0..14..20
• Glasgow..27..9..1..17..19
• Poole..25..6..2..17..14