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Newcastle Diamonds v Kings Lynn Stars
Premier League, 03 July 2005
Brough Park Stadium, Newcastle
| 1 | Josef Franc | 2* | 1* | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Lubos Tomicek | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Richard Juul | 2* | 1* | 1* | 3 | . | . | . | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Phil Morris | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | James Grieves | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Christian Henry | 3 | 0 | Fx | . | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Jamie Robertson | 2* | 1 | 3 | 2* | 2* | 2* | . | 12 | 4 |
| 1 | Tomas Topinka | R | 6^ | 2 | 3 | R | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Ashley Jones | 1 | Fx | Fx | 1* | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jan Jaros | 0 | 2 | 1* | 1 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Kevin Doolan | 1 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Oliver Allen | 2 | 3 | 6^ | 1 | . | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Troy Bachelor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | R | 0 | . | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew Wethers | 0 | Fx | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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After a draw and a one point win in their last two home matches Newcastle had a much easier time of it tonight against King’s Lynn . The teams were at full strength with Josef Franc moving to number one in the Newcastle team as a result of the new averages while for King’s Lynn, Matthew Wethers moved to reserve with Jan Jaros now berthed in the main body of the team. King’s Lynn could hardly have started worse! They lost the opening three heats by 5-1 then lost Matthew Wethers in heat 4 when he fell and had to go to hospital with shoulder and neck injuries. At least they took two points from this heat thanks to Oliver Allen who finished second to James Grieves. The score after heat 4 was 19-5. The Stars then got to grips with the match. Tomas Topinka took a TR in heat 5 and won it for a 3-6 to reduce the Newcastle lead to 11 points. Wins for Oliver Allen and James Grieves both for shared heats kept it that way but Newcastle scored a 4-2 in heat 8 from Jaimie Robertson and Lubos Tomicek split by Troy Batchelor to take the score to 32-19. In heat 9 Oliver Allen took a TR and he, too, won that from Phil Morris and Richard Juul for another 3-6 to pull the Diamonds’ lead back to 10 points at 35-25. Heats 10 and 11 were shared with wins for Lubos Tomicek then James Grieves. Christian Henry fell and was injured in heat 11. In heat 12 Newcastle effectively sealed a win with a 5-1 from Richard Juul and the on-fire Jaimie Robertson ahead of Jan Jaros. The score was now 46-32. King’s Lynn’s last act of defiance came in heat 13 won by Tomas Topinka from Josef Franc with Oliver Allen taking third place by keeping the previously unbeaten James Grieves at the back. Unfortunately for the Stars, Newcastle exacted dreadful revenge for this act of impudence by winning all three of the remaining heats by 5-1 to stretch the winning margin to 20 points. Match Report by Merlin |