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INTERNATIONALS - UNITED KINGDOM

Britain v Overseas (Div.2)

These series were raced on Northern League (1946-47), National League (1950-53), and Provincial
League (1962-64) tracks

1946 04.09 : Glasgow (White City) Britain 50 Overseas 58
UNOFFICIAL
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Eric Chitty (Can) 3 2 3 3 3 3 17
Charlie Spinks (Aus)
 0 1' 0 - - - 1 + 1
Bill Longley (Aus) 3 2 3 3 2 3 16
Gruff Garland (Aus) 1 1' 0 0 1' 1 4 + 2
Phil Tiger Hart (Eng) 2 2 1' 3 3 3 14 + 1
Bert Spencer (Aus) 1' 1' 2 1 - 0 5 + 2
res Doug McLachlan (Aus) 1 0 0 1
res Syd Littlewood (Aus) 0 0
OVERSEAS 3 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 32 35 39 42 45 48 51 54 58 58
BRITAIN 3 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 28 31 33 36 39 42 45 48 50 50
Jack Parker 2 3 3 2 3 2 15
Joe Crowther 1' 0 0 0 0 1' 2 + 2
Will Lowther 2 3 1' 2 2 1' 11 + 2
Ron Clarke 0 0 2 1' 1' 2 6 + 2
Jeff Lloyd 3 3 2 0 2 2 12
Wal Morton 0 0 1' 2 1' 0 4 + 2
res Maurice Stobbart did not ride -
res Eddie Lack did not ride -

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1946 1947

1947 06.08 : Glasgow (White City) Britain 68 Overseas 52 Att: 23,000
UNOFFICIAL
Heat No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total
Bill Kitchen 3 3 2 3 2' 1' 14 + 2
Wilf Plant 1 0 1' 2' 3 2 9 + 2
Oliver Hart 3 1' 3 F 2 3 12 + 1
Ron Mason 0 2 0 2 1' 0 5 + 1
Will Lowther 2 3 2 3 3 3 16
Joe Crowther 1' 1 1' 2' 1 2' 8 + 4
res Bill Baird F 2 2
res Bert Shearer 2 R 2
BRITAIN 3 7 10 14 17 20 23 26 29 31 36 41 43 47 52 55 60 63 66 68 68
OVERSEAS 3 5 8 10 13 16 19 22 25 29 30 31 35 37 38 41 42 45 48 52 52
Max Grosskreutz(Aus) 3 3 3 R 3 3 15
Junior Bainbridge(Aus) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Colin Watson(Eng) 0 0 1' 1 0 1' 3 + 2
Norman Lindsay(Aus) 2 2 2 0 2 2 10
Phil Tiger Hart(Eng) 2 2 0 3 R 1 8
Bat Byrnes(Aus) 1' 1' 3 1 1 R 7 + 2
res Harold Fairhurst(NZ) 1 1 2
res Keith Buck Ryan(Aus) 3 3 6
EMPIRE TROPHY : Grosskreutz, Kitchen, Lowther, Lindsay 85.2

1950 Overseas won series 3-2 Attendance
OFFICIAL 12.06 : Newcastle Britain 58 Overseas 50
13.07 : Edinburgh (Meadowbank) Britain 55 Overseas 53 22,400
03.08 : Sheffield Britain 50 Overseas 58
01.09 : Halifax Britain 51 Overseas 57
25.09 : Walthamstow Britain 42 Overseas 65 10,000
Britain Pts-Bns-R
Vic Emms 18-0-6 6-1-6 7-1-6 14-0-6 2-0-6 47-2-30 {short description of image}
Arthur Forrest 1-0-3 15-0-6 9-0-6 17-0-6 - 42-0-21
Alan Hunt - 16-0-6 12-1-6 12-0-6 - 40-1-18
Len Williams 10-1-6 - 13-0-6 5-2-6 - 28-3-18
Derek Close 7-1-6 8-0-6 2-1-4 0-0-2 - 17-2-18
Bob Oakley 12-2-6 - - - - 12-2-6
Jimmy Boyd - - - - 11-0-6 11-0-6
Jimmy Grant - - - - 11-0-6 11-0-6
Benny King - - - - 11-0-6 11-0-6
Bruce Semmens - 7-0-5 4-1-4 - - 11-1-9
Stan Williams 7-1-4 - - - 1-1-2 8-2-6
Reg Reeves - - - - 5-2-6 5-2-6
Don Cuppleditch - 3-1-4 - - - 3-1-4
George Newton - - 3-1-2 - - 3-1-2
Ken Adams 2-0-2 - - - - 2-0-2
Tommy Miller - - - 2-0-5 - 2-0-5
Gil Blake 1-0-3 - - - - 1-0-3
Johnny Reason - 0-0-1 - 1-0-4 - 1-0-5
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Tommy Allott - - 0-0-2 - - 0-0-2
Phil Clarke - - - - 0-0-2 0-0-2
Gordon McGregor - 0-0-2 - - - 0-0-2
Australasia Pts-Bns-R
Jack Young (Aus) 14-0-6 12-1-6 15-0-6 10-2-6 18-0-6 69-3-30
Ken le Breton (Aus) 11-0-6 10-1-6 14-0-6 16-0-6 17-1-6 68-2-30
Merv Harding (Aus) 7-0-4 7-1-6 16-0-6 10-0-6 4-3-6 44-4-28
Dick Campbell (NZ) 5-3-5 9-4-5 5-1-6 5-2-5 6-1-6 30-11-27
Bob Leverenz (Aus) 2-0-3 9-0-6 - 3-1-5 14-0-6 28-1-20
Les Hewitt (Aus) - 3-0-5 0-0-4 11-3-6 4-0-3 18-3-18
Keith Gurtner (Aus) 7-1-6 - 8-2-6 2-1-2 - 17-4-14
Junior Bainbridge A 3-1-4 3-0-1 0-0-0† - - 6-1-5
Alec Hunter (Aus) - - - - 2-1-3 2-1-3
Norman Lindsay (A) 1-0-2 - - - - 1-0-2
Jack Chignell (Aus) - - 0-0-2 - - 0-0-2
† 1 ride : fell, non-starter (injured)

