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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 {short description of image}
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
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
{short description of image} 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

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 {short description of image}
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
Contributors : Roger Stevens, Dave Allan

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