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THE "ALMOST" INTERNATIONALS
England - Lions v World Team Cup
These matches staged in the late 1970's were early season meetings between the English Lions - the team that had just returned from a tour of Australia - and the previous season's England squad for the World Team Cup. |
1976 | 06.04 : Leicester | |||||||||||
England Lions Tourists | 42 | England World Team Cup | 36 | |||||||||
1 Chris Pusey | 1 1 0 3 | 5 | 1 Ray Wilson | fx - - - | 0 | |||||||
2 John Davis | 3 fx 0 - | 3 | 2 John Louis | 2 1 2 1 | 6 | |||||||
3 Peter Collins | 3 3 3 3 | 12 | 3 Martin Ashby | 1' 3 1 2 1' | 8+2 | |||||||
4 Doug Wyer | 0 2' 3 0 | 5+1 | 4 Dave Jessup | 2' 2 3 2 | 9+1 | |||||||
5 Chris Morton | 1 3 2' 0 | 6+1 | 5 Malcolm Simmons | 3 2' 1' 2' 1' | 9+4 | |||||||
6 Dave Morton | 3 fx 0 | 3 | 6 Terry Betts | 1 0 - 0 | 1 | |||||||
7 Gordon Kennett | 2' 3 1 2' | 8+2 | 7 Reg Wilson | 0 2 1' 0 | 3+1 | |||||||
1: Davis, Louis, Pusey,
Ray Wilson fx 4-2 4-2 2: D Morton, Kennett, Betts, Reg Wilson 5-1 9-3 3: Simmons, Jessup, C Morton, Wyer 1-5 10-8 4: Collins, Reg Wilson, Ashby, D Morton fx 3-3 13-11 5: C Morton, Wyer, Louis, Betts 5-1 18-12 6: Ashby, Simmons (tac sub), Pusey, Davis fx 1-5 19-17 7: Collins, Jessup, Simmons, D Morton 3-3 22-20 8: Kennett, Louis, Reg Wilson, Davis 3-3 25-23 9: Wyer, C Morton, Ashby, Betts 5-1 30-24 10: Jessup, Simmons, Kennett, Pusey 1-5 31-29 11: Collins, Kennett, Louis, Reg Wilson 5-1 36-30 12: Pusey, Ashby, Simmons, Wyer 3-3 39-33 13: Collins, Jessup, Ashby (tac sub), C Morton 3-3 42-36 |
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Injuries - though none of them serious - played a big part in this match, with the WTC squad losing their captain Ray Wilson in a fall in the opening heat. Later, the Lions were to lose both Davis and Dave Morton to injury, while Reg Wilson suffered concussion in a second half fall in the Daily Mirror Cup, where Peter Collins completed an unbeaten night's racing. | ||||||||||||
1978 | 18.04 : Leicester | |||||||
England World Team Cup | 63 | England Lions Tourists | 45 | |||||
1 Malcolm Simmons | 3 3 3 2 2 3 | 16 | 1 Peter Collins | 2 3 3 3 0 3 | 14 | |||
2 John Louis | 0 1 1 - 1' 1 | 4+1 | 2 Alan Wilkinson | 1' 1 f 1 2 2' | 7+2 | |||
3 Michael Lee | 3 0 3 3 3 3 | 15 | 3 John Davis | R 1 R - 3 2 | 6 | |||
4 Steve Bastable | 2' 2 1 2' 1 2' | 10+3 | 4 Keith White | 1 0 2 1 0 - | 4 | |||
5 Dave Jessup | 1 2' 1' 2' ex2m 1 | 7+3 | 5 Reg Wilson | 3 0 2 1 0 0 | 6 | |||
6 Terry Betts | 0 3 2 3 2 0 | 10 | 6 Doug Wyer | 2' 2 f 0 3 1 | 8+1 | |||
7 Chris Morton | 0 1' | 1+1 | 7 Neil Middleditch | 0 0 | 0 | |||
1: Simmons, Collins,
