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Kings Lynn Stars v Newport Wasps
Premier Trophy (Group), 04 May 2005
Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn
| 1 | Tomas Topinka | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | James Brundle | 1 | 1* | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin Doolan | 2 | 2* | 1 | 3 | 1* | . | . | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Adam Allott | 1* | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 5(g) | Shaun Tacey | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2* | . | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Jan Jaros | 2 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ashley Jones | 1* | 1* | 2* | 2* | 0 | . | . | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Michael Coles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Kristian Lund | R | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mads Korneliussen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Neil Collins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4^ | . | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Craig Watson | 3 | 3 | 2 | R^ | 3 | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Tony Atkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 1* | . | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Karlis Ezergailis | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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King’s Lynn had one of last year’s side, Shaun Tacey, as a guest at number five for the injured Oliver Allen while Newport were at full strength for this match. Tomas Topinka and James Brundle got King’s Lynn off to a 4-2 start in the opening heat but the next three heats were all shared resulting in a 13-11 lead for the Stars after heat 4. The Allott/Doolan pairing took a 5-1 in heat 5 then Craig Watson won heat 6 for a shared heat. Newport pulled two points back in a rerun heat 7 won by Mads Korneliussen with Neil Collins third for a 2-4 but in heat 8 James Brundle and Ashley Jones scored another 5-1 for the Stars to make the score 28-20 after heat 8. Adam Allott beat Craig Watson in heat 9 for a 4-2 but this was neutralised by a 2-4 to Newport in heat 10 won by Mads Korneliussen with Neil Collins third. Heat 11 was shared so the score was 37-29. King’s Lynn then hit two 5-1s in heats 12 and 13 to sink the Wasps but they were lucky in heat 13 when Craig Watson on a TR ground to a halt on the second lap when leading the race turning a potential 3-6 into a 5-1. So instead of facing a nine point deficit Newport now found themselves 16 points down with no way back. They gave Neil Collins a TR in heat 14 and, although he finished second to Adam Allott, his partner, Tony Atkin, finished third for a 3-5 to the Wasps. Craig Watson wrapped things up by winning heat 15 but with Topinka and Doolan passing Mads Korneliussen the heat was shared. Match Report by Merlin |