1974 Timeline May

1974 Timeline
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May
Wednesday
1
Hull World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st John Boulger
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Jim McMillan
Poole World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Peter Collins
2nd Dave Jessup
3rd Eric Broadbelt
Visby, Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Christer Löfqvist
2nd Bengt Jansson
3rd Tomas Pettersson
Mälilla Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Tommy Johansson
2nd Bo Wirwbrand
3rd Christer Sjösten
Gislaved Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Sören Sjösten
2nd Bernt Persson
3rd Therje Henriksson
Brema West Germany World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Jan Klokocka
2nd Egon Müller
3rd Henny Kroeze
Bradford vs Birmingham British League Division Two postponed rain
Poole Brema
Thursday
2
Oxford World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Bob Kilby
2nd Malcolm Simmons
3rd Eric Boocock
Sheffield World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Bob Valentine
2nd Bob Paulson
3rd Reg Wilson
Ipswich World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st John Louis
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Billy Sanders
Ipswich
Wimbledon 43-35 Exeter British League Division One
Stoke 40-38 Barrow British League Division Two
Long Eaton 53-25 British League Division Two
Teesside Teesside Open Championship
1st Arthur Browning
2nd Bruce Forrester
3rd Pete Reading
Friday
3
Wolverhampton Olympique
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Peter Collins
3rd Terry Betts 
Hackney 42-36 Cradley United
British League Division One
Sunderland 39-39 Rye House British League Division Two
Peterborough 46-32 Birmingham Challenge
Newport 50-28 Exeter Challenge
Workington 46-32 Crewe British League Division Two KO Cup Preliminary Round 2nd leg (Workington 81-75 Crewe)
Coatbridge 55-23 Scunthorpe British League Division Two KO Cup 2nd round 1st leg
Saturday
4
Swindon 45-33 Coventry British League Division One
Belle Vue 51-27 Leicester British League Division One
Berwick 46-32 Rye House British League Division Two
Cradley United 32-46 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Semi Final 1st leg
Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Halifax World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Eric Boocock
2nd Kevin Holden
3rd Rick France
King's Lynn World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Malcolm Simmons
2nd Ivan Mauger
3rd Tony Davey
Halifax Cradley
Sunday
5
Lonigo Italy World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Sandor Csatho
2nd Cristoph Betzl
3rd Angel Evtimov
Boston 43-35 Stoke British League Division Two
Eastbourne 47-31 Canterbury British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Workington 81-75 Crewe)
Eastbourne Silver Helmet Bobby McNeil 2-0 Malcolm Mackay 1st Leg
Rye House 36-42 Peterborough British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Lonigo
Monday
6
Exeter 49-29 Hackney British League Division One
Birmingham 43-35 Boston British League Division Two
Crewe 55-23 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Scunthorpe 39-39 Workington British League Division Two
Tuesday
7
Weymouth 30-48 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Ellesmere Port 42-36 Scunthorpe British League Division Two
Barrow 48-30 Stoke British League Division Two
Leicester 43-35 Coventry British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Wednesday
8
Poole 41-37 Halifax British League Division One
Hull 40-38 Oxford British League Division One
Bradford 48-30 Boston British League Division Two
Poole
Thursday
9
Wimbledon World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Barry Briggs
2nd Neil Cameron
3rd Richard May
Ipswich 40-38 Swindon British League Division One
Ipswich Golden Helmet John Louis 2-1 Peter Collins 1st Leg
Stoke 41-37 Crewe British League Division Two
Teesside 41-37 Ellesmere Port British League Division Two
Long Eaton Long Eaton 22 Cradley United 19 Leicester 34 Wolverhampton 20 Inter League 4 Team Tournament
Sheffield 52-26 Hull British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Oxford 41-37 Poole Spring Gold Cup
Ipswich
Friday
10
Wolverhampton World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Billy Sanders
2nd Rick France
3rd George Hunter
Hackney World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st John Louis
2nd Barry Thomas
3rd Bob Kilby
Newport World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Phil Crump
2nd Reg Wilson
3rd Geoff Mudge
Workington 44-34 Birmingham British League Division Two
Coatbridge 41-36 Bradford British League Division Two
Peterborough 47-30 Teesside Challenge
Saturday
11
