1950 Timeline April

1950 Timeline

1949 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1951 April

Saturday 1 Birmingham Graham Warren’s Team 62.5-57.5 Dick Tolley’s Team Challenge Coventry 47-37 Northern United Challenge Edinburgh Golds 51-33 Blues Challenge Stoke Hanley 28-56 Walthamstow Challenge Swindon 62-21 Poole National League Division Three Edinburgh Monday 3 Wimbledon Best Pairs Challenge Match 1st Norman Parker & Ron Clarke Liverpool 38-46 Plymouth Challenge Poole 43-41 Exeter National League Division Three Cradley Heath 57.5-26.5 Coventry South Shield Walthamstow 57-27 Norwich South Shield Walthamstow Wimbledon Tuesday 4 St Austell Frank Lockton Perpetual Trophy Best Pairs 1st Don Hardy & Hugh Geddes Southampton 63-21 Poole Challenge Glasgow Ashfield 50-34 Stoke Hanley North Shield Wednesday 5 Tamworth 45-39 Coventry Challenge Glasgow White City 41-43 Newcastle North Shield Halifax 53-31 Sheffield North Shield New Cross 65-50 Belle Vue Spring Cup Tamworth Thursday 6 Oxford 76-32 Liverpool National Trophy Third Division First Round 1st leg Friday 7 Harringay Harringay Trophy 1st Norman Parker 2nd Alec Statham 3rd Louis Lawson Bristol 85-35 Birmingham Challenge Plymouth 50-34 Cradley Heath Challenge Southampton 59-24 Stoke Hanley Challenge West Ham 38-46 Wembley Challenge Liverpool 42-42 Poole National League Division Three Leicester 66-42 Exeter National Trophy Third Division Quarter Finals 1st leg Newcastle 49-35 Halifax North Shield Sheffield 31-53 Edinburgh North Shield Newcastle Southampton Saturday 8 High Beech Easter Cup 1st George Flower Bradford Odsal Bradford Best Pairs 1st Ron Clarke & Dyson Harper Belle Vue 54-42 West Ham Challenge Birmingham 76-44 Bristol Challenge Oxford 52-32 Exeter Challenge Wimbledon 44-76 Wembley Challenge Swindon 61-23 Liverpool National League Division Three Edinburgh 58-25 Sheffield North Shield Stoke Hanley 36-47 Glasgow Ashfield North Shield Coventry 48-36 Southampton South Shield Norwich 38-46 Walthamstow South Shield Swindon Edinburgh Sunday 9 Rye House Easter Cup 1st Stan Bedford California Billy Newell Team vs Trevor Davies Team Challenge Monday 10 Aldershot Easter Trophy 1st Basil Harris 2nd Jack Unstead 3rd Alex Gray Poole Cliff Brewer Trophy 1st Don Hardy 2nd Cyril Quick 3rd Ken Middleditch Leicester Easter Cup 1st Ken Le Breton & Merv Harding Belle Vue 46-74 Bradford Odsal Challenge Bradford Odsal 57-63 Belle Vue Challenge Exeter 65-41 Leicester National Trophy Third Division Quarter Finals 2nd leg Liverpool 50-57 Oxford National Trophy Third Division First Round 2nd leg Newcastle 54-30 Fleetwood North Shield Cradley Heath 51-33 Plymouth South Shield Norwich 47-37 Coventry South Shield Walthamstow 49-35 Southampton South Shield Wimbledon 78-42 Bristol Spring Cup Coventry Halifax 20 Yarmouth 23 Ashfield 38 Stoke 15 The Easter Cup Wimbledon Tuesday 11 St Austell 56-28 Aldershot Challenge Glasgow Ashfield 43-40 Sheffield North Shield Southampton 45-39 Yarmouth South Shield West Ham 68-51 Harringay Spring Cup Ashfield Wednesday 12 Aldershot 38-42 Leicester National League Division Three Tamworth 36-46 Oxford National League Division Three Glasgow White City 55-28 Fleetwood North Shield Halifax 51-33 Newcastle North Shield New Cross 65-55 Wimbledon Spring Cup Aldershot Thursday 13 Oxford 33-51 Cradley Heath Challenge Plymouth 55-29 Coventry South Shield Friday 14 Exeter 46-38 Swindon National League Division Three Leicester 45-39 Tamworth National League Division Three Sheffield 53-31 Glasgow Ashfield North Shield Bristol 59-61 New Cross Spring Cup Harringay 81-38 Bradford Odsal Spring Cup Exeter Saturday 15 High Beech vs Epping Foresters challenge Norwich Fred Evans East Anglian Trophy 1st Bill Carruthers Swindon 54-30 Exeter National League Division Three