Wilkinson, Louis 3-3 3-3 2: Lee, Bastable, White, Davis ret 5-1 8-4 3: Wilson, Wyer, Jessup, Betts 1-5 9-9 4: Collins, Bastable, Wilkinson, Lee 2-4 11-13 5: Betts, Jessup, Davis, White 5-1 16-14 6: Simmons, Wyer, Louis, Wilson 4-2 20-16 7: Collins, Betts, Jessup, Wilkinson f 3-3 23-19 8: Simmons, White, Louis, Davis ret 4-2 27-21 9: Lee, Wilson, Bastable, Wyer f 4-2 31-23 10: Collins, Simmons, Wilkinson, Morton 2-4 33-27 11: Lee, Bastable, White, Middleditch 5-1 38-28 12: Betts, Jessup, Wilson, Wyer 5-1 43-29 13: Lee, Wilkinson, Bastable, Collins 4-2 47-31 14: Davis, Betts, Morton, White, Jessup ex-2min 3-3 50-34 15: Wyer, Simmons, Louis, Wilson 3-3 53-37 16: Collins, Wilkinson, Jessup, Betts 1-5 54-42 17: Simmons, Davis, Louis, Middleditch 4-2 58-44 18: Lee, Bastable, Wyer, Wilson 5-1 63-45 GOLDEN HELMET - Deciding Leg Peter Collins beat John Davis by 2 races to 1 |
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1979 | 17.04 : Leicester | |||||||
England | 51 | England Lions | 57 | A surprising win for the Lions was made easier by many engine problems for their opponents, whose reserves kept them in the match. | ||||
1 Malcolm Simmons | 2' 0 0 - - - | 2+1 | 1 Doug Wyer | 0 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 | |||
2 Dave Jessup | 3 3 3 R 0 3 | 12 | 2 Phil Collins | 1 2' fx 1 1 0 | 5+1 | |||
3 Peter Collins | 3 1 2 0 R - | 6 | 3 Michael Lee | 2 0 2 3 2 2 | 11 | |||
4 Tony Davey | 0 0 0 - - - | 0 | 4 Steve Bastable | 1' 3 1' 1 0 0 | 6+2 | |||
5 Chris Morton | 0 1' 1' 3 1 1 | 7+2 | 5 Gordon Kennett | 2' 2 3 1' 1' 2 | 11+3 | |||
6 John Davis | 1 2 - 0 - - | 3 | 6 Alan Grahame | 3 1' 1 2 2 1' | 10+3 | |||
7 Ian Cartwright | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 | 7 Reg Wilson | no rides | - | |||
8 Dave Morton | 2 2 3 1 0 | 8 | 8 Nigel Boocock | no rides | - | |||
1: Jessup, Simmons, Phil
Collins, Wyer 5-1 5-1 2: Peter Collins, Lee, Bastable, Davey 3-3 8-4 3: Grahame, Kennett, Davis, C Morton 1-5 9-9 4: Wyer, Phil Collins, Peter Collins, Davey 1-5 10-14 5: Bastable, Davis, C Morton, Lee 3-3 13-17 6: Jessup, Kennett, Grahame, Simmons 3-3 16-20 7: Wyer, Cartwright, C Morton, Phil Collins fx 3-3 19-23 8: Jessup, Lee, Bastable, Simmons 3-3 22-26 9: Kennett, Peter Collins, Grahame, Davey 2-4 24-30 10: Wyer, D Morton, Phil Collins, Jessup ret 2-4 26-34 11: Lee, Cartwright, Bastable, Peter Collins 2-4 28-38 12: C Morton, Grahame, Kennett, Davis 3-3 31-41 13: Wyer, D Morton, Phil Collins, Peter Collins ret 2-4 33-45 14: Cartwright, Lee, C Morton, Bastable 4-2 37-47 15: D Kennett, Grahame, Kennett, Jessup 3-3 40-50 16: Cartwright, Wyer, C Morton, Phil Collins 4-2 44-52 17: Jessup, Lee, D Morton, Bastable 4-2 48-54 18: Cartwright, Kennett, Grahame, D Morton 3-3 51-57 |
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Contributors : Roger Stevens, Dave Allan |
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