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Newport Wasps v Kings Lynn Stars
Premier League, 07 August 2005
Queensway Meadows, Newport
| 1 | Henrik Vedel | 0 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 2 | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Tony Atkin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2^ | 2 | R | . | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Neil Collins | 2 | 2 | 4^ | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason King | 0 | F | 1* | F | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Lee Dicken | 2 | 0 | 1* | 1* | 1 | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Karlis Ezergailis | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tomas Topinka | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Tommy Stange | 2* | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Ashley Jones | 1 | 1 | 2* | 1* | . | . | . | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Doolan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 1 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Oliver Allen | 3 | Fn | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Jan Jaros | 0 | 0 | F | 0 | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Troy Bachelor | 3 | 2* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Newport had new signing, Jason King at number 4 and with Mads Korneliussen still injured they used R/R for him at number 5. King’s Lynn had Tommy Stange at number 2 with Matthew Wethers dropping out the team. Last week’s 38-53 home defeat to Sheffield looked like the low point of Newport’s season but today’s 23 point defeat by King’s Lynn was even worse. The Wasps had only one race winner all match – Neil Collins who won heat 12 – and failed to take a single heat advantage. The weakness of the Newport side must be a worry for all the other tracks in the Premier league let alone their own fans. It was clear from the first four heats that Newport were no match for King’s Lynn. Tomas Topinka and Tommy Stange took an opening 1-5 for the Stars. Heat 2 was shared but a 2-4 in heat 3 and 1-5 in heat 4 put the Stars 7-17 ahead after the opening four heats. It may be best to draw a veil over the rest of the match. For Newport the ever-dependable Neil Collins and Tony Atkin did their best to hold the side together. Neil Collins took a TR in heat 7 only to finish second to Kevin Doolan for a 4-4 and Tony Atkin did likewise in heat 10 only to finish on the wrong end of a 2-5 to Kevin Doolan and Ashley Jones. Had it not been for four zeroes from Jan Jaros in the King’s Lynn team and three extra points from the TRs it is arguable whether Newport would have reached 30 points. King’s Lynn were unlucky to lose Oliver Allen in a crash with Henrik Vedel in heat 6 but, with Troy Batchelor at reserve on fire once again, his scoring power was hardly missed. King’s Lynn scored three 5-1s, one 5-2 and four 4-2s. Newport’s best spell came with three consecutive shared heats between heats 11 and 13. Match Report by Merlin |