W/E SETEMBER 23RD 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Anders Michanek

Inside Front

Barry Duke

Inside Rear

Tiger Beech

Rear

Eastbourne team photo

News

• New Zealand star Ivan Mauger is crowned World Champion for a fourth time after a dramatic night at Wembley
• Swindon star Barry Briggs suffers severe hand injuries as a reult of a pile-up in his second ride in the World Final
• Birmingham rider Archie Wilkinson announces his retirement after recently losing his team place with the Midland club
• Newport let Bo Wirebrand leave the club and intend to blood youngster Brian Woodward in his place
• Teesside team-man Tim Swales decides to take a break from the sport

Major Meetings

World Final, Wembley, September 16th 1972

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Tour Match

Glasgow 43 v 35 Bysarna

Bobby Beaton (11)..Soren Sjosten (13)

Big Wins

Birmingham 62 v 15 Long Eaton

George Major (11)...Geoff Bouchard (6)

Crewe 58 v 20 Rayleigh

Garry Flood (11)..Allen Emmett (8)

Bradford 58 v 20 Sunderland

Alan Bridgett / Rob Adlington (11)..Dave Gatenby (9)

Wimbledon 56 v 22 Hackney

Trevor Hedge (12)...Barry Thomas / Bengt Jansson (7)

King's Lynn 50 v 28 Oxford

Terry Betts /Malcolm Simmons (12)..Oyvind Berg / Colin Gooddy (7)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.39
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.30
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.58
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.50
• Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.43

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.93
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.14
• Richard Greer (Peterborough) 10.00
• John Harrhy (Peterborough) 9.93

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Reading..33..25..1..7..51
• Belle Vue..27..24..1..2..49
• King's Lynn..31..22.3..6..47
• Sheffield..29..19..3..7..41
• Leicester..29..15..5..9..35

League 1 Bottom 5

• Cradley..33..11..3..19..25
• Oxford..30..10..0..20..20
• Swindon..29..9..1..19..19
• Glasgow..28..8..2..18..18
• Newport..31..8..0.23..16

League 2 Top 5

• Boston..29..19..1.9..39
• Crewe..26..18..0.8..36
• Rayleigh..30..16..4..10..36
• Birmingham..30..17..1..12..35
• Peterborough..26..17..0..9..34

League 2 Bottom 5

• Sunderland..27..11..2..14..24
• Ellesmere Port..31..12..0..19..24
• Berwick..28..11..2..15..24
• Long Eaton..30..10..2..18..22
• Scunthorpe..30.5..1..24..11