1970 Timeline May

1970 Timeline May
1969 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1971
May
Friday
1
Glasgow World Championship QR. won by Charlie Monk
Hackney World Championship QR. won by Barry Briggs
Newport World Championship QR. won by Bob Andrews
Wolverhampton World Championship QR. won by Nigel Boocock
Visby, Sweden World Championship QR Swedish Quarter Final won by Leif Enecrona
Bremen, Germany Sweden/Finland 30 Denmark 25 New Zealand 23 West Germany 17 International Challenge
Saturday
2
Belle Vue 49-29 Coventry British League Division One
Golden Helmet Ivan Mauger beat Rick France
King's Lynn 37-41 Wimbledon British League Division One
Nelson 49-29 Reading British League Division Two
Canterbury 54-24 Sheffield Cubs Challenge
Cradley Heath World Championship QR. won by Colin Pratt
Halifax World Championship QR. won by Arnie Haley
Swindon World Championship QR. won by Barry Briggs
Berwick 53-25 Doncaster British League Division Two KO Cup 1st Rnd
Sunday
3
Doncaster 30-47 Nelson British League Division Two
Rye House Skol Lager Trophy won by Dave Jessup
Vetlanda, Sweden World Championship QR Swedish Quarter Final won by Anders Michanek
Monday
4
Newcastle 55-23 Glasgow British League Division One
Crewe 52-26 Ipswich British League Division Two
Reading 43-34 Peterborough British League Division Two
Exeter Jack Unstead Memorial Trophy won by Martin Ashby
Tuesday
5
West Ham 37-41 Coventry British League Division One
Leicester 40-38 Swindon British League Division One
Wednesday
6
Belle Vue World Best Pairs Semi Final New Zealand 27, Scotland 26, England 23, Australia 16, Norway 13, Denmark 13, West Germany 7
Poole 35-43 Newport British League Division One
King's Lynn II 43-35 Peterborough British League Division Two
Thursday
7
Oxford 38-40 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Wimbledon 61-17 Exeter British League Division One
Sheffield 45-33 Leicester British League Division One
Ipswich 48-30 Crewe British League Division Two
Long Eaton 44-33 Rochdale British League Division Two
Teesside 54-24 King's Lynn II British League Division Two KO Cup 1st Rnd
Romford 48-30 Reading British League Division Two KO Cup 1st Rnd
Friday
8
Newport vs Halifax British League Division One rained off
Glasgow 48-30 Newcastle British League Division One
Hackney 42-36 Sheffield British League Division One
Workington 37-40 King's Lynn II British League Division Two
Wolverhampton The Olympique won by Ole Olsen
Saturday
9
Continental QF
Swindon 38-40 Belle Vue British League Division One
Golden Helmet Ivan Mauger beat Barry Briggs
Coventry 50-28 Oxford British League Division One
Cradley Heath 37-40 Wembley British League Division One
Halifax 51-27 West Ham British League Division One
King's Lynn 41-37 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Nelson 55-23 Crayford British League Division Two
Rayleigh 39-39 Crewe British League Division Two
Canterbury 43-35 Romford British League Division Two
Berwick 42-36 Teesside British League Division Two
Meisen, East Germany World Championship Continental Quarter Final won by Jan Holub
Sunday
10
Doncaster 40-38 Crayford British League Division Two
Eastbourne 44-33 Peterborough British League Division Two
Rochdale 53-24 Reading British League Division Two
Eastbourne 44-34 Workington British League Division Two
Miskolc, Hungary World Championship Continental Quarter Final won by Vaclav Verner
Graz, Austria World Championship Continental Quarter Final won by Walery Gordiejew
Zagreb, Yugoslavia World Championship Continental Quarter Final won by Pavel Mares
Monday
11
Newcastle vs Newport British League Division One rained off
Exeter 37-41 Oxford British League Division One
Reading 37-41 Canterbury British League Division Two
Crewe 49-29 Doncaster British League Division Two
Cradley Heath England 70-38 Australia 3rd Test Match Series Result England 1 - 0 Australia (first two meetings abandoned)
Tuesday
12
Newcastle 45-33 Newport British League Division One
Leicester 42-36 Poole British League Division One
West Ham 39-39 Wimbledon British League Division One
Wednesday
13
Crayford 51-26 Berwick British League Division Two
Poole 40-38 Wimbledon Challenge
Coventry World Championship QR. won by Nigel Boocock
Thursday
14
Wimbledon 44-33 Belle Vue British League Division One
Golden Helmet Ivan Mauger beat Trevor Hedge
Sheffield 43-35 Wembley British League Division One
Oxford 39.5-38.5 West Ham British League Division One
Romford 44-33 Berwick British League Division Two
Long Eaton 39-39 King's Lynn II British League Division Two
Ipswich 44-33 Canterbury Challenge
Teesside Teesside Open Championship won by Geoff Maloney
Friday
15
Newport 34-44 Coventry British League Division One
Glasgow 53-24 Hackney British League Division One
King's Lynn 40-38 Halifax British League Division One
Wolverhampton 45-33 Sheffield British League Division One
Workington 44-34 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Hackney Superama won by Ronnie Moore
Saturday
16
Coventry 51-27 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Swindon 40-38 Glasgow British League Division One
Belle Vue 41-37 King's Lynn British League Division One
Golden Helmet Ivan Mauger beat Howard Cole
Canterbury 42-36 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Canterbury 42-36 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Berwick 47-31 Peterborough British League Division Two
