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Timeline 1933

15 April First meeting of the season Evening Chron Cup is won by Frank Varey at Belle Vue
Wimbledon Open Championship is won by Ginger Lees 1 May
8 June The British Championship title is vacant so four riders race off for the title. Ron Johnson faces Wally Kilmister at Wembley with Johnson winning 2-0
Ron Johnson faces Wally Kilmister in the second leg of the British Championship he wins 2-1 at Crystal Palace 10 June
British Championship Claude Rye wins the first leg against Jack Parker 2-0at Lea Bridge
12 June
British Championship Claude Rye wins 2-0 in the second leg of the British Championship race off decider at Wimbledon.
Ron Johnson and Claude Rye race to decide the British Championship. Johnson wins 2-1 at Wimbledon 26 June
29 June First Test England vs Australia76-47, 50,000 fans watch the home team win.
British Championship Eliminator Syd Jackson defeats Dick Case 2-0 at Wimbledon. 10 July
13 July
Syd Jackson defeats Dick Case 2-1 at Coventry in the British Championship Eliminator
Second Test Match England lose to Australia 61-65 at Belle Vue
15 July
29 July
At Crystal Palace the Third Test Match between England and Australia is watched by 30,000 fans with England winning by a single point 63-62
At Crystal Palace the holder Ron Johnson defeats Syd Jackson 2-0 in the British Championship 12 August
14 August Ron Johnson defeats Syd Jackson 2-0 in the British Championship second leg at Wimbledon
Forth Test Match Australia win 64-62 against England is watched by 25,000 fans at Wimbledon.
21 August
26 August Ron Johnson defeats Syd Jackson 2-0 in the British Championship third leg at Lea Bridge
First leg of the London Cup Final, Wimbledon 53 71 Wembley 28 August
31 August London Cup Final second leg Wembley defeat Wimbledon 69-56 to take the title. Competition Details
England defeat Australia 74-52 at West Ham to win the series.
5 September
14 September
Tom Farndon wins the Star Riders Championship at Wembley
British Championship Eliminator, Vic Huxley v. Tiger Stevenson at Wimbledon with Huxley winning 2-0 in the first leg 18 September
19 September British Championship Eliminator, Vic Huxley v. Tiger Stevenson at West Ham with Stevenson winning 2-1 in the second leg
Tiger Stevenson wins the British Championship Eliminator defeating Vic Huxley 2-0 in teh third leg at Sheffield. 27 September
28 September In the first leg of the National Trophy final Belle Vue travel to Wembley and defeat the Londoners 54-72 Competition Details
Belle Vue win the National Trophy they defeat Wembley 92-33 in the second leg of the final  Competition Details. 30 September
7 October British Championship Tiger Stevenson defeats the holder Ron Johnson 2-0 in the first leg at Crystal Palace
Belle Vue defeat Wimbledon 28-33 in the last match of the National League Season and are declared Champions.Competition Details
9 October
10 October British Championship Tiger Stevenson defeats the holder Ron Johnson 2-0 in the second leg at West Ham
England are defeated 31-32 by a Oversees select at at Wimbledon 16 October
30 December
First Test Match Australia vs England at Perth Australia 33 England 16.