Sheffield snatch draw at Mildenhall.

Andre Compton and Ricky Ashworth combined for a last-heat Tigers 5-1 at West Row to snatch a draw from a fascinating Challenge meeting.

Compton scorched to his second successive maximum this season and promoter Neil Machin was delighed with the resilience shown by his side.

Tigers' first problem came when reserves Paul Cooper and James Birkinshaw were on the receiving end of a Fen Tigers 5-1 in the second race, only for Sheffield to hit back to level. But the Fen men struck again in Heat 6, when Ashworth crashed while leading.

A 4-2 from the lively Joel Parsons and Birkinshaw in the eighth put Sheffield back in it, while rookie Ben Hopwood was drafted into Heat 9 as the Owlerton side suffered a catalogue of problems in the pits, and he responded with a crucial third place after former Tiger Kyle Legault crashed out.

Sheffield levelled by Heat 10 and that's how it stayed until they were hit by a sucker punch! 5-1 in Heat 14 from Jason King and Jamie Smith, with James Cockle and Birkinshaw trailing in their wake.

It meant Machin's side needed to hit back in the last race - and Compton and Ashworth responded superbly to beat King and Shaun Tacey.

Machin said: "Mildenhall are a tough side on their own patch and to come away with a draw in our first away outing was highly promising. We had good scores right down the line, with Joel Parsons looking good, although Andre was again fantastic."