Cradley United World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Billy Sanders
2nd Bruce Cribb
3rd John Boulger
Coventry World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Bob Valentine
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Gordon Kennett
Belle Vue World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Chris Pusey
2nd Bob Kilby
3rd Barry Crowson
Swindon World Championship British Qualifying Round postponed rain
Berwick 39-39 Bradford British League Division Two
Canterbury 43-35 Weymouth British League Division Two
King's Lynn 64-44 Global Select Challenge
Halifax Best Pairs Championship
1st George Hunter & Graham Drury
Belle Vue
Sunday
12
Sunderland 56-22 Berwick British League Division Two
Rye House 46-31 Coatbridge British League Division Two
Boston 50-28 Crewe British League Division Two
Eastbourne 44-34 Teesside British League Division Two
Monday
13
Scunthorpe 38-40 Barrow British League Division Two
Crewe 49-29 Long Eaton British League Division Two
Birmingham 42-36 Stoke British League Division Two
Exeter Express And Echo Spring Classic
1st Kevin Holden
2nd Malcolm Simmons
3rd John Boulger
Halifax 35-43 Belle Vue British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Tuesday
14
Barrow 40-38 Canterbury British League Division Two
Ellesmere Port 39-39 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Weymouth 44-34 Boston British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Leicester 41-37 Swindon Midland Cup Semi Final 1st leg
Leicester
Wednesday
15
Swindon World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st John Louis
2nd Martin Ashby
3rd Eric Broadbelt
Bradford 48-30 Canterbury British League Division Two
Poole 42-36 Hackney British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Thursday
16
Oxford 41-37 Halifax British League Division One
Sheffield 57-21 Wimbledon British League Division One
Ipswich 44-34 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Long Eaton 37-41 Boston British League Division Two
Teesside 34-44 Bradford British League Division Two
Hull 51-27 Newport British League Division One
Ipswich Hull
Friday
17
Newport 41-37 Belle Vue British League Division One
Wolverhampton 40-37 Sheffield British League Division One
Sunderland 37-40 Barrow British League Division Two
Coatbridge 48-30 Boston British League Division Two
Peterborough 55-23 Weymouth British League Division Two
Workington 47-31 Stars Of League Challenge
Hackney 40-38 Poole British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Poole 80-76 Hackney)
Stoke 51-27 Teesside British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Coatbridge
Saturday
18
Prague Czechoslovakia World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Michaił Krasnow
2nd Viktor Trofimow
3rd Vładimir Zapleczny
Cradley United 37-41 Exeter British League Division One
Coventry 36-42 Ipswich British League Division One
Belle Vue 42-36 Oxford British League Division One
Halifax 52-26 Wimbledon British League Division One
Canterbury 46-31 Sunderland British League Division Two
Berwick Danny Taylor Memorial Trophy
1st Mitch Graham
2nd Terry Kelly
3rd Malcolm Mackay
King's Lynn 45-33 Wolverhampton Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Swindon 37-41 Leicester Midland Cup Semi Final 2nd leg (Leicester 82-74 Swindon)
Swindon
Sunday
19
Ljubliana Yugoslavia World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Zenon Plech
2nd Zenon Plech
3rd Henry Kroeze
Krumbach Germany World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Henryk Glücklich
2nd Jerzy Szczakiel
3rd Manfred Poschenrieder
Debrecen Hungary World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Grigorij Chłynowsi
2nd Andrzej Jurczyński
3rd Marek Cieślak
Rye House 50-28 Bradford
British League Division Two
Eastbourne 55-23 Sunderland British League Division Two
Boston 49-28 Weymouth British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Boston 83-72 Weymouth)
Rye House Debrecen
Monday
20
Scunthorpe Supporters Club Best Pairs
1st Andy Sims & Ken McKinlay
Exeter 45-33 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Crewe 61-17 Berwick British League Division Two
Birmingham 47-31 Long Eaton British League Division One KO Cup 2nd round 1st leg
Tuesday
21
Leicester World Championship Qualifying Round British Semi Final
1st John Louis
2nd Peter Collins
3rd Reg Wilson
Barrow 47-31 Coatbridge British League Division Two
Weymouth 34-44 Peterborough British League Division Two
Ellesmere Port 52-26 Bradford British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 1st leg (Ellesmere Port 86-69 Bradford)
Wednesday
22
Poole 45-33 Cradley United British League Division One
Hull 34-44 Exeter British League Division One
Bradford 43-34 Ellesmere Port British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg
Belle Vue 53-25 Halifax British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Belle Vue 96-60 Halifax)
Belle Vue Golden Helmet John Louis 0-2 Peter Collins
Poole
Thursday
23
Ipswich vs Belle Vue British League Division One postponed rain
Wimbledon 39-39 Poole British League Division One
Oxford 35-43 Sheffield British League Division One
Long Eaton Birmingham British League Division Two KO Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
Teesside 32-45 Stoke British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Stoke 96-59 Teesside)
Sheffield World Championship Qualifying Round British Semi Final postponed rain
Friday
24
Hackney 48-30 Hull British League Division One
Wolverhampton 33-45 Newport British League Division One
Coatbridge 45-33 Birmingham British League Division Two
Sunderland 44-34 Bradford British League Division Two
Stoke 43-35 Scunthorpe British League Division Two
Workington 50-28 Berwick British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 1st leg
Peterborough 52-26 Rye House British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Peterborough 94-62 Rye House)
Workington Peterborough
Saturday
25
Swindon 49-29 Cradley United British League Division One
Halifax 46-32 Hackney British League Division One
King's Lynn 42-36 Oxford British League Division One
Belle Vue 53-25 Wimbledon British League Division One
Canterbury 59-19 Ellesmere Port British League Division Two
Coventry 42-36 Leicester British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Leicester 79-77 Coventry)
Berwick 29-49 Workington British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Workington 99-57 Berwick)
Sunday
26
Rodenbach West Germany World Best Pairs Western Zone Semi Final
1st Australia John Boulger & Phil Crump
2nd New Zealand Ivan Mauger & Barry Briggs
3rd Sweden Anders Michanek & Tommy Jansson
Boston 49-29 Berwick
British League Division Two
Eastbourne 57-21 Peterborough British League Division Two
Monday
27
King's Lynn 41-37 Belle Vue British League Division One
Halifax 43-35 Cradley United British League Division One
Crewe 40-37 Birmingham British League Division Two
Rye House 29-49 Eastbourne British League Division Two
Barrow 41-37 Workington Formula Furness Trophy 1st leg
Workington 39-39 Barrow Formula Furness Trophy 2nd leg (Barrow 80-76 Workington)
Boston 39-39 Peterborough Bank Holiday Derby 1st Leg
Peterborough 40-38 Boston Bank Holiday Derby 2nd Leg (Peterborough 79-76 Boston)
Newport 49-29 Sheffield Challenge
Exeter 56-52 Stars Of League Challenge
Canterbury 41-37 Stoke Champagne Challenge 1st leg
Wimbledon International
1st Peter Collins
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd Ole Olsen
Scunthorpe 44-34 Coatbridge British League Division Two KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Coatbridge 89-67 Scunthorpe)
Wimbledon Peter Collins Kings Lynn

Tuesday
28
Stockholm Sweden World Championship Qualifying Round Swedish Final 1st round
1st Sören Sjösten
2nd Anders Michanek
3rd Christer Löfqvist
Leicester Midland Pairs Handicap
1st Ole Olsen & Finn Thomsen
Birmingham 49-29 Crewe British League Division Two
Ellesmere Port 36-42 Stars Of League Challenge
Barrow Pride Of The North
1st Sid Sheldrick
2nd Tom Owen
3rd Robin Adlington
Stockholm
Wednesday
29
Norrköping Sweden World Championship Qualifying Round Swedish Final 2nd round
1st Anders Michanek
2nd Sören Sjösten
3rd Christer Löfqvist
Poole 42-36 Ipswich British League Division One
Long Eaton 43-35 Teesside British League Division Two
Bradford The Olympiad
1st Colin Meredith
2nd Robin Adlington
3rd Tom Owen
Hull 38-40 Sheffield British League Division One KO Cup 1st round 2nd leg (Sheffield 92-64 Hull)
Poole 42-36 Ipswich British League Division One
Thursday
30
Sheffield World Championship Qualifying Round British Semi Final
1st Dave Jessup
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd Jim McMillan
Göteborg Sweden World Championship Qualifying Round Swedish Final 2nd round
1st Anders Michanek
2nd Bengt Jansson
3rd Tommy Jansson
Oxford Radio Oxford Best Pairs
1st Trevor Greer & John Dews
Stoke 51-27 Berwick British League Division Two
Teesside 44-34 Long Eaton British League Division Two
Ipswich 52-26 Wimbledon Division One KO Cup 1st Round 1st Leg
Göteborg Trevor Greer Ipswich
Friday
31
Newport 47-31 King's Lynn British League Division One
Hackney 49-29 Wimbledon British League Division One
Workington 44-34 Boston British League Division Two
Coatbridge 47-31 Stoke British League Division Two
Sunderland 37-41 Teesside British League Division Two
Peterborough KRC £100 Trophy
1st Brian Clark
2nd Phil Herne
3rd Jack Millen
Wolverhampton 40-38 Cradley United Midland Cup Semi Final 2nd leg (Wolverhampton 86-70 Cradley)
Brian Clark Peterborough Coatbridge
June