Edinburgh 56-28 Halifax North Shield Stoke Hanley 49-34 Fleetwood North Shield Coventry 47-37 Cradley Heath South Shield Belle Vue 70-50 Wimbledon Spring Cup Birmingham 65-55 Harringay Spring Cup Bradford Odsal 55-65 West Ham Spring Cup Edinburgh Monday 17 Edinburgh 38-46 Wembley Challenge Liverpool 25-59 Stoke Hanley Challenge Exeter 62-45 Leicester National Trophy Third Division Quarter Finals Replay 1st leg Poole vs Aldershot National Trophy Third Division Quarter Final 2nd leg rained off Newcastle vs Glasgow White City North Shield abandoned heat 5 Cradley Heath Southampton South Shield rained off Walthamstow 56-28 Yarmouth South Shield Wimbledon 42-78 New Cross Spring Cup Edinburgh Tuesday 18 St Austell 48-58 Tamworth National Trophy Third Division Quarter Finals 1st leg Glasgow Ashfield 41-42 Halifax North Shield Southampton 45-39 Cradley Heath South Shield Yarmouth 39-42 Norwich South Shield West Ham 59-61 Bradford Odsal Spring Cup Yarmouth Southampton Wednesday 19 Aldershot 61-45 Poole National Trophy Third Division Quarter Final 1st leg Tamworth 71-37 St Austell National Trophy Third Division Semi Final 2nd leg Glasgow White City 34-50 Stoke Hanley North Shield Halifax 54-30 Glasgow Ashfield North Shield New Cross 72-47 Bristol Spring Cup Thursday 20 Oxford 62-46 Swindon National Trophy Third Division Quarter Final 1st leg Poole 51-57 Aldershot National Trophy Third Division Quarter Final 2nd leg Plymouth 37-46 Cradley Heath South Shield Friday 21 Exeter Falcon Trophy 1st George Craig 2nd Norman Street 3rd ? Leicester 53-55 Exeter National Trophy Third Division Quarter Finals Replay 2nd leg Sheffield 47-37 Stoke Hanley North Shield Bristol 74-46 Wimbledon Spring Cup Harringay 75-45 Birmingham Spring Cup Saturday 22 High Beech 31-53 Cheshunt Tigers Challenge Swindon 60-47 Oxford National Trophy Third Division Quarter Final 2nd leg Edinburgh 58-26 Fleetwood North Shield Stoke Hanley 56-28 Sheffield North Shield Coventry 55-29 Yarmouth South Shield Norwich 60-24 Plymouth South Shield Belle Vue 58-61 New Cross Spring Cup Birmingham 47-72 West Ham Spring Cup Bradford Odsal 71-48 Harringay Spring Cup Edinburgh Monday 24 Liverpool 39-45 Leicester National League Division Three Poole 50-33 St Austell National League Division Three Newcastle 38-46 Glasgow Ashfield North Shield Cradley Heath 45-39 Norwich South Shield Walthamstow 51-33 Plymouth South Shield Wimbledon 50-67 Belle Vue Spring Cup Walthamstow Tuesday 25 St Austell 29-31 Exeter Challenge abandoned heat 10 Glasgow Ashfield 57-27 Newcastle North Shield Southampton 37-47 Walthamstow South Shield Yarmouth 41-43 Coventry South Shield West Ham 83-37 Birmingham Spring Cup Wednesday 26 New Cross 53-31 Bradford Odsal National League Division One Aldershot vs Tamworth National Trophy Third Division Semi Final 1st leg Glasgow White City 47-37 Edinburgh North Shield Halifax 49-35 Stoke Hanley North Shield Aldershot Glasgow Thursday 27 Oxford 83-24 Exeter National Trophy Third Division Semi Final 1st leg Plymouth 58-26 Walthamstow South Shield Plymouth Friday 28 Exeter 35-49 Oxford National League Division Three Leicester 39-45 Swindon National League Division Three Sheffield 30-54 Halifax North Shield Bristol 56-64 Belle Vue Spring Cup Harringay 67-53 West Ham Spring Cup Harringay Saturday 29 High Beech Speed World Select Challenge rained off Norwich Wembley vs West Ham Challenge rained off Swindon 39-45 Southern Stras Challenge Fleetwood Newcastle National League Division Two Rayleigh 38-46 Tamworth National League Division Three Edinburgh 63-21 Glasgow White City North Shield Stoke Hanley 52-31 Halifax North Shield Coventry 50-34 Norwich South Shield Cradley Heath 49-35 Yarmouth South Shield Belle Vue 88-32 Bristol Spring Cup Bradford Odsal 81-38 Birmingham Spring Cup

