1968 Timeline July

1968 Timeline
1967 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1969
July
Monday
1
Newcastle 09-02 A Newport British League Division One abandoned Heat 2
Reading 49-29 Weymouth British League Division Two
Exeter Great Britain 51-27 Russia World League
Exeter
Tuesday
2
Poole World Championship British Semi Final
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Martin Ashby
3rd Terry Betts
Leicester 40-38 Exeter British League Division One
West Ham 48-30 King's Lynn British League Division One
Leicester Poole
Wednesday
3
Crayford 41-34 Canterbury Kent Cup 2nd Leg (Canterbury 77-76 Crayford)
Coventry England 58-50 Russia 1st Test Match
Coventry Crayford
Thursday
4
Oxford 43-35 Leicester British League Division One
Wimbledon 49-29 Newport British League Division One
Wimbledon Silver Sash Trevor Hedge beat Torbjorn Harrysson
Sheffield 51-27 Poole British League Division One
Teesside Teesside Open Championship
1st Allan Brown
2nd Tom Leadbitter
3rd Taffy Owen
Teesside
Friday
5
Wolverhampton 43-35 Swindon British League Division One
Glasgow 46-32 Poole British League Division One
Hackney 48-30 Belle Vue British League Division One
Plymouth 43-35 Belle Vue Colts British League Division Two
Berwick 52-26 Canterbury British League Division Two
Newport England 68-40 Russia 2nd Test Match
Newport
Saturday
6
Swindon 39-38 Wimbledon British League Division One
swindon Silver Sash: Trevor Hedge beat Mike Keen
Coatbridge 53-23 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Cradley Heath 53-25 Glasgow British League Division One
King's Lynn 54-24 Coventry British League Division One
Canterbury 45-33 Reading British League Division Two
Rayleigh 46-30 Crayford British League Division Two
Nelson 54-23 Berwick British League Division Two
Halifax Dairy Festival Trophy
1st Dave Younghusband
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Ivan Mauger
Belle Vue England 77-31 Russia 3rd Test Match
Sunday
7
Weymouth vs Rayleigh British League Division Two Rained Off
Monday
8
Newcastle 40-38 Leicester British League Division One
Exeter 50-28 Oxford British League Division One
Reading 45-33 Berwick British League Division Two
Dunmore Belfast 48-47 Scotland Challenge
Dunmore Newcastle
Tuesday
9
Leicester 40-38 Wolverhampton British League Division One
West Ham 42-35 Halifax British League Division One
Leicester
Wednesday
10
Glasgow 49-29 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Crayford vs Plymouth British League Division Two Rained Off
Belle Vue Colts 45-33 Canterbury Challenge 2nd Leg (Belle Vue 81-72 Canterbury)
Poole vs Swindon British League KO Cup 3rd Round Rained Off
Thursday
11
Wimbledon World Championship British Final
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Barry Briggs
3rd Eric Boocock
Sheffield Best Pairs Ken McKinlay & Brian Maxted
Teesside 50-28 Weymouth British League Division Two
Wimbledon Teesside
Friday
12
Wolverhampton 41-37 West Ham British League Division One
Newport 46-32 Hackney British League Division One
Hackney Great Britain 60-18 Poland World League
Hackney Wolverhampton
Saturday
13
King's Lynn 50-28 Poole British League Division One
Halifax 50-28 Wimbledon British League Division One
Halifax Silver Sash Eric Boocock beat Trevor Hedge
Cradley Heath 54-24 Coatbridge British League Division One
Oxford 54-24 Newport British League Division One
Belle Vue 55-23 Swindon British League Division One
Canterbury 42-36 Teesside British League Division Two
Berwick 44-33 Crayford British League Division Two
Nelson 53-25 Reading British League Division Two
Rayleigh 38-40 Plymouth Challenge
Coventry Great Britain 40-38 Poland World League
Coventry Poland
Monday
14
Weymouth 34-43 Belle Vue Colts British League Division Two
Tuesday
15
Exeter 53-25 Coatbridge British League Division One
Reading Stadium Trophy
1st Graham Plant
2nd Dene Davies
3rd Mick Handley
Newcastle England vs Poland 1st Test Match Rained Off
Wednesday
