Somersham v Hethersett
05/5/2002 SE1/NSL
With Somersham Stars' Richard Williamson having sustained a broken wrist
in a racing crash at Hawbush the squad's top end has become rather
vunerable. Indeed, it was a lack of race winners which proved the issue
when Hethersett visited and left with the 2 league points.
The competiveness of the meeting was indicated in the first race when a
clash between Simon Turnbull and Nick Myhill saw the latter career
straight off the circuit and into the undergrowth of the playing field
boundary.
There was little between the teams in the early heats, but Somersham
seemed to lose their way mid-match. Pete Williamson lost a chain, and
with Steve Copping taking a heavy tumble on the fast circuit Hethersett
had suddenly built up a 12 point lead. Led by the effective Dave
Alexander and Leigh Cossey, the visitors rode well and protected their
advantage to the end.
For Somersham, Peter Mittell was gating well and Luke Hodgkinson showed
promise in his home debut, but the harder the home side tried the more
on-track mistakes crept in.
The Stars now have a series of away fixtures but are staging a junior
pairs event on May 14 at 19:00 .
Somersham 84
G Brown 15, A Mittell 15, P Mittell 12, S Copping 11, B Copping 11, S
Turnbull 10, P Williamson 6, L Hodgkinson 3, A Turnbull 1.
Hethersett 96
D Alexander 18, L Cossey 17, N Myhill 15, N Bedson 14, M Kiddell 9, C
Swinton 9, M Veness 9, J Kerley 5.