King's Lynn Ii 42-36 Romford British League Division Two
Halifax Dews Trophy won by Eric Boocock
Sunday
17
Maribor, Yugoslavia World Best Pairs Semi Final Czechoslovakia 30, Poland 24, Yugoslavia (A) 18, 18, Austria 17, Yugoslavia (B) 11, Italy 8
Doncaster 39-39 Peterborough British League Division Two
Rochdale 48-30 Romford British League Division Two KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Monday
18
Exeter 44-34 Glasgow British League Division One
Newcastle 48-30 Wimbledon British League Division One
Reading 47-31 Doncaster British League Division Two
Crewe 39-37 Rochdale Challenge
Cradley Heath Alan Hunt Memorial Trophy won by Ole Olsen
Tuesday
19
West Ham 46-32 Newport British League Division One
Leicester World Championship British Semi Final won by Ivan Mauger
Wednesday
20
Romford Best Pairs Gold Trophy won by Barry Crowson & Kevin Holden
Wimbledon 48-29 King's Lynn British League Division One
Oxford 51-27 Sheffield British League Division One
Teesside 38-39 Crewe British League Division Two
Long Eaton 40-38 Nelson British League Division Two
Sheffield World Championship British Semi Final won by Barry Briggs
Ipswich 46-31 Rayleigh British League Division Two KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Thursday
21
Hackney 52-26 Coventry British League Division One
Newport 48-29 Oxford British League Division One
Glasgow 45-33 Wembley British League Division One
Wolverhampton 42-36 Wimbledon British League Division One
Workington 55-23 Crewe Challenge
Linköping, Sweden World Championship Swedish Quarter Final won by Sören Sjösten
Friday
22
Cradley Heath 33-44 Leicester British League Division One
King's Lynn 42-36 Swindon British League Division One
Coventry 55-23 West Ham British League Division One
Rayleigh 47-31 Crayford British League Division Two
Nelson 46-31 Rochdale British League Division Two
Canterbury 45-33 Ipswich (Kent-Suffolk Cup 2nd Leg (Agg: Canterbury 78 - 77 Ipswich)
Halifax 46-32 Wembley Challenge
Belle Vue 49-29 Exeter British League Division One KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Golden Helmet Martin Ashby beat Ivan Mauger
Berwick 40-36 Teesside British League Division Two KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Fangel, Denmark 49-59 Norway International Challenge
Saturday
23
Eastbourne 58-20 Crewe British League Division Two
Doncaster 40-37 Long Eaton British League Division Two
Rochdale 49-29 Teesside British League Division Two
Sunday
24
Swedish SF
Newcastle Gemini One Champagne Best Pairs won by Geoff Curtis & Dave Gifford
Newport 37-41 Glasgow British League Division One
Exeter 57-21 King's Lynn British League Division One
Golden Helmet Martin Ashby beat Terry Betts
Rayleigh 37-40 Canterbury British League Division Two
Canterbury 48-30 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Crewe 47-31 Reading British League Division Two
Plymouth 51-27 Peterborough Challenge
Wimbledon Internationale won by Ivan Mauger
Workington Players No 6 Northern Counties Championship won by Lou Sansom
Boräs, Sweden World Championship Swedish Semi Final won by Sören Sjösten
Monday
25
Leicester 38-40 Coventry British League Division One
West Ham 41-36 Exeter British League Division One
Golden Helmet Martin Ashby beat Olle Nygren
Tuesday
26
Poole 48-30 Swindon British League Division One
Newtongrange 39-37 Berwick Challenge (This was the first meeting held in the Midlothian town since 1951)
Wednesday
27
Long Eaton 47-31 Crayford British League Division Two
Romford 46.5-31.5 King's Lynn II British League Division Two
Ipswich 51-27 Workington British League Division Two
Teesside 43-35 Northern Select Challenge
Wimbledon 49-29 Cradley Heath British League Division One KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Sheffield 44-34 Glasgow British League Division One KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Oxford 38-40 Poole British League Division One KO Cup 2nd Rnd
Gothenburg, Sweden World Championship Swedish Semi Final won by Ove Fundin
Thursday
28
Glasgow 43-34 Belle Vue British League Division One
Wolverhampton 49-29 Halifax British League Division One
Hackney 38-40 West Ham British League Division One
Berwick 38-40 Canterbury British League Division Two
Doncaster 36-40 King's Lynn II British League Division Two
Workington 44-33 Long Eaton British League Division Two
Plymouth 38-40 Reading Challenge
Newport Welsh Open Championship won by Nigel Boocock
Friday
29
Wembley 41-37 Hackney British League Division One
Swindon 43-35 Leicester British League Division One
Cradley Heath 40-38 Newcastle British League Division One
Halifax 55-23 Newport British League Division One
King's Lynn 48-30 Oxford British League Division One
Coventry 53-25 Sheffield British League Division One
Belle Vue 51-27 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Rayleigh 45-32 Berwick British League Division Two
Rayleigh 31-47 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Canterbury 44-34 Peterborough British League Division Two
Nelson 18-06 Teesside British League Division Two Abandoned Ht 4
Saturday
30
Eastbourne 44-34 King's Lynn II British League Division Two
Sheffield Cubs 45-32 Long Eaton Challenge
Rye House Lea Valley Park Trophy won by Nigel Rackett
Rodenbach, Germany Czechoslovakia 28 New Zealand 25 Denmark 22 Germany 21 International Challenge
June