16
West Ham 24-18 A Sheffield British League Division One
Leicester 37-41 Coventry British League Division One
Leicester
Thursday
17
Belle Vue 49-29 Halifax British League Division One
Poole 55-53 England 55-53 Poland 2nd Test Match
Friday
18
Oxford 41-37 Newcastle British League Division One
Wimbledon 41-37 West Ham British League Division One
Teesside 40-37 Belle Vue Colts British League Division Two
Sheffield 61-47 England 61-47 Poland 3rd Test Match
Wimbledon Sheffield
Saturday
19
Hackney 42-36 Newcastle British League Division One
King's Lynn 42-36 Swindon British League Division One
Wolverhampton 45-33 Glasgow British League Division One
Newport 46-32 Wimbledon British League Division One
Plymouth 47-31 Canterbury British League Division Two
Coatbridge 40-38 Northern Aces Challenge (due to the late arrival of Belle Vue this match was changed to a challenge)
Wolverhampton
Monday
20
Halifax 44-34 King's Lynn British League Division One
Cradley Heath 45-33 Belle Vue British League Division One
Coventry 47-31 Coatbridge British League Division One
Canterbury 40-37 Crayford British League Division Two
Nelson 43-35 Teesside British League Division Two
Berwick Tweedmouth Feast Trophy Race
1st Mark Hall
2nd Chris Bailey
3rd Roy Williams
Rayleigh Eastern Counties Championship Rained Off
Swindon Great Britain 62-46 Sweden 3rd Test Match
Canterbury
Tuesday
21
Weymouth 38-40 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Wednesday
22
Newcastle 46-32 Hackney British League Division One
Exeter 51-27 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Reading 39-39 Teesside British League Division Two
Exeter
Thursday
23
West Ham 50-28 Newport British League Division One
Leicester Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd Anders Michanek
Leicester
Friday
24
Poole 36-42 Belle Vue British League Division One
Crayford 49-28 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Saturday
25
Sheffield 43-35 Hackney British League Division One
Wimbledon 49-29 Glasgow British League Division One
Oxford 51-26 Halifax British League Division One
Oxford Silver Sash Eric Boocock beat Rick Timmo
Teesside 47-31 Plymouth British League Division Two
Teesside
Sunday
26
Wolverhampton 34-44 Wimbledon British League Division One
Glasgow 44-34 Belle Vue British League Division One
Newport 53-25 Oxford British League Division One
Plymouth 46-32 Weymouth Challenge
Hackney 64-44 Coatbridge Challenge
Poole 54-54 Swindon British League KO Cup 3rd Round
Wolverhampton
Monday
27
Swindon 36-42 Cradley Heath British League Division One
Halifax 40-38 Newcastle British League Division One
Halifax Silver Sash Ivan Mauger beat Eric Boocock
Coventry 42-36 West Ham British League Division One
King's Lynn 49-29 Sheffield British League Division One
Coatbridge Leicester British League Division One
Berwick 37-41 Nelson British League Division Two
Coatbridge 41-37 The Rest Challenge This match was scheduled as a League match, Leicester arrived late and a challenge was arranged.
Canterbury 44-34 Rayleigh Challenge
Belle Vue 48-30 Leningrad Challenge
Coatbridge USSR
Tuesday
28
Weymouth 48-29 Canterbury British League Division Two
Slany Czechoslovakia World Team Cup Continental Final Poland 43 Czechoslovakia 26 USSR 19 East Germany 8
Slany
Wednesday
29
Exeter 49-29 Wimbledon British League Division One
Reading 44-34 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Newcastle Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Reidar Eide
Cradley Heath Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Roy Trigg
2nd Anders Michanek
3rd Bob Andrews
Exeter
Thursday
30
West Ham 39-39 Wimbledon Challenge
Leicester 60-17 Leningrad Challenge
Leicester
Friday
31
Poole 40-38 Exeter British League Division One
Belle Vue Colts 46-31 Teesside British League Division Two
Crayford 50-28 Reading British League Division Two
Coventry Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Antonin Kasper
3rd Ray Wilson
May