DARRELL Bellinger and Steve Male secured a fine double for Oxford City in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country Championships at Braywick Playing Fields, Maidenhead.

Bellinger won the senior title and Male the veterans’ crown, while City also finished as second men’s team over the 9.5km course.

Although he finished second to under 20 Nathan White (Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow), who clocked 31mins 24secs, Bellinger was the first senior across the line in 32.14.

Male secured fifth overall as the first veteran in 32.48, while City’s new signing Vasily Zverev was third veteran after clocking 35.47.

John Robertson, Aaron Burgess and Trevor Dixon completed City’s team, who finished second to Windsor.

Oxfordshire athlete Rhys Glastonbury, who was running for Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow, finished ninth overall and second under 20 in 33.39.

Oxford City’s Harry Robertson came fourth in the under 17 men’s race, clocking 20.43 for the 6km course.

Robertson just pipped Radley’s George Miller (20.59), who along with Stuart Ferguson (21.10) and Jack Humphreys (23.07) combined to secure third place in the team event.

In the women’s race, Headington Roadrunners’ Frances Burge was the leading Oxfordshire performer, finishing fourth in 24.43 over a 6km course.

Burge, Sandra Wolanski (26.15) and Helen Turley (28.46) secured fifth place for Headington in the team event, with Kidlington ninth and City tenth.

RESULTS

Senior men: D Bellinger (Oxford C) 32.14, 5 S Male (Oxford C) 32.48, 15 J Robertson (Oxford C) 34.20, 16 A Burgess 34.24, 22 P Jegou (WHH) 35.22, 26 V Zverev (Oxford C) 35.47, 30 P Essink (U20) 36.22, 37 T Dixon (Oxford C) 37.43, 39 L Hurman (Headington RR) 37.57, 42 S Thorp (Oxford C) 38.17, 45 R Treadwell (Oxford C) 38.43, 49 J Finnigan (Kidlington) 39.29, 52 P Stepney (Abingdon) 40.04, 56 C Brading (Kidlington) 40.48, 57 G Wiggins (WHH) 41.02, 62 S Evins (Kidlington) 41.42, 64 I Wakefield (Kidlington) 42.20, 65 D Berger (Abingdon) 43.32, 66 W Bunch (Kidlington) 44.56, 71 D Stringfellow (WJHH) 48.00. Team: 2 Oxford City 101pts.

Under 17 men: 4 H Robertson (Oxford C) 20.43, 5 G Miller (Radley) 21.10, 16 A Holmes (WHH) 22.34, 17 J Ritter (WHH) 22.40, 20 J Humphreys (Radley) 23.07. Team: 3 Radley 31pts.

Senior women: 4 F Burge (Headington RR) 24.43, 13 S Matthews (Abingdon) 26.01, 15 S Wolanski (Headington RR) 26.15, 16 J James (Abingdon) 26.29, 22 A Finnigan (Kidlington) 27.02, 27 G Hueter (Oxford C) 27.45, 33 L Partridge (Kidlington) 28.27, 34 D Sharp (Oxford C), 35 C Murphy (WHH) 28.35, 36 S Morton (Kidlington) 28.42, 37 H Turley (Headington RR) 28.46, 43 L Brinicombe (Oxford C) 30.31, 48 J Searle (Kidlington) 33.36, 51 M Russell (Headington RR) 36.21. Teams: 5 Headington RR 56pts, 9 Kidlington 91, 10 Oxford City 104.

OTHER RESULTS

HERBERT’S HOLE CHALLENGE

Headington RR: 56 M Herd 47.30, 56 G Hudson 47.31, 185 F Bailey 59.06.