W/E JULY 22ND 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Phil Crump

Inside Front

Graeme Stapleton

Inside Rear

Bryan Loakes

Rear

Berwick team photo

News

• Halifax sign Swedish star Gote Nordin to replace the injured Dave Younghusband
• Oxford and Garry Middleton have a second row in recent weeks after the rider asks be excused from the Rebels' meeting at Belle Vue in favour of a continental commitment
• Newport fail in a bid to sign want-away Wolves star Norman Hunter

Big Wins

Crewe 61 v 17 Scunthorpe

John Jackson (12)..Phil Bass (7)

Glasgow 56 v 22 Newport

Bobby Beaton (12)..Doug Templeton(G) / Neil Street / Graham Plant (6)

Boston 51 v 27 Peterborough

Jim Ryman (12)...Alan Witt / Brian Clark (9)

Sunderland 53 v 25 Barrow

Jack Millen (12)...Bob Coles (11)

Rayleigh 57 v 21 Berwick

Allen Emmett / Bob Young (10)..Doug Templeton (8)

Boston 53 v 25 Bradford

Jim Ryman (15)...Dave Baugh (9)

Eastbourne 51 v 26 Berwick

Malcolm Ballard (11)..Doug Templeton (11)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.29
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.24
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.78
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.64
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.54

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.67
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.18
• Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.10
• John Harrhy ({eterborough) 9.93

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..21..15..1..5..31
• King's Lynn..19..14..2..3..30
• Belle Vue..15..14..0..1..28
• Sheffield..18..12..1..5..25
• Wolves..21..12..0..9..24

League 1 Bottom 5

• Exeter..20..7..1..12..15
• Oxford..21..7..0..14..14
• Glasgow..18..6..1..11..13
• Swindon..19..5..1..13..11
• Newport..19..5..0..14..10

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..21..12..1..8..25
• Rayleigh..17..11..2..4..24
• Peterborough..14..11..0..3..22
• Birmingham..19..10..1..8..21
• Crewe..15..10..0..5..20

League 2 Bottom 5

• Sunderland..17..6..2..9..14
• Ellesmere port..19..7..0..12..14
• Berwick..15..5..2..8..12
• Long Eaton..16..5..1..10..11
• Scunthorpe..18..2..1..15..5