CLUB NEWS: Mixed fortunes for Hawks at Ipswich

Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators took an under-strength team to face champions Ipswich and in the circumstances put up a reasonable opposition.

There were heat wins for Leigh Cossey. Owen Wells and Liam Webster but Hethersett only won one race – a 6-4 by Cossey and Charlie Lyth in heat 5.

IPSWICH 107
R.Fellgett 19 (5) M.Hill 18+2 (5) A.Hill 16+3 (5) L.Dunningham 14 (5) D.Knights 14+2 (5) F.Harris 10 (3) G.Hill 9+1 (4) E.Mitchell 6+2 (3) C-J.Herbert 1 (1)
HETHERSETT 72
L.Cossey 14+1 (5) L.Webster 12+1 (5) O.Wells 12 (5) P.Delaiuche 9 (5) D.Butler 9+1 (5) G.Morgan 8+1 (5) L.Hulcoop 4 (3) C.Lyth 4 (3)

The Division 2 match was a much closer affair with Ipswich shading the first half before a 6-3 win for Hethersett in heat 10 gave them the lead. The lead was short-lived and Ipswich were four points up with two races left.

Owen Wells and Glyn Morgan reduced this with a 6-4 in heat 15 and Wells was out again in the final race with previously unbeaten Liam Webster. Fraser Harris suffered an untimely exclusion for forcing Wells off the track and the victory went to Hetherrsett by the narrowest of margins.

IPSWICH 78
L.Dunningham 19+1 (6) C-J.Herbert 12 (5) F.Harris 12+4 (6) K.Gowers 11+1 (4) C.Pearce 11+2 (5) G.Hill 7 (4) H.Young 6 (2)
HETHERSETT 79
L.Webster 22+2 (6) O.Wells 15 (5) G.Morgan 14 (5) D.Butler 8 (3) C.Lyth 8 (5) P.Delaiche 7 (4) K.Adams 3 (2) L.Hulcoop 1 (1) G.Larter-Dixon 1 (1)

The previous day Owen Wells won the “B” Final in the British Youth & Junior League Under-18 Grand Prix at Coventry. He will be in action for the Regional team at Exeter on Sunday but first will be part of the Hethersett side in the British Open Club Championship at Leicester on Saturday.

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