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1951 Overseas won series 3-2
OFFICIAL 25.05 : Leicester Britain 48 Overseas 59
02.06 : Hanley (Stoke) Britain 68 Overseas 40
21.06 : Coventry Britain 48 Overseas 60
18.09 : Yarmouth Britain 63 Overseas 45
24.09 : Liverpool (Att: 10,000) Britain 49 Overseas 59
Britain Pts-Bns-R
Arthur Forrest 11-1-6 11-3-6 3-1-3 - 10-3-6 35-8-21 {short description of image}
Derek Close 12-0-6 - 13-1-6 6-3-6 - 31-4-18
Phil Clarke 11-1-6 - 7-2-5 12-1-6 - 30-4-17
Vic Emms 2-1-2 13-1-6 6-1-6 - 9-1-6 30-4-20
Len Williams 3-0-4 - 11-0-6 - 10-2-6 24-2-16
Fred Brand - - - 17-0-6 - 17-0-6
Bob Baker - - - 14-0-6 - 14-0-6
Harry Edwards 1-1-1 13-1-6 - - - 14-2-7
Ken Adams - 13-3-6 - - 0-0-1 13-3-7
Les Jenkins - 13-3-6 - - - 13-3-6
Tommy Miller - - 4-0-5 8-4-6 - 12-4-11
Peter Robinson - - - 0-0-1 12-0-6 12-0-7
Wilf Jay - - - - 7-1-6 7-1-6
Bill Osborne - - - 6-1-5 - 6-1-5
Guy Allott - 5-2-6 - - - 5-2-6
Bob Fletcher 4-1-6 - - - - 4-1-6
Jack Hughes 4-0-5 - - - 0-0-2 4-0-7
Gil Craven - - 2-0-2 - - 2-0-2
Stan Williams - - 2-0-2 - - 2-0-2
Tommy Allott - - - - 1-0-3 1-0-3
Australasia Pts-Bns-R
Jack Young (Aus) 18-0-6 - 18-0-6 - 18-0-6 54-0-18 {short description of image}
Bob Leverenz (Aus) 16-1-6 - 6-0-6 15-1-6 15-0-6 52-2-24
Lionel Benson (Aus) 3-0-2 - 7-0-3 9-0-6 9-4-6 28-4-17
Lindsay Mitchell (A) 8-0-6 7-0-6 1-0-3 9-1-6 2-1-6 27-2-27
Charlie New (NZ) 10-3-6 - 14-0-6 - - 24-3-12
Junior Bainbridge (A) - 11-0-6 9-3-6 0-0-2 - 20-3-14
Alec Hunter (Aus) - - - 8-3-6 12-0-6 20-3-12
JohnnyFitzpatrick(En) - 10-0-6 - - - 10-0-6
Les Hewitt (Aus) 2-0-1 - 5-0-4 - 3-1-6 10-1-11
Bruce Abernethy(NZ) - 5-1-6 - - - 5-1-6
Bill Harris (Aus) - 4-0-3 - 1-0-3 - 5-0-6
Merv Harding (Aus) 1-0-5 3-0-3 - - - 4-0-8
Keith Gurtner (Aus) - - - 2-0-4 - 2-0-4
Frank Boyle (NZ) - - - 1-1-3 - 1-1-3
Dick Campbell (NZ) 1-1-4 - 0-0-2 - - 1-1-6
