SLH 27-10-19

Last updated 28 October 2019

SLH Mob Match 27 October 2019

No-one knows the date of the earliest inter-club run between Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, or Peckham AAC as they were then known, and South London Harriers.

With Blackheath tracing their roots to 1869, and SLH forming a breakaway from them in December 1871, possibly as a result of a dispute over handicapping, (a vital part of early athletics competition), there is evidence suggesting these two clubs, then both based in Peckham, encouraged members from the other club to their weekend training runs as early as the autumn of 1872.

The Blackheath history reports the first official run between the Clubs was December 1873, whilst the SLH later reported it was on November 14th 1874. The latter event was from SLH headquarters, then not in Coulsdon, and ‘the number of runners was the largest that had ever turned out for a cross-country run’, so the home side’s Gazette reported in 1912. Perhaps the first year, it was training, and the following year it turned competitive….

Download the full copy of the commemorative booklet celebrating the 100th match against SLH

Another enjoyable Mob Match this time on our turf in good weather. The match was well balanced as we had 23 to their 20, so scored 17 a-side. They won just... 290 to 309.

After 108 events the score is now SLH 60 wins & Blackheath 48.

The Club 7½ mile Cross-Country Championship was incorporated into this Mob Match.

Photos start here...

Bennett Cup - current positions here...

Race Result Club Time

1 CASSERLEY Billy SLH 48:28

2 ERCOLANI Luca BBHAC 50:17

3 REISSLAND Neil SLH 53:29

Race Result Women Club Pos Time

1 BUTLER Jennie (L) BBHAC 7 57:36

2 LEACH Amy (L) BBHAC 10 58:26

3 HUTTON Ruth (L) SLH 11 59:02

Blackheath & Bromley HAC vs South London Harriers

scoring 17-a-side Points

1 South London Harriers 290

2 BBHAC 309

BBHAC Club 7.5 Mile Championship

1 ERCOLANI Luca 50:17

2 TUCK Chris 56:04

3 BUTLER Jennie (L) 57:36

BBHAC Club 7.5 Mile Championship - Women

1 BUTLER Jennie 57:36

2 LEACH Amy 58:26

3 HAFFENDEN Sally 1:03:54

BBHAC first veteran Ponsford Pewter

1 ERCOLANI Luca

BBHAC Handicap Pos Hcp time

1 ELLISON Mark 23 49:21 Scotting Salver

2 LEESON John 29 49:30

3 ERCOLANI Luca 2 50:17

Bennett Cup Leaders after 4 events Points

1 LEESON John 106

2 STOCKS Adrian 81

3 BEADLE David 80

4 ELLISON Mark 65

5 LAWES Andy 65

6 ERCOLANI Luca 59

7 WETHERILT Barry 45

8 GEORGIADIS Joseph 44

9 TAYLOR Ian 43

10 UNWIN James 36

Mob Match

BBHAC SLH

pos no name club age hcp b pts pos pos hcp time slh bpts bpt tot time

1 164 CASSERLEY Billy SLH . . . 1 . 48:28

2 3 ERCOLANI Luca BBHAC 47 00:00 31 2 50:17 28 59 50:17

3 167 REISSLAND Neil SLH . . . 3 . 53:29

4 160 OGDEN David SLH . . . 4 . 55:35

5 17 TUCK Chris BBHAC 30 01:40 0 5 54:24 15 15 56:04

6 165 BROWN Ian SLH . . . 6 . 56:26

7 21 BUTLER Jennie (L) BBHAC 46 05:00 0 7 52:36 19 19 57:36

8 11 HAFFENDEN Nigel BBHAC 52 07:00 0 8 50:41 24 24 57:41

9 159 VICKERS Dan SLH . . . 9 . 58:21

10 23 LEACH Amy (L) BBHAC 19 06:50 1 10 51:36 22 23 58:26

11 154 HUTTON Ruth (L) SLH . . . 11 . 59:02

12 169 MITCHELL Paul SLH . . . 12 . 59:24

13 158 JAMES Mike SLH . . . 13 . 59:27

14 19 BEADLE David BBHAC 52 06:40 62 14 52:56 18 80 59:36

15 7 CORNEILLE Darren BBHAC 39 04:10 0 15 56:02 13 13 1:00:12

16 161 ATTWELL Barry SLH . . . 16 . 1:00:13

17 18 STOCKS Adrian BBHAC 45 09:40 55 17 50:34 26 81 1:00:14

18 14 BARBER Nick BBHAC 58 10:20 0 18 50:25 27 27 1:00:45

19 162 HILL Dom SLH . . . 19 . 1:00:57

20 153 STEELE Mick SLH . . . 20 . 1:01:05

21 152 KENT Toby SLH . . . 21 . 1:02:20

22 12 HAFFENDEN Sally (L) BBHAC 49 13:20 0 22 50:34 25 25 1:03:54

23 8 ELLISON Mark BBHAC 59 15:10 35 23 49:21 30 65 1:04:31

24 13 PAIRMAN Steve BBHAC 58 06:10 21 24 58:46 10 31 1:04:56

25 151 SAUNDERS Matt SLH . . . 25 . 1:05:30

26 5 ARCURI Luigi BBHAC 62 13:40 0 26 52:02 21 21 1:05:42

27 156 EMERY Peter SLH . . . 27 . 1:05:47

28 4 COLLINS George BBHAC 18 11:40 0 28 54:16 16 16 1:05:56

29 1 LEESON John BBHAC 61 16:40 77 29 49:30 29 106 1:06:10

30 16 BYFORD Richard BBHAC 32 09:20 0 30 57:01 11 11 1:06:21

31 20 LAWES Andy BBHAC 64 13:10 48 31 53:34 17 65 1:06:44

32 157 WILSON Angela (L) SLH . . . 32 . 1:07:01

33 6 TUCKER Andy BBHAC 53 11:50 0 33 56:22 12 12 1:08:12

34 10 WETHERILT Barry BBHAC 63 18:10 22 34 51:12 23 45 1:09:22

35 166 DAVIS Andy SLH . . . 35 . 1:10:35

36 163 JENKINSON Anne (L) SLH . . . 36 . 1:10:49

37 2 TURNER John E BBHAC 69 17:40 0 37 55:04 14 14 1:12:44

38 22 SWATTON Iain BBHAC 54 12:10 19 38 59:56 9 28 1:12:06

39 168 RIGBY Steve SLH . . . 39 . 1:13:20

40 9 PHELAN Jim BBHAC 71 21:10 0 40 52:16 20 20 1:13:26

41 170 COULSON Gina (L) SLH . . . 41 . 1:18:22

42 15 AYRES Tim BBHAC 31 08:00 0 . 1 1 DNF

43 155 TOVEY George SLH . . . . DNF