Abingdon Amblers came within a whisker of victory in their first ever match in the Southern League, at Tooting Bec on Saturday.

They finished just one point behind the eventual winners, Team Solent, in the Division 5W meeting.

Every Abingdon team member managed to record at least one first place and a number took part in events for the first time.

Match result: Team Solent 144 pts, Abingdon 143, Richmond & Twickenham 76, Crawley 20, London Heathside 0.

ABINGDON DETAILS: 100m: 2 L Purbeck 12.5. 200m: 2 B Fisher 25.2. 400m: 2 T Bertalot 55.5. 800m: 1 L Newell 2.19.4. 1500m: 1 L Newell 4.36.4. 5000m: 3 A Garner 18.35.8. 110mH: 1 I Cope 22.9. 400mH: I Cope 66.6. Long jump: 1 B Fisher 5.30. High jump: 1