Women's Surrey CC League Division One, Petersham

Belles stay up

On a day when we didn't have much to celebrate in Richmond Park young Megan Evans delighted as she ran to another good performance in the Surrey League. She was planning to run a schools inter-counties event but somehow or other there was a mix-up with the entry and a run at Petersham gave her an alternative outing. Next winter Megan will be in the under 17 age group but year on year her prowess is growing and we look forward to fine things in the future.

Throughout the winter our senior women had struggled to get teams out that would do justice to our status as 2006/2007 league winners - but such are the vagaries of our sport. For this last match we needed to complete a team to stay up - and with a Team Manager who is prepared to don racing kit when it matters, we did what was required.

With Sarah Murphy away, Tilly Heaton led the team home and Jennifer Beecroft moved to within striking distance of taking this winter's Cross Country Plate competition; it's all down to the "National" now. Great to see Sarah Gailey back from Australia.

1 E Nelson (Epsom &E) 20:50; 2 N Warner (Thames H&H) 21:02; 3 C Elms (Dulwich) 21:15; 22 M Heaton 23:15; 28 S Gailey 23:47; 70 V Goodwin 26:06; 88 J Beecroft 27:15; 92 C Eastham W35 27:34.

Teams: 1 Herne Hill H 86; 2 South London H 91; 3 Ranelagh H 104; 4 Thames H&H 120; 5 Reigate Priory 129; 6 West 4H 130; ... 11 Belgrave H 295; 34 teams closed in.

Final League positions: 1 Ranelagh H 369; 2 Herne Hill H 425; 3 Thames H&H 540; 4 South London H 560; 5 West 4H 653; 6 Stragglers 659 ... 12 Belgrave H 1276.

Under 15 Girls. 1 H Edwards (Herne Hill H) 16:58; 4 M Evans 18:02.

Restored from the club's earlier website, belgraveharriers.com, and published here as originally written.