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Newport Wasps v Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Premier Trophy (Group), 02 April 2006
Queensway Meadows, Newport

Newport 45
1Neil Collins222*12 ..91
2Chris Schramm1*T23. ..61
3Carl Wilkinson331*1*. ..82
4Tony Atkin1022. ..50
5Craig Watson3333R ..120
6Joel Parsons20002 0.40
7Sam Hurst1*R0.. ..11
Mildenhall 45
1Jason Lyons32223 ..120
2Jason King01*31*. ..52
3Shaun Tacey2200. ..40
4James Brundle01*13. ..51
5Daniel King1*3301 ..81
6Jon Armstrong31031 ..80
7Barry BurchattFx21.. ..30

* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).

There was never much between the two sides. Newport had taken a 16-14 lead in after the opening five heats but Mildenhall levelled the match in heat 6 when Daniel King beat Neil Collins with Jon Armstrong picking up the third place point to register a 2-4, the visitors’ first heat advantage of the match.

Craig Watson won heat 7 to share the race but Mildenhall took the lead in heat 8 when Jason King beat Chris Schramm with Barry Burchatt taking third place from Sam Hurst for a 2-4. The Fen Tigers then led by 23-25.

Heat 9 was shared but Newport wiped out their two point deficit and took the lead with a 5-1 in heat 10 from Chris Schramm and Neil Collins with James Brundle taking third place ahead of a disappointing Shaun Tacey. Heats 11 and 12 were shared so the Wasps were still two points in front after 12 heats with the score reading 37-35.

The Wasps increased their lead to four points when Craig Watson rattled off his fourth race win ahead of Jason Lyons with Neil Collins beating Daniel King for third. Mildenhall took a 2-4 in heat 14 to pull Newport’s lead back to two points with only the last heat to come. With Craig Watson out in heat 15 it looked as though the Wasps were well placed for a win but he collided with Daniel King at the start of the race and appeared to have damaged his bike. In the rerun it was Lyons who raced to victory. At the back Neil Collins took second place but Daniel King was third ahead of Watson so the 2-4 to the visitors levelled the score at 45-45, the first drawn match of the season.

Match Report by Merlin