Bennett Cup 01/02

Last updated 26 March 2002

Bennett Cup

This is a season long competition based on 9 separate events: Cross-Country Relay, Opening 5, Christmas 5 Handicap, Closing 5, Club 10k, Club 10 mile and three Mob Matches (7 1/2 miles).
Who was W P D Bennett ? The cup was presented to the Club by his mother. Read his Obituary.

Blackheath Harriers, Bromley - 2001/02 - Bennett Cup Points - Final Position

Club Relay 22/9/01 Club 5 13/10/01 Orion (A) 24/11/01 Xmas H'cap 22/12/01 10k 12/1/02 Ranelagh (A) 9/2/02 Club 10 2/3/02 SLH (H) 16/3/02 Closing 5 23/3/02

Number Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett Actual Bennett

Name Age Comple'd H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A H/Cap Points O/A

BARBER Nick 41 9 2 59 2 19 101 7 4 158 2 10 209 1 28 242 3 7 296 3 5 352 3 12 401 1 12 450 1

ELLISON David 34 9 23 38 23 9 90 13 1 150 5 4 207 2 10 258 2 15 304 2 4 361 2 26 396 3 27 430 2

McSHANE Brendan 40 8 8 53 8 24 90 11 2 149 6 11 199 5 1 259 1 4 316 1 8 369 1 30 400 2 400 3

WALSH Ray 45 9 31 30 31 31 60 24 28 93 20 13 141 13 6 196 9 9 248 5 1 308 5 9 360 4 25 396 4

LLOYD Simon 36 9 41 20 41 46 35 43 9 87 24 2 146 11 12 195 10 22 234 7 26 269 7 18 312 7 7 366 5

TUCKER Andy 36 8 0 36 25 55 5 81 28 8 134 15 16 179 12 10 230 8 23 268 8 24 305 8 17 349 6

COATES Graham 51 9 30 31 30 49 43 34 14 90 21 21 130 18 11 180 11 12 229 9 22 268 9 25 304 9 18 347 7

PIKE Chris 49 7 1 60 1 11 110 3 18 153 4 18 196 6 29 228 5 8 281 4 3 339 4 339 5 339 8

DAVIS Alan 62 9 22 39 22 28 72 21 25 108 14 23 146 10 39 168 15 35 194 15 34 221 12 1 281 11 8 334 9

SMITH Roy 39 7 6 55 6 4 112 1 12 161 1 16 206 3 31 236 4 236 6 13 284 6 21 324 6 324 10

COMPTON Mark 46 9 37 24 37 60 25 54 16 70 32 6 125 19 27 159 16 17 203 13 28 236 11 23 274 12 16 319 11

SLACK Will 47 9 42 19 42 52 28 49 29 60 40 34 87 33 24 124 24 13 172 19 19 214 17 4 271 13 21 311 12

POOLE Colin 64 9 48 13 48 35 39 37 19 81 27 30 112 20 43 130 21 30 161 24 2 220 15 13 268 14 26 303 13

WADE Mike 48 9 45 16 45 6 71 22 22 110 12 27 144 12 55 150 18 34 177 17 38 200 24 2 259 16 19 301 14

PONTIFEX Tony 58 7 36 25 36 29 57 27 7 111 11 1 171 8 171 14 171 20 24 208 18 14 255 17 20 296 15

PAIRMAN Steve 40 7 0 41 20 60 20 61 38 61 43 9 113 29 25 149 25 6 204 23 15 250 18 22 289 16

BUTLER (L) Jennie 28 6 15 46 15 7 100 9 3 158 3 17 202 4 202 8 202 14 21 242 10 20 283 10 283 17

ORTON Wilf 43 7 34 27 34 27 51 23 65 35 65 40 20 106 33 1 166 21 7 220 14 33 248 19 35 274 18

CLIFF Bob 51 6 0 32 29 47 6 84 25 9 136 14 136 19 19 178 16 178 26 17 222 21 14 269 19

BROWN Rob 51 7 0 34 27 52 27 61 37 15 107 24 54 114 28 11 164 22 20 205 22 5 261 15 261 20

HOY John 43 5 0 0 13 48 46 48 52 23 86 42 5 142 26 11 192 25 10 243 20 243 21

CHURCHUS David 71 6 27 34 27 18 77 18 77 29 7 131 16 17 175 13 175 18 31 205 21 205 26 28 238 22

ROWE Colin 55 6 0 0 36 25 69 32 54 49 54 60 31 84 47 16 129 33 3 187 30 13 235 23

CILIA (L) Anne 42 5 12 49 12 38 72 20 17 116 9 5 172 7 13 220 6 220 10 220 13 220 22 220 24