May

1978 Timeline May

1978 Timeline

1977 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1979 May

Monday 1 Reading 21-21 Halifax British League abandoned heat 7 Ellesmere Port 46-31 Edinburgh National League Birmingham vs Bristol British League rained off Exeter vs May Day Pairs Trophy Best Pairs rained off Newcastle vs Workington Tyne-Derwent Trophy, 2nd Leg rained off Rye House vs Boston National League rained off Scunthorpe vs Peterborough National League rained off White City vs Cradley Heath British League rained off Wimbledon Wimbledon v White City v Swindon v King's Lynn Cronus Four Team Tournament rained off Tuesday 2 Barrow 33-45 Edinburgh National League Weymouth 46-32 Glasgow National League Crayford vs Ellesmere Port National League rained off Leicester vs Birmingham British League rained off Milton Keynes vs Newcastle British League rained off Wednesday 3 Poole 43-35 Wolverhampton British League Coventry 45-32 Leicester East Midlands Bowl, 2nd Leg (Coventry win 89-66 on aggregate) Hull 47-31 White City British League Poole Thursday 4 Oxford 38-40 Peterborough National League Sheffield 39-39 White City British League Teesside 48-30 Barrow National League Ipswich 51-27 Halifax British League Wimbledon 56-22 Bristol Spring Gold Cup Friday 5 Avesta Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round 1st Anders Michanek 2nd Christer Sjösten 3rd Börje Klingberg Edinburgh 29-49 Ellesmere Port National League Bristol 37-41 Wimbledon British League Workington 42-35 Weymouth National League Glasgow 42-36 Crayford National League Wolverhampton Golden Wonder Olympique 1st Gordon Kennett 2nd Ole Olsen 3rd Ila Teromaa Hackney vs Sheffield British League rained off Hackney vs Reading Spring Gold Cup rained off Peterborough vs Oxford National League rained off Wolverhampton Saturday 6 Swindon 26-52 Coventry British League Belle Vue 43-35 Leicester British League Belle Vue Peter Collins 2-0 Scott Autrey Golden Helmet Match-Race Championship 1st leg Stoke 43-35 Weymouth National League Cradley Heath 44-34 Wolverhampton British League Halifax 48-29 Hackney British League King's Lynn 49-29 Bristol British League Canterbury 53-25 Glasgow National League King's Lynn Sunday 7 Målilla Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round 1st Tommy Nilsson 2nd Sören Karlsson 3rd Stefan Salmonsson Visby Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round 1st Jan Andersson 2nd Conny Samuelsson 3rd Sören Sjösten Krumbach Germany World Championship Continental Qualifying Round 1st Georg Hack 2nd Ales Dryml 3rd Nikolaj Kornev Czestochowa Poland World Championship Continental Qualifying Round 1st Marek Cieslak 2nd .Jiri Stancl 3rd Zdenek Kudrna Varese Italy World Championship Continental Qualifying Round 1st Egon Müller 2nd Gregorij Khlynovski 3rd Jerzy Rembas Mioskolc Hungary World Championship Continental Qualifying Round 1st Michail Starostin 2nd Andrzej Huszcza 3rd Vaclav Verner Boston 40-38 Eastbourne National League Berwick 50-28 Crayford National League Mildenhall 55-23 Glasgow National League Rye House vs Hackney Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round rained off Monday 8 Birmingham 40-38 Hull British League Scunthorpe 46-30 Milton Keynes National League Newcastle 52-25 Crayford National League Newcastle Silver Helmet Tom Owen 2-0 Steve Finch 1st Leg Reading Strongbow Nulli Secundus Best Pairs 1st Peter Collins & Les Collins Exeter vs Cradley Heath British League rained off Tuesday 9 Barrow 35-43 Peterborough National League Milton Keynes 39-39 Glasgow National League Weymouth 43-35 Oxford National League Hull 46-32 Cradley Heath British League Crayford 48-29 Mildenhall National League Leicester 48-30 Wolverhampton British League Wednesday 10 White City 35-43 Belle Vue British League Poole 46-32 Halifax British League Poole Thursday 11 Wimbledon Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Peter Collins 2nd Bob Kilby 3rd Dave Jessup Sheffield Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Ivan Mauger 2nd Doug Wyer 3rd Steve Bastable Teesside Teesside Open Championship 1st Mike Sampson 2nd Steve Finch 3rd Arthur Browning Oxford 42-35 Weymouth National League Ipswich 50-28 Leicester British League Sheffield Friday 12 Hackney Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Dave Jessup 2nd Terry Betts 3rd Finn Thomsen Wolverhampton 18-18 Leicester British League abandoned heat 6 Ellesmere Port 33-44 Cradley Heath Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round Edinburgh 35-43 Mildenhall National League Peterborough 36-42 Canterbury National League Edinburgh 40-36 Weymouth National League Glasgow 40-38 Newcastle National League Workington 40-38 Stoke National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg Bristol 47-31 Halifax British League Saturday 13 Belle Vue Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Peter Collins 