Team Websites for News and More Detailed Match Reports:
Somerset Rebels Website (Official)
Live Updates for a Current or Recent match: Live Speedway Updates
Discussion on Matches and Other Speedway Issues: Speedway Forum
Somerset Rebels v Glasgow Tigers
Premier League, 13 May 2005
Oak Tree Arena, Somerset
| 1 | Magnus Zetterstrom | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2* | . | . | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Jamie Smith | 3 | 2* | F | 2* | . | . | . | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Ritchie Hawkins | 1 | 1* | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Paul Fry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2* | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Glenn Cunningham | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Jason King | 3 | 2* | 2* | 0 | 3 | . | . | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Lee Smart | 1 | 2* | 1 | . | . | . | . | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | George Stancl | 2 | 6^ | 1 | 2* | 1 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Wethers | 0 | 0 | 2* | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jamie Birkinshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Claus Kristensen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Shane Parker | R | 1 | 6^ | 3 | 0 | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | James Cockle | 0 | 0 | 1* | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Trent Leverington | 2 | Fx | 3 | 2* | 2 | 1 | . | 10 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
|
Somerset were attempting to take their first Premier League points having lost their opening two fixtures. They were at full strength for this match. This was Glasgow ’s opening Premier League fixture and they, too, were at full strength with Claus Kristensen making his debut at number four. The opening four heats saw Glasgow struggle. They lost the first three by 4-2 then conceded a 5-0 in heat 4 when both Shane Parker and Trent Leverington fell with the score moving to 17-6. In heat 5 Glasgow immediately gave George Stancl a TR and he responded by winning from Paul Fry and Ritchie Hawkins for a 3-6 which reduced the gap to 8 points at 20-12. Somerset hit back with two 5-1s of their own in heats 6 and 7 from Magnus Zetterstrom and Jaimie Smith ahead of Shane Parker and then Glenn Cunningham and Jason King with James Birkinshaw in third place. This put the Rebels 16 points ahead at 30-14 but Glasgow hit back with a vengeance. In heat 8 Trent Leverington and Matthew Wethers scored a 1-5 from Smart and Smith and in heat 9 Shane Parker took a TR. He won the race and Trent Leverington followed him home relegating Hawkins and Fry to the back so Glasgow scored the big 1-8. As a result of these two heats Glasgow were now only 5 points behind at 32-27. Somerset immediately hit back with another two 5-1s in heats 10 and 11 from Zetterstrom and Smith with Kristensen third then from Cunningham and King with Stancl third to ease 13 points ahead at 42-29. Heat 12 was unique. It was the only shared heat of the night! Ritchie Hawkins won it with Leverington and Cockle filling the minor places. In heat 13 Glasgow took another 1-5 from Parker and Stancl ahead of Zetterstrom and Cunningham but King and Fry did likewise for Somerset in heat 14 with Leverington third. In heat 15 Cunningham and Zetterstrom then reversed the Glasgow maximum of heat 13 with a 5-1 of their own ahead of Stancl and Parker to give the Rebels a 17 point win. It was certainly a match of swings and roundabouts. Somerset had six 5-1s, a 5-0 and three 4-2s while Glasgow had a 1-8, two 1-5s and a 3-6! Match Report by Merlin |