Edward Rigg (5 December 1919,

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, England — February 1991,

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, Australia) was an international

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racer who finished twice finished seventh in the

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final.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He earned 14 international caps for the

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Career

Rigg started his career with the Odsal Boomerangs, where he stayed for the following ten seasons. In 1957 he joined the

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and won his only domestic team trophies, the Britannia Shield in 1957 and the National Trophy, at the end of his final season in 1958.Pavey,A. (2004) ''Speedway in the North-West'', Tempus Publishing Ltd.

World Final Appearances

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

- London,

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- 7th - 8pts *

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

- London, Wembley Stadium - 7th - 7pts

References

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