1959 Timeline April

1959 Timeline
1955 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1957
April
Thursday
2
Oxford 51-39 Poole Challenge
Friday
3
Poole Champion of Champions
1st Peter Craven
2nd Ronnie Moore
3rd Ken McKinlay
Saturday
4
Belle Vue Northern Cup
1st Peter Craven
2nd Bob Duckworth
3rd Arthur Forrest
Norwich 57-33 Southampton Britannia Shield
Swindon 44-46 Wimbledon Britannia Shield
Swindon
Monday
6
Wimbledon 53-37 Swindon Britannia Shield
Tuesday
7
Southampton 60-30 Norwich Britannia Shield
Thursday
9
Oxford 46-44 Swindon Challenge
Oxford

Friday
10
Poole 43-47 Wimbledon Britannia Shield
Saturday
11
Belle Vue 51-39 Oxford Britannia Shield
Coventry vs Leicester East Midlands Bowl First Leg Rained Off
Norwich vs Poole Britannia Shield Rained Off
Swindon 46-43 Southampton Britannia Shield
Sunday
12
Rye House vs Southern Rovers Challenge Rained Off
Monday
13
Wimbledon 57-33 Poole Britannia Shield
Tuesday
14
Southampton 48-42 Wimbledon Britannia Shield
Southampton
Wednesday
15
Norwich Supporters Trophy
1st Ove Fundin
2nd Peter Craven
3rd George White
Golden Helmet Match Race Brian Crutcher 0-2 Ove Fundin
Thursday
16
Oxford vs Belle Vue Britannia Shield Rained Off
Friday
17
Leicester 55-34 Coventry East Midlands Bowl First Leg
Poole 43-47 Southampton Britannia Shield
Saturday
18
Belle Vue 58-32 Leicester Britannia Shield
Coventry 52-38 Oxford Britannia Shield
Edinburgh Edinburgh University Engineering Society Charity Meeting
1st Doug Templeton
2nd Willie Templeton
3rd Fred Greenwell
Norwich Charles Ochiltree’s Cavalcade of Speed
1st Graham Coombes
2nd Shorty Schirmer
3rd John Debbage
Swindon 45-45 Norwich Britannia Shield
Edinburgh Coventry
Sunday
19
Eastbourne 43-29 Rye House Challenge
Monday
20
Wimbledon 60-30 Southampton Britannia Shield
Tuesday
21
Southampton 50-40 Swindon Britannia Shield
Southampton
Thursday
23
Oxford 47-43 Leicester Britannia Shield
Plymouth British League Best Pairs
1st Ian Williams & Mike Broadbanks
Friday
24
Leicester 62-28 Oxford Britannia Shield
Poole 48-42 Norwich Britannia Shield
Golden Helmet Match Race Ove Fundin 2-0 Brian Crutcher
Saturday
25
Coventry 35-53 Belle Vue Britannia Shield
Norwich 39-21 Wimbledon Britannia Shield Abandoned Heatt 10
Swindon vs Poole Britannia Shield Rained Off
Sunday
26
Rye House 41-31 Eastbourne Challenge
Monday
27
Wimbledon 59-31 Norwich Britannia Shield
Wimbledon
Tuesday
28
Southampton 54-36 Poole Britannia Shield
Thursday
30
Oxford 41-49 Coventry Britannia Shield
May