Cliff Watson (NZ-A) - 0-0-3 - - - 0-0-3
Noel Watson (Aus) - 0-0-3 - - - 0-0-3
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1952 Britain won series 5-0
OFFICIAL 15.05 : Stoke (Hanley) Britain 73 Overseas 34
03.07 : Oxford Britain 70 Overseas 38
30.07 : Leicester Britain 62 Overseas 46
25.08 : Edinburgh (Meadowbank) (Att: 17,000) Britain 61 Overseas 47
02.09 : Yarmouth Britain 80 Overseas 28
Britain Pts-Bns-R
{short description of image} Vic Emms 9-1-6 11-0-6 11-1-6 14-0-6 13-4-6 58-6-30
Derek Close 11-3-6 16-1-6 12-1-6 - 15-2-6 54-7-24
Tommy Miller 14-2-6 18-0-6 - 11-0-5 8-1-6 51-3-23
Bob Mark 15-2-6 6-1-6 11-3-6 5-3-6 - 37-9-24
Ken Adams 14-2-6 - - - 14-4-6 28-6-12
Fred Brand 10-3-6 - 0-0-1 - 15-1-6 25-4-13
Len Williams - - 13-1-6 4-1-4 - 17-2-10
Bob Baker - - - - 15-2-6 15-2-6
Don Cuppleditch - - - 13-0-6 - 13-0-6
Ken Middleditch - 8-3-6 5-2-4 - - 13-5-10
Jim Gregory - 11-4-6 - - - 11-4-6
Harry Bastable - - - 10-5-6 - 10-5-6
Jock Grierson - - 9-2-6 - - 9-2-6
Ron Peace - - - 4-1-2 - 4-1-2
Brian Crutcher - - 1-1-1 - - 1-1-1
Ken McKinlay - - - 0-0-1 - 0-0-1
Overseas Pts-Bns-R
{short description of image} Les Hewitt (Aus) 2-0-6 12-0-6 3-0-4 14-0-6 - 31-0-22
Junior Bainbridge (A) 17-0-6 13-0-6 - - - 30-0-12
Dick Campbell (NZ) 0-0-1 - 16-1-6 14-0-6 - 30-1-13
Lionel Benson (Aus) 7-0-5 5-0-5 8-0-5 6-0-6 - 26-0-21
Charlie New (NZ) 7-1-6 1-0-4 8-1-6 6-2-6 1-0-3 23-4-25
Keith Gurtner (Aus) - 4-3-6 4-0-6 - 6-0-6 14-3-18
Harold Fairhurst (NZ) - 1-0-5 0-0-4 5-1-6 6-0-6 12-1-21
Johnnie Chamberlain - - - - 9-0-6 9-0-6
Noel Watson (Aus) 1-0-6 - 4-1-3 - 2-0-5 7-1-14
Frank Boyle (NZ) - 2-0-4 - - 1-1-3 3-1-7
Peter Harris (Aus) - - - - 3-1-4 3-1-4
Laurie Holland (NZ) - - 3-0-2 0-0-1 - 3-0-3
Peter Dykes (NZ) 0-0-2 - - 1-0-3 - 1-0-5
Lionel Levy (Aus) - - - 1-0-2 - 1-0-2
Johnny Fitzpatrick (E) - - - - 0-0-3 0-0-3
Ron Phillips (Aus) 0-0-4 - - - - 0-0-4