2nd Chris Morton 3rd Bobby Beaton King's Lynn Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Michael Lee 2nd Malcolm Simmons 3rd Malcolm Simmons Coventry Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Alan Molyneux 2nd Keith White 3rd Billy Sanders Halifax 41-37 Birmingham British League Swindon 41-37 Wolverhampton British League Cradley Heath 45.5-32.5 White City British League Canterbury 48-30 Scunthorpe National League Stoke 51-27 Workington National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg Stoke win 89-67 on aggregate King's Lynn Sunday 14 Boston 28-50 Bristol Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round Eastbourne 54-23 Workington National League Berwick Danny Taylor Memorial Trophy 1st Graham Jones 2nd Dave Gifford 3rd Steve McDermott Mildenhall Mildenhall 42 Milton Keynes 13 Oxford 14 Weymouth 27 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 1st Leg Rye House vs Peterborough National League rained off Iwade Kent Trophy Training School Mildenhall Monday 15 Reading Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Gordon Kennett 2nd Billy Sanders 3rd John Davis Birmingham Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Ray Wilson 2nd John Titman 3rd Mike Lanham Exeter Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Phil Crump 2nd Vaclav Verner 3rd Mike Farrell Fjelsted Denmark World Championship Danish Qualifying Round 1st Bent Rasmussen 2nd Kristian Praestbro 3rd Hans Nielsen Newcastle 26-52 King's Lynn Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round Scunthorpe 43-35 Workington National League Exeter Peter Collins 1-2 Scott Autrey, 2nd Leg Birmingham Newcastle Reading Tuesday 16 Leicester Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Scott Autrey 2nd John Titman 3rd Les Collins Barrow 34-43 Stoke National League Milton Keynes 39-39 Boston National League Weymouth 41-37 Crayford National League Barrow Wednesday 17 Poole Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Tony Davey 2nd Vaclav Verner 3rd Malcolm Simmons Hull Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Ivan Mauger 2nd Bobby Beaton 3rd Graham Drury White City Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Kai Niemi 2nd Gordon Kennett 3rd Ila Teromaa Poole Thursday 18 Ipswich Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st John Louis 2nd John Louis 3rd Tony Davey Swindon Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Peter Collins 2nd Jan Andersson 3rd Dave Perks Swindon Golden Helmet Peter Collins 2-1 Scott Autrey 3rd Leg Oxford 41-37 Canterbury National League Teesside 41-37 Edinburgh National League Sheffield 46-32 Wimbledon British League Swindon Friday 19 Wolverhampton Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Gordon Kennett 2nd Hans Nielsen 3rd Dave Morton Bristol Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Joe Owen 2nd Tormod Langli 3rd Reg Wilson Peterborough 26-52 Exeter Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round Edinburgh 32-46 Eastbourne National League Hackney 38-40 Cradley Heath British League Glasgow 46-32 Workington National League Ellesmere Port 47-31 Berwick National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg Wolverhampton Saturday 20 Halifax Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Eric Broadbelt 2nd Ian Cartwright 3rd Phil Collins Cradley Heath Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round 1st Alan Grahame 2nd John Davis 3rd Richard Greer Canterbury 36-42 Sheffield Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round King's Lynn 37-41 Leicester British League Belle Vue 47-31 Hull British League Crayford 49-28 Weymouth National League Coventry 53-25 Swindon British League Stoke 53-25 Barrow National League Sunday 21 Berwick 35-42 Ellesmere Port National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg Ellesmere Port win 89-66 on aggregate Boston 35-42 Canterbury National League Workington 37-41 Glasgow National League Mildenhall 41-37 Stoke National League Eastbourne 54-24 Barrow National League Rye House 58-20 Milton Keynes National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg Reading England 43 Australia 21 USA 20 New Zealand 12 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 4 Reading Victor Ludorum Trophy 1st Collins, 2nd Ross, 3rd Autrey Wiener Neustadt, Austria West Germany 38 Italy 29 Hungary 15 Austria 14 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 3 Prelog, Yugoslavia Soviet Union 32 Holland 31 Bulgaria 27 Yugoslavia 5 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 4 Wiener Neustadt Reading Prelog Monday 22 Scunthorpe 28-50 Oxford National League Reading 34-43 White City British League Exeter 47-31 Cradley Heath British League Birmingham 50-28 King's Lynn British League Newcastle Newcastle 40, Ellesmere Port 32, Teesside 15, Workington 9 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 1st