GASSON Mike 54 7 0 67 1 80 33 29 63 3 87 34 45 103 34 28 136 27 35 162 27 162 33 4 219 25

GASSON Nick 25 4 7 54 7 13 102 6 102 16 102 25 5 158 17 3 216 11 216 16 216 23 216 26

FISHER Barry 54 6 0 54 7 74 7 82 31 37 63 15 83 44 83 49 12 132 32 16 177 31 23 215 27

COLES Richard 47 6 47 14 47 14 65 30 45 50 45 56 45 67 24 82 51 29 114 40 7 168 32 15 214 28

COPLEY John 57 6 0 62 1 81 37 25 68 25 77 3 83 45 20 124 31 124 36 34 151 35 2 210 29

CALNAN Pat 39 5 9 52 9 12 101 8 101 17 101 26 37 125 22 23 163 23 18 206 19 206 24 206 30

ELLISON Mark 41 5 25 36 25 20 77 17 11 127 8 25 163 9 19 205 7 205 12 205 20 205 25 205 31

KEEN Cliff 43 5 0 25 36 42 36 57 36 66 38 59 56 16 104 38 10 155 30 11 205 27 205 32

HILLIAR Darryl 33 6 11 50 11 21 90 12 21 130 7 130 17 59 132 20 132 28 32 161 28 22 200 28 200 33

WATLING Mark 43 5 0 33 28 50 28 65 28 73 35 54 61 21 94 41 14 141 31 6 196 29 196 34

ROBINSON John 59 7 18 43 18 39 65 23 65 34 39 87 32 57 91 38 91 42 40 112 41 28 145 37 39 167 35

WILSON Bernard 55 5 0 55 6 75 6 83 6 90 30 37 76 37 81 37 61 65 8 114 43 11 164 36

McDONALD Scott 34 3 10 51 10 3 109 4 109 13 109 22 109 31 109 36 15 155 29 155 34 155 37

SHEPHEARD Pete 59 5 0 43 18 62 18 73 19 60 45 40 81 47 81 52 81 55 42 100 48 6 155 38

TAYLOR Ian 40 4 21 40 21 26 75 19 75 30 75 37 14 122 26 122 33 122 38 122 41 30 153 39

BAKER Craig 23 4 0 0 0 12 49 51 18 92 37 26 127 29 127 34 41 147 36 147 40

GRIFFIN Dick 50 4 0 0 10 51 44 29 83 36 25 119 27 119 34 119 39 37 143 38 143 41

MORLAND John 40 4 19 42 19 42 36 8 95 18 95 28 32 124 23 124 30 124 35 46 139 39 139 42

CAPEY Simon 50 5 0 50 11 69 11 77 11 85 51 21 87 21 92 36 46 73 29 78 59 3 136 43

CHAMBERS Ron 67 5 0 65 1 82 1 88 28 34 70 48 47 63 47 68 39 69 60 69 65 1 129 44

BUNCLARK Nick 27 3 0 30 31 45 31 61 22 70 38 8 123 25 123 32 123 37 123 40 123 45

JONES-BALDOCK (L) Carolina 28 3 0 47 14 66 14 75 14 83 4 71 49 71 56 71 58 71 62 10 122 46

CLARE Joe 62 4 44 17 44 42 36 41 36 56 36 65 7 90 39 90 43 90 48 36 115 42 115 47

GRIFFIN Con 46 2 3 58 3 8 111 2 111 10 111 21 111 30 111 35 111 42 111 44 111 48

MARKS Dan 26 3 17 44 17 17 88 14 88 22 88 30 88 40 88 45 88 50 88 53 41 108 49

MURRAY Jonathon 28 2 13 48 13 2 107 5 107 15 107 23 107 32 107 37 107 43 107 45 107 50

BROOKES David 54 3 0 0 0 38 23 80 2 82 46 82 50 82 54 82 57 36 107 51

BUGLER Jon 62 3 0 45 16 64 15 62 36 62 42 62 53 62 61 17 106 44 106 46 106 52

BARLOW Peter 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 31 90 27 65 68 24 102 53

PEEL Mike 60 4 40 21 40 21 59 38 44 51 44 57 44 68 32 73 55 33 101 45 101 47 101 54

JELLY (L) Alison 48 3 16 45 16 45 31 32 74 31 36 99 27 99 35 99 39 99 46 99 49 99 55

GRIFFIN David 17 2 14 47 14 14 94 10 94 19 94 29 94 36 94 40 94 47 94 50 94 56

DANIEL Ken 51 2 0 5 56 29 56 43 56 48 56 59 27 90 44 90 49 90 51 90 57

CRONIN Mike 58 3 0 27 34 44 34 59 34 68 33 62 54 62 62 62 64 62 69 33 90 58

MICHELL Roger 59 3 24 37 24 37 40 31 67 33 67 39 67 51 67 59 67 62 39 89 52 89 59

