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Workington Comets v Glasgow Tigers
Premier Trophy (Group), 08 April 2006
Derwent Park, Workington
| 1 | Paul Thorp | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Tomasz Piszcz | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1* | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Ritchie Hawkins | 3 | 1* | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | James Wright | 2* | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Garry Stead | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | Fx | . | . | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Lee Derbyshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Aidan Collins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | . | . | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Danny Bird | 0 | 3 | 6^ | 0 | 3 | . | . | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | David McAllan | 2 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lee Dicken | 0 | 1* | 0 | 2 | . | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Kauko Nieminen | 1 | 4^ | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Shane Parker | 2 | 2 | 4! | 2 | 3 | R | . | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Ksiezak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | . | . | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | James Cockle | 1* | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Workington and Glasgow were both at full strength for this match with the return less than 24 hours away at Ashfield. Glasgow were looking to keep their unbeaten run in this competition while Workington would be hoping the rain clouds kept at bay following their rain-curtailed match against Edinburgh last week Glasgow tried everything in this match including two TRs and a TS but still lost by six points. It looked as though they were heading for a 2-4 in the opening race but Danny Bird fell on the last bend while leading so Paul Thorp won from David McAllan with Tomasz Piszcz third for a 4-2 to the Comets. Aidan Collins won the reserves race for a shared heat but Ritchie Hawkins and James Wright scored a 5-1 at the expense of former Comet Kauko Nieminen for a 5-1 to go six points ahead. They increased it to eight points when a titanic struggle between Garry Stead and Shane Parker saw the home man triumph. With Aidan Collins third ahead of James Cockle Workington took a 4-2 which took the score after 4 heats to 16-8. Danny Bird won heat 5 for a shared heat but the Comets pulled ten points clear with a 4-2 when Paul Thorp beat Shane Parker with Tomasz Piszcz third in heat 6. In heat 7 Kauko Nieminen took a TR but could only finish second to Garry Stead. However, Lee Dicken was third ahead of Lee Derbyshire so Glasgow took a 3-5 advantage to cut the deficit to eight points. This triggered a Tactical Substitute ride from Shane Parker off 15 metres in heat 8. Although he got past Ritchie Hawkins he couldn’t catch Tomas Piszcz so the heat was shared 4-4 with the heat 8 score standing at 30-22. Heat 9 saw Workington restore their 10 point lead with a James Wright win over Shane Parker with Ritchie Hawkins third for a 4-2. Kauko Nieminen scored his race win in heat 10 beating Paul Thorp and Tomasz Piszcz for a shared heat which kept the difference between the sides at 10 points. Danny Bird took a TR in heat 11 and won from Garry Stead. With James Cockle taking third from Lee Derbyshire, Glasgow scored a 2-7 to shave 5 points from the Comets’ lead. Ritchie Hawkins won heat 12 but Lee Dicken and Robert Ksiezak followed him home for a 3-3 to take the score after twelve heats to 42-37. Shane Parker produced a last to first win in heat 13 but Paul Thorp and Garry Stead relegated Danny Bird to the back for a shared race then in heat 14 James Wright clinched the match for the Comets when he beat Kauko Nieminen with Aidan Collins third for a 4-2 to increase the home side’s lead to 7 points. In the last race Garry Stead fell while the Glasgow pair were on a 1-5. In the rerun Shane Parker suffered an engine failure as Danny Bird headed James Wright home so the race result was a 2-3 to Glasgow and a six point win. Match Report by Merlin |