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An unofficial Britain v Overseas match was held in Dublin in 1952

1953 Britain won series 4-1
OFFICIAL 04.05 : Liverpool Britain 65 Overseas 43
13.07 : Poole Britain 59 Overseas 49
01.08 : Coventry Britain 71 Overseas 37
18.08 : Yarmouth Britain 50 Overseas 58
25.09 : Leicester Britain 69 Overseas 39
Britain Pts-Bns-R
Tommy Miller 11-2-6 16-1-6 17-0-6 - 18-0-6 62-3-24 {short description of image}
Ken McKinlay 13-0-6 7-1-6 - - 8-3-6 28-4-18
Len Williams - 0-0-2 16-1-6 - 12-1-6 28-2-14
Johnny Reason - - 16-0-6 - 9-0-3 25-0-9
Terry Small - 11-1-6 - - 14-2-6 25-3-12
Vic Emms 12-1-6 - 10-3-6 - - 22-4-12
Ken Middleditch - 15-0-6 - - - 15-0-6
Harry Bastable - - 7-2-5 7-2-5 - 14-4-10
Don Cuppleditch 10-2-5 4-1-6 - - - 14-3-11
Reg Reeves - - - 14-1-6 - 14-1-6
Bob Mark 11-1-6 - - - - 11-1-6
Peter Robinson 4-1-4 - - 7-2-6 - 11-3-10
Ronnie Genz - - - 8-1-6 - 8-1-6
Bill Griffiths 2-0-2 - - - 4-0-2 6-0-4
Brian Shepherd - - - 5-0-4 - 5-0-4
Terry Courtnell - - - 4-1-3 - 4-1-3
Roy Bowers - - - 3-1-3 - 3-1-3
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Reg Fearman - - - - 3-1-4 3-1-4
Bill Holden - 3-2-2 - - - 3-2-2
Allan Kidd - 3-1-2 - - - 3-1-2
Fred Brand - - 2-0-4 - - 2-0-4
Jim Tolley - - - 2-1-3 - 2-1-3
Harry Welch 2-0-1 - - - - 2-0-1
Derrick Tailby - - 1-0-2 - - 1-0-2
Overseas Pts-Bns-R
Charlie New (NZ) 12-1-6 14-0-6 12-0-6 - 6-1-6 44-2-24
Les Hewitt (Aus) 15-0-6 - 11-1-6 - 7-0-6 33-1-18
Dick Campbell (NZ) 4-1-4 4-2-5 - 12-2-6 - 20-5-15
Geoff Mardon (NZ) - - - 18-0-6 - 18-0-6
Basse Hveem (Nor) - 17-0-6 - - - 17-0-6
Olle Nygren (Swe) - - - 15-0-6 - 15-0-6
Junior Bainbridge(A) 0-0-3 - 3-0-4 - 7-0-6 10-0-13
Ken Walsh (Aus) - - - - 10-2-6 10-2-6
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Brian McKeown(NZ) - 4-2-6 5-1-6 - - 9-3-12
Dick Seers (Aus) - - - 5-2-6 2-1-4 7-3-10
Harold Fairhurst(NZ) 2-0-2 4-2-5 - - - 6-2-7
Peter Moore (Aus) - - - - 6-0-5 6-0-5
Tommy Anderson(A) 5-1-6 - 0-0-2 - - 5-1-8
Johnnie Chamberlain 5-1-5 - - - - 5-1-5
Graham Warren(Aus) - 5-0-5 - - - 5-0-5
Fred Wills (Sth Af) 0-0-4 - 3-0-5 0-0-3 - 3-0-12
Bob McFarlane (NZ) - - 2-0-4 - - 2-0-4
Lionel Levy (Aus) - - 1-0-3 - - 1-0-3
Chum Taylor (Aus) - - - - 1-0-2 1-0-2
Hugh Geddes (Aus) - - - - 0-0-1 0-0-1
Peter Harris (Aus) - - - 0-0-1 - 0-0-1
Merv Neil (NZ) - - - 0-0-2 - 0-0-2
Vic Sage (Aus) - 0-0-1 - - - 0-0-1

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1956 13.06 : Glasgow (White City) Britain 56 Overseas 52
UNOFFICIAL {short description of image} Alan Hunt 3 2 3 2 3 3 16 Aub Lawson (Aus) 1 1 2 1 1 1 7
Fred Brand 2' 1' 0 0 1 1 5 + 2 Ron Phillips (Aus) f 3 0 3 3 3 12
Tommy Miller 2 ef 1' 1' 2 2 8 + 2 Junior Bainbridge(Aus) 1 3 1' 0 0 ef 5 + 1
Gordon McGregor 0 2 2 2 ex 1' 7 + 1 Bob Sharp (Aus) 3 1 2 3 2 2 13
Bill White 3 2 1 1' 1 0 8 + 1 Bob Duckworth (NZ) 0 3 3 3 2 3 14
Ian Williams 2' 0 3 2 3 2 12 + 1 Willie Wilson (Scot) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 Hunt, Brand, Lawson, Phillips f 5-1 5-1
2 Sharp, Miller, Bainbridge, McGregor 2-4 7-5
3 White, Williams, Wilson, Duckworth 5-1 12-6
4 Phillips, McGregor, Lawson, Miller ef 2-4 14-10
5 Bainbridge, White, Sharp, Williams 2-4 16-14
6 Duckworth, Hunt, Brand, Wilson 3-3 19-17
7 Williams, Lawson, White, Phillips 4-2 23-19
8 Hunt, Sharp, Bainbridge, Brand 3-3 26-22
9 Duckworth, McGregor, Miller, Wilson 3-3 29-25		 10 Phillips, Hunt, Lawson, Brand 2-4 31-29
11 Sharp, McGregor, Miller, Bainbridge 3-3 34-32
12 Duckworth, Williams, White, Wilson 3-3 37-35
13 Phillips, Miller, Lawson, McGregor ex 2-4 39-39
14 Williams, Sharp, White, Bainbridge 4-2 43-41
15 Hunt, Duckworth, Brand, Wilson 4-2 47-43
16 Phillips, Williams, Lawson, White 2-4 49-47
17 Hunt, Sharp, Brand, Bainbridge ef 4-2 53-49
18 Duckworth, Miller, McGregor, Wilson 3-3 56-52
Meeting described as an "Intercontinental Challenge Match".
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