DRAPER Anthony 27 2 20 41 20 15 87 15 87 23 87 31 87 41 87 46 87 51 87 54 87 60

FINCHAM Chris 43 2 29 32 29 10 83 16 83 26 83 35 83 43 83 48 83 52 83 55 83 61

SALMON Mike 52 3 0 0 35 26 67 26 76 56 31 79 31 86 9 83 53 83 56 83 62

AYRTON Neil 40 2 35 26 35 26 53 26 66 26 75 26 82 6 81 53 81 56 81 58 81 63

BECK John 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 34 88 19 76 60 76 64

LOVELL Peter 62 2 0 0 26 35 58 35 67 21 75 48 75 54 75 57 75 61 75 65

PHELAN Jim 53 3 0 0 0 0 47 14 93 33 42 74 42 77 32 71 63 71 66

O'GORMAN Barry 63 3 50 11 50 11 68 11 76 11 84 46 26 84 18 69 57 69 59 69 64 69 67

WRIGHT Steve 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 17 105 9 69 68

KING Dave 44 2 0 0 0 20 41 59 34 68 50 68 58 68 61 68 66 68 69

COOPER Steve 29 2 0 22 39 38 39 53 35 65 41 65 52 65 60 65 63 65 67 65 70

RAYNER Andrew 20 1 0 1 60 25 60 39 60 44 60 55 60 63 60 66 60 70 60 71

AYRTON Dan 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 59 64 59 67 59 71 59 72

BATER Bernie 41 1 4 57 4 57 26 57 41 57 46 57 57 57 65 57 68 57 72 57 73

LONG Peter 74 2 0 70 1 86 1 92 1 97 1 106 1 109 1 112 1 117 5 57 74

MILLS Joe 29 1 5 56 5 56 28 56 42 56 47 56 58 56 66 56 69 56 73 56 75

CUMMINGS (L) Sarah 28 3 46 15 46 53 23 58 34 50 45 50 50 50 62 50 67 50 70 50 74 50 76

IRVINE Peter 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 47 69 47 71 47 75 47 77

HILL Matt 19 2 28 33 28 48 46 30 46 47 46 53 46 64 46 70 46 72 46 76 46 78

LEESON John 44 2 0 0 0 0 42 19 90 19 95 19 98 19 101 34 46 79

DELAHOY Trevor 53 2 26 35 26 51 45 32 45 48 45 54 45 65 45 71 45 74 45 77 45 80

BYRNE Rory 27 1 0 16 45 33 45 49 45 55 45 66 45 72 45 75 45 78 45 81

WILLIAMS Robin 22 2 39 22 39 40 43 35 43 52 43 58 43 69 43 73 43 76 43 79 43 82

HALL Richard 27 2 0 0 0 0 49 12 94 12 98 12 101 31 42 80 42 83

APPLETON Dave 54 2 0 0 0 0 41 20 89 20 94 20 97 40 41 81 41 84

MULLETT Jim 56 2 0 56 5 76 5 84 26 40 60 40 70 40 75 40 78 40 82 40 85

POTTER (L) Teresa 43 1 0 0 0 0 22 39 71 39 76 39 79 39 83 39 86

CLIFF Harry 16 1 0 23 38 39 38 54 38 61 38 72 38 77 38 80 38 84 38 87

SAXTON Brian 65 1 0 0 24 37 55 37 62 37 73 37 78 37 81 37 85 37 88

RIDGEWELL Stan 51 1 0 0 0 24 37 64 37 74 37 79 37 82 37 86 37 89

O'MAHONEY (L) Karyn 28 2 32 29 32 29 46 29 62 29 71 53 37 75 37 80 37 83 37 87 37 90

KILGOUR Andy 43 2 0 0 0 0 60 1 111 1 114 25 37 84 37 88 37 91

KINSEY Nick 42 1 0 0 0 0 26 35 77 35 82 35 85 35 89 35 92

BOUNDS Tony 49 2 0 0 0 0 50 11 95 11 99 11 102 11 108 37 35 93

WATKINS Roy 55 2 49 12 49 12 67 39 34 60 34 69 34 78 34 83 34 86 34 90 34 94

CLAPHAM Bill 71 2 0 0 0 0 52 9 98 36 34 84 34 87 34 91 34 95

CARTON David 45 2 0 57 4 77 4 85 4 91 4 101 4 104 4 107 4 113 32 33 96

WHITE David 58 2 0 69 1 90 1 96 1 101 1 110 1 113 1 116 1 121 29 33 97

TURNER John E 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 32 85 32 89 32 92 32 98

