CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Hammers go close to upset (From Oxford Mail)

CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Hammers go close to upset

11:00am Saturday 14th August 2010 in Sport

Horspath Hammers narrowly missed out on upsetting Leicester in the British Women’s Team Championship at Poole.

With debutant Letitia Collins scoring a maximum 20 points, Horspath finished just three points behind five-time champions Leicester.

Horspath were missing ones of their leading riders, Livvi Horsley, due to a broken collarbone, but were led well by skipper Rachel Edge, who dropped just one point with some forceful bends.

Gemma Coash, Horsley’s late replacement was unlucky to fall in her third outing.

Scorers: Leicester 68 Horspath 65 (G Cosh 7, L Collins 20, R Edge 19, J Lamb 19, S Edge -dnr) Wednesfield 47, Ipswich 46, Poole 45, Sheffield 35.

• HORSPATH return to the village tomorrow for a big British Premier League showdown with Leicester Monarchs (2).

The visitors need to win to maintain their fight with Hammers for the title.

Leicester are led by former Hammer Lukas Nowacki, backed by a host of internationals.

Horspath welcome back England Euro nations star Mark Boaler from holiday.