Leg Reading Tuesday 23 Milton Keynes 26-52 Rye House National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) Rye House win 110-46 on aggregate Weymouth 28-50 Eastbourne National League White City 36-42 Exeter British League Crayford 39-39 Newcastle National League Leicester 48-30 Halifax British League Barrow Edinburgh 34, Barrow 33, Berwick 19, Glasgow 10 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section C, 1st Leg Weymouth Barrow Wednesday 24 Poole 44-34 Cradley Heath British League Hull 52-26 King's Lynn British League Mildenhall Iwade Training School Thursday 25 Wimbledon 41-37 Coventry British League Ipswich 46-32 Belle Vue British League Teesside Ellesmere Port 32 Newcastle 26 Workington 12 Teesside 25 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 2nd Leg Sheffield Yorkshire Bank Trophy 1st Gordon Kennett 2nd Steve Bastable 3rd Reg Wilson Oxford Oxford 34 Milton Keynes 20 Mildenhall 26 Weymouth National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 2nd Leg Oxford Friday 26 Eastbourne 32-45 Hull Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round Hackney 38-40 Wimbledon British League Bristol 44-33 Wolverhampton British League Edinburgh Edinburgh 36 Glasgow 33 Berwick 11 Barrow 16 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section C, 2nd Leg Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port 38 Newcastle 28 Teesside 17 Workington 13 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 3rd Leg Ellesmere Port Silver Helmet Tom Owen 0-2 Steve Finch 2nd Leg Peterborough K.R.C. Trophy 1st Dave Gooderham 2nd Ray Bales 3rd Brian Clark Peterborough Saturday 27 Stoke 32-46 Birmingham Inter-League Challenge Swindon 39-39 Halifax British League Coventry 41-37 Ipswich British League Belle Vue 46-32 Reading British League Cradley Heath 50-28 Sheffield British League King's Lynn Supporters Trophy 1st Scott Autrey 2nd Michael Lee 3rd Gordon Kennett Berwick Berwick 34 Barrow 25 Edinburgh 22 Glasgow National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round -Section C, 3rd Leg Canterbury Canterbury 34, Eastbourne 22, Crayford 20, Rye House 20 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section D, 1st Leg Sunday 28 Norden Germany Continental Semi Final World Championship Qualifying Round 1st Alois Wiesböck 2nd Egon Müller 3rd Ryszard Fabiszewski Pocking Germany Continental Semi Final World Championship Qualifying Round 1st Hans Wasserman 2nd Jiri Stancl 3rd Marek Cieslak Mildenhall 38-39 White City Inter Divisional Knock Out Cup 1st Round Wolverhampton 38-39 Bristol British League Eastbourne Eastbourne 37 Rye House 26 Crayford 4 Canterbury 29 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D, 2nd Leg Glasgow Barrow 23 Edinburgh 33 Berwick 4 Glasgow 36 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section C, 4th Leg Section C final aggregate score: Edinburgh 125, Barrow 97, Glasgow 94, Berwick 68 Boston Stoke 31, Boston 29, Peterborough 25, Scunthorpe 11 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section E, 1st Leg Workington Newcastle 227 Teeside V Ellesmere Port 21 Workington 23 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round final aggregate score Ellesmere Port 123, Newcastle 119, Teesside 84, Workington 57 Mildenhall Monday 29 King's Lynn 36-42 Belle Vue British League Reading 38-40 Poole British League Newcastle 43-33 Teesside National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg Halifax 43-35 Cradley Heath British League Scunthorpe 45-33 Barrow National League Ellesmere Port 46-32 Workington National League Exeter 46-32 Bristol British League Peterborough 51-27 Edinburgh National League Wimbledon Embassy Internationale 1st Peter Collins 2nd Malcolm Simmons 3rd John Davis Rye House Canterbury 26 Eastbourne 31 Rye House 23 Crayford 16 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D, 3rd Leg Weymouth Oxford 27 Weymoth 40 Milton Keynes 9 Mildenhall 20 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section A, 3rd Leg Wimbledon Rye House Tuesday 30 Kumla Sweden, Swedish Final World Championship Qualifying Round 1st Anders Michanek 2nd Jan Andersson 3rd Bernt Persson White City 42-36 Reading British League Leicester 43-35 Wimbledon British League Birmingham 45-33 Exeter British League Crayford Canterbury 20 Eastborne 34 Rye House 23 Crayford 19 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D 4th Leg final aggregate score Eastbourne 124, Canterbury 109, Rye House 92, Crayford 59 Milton Keynes Oxford 31 Weymouth 34 Milton Keynes 12 Mildenhall 17 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 4th Leg final aggregate score: Weymouth 117, Oxford 106, Mildenhall 105, Milton Keynes 54 Wednesday 31 Poole 35-43 Belle Vue British League Hull 44-33 Reading British League Coventry Midland Riders' Championship Final 1st Ole Olsen 2nd Alan Molyneux 3rd Jan Andersson Coventry

