1950 World Championship Qualification First Round

1950 World Championship Qualification First Round
The first round saw a series of 8 meetings with each rider competing in one meeting the top 76 highest scorers qualified for the second round less any forign riders who were seeded into the second round.
Qualifiers for Second Round
Hugh Geddes Bob Jones Les Hewitt Bob McFarlane Reg Duval Ray Ellis Jack Hughes Charlie New Trevor Redmond Reg Reeves Tommy Miller Ticker James Bill Clifton Jack Chignell Lindsay Mitchell Cecil Hookham Jack Freeman Stig Pramberg Eric Irons Johnnie Reason Ken Middleditch Herby King Johnny Carpenter Pat Clarke Angus McGuire Don Hardy Tommy Bateman Brian Wilson Ernest Palmer Buck Whitby Fred Brand Jack Unstead Archie Windmill George Wall Jock Shead Mick Mitchell Basil Harris Harwood Pike Willie Wilson Norman Street Derrick Tailby 6. ?  Clarrk Sune Karlsson (S) Reg Lambourne Frank Young Harry Bastable Frank Wheeler Lionel Levy Cyril Page Son Mitchell Steve Langton Don Potter Dick Shepherd Charlie Hayden Peter Peter Dykes Fritz Dirtl (A) Alan Smith Eskil Carlsson Bill Carruthers Doug Ible Dick Howard Don Cuppleditch Ken Walsh Bill Griffiths 9. George Craig Bob Lovell Doug Serruier Lionel Watling Doug Papworth Guy Allott Alan Small Cyril Quick Harry Saunders Percy Brine Bert Rawlinson Phil Malpas Ron Wilson Johnny Bradford
did not qualify
Ivor Davies Laurie Schofield Tony Lewis Gerald Jackson Jack Bedkober John Hitching Harry Welch Frank Boyle Harry Edwards Vic Gooden Alex Gray Pat Flanagan Ron Howes Brian Pritchett Eric Boothroyd Alec Hunter Bill Codling Jack D. White RAugus McGuire Johnny Green Stan Bedford Eric Liddell Les Tolley Maurice McDermott Roy Moreton Vic Pitcher Jack Gordon Alan Wall Sid Hipperson RBuster Brown RErnie Rawlins Jack Dawson John Dore Danny Lee Norman Lindsay Bob Harrison Arthur Pilgrim Ed Noakes John Fitzpatrick Wally Higgs Johnny White RGoog Hoskin Alf Webster R.  Les McGillivray Jock Grierson Ken James Syd Littlewood Bill Downton Bill Thatcher Vic Gent Graham Williams Johnny Myson Brian Craven Huck Finn Rusty Wainwright Dick Geary RJohnny Sargeant Stan Brandbury Frank Evans Harry Hughes
12 June 1950
Poole
Ray Ellis 13 Lindsay Mitchell 12 Cecil Hookham 12 Brian Wilson 11 Jock Shead 10 Sune Karlsson (S) 9 Reg Lambourne 9 Don Potter 8 Ken Walsh 7 Phil Malpas 6 Laurie Schofield 5 Bill Codling 4 Vic Pitcher 3 Arthur Pilgrim 2 Ed Noakes 2 John Fitzpatrick 2 Tony Lewis 5
12 June 1950
Liverpool
Jack Hughes 13 Jack Freeman 12 Stig Pramberg 12 Ernest Palmer 11 Mick Mitchell 10 Frank Young 9 Gerald Jackson 5 Bill Griffiths 7 9. George Craig 7 Bob Lovell 7 Jack Bedkober 5 John Hitching 5 Jack D. White 4 Jack Gordon 3 Wally Higgs 2 Johnny Myson 0 Augus McGuire 4 Brian Craven 0
13 June 1950
St Austell
Hugh Geddes 15 Bob Jones 14 Eric Irons 12 Buck Whitby 11 Harry Bastable 9 Frank Wheeler 9 Dick Shepherd 8 Doug Serruier 7 Lionel Watling 7 Ron Wilson 6 Harry Welch 5 Frank Boyle 5 Harry Edwards 5 Johnny Green 4 Alan Wall 3 Huck Finn 0
15 June 1950
Oxford
Charlie New 13 Johnnie Reason 12 Ken Middleditch 12 Herby King 12 Lionel Levy 9 Cyril Page 9 Son Mitchell 9 Charlie Hayden 8 Peter Peter Dykes 8 Doug Papworth 7 Vic Gooden 5 Stan Bedford 4 Sid Hipperson 3 Syd Littlewood 1 Bill Downton 1 Bill Thatcher 1 Buster Brown 3 Ernie Rawlins 3
16 June 1950
Leicester
Les Hewitt 14 Trevor Redmond 13 Reg Reeves 13 Johnny Carpenter 12 Fred Brand 11 Basil Harris 10 Fritz Dirtl (A) 8 Alan Smith 8 Guy Allott 7 Alan Small 7 Alex Gray 5 Eric Liddell 4 Jack Dawson 3 Johnny White 2 Vic Gent 1 Rusty Wainwright 0
16 June 1950
Exeter
Bob McFarlane 14 Tommy Miller 13 Pat Clarke 12 Jack Unstead 11 Harwood Pike 10 Willie Wilson 10 Eskil Carlsson 8 Bill Carruthers 8 Cyril Quick 7 Pat Flanagan 5 Ron Howes 5 Brian Pritchett 5 Les Tolley 4 Maurice McDermott 4 John Dore 3 Dick Geary 0 Goog Hoskin 2 Johnny Sargeant 0
17 June 1950
Rayleigh
Ticker James 13 Angus McGuire 12 Don Hardy 12 Norman Street 10 Derrick Tailby 10 6. ? Clarrk 10 Steve Langton 9 Doug Ible 8 Harry Saunders 7 Percy Brine 7 Bert Rawlinson 7 Danny Lee 3 Norman Lindsay 3 Bob Harrison 3 Alf Webster 2 Graham Williams 1 R.  Les McGillivray 2
17 June 1950
Swindon
Reg Duval 14 Bill Clifton 13 Jack Chignell 13 Tommy Bateman 12 Archie Windmill 11 George Wall 11 Dick Howard 8 Don Cuppleditch 8 Johnny Bradford 6 Ivor Davies 6 Eric Boothroyd 5 Alec Hunter 5 Roy Moreton 4 Jock Grierson 2 Ken James 2 Stan Brandbury 0 Frank Evans 0 RHarry Hughes dnr