The Peterborough Evening Telegraph

20 YEARS AGO

August 1996

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SPEEDWAY: Panthers reached the semi-finals of the Speedway Star Cup after beating London 52-44 in their quarter-final second leg for a 97-95 aggregate win. Jason Crump (14pts) and Ryan Sullivan (11pts) led the way for Panthers. POSH: A late penalty by Martin O’Connor earned Barry Fry’s side a 2-2 draw at home to Crewe. Scott Houghton hit the other Posh goal. ICE HOCKEY: Pirates were thumped 8-2 at home by Solihull in a pre-season challenge match. Stuart Parker and Sh aun McFad yen got the consolatio­n goals. FOOTBALL: Perkins beat Deeping Rangers 3-0 in the Peterborou­gh League Premier Division with goals by Paul Gauntlett (2) and Paul Smith. CRICKET: Peterborou­gh Town crushed Overstone by nine wickets in the Northants League. Overstone made 131-5 and then Mark Yeeles smashed an unbeaten 88 for Town. CRICKET: David Gillett hit a career-best 153 for Market Deeping in a crushing 221run win over Buckminste­r in the Rutland League. CRICKET: Jon Potter hit 100 for Nassington in their John Wilcox Cup final win over U fford Park.

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