GODSELL Joe 18 1 33 28 33 28 48 28 64 28 72 28 80 28 87 28 91 28 93 28 99

HUNTLEY Chris 29 1 0 0 0 33 28 74 28 81 28 88 28 92 28 94 28 100

BRIGHTWELL Terry 54 2 38 23 38 23 57 23 71 23 79 58 26 83 26 89 26 93 26 95 26 101

TAYLOR Phil 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 26 96 26 102

PRATTEN (L) Kate 27 1 0 0 0 0 36 25 85 25 90 25 94 25 97 25 103

HARRINGTON (L) Julia 36 1 0 37 24 56 24 70 24 78 24 86 24 91 24 95 24 98 24 104

TURNER John R 45 2 0 61 1 83 1 89 1 94 1 103 1 106 1 109 38 24 99 24 105

BRYANT Lee 38 2 0 58 3 78 3 86 3 92 44 20 88 20 93 20 96 20 100 20 106

AUST Jake 18 1 43 18 43 18 61 18 72 18 81 18 91 18 96 18 99 18 102 18 107

MORRISS Roger 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 18 103 18 108

GIBSON Ray 53 1 0 44 17 63 17 74 17 82 17 92 17 97 17 100 17 104 17 109

GRACE Drew 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 16 106 16 110

LLOYD Gareth 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 14 107 14 111

BALDWIN John 64 1 51 10 51 10 70 10 78 10 86 10 96 10 100 10 103 10 109 10 112

TAPPERTON P 02 1 52 9 52 9 71 9 79 9 87 9 97 9 101 9 104 9 110 9 113

MESSENT (L) Cath 43 1 53 8 53 8 72 8 80 8 88 8 99 8 102 8 105 8 111 8 114

NEELEY (L) Julia 15 1 54 7 54 7 73 7 81 7 89 7 100 7 103 7 106 7 112 7 115

FLAGG Duncan 36 1 0 59 2 79 2 87 2 93 2 102 2 105 2 108 2 114 2 116

KEOGH Nigel 34 1 0 63 1 84 1 90 1 95 1 104 1 107 1 110 1 115 1 117

KING Phil 60 1 0 71 1 85 1 91 1 96 1 105 1 108 1 111 1 116 1 118

MURRELL Allan 48 1 0 64 1 87 1 93 1 98 1 107 1 110 1 113 1 118 1 119

NUTTAL Nick 44 1 0 68 1 88 1 94 1 99 1 108 1 111 1 114 1 119 1 120

WATLEY Derek 47 1 0 66 1 89 1 95 1 100 1 109 1 112 1 115 1 120 1 121

CONNOUGHTON Kevin 52 1 0 0 0 0 61 1 112 1 115 1 117 1 122 1 122

The following is the OBITUARY that appeared in the Blackheath Harriers Gazette and Club Record No 341 - dated Aug/Sep 1929.
It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of a young and promising member, Walter Patrick Dillon Bennett, in an air crash on July last. Bennett joined the Club early in 1926, and although unable to compete regularly made considerable progress, being placed in several handicap races, notably in the Nicholls Cup last winter, when he was second; and he supported many Club social functions. He was very modest and known well to only a few, so that the tribute from the Rev. A. J. K. Martyn, headmaster of Sedbergh School, below is especially apt to assist 'Heathens of his generation to estimate the loss of this generous and unassuming character.

Walter P. D. Bennett was born in October 1907, and educated at Sedbergh School, Yorkshire. At the time of entering that school, in September, 1921, his father, who was an engineer, lived at Stocksfield-on-Tyne. Bennett joined the School-house under Major W. N. Weech, the headmaster. During his five wars at school he worked his way from the lowest to the highest form with that perseverance and pluck which characterised him all through. Though never distinguished in any branch of athletics, he exercised a strong and healthy influence on his schoolfellows, with whom he was immensely popular. After leaving school he worked with an engineering firm in London, but took up "flying" in his spare time, and after gaining his pilot's certificate was on the Reserve of Air Force Officers. It was on July 19, when he had been observed by an eye-witness to perform some daring feats, that the aeroplane, a single seater, nose-dived and crashed near Radlett, in Hertfordshire; Bennett was killed instantaneously.

We tender our profound sympathy to his mother, and to his sister and surviving brother. The sudden close to a brilliant young life is made the more pathetic as Bennett had only a few weeks previously passed the examination for entrance to King's College, Cambridge, and had been looking forward eagerly to his three years at that university.