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Post by Administrator on Jun 11, 2009 12:23:21 GMT
I have noticed in otherwise excellent books dealing with the history of various clubs that a qualification of six matches is being used for points scorers in a season. While I can accept the logic for this when it comes to formulating a table, it does mean that many riders are not being recognised as havingridder for a club, which means they are not historically mentioned. I think that authors of such books should, while adhering to the six match criteria for compiling scoring tables, could also add a line for "also rode" giving the rider's name, matches, points scored, and an average.
For all that, these tables are much better than the formula used in Stenners annual which was a surname only - first names never mentioned in either teams for a season or in points scored during a match. It means that with the prgression of time, the increasing loss of records, that historians in 50 years time (if there;s still speedway) will have problems in regard to matching surname to a rider. Take Parker for an example - in the 1940-50s, there was Jack Parker, Norman Parker, Dennis Parker, Alf Parker. In the Stenners records they all appear as Parker. Another example is Wilson - we have had Bronco, Bill, Brian Wilson. And what about Wright - Jimmy and Jack. Doubtless more cases of multiple surnames can be found.
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