June

1978 World Championship Continental Semi Final (2)

1978 World Championship Continental Semi Final 28 May 1978 World Championship Norden, Germany

World Final / Intercontinental Qualifying Rounds / Continental Qualifying Rounds / British Qualifying Rounds

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T 1. Vaclav Verner 2 3 0 2 1  - - 8 2. Jerzy Rembas 1 2 2 3 1  - - 9 3. Grigorij Chłynowski 0 1 2 EF 1  - - 4 4. Istvan Szirasky 3 1 2 1 2  - - 9 5. Andrzej Huszcza 1 1 0 1 3  - - 5 6. Francesco Biginatto 2 3 2 EF 2  - - 9 7. Jan Hadek 0 0 0 1 0  - - 1 8. Ryszard Fabiszewski 3 2 3 2 2  - - 12 3rd 9. Petr Ondrasik 2 2 1 2 2  - - 9 10. Jan Verner 3 1 3 2 0  - - 9 11. Michaił Starostin 0 2 1 1 EX - - 4 12. Bogusław Nowak 1 0 1 3 3  - - 8 13. Laszlo Meszarosz 1 1 1 0 0  - - 3 14. Jiri Jirout 0 0 0 0 1  - - 1 15. Alois Wiesböck 3 3 3 3 3 - - 15 1st 16. Egon Müller 2 3 3 3 3  - - 14 2nd 17. ? - - - - - - - dnr 18. ? - - - - - - - dnr Top 8 qualify for the Continental Final Heat by Heat Heat 01 Szirasky Verner Rembas Chłynowski Heat 02 Fabiszewski Biginatto Huszcza Hadek Heat 03 J Verner Ondrasik Nowak Starostin Heat 04 Wiesböck Müller Meszarosz Jirout Heat 05 Verner Ondrasik Huszcza Meszarosz Heat 06 Biginatto Rembas J Verner Jirout Heat 07 Wiesböck Starostin Chłynowski Hadek Heat 08 Müller Fabiszewski Szirasky Nowak Heat 09 Müller Biginatto Starostin Verner Heat 10 Wiesböck Rembas Nowak Huszcza Heat 11 Fabiszewski Chłynowski Ondrasik Jirout Heat 12 J Verner Szirasky Meszarosz Hadek Heat 13 Nowak Verner Hadek Jirout Heat 14 Rembas Fabiszewski Starostin Meszarosz Heat 15 Müller J Verner Huszcza Chłynowski (EF) Heat 16 Wiesböck Ondrasik Szirasky Biginatto (EF) Heat 17 Wiesböck Fabiszewski Verner J Verner Heat 18 Müller Ondrasik Rembas Hadek Heat 19 Nowak Biginatto Chłynowski Meszarosz Heat 20 Huszcza Szirasky Jirout Starostin (EX)