1948 British Match Race Championship

1948 British Match Race Championship  
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Jack Parker Jack Parker & Ron Johnson Eric Chitty Alec Statham Splitt Waterman
Match Race Championship Golden Helmet
28/04/1948 Ron Johnson 2-0 Jack Parker New Cross
01/05/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Ron Johnson Belle Vue
06/05/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Ron Johnson Wimbledon
         
  Alec Statham nominated was injured and was replaced by Eric Chitty
12/06/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Eric Chitty Belle Vue
15/06/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Eric Chitty West Ham
         
12/07/1948 Jack Parker 2-1 Alec Statham Belle Vue
18/07/1948 Jack Parker 2-1 Alec Statham Wimbledon
         
05/08/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Split Waterman Wembley
11/09/1948 Jack Parker 2-1 Split Waterman Belle Vue
         
25/09/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Wilbur Lamoreaux Belle Vue
07/10/1948 Jack Parker 2-0 Wilbur Lamoreaux Wembley
Fred Tuck Dick Geary Wilf Jay Stan Dell Graham Warren
Match Race Championship Silver Helmet
30/04/1948 Fred Tuck 2-0 Dick Geary Bristol
04/05/1948 Fred Tuck 2-0 Dick Geary Fleetwwod
         
04/06/1948 Fred Tuck 0-2 Wilf Jay Bristol
07/06/1948 Wilf Jay 2-0 Fred Tuck Newcastle
         
12/07/1948 Wilf Jay 2-0 Frank Hodgson Newcastle
22/07/1948 Frank Hodgson * Wilf Jay Middlesbrough
  * Wilf Jay broke his leg in the League match preseding the Match Race and was unable to compete
22/07/1948 Frank Hodgson 0-2 Stan Dell Middlesbrough
02/08/1948 Stan Dell 2-1 Frank Hodgson Middlesbrough
10/08/1948 Stan Dell 2-0 Frank Hodgson Fleetwood
         
26/08/1948 Stan Dell 1-2 Graham Warren Sheffield
28/08/1948 Graham Warren 2-0 Stan Dell Birmingham
         
04/08/1948 Graham Warren 2-0 Stan Dell Birmingham
11/09/1948 Paddy Mills 0-2 Graham Warren Norwich
Cyril Roger Alf Bottoms Wally Green Bert Roger Jock Grierson
Match Race Championship Bronze Helmet
26/04/1948 Cyril Roger 2-0 Bob Oakley Exeter
  Bob Oakley 0-2 Cyril Roger Southampton
         
07/06/1948 Cyril Roger 2-0 Alf Bottoms Exeter
08/06/1948 Alf Bottoms 1-2 Cyril Roger Southampton
         
12/07/1948 Cyril Roger 2-1 Jock Grierson Exeter
  Jock Grierson 1-2 Cyril Roger  
         
09/08/1948 Bert Roger 1-2 Wally Green Exeter
11/08/1948 Wally Green 2-0 Bert Roger Hastings
         
  Wally Green   Joe Bowkis  
  Wally Green was injured and was unable to defent the title
23/09/1948 Joe Bowkis 0-1 Gil Blake Hanley
 

Joe Bowkis broke his collarbone in the first race was injured and was unable to compete
The S.C.B nominated Mick Mitchell to replace Joe Bowkis

         
30/09/1948 Gil Blake 1-2 Mick Mitchell Hanley
02/10/1948 Mick Mitchell 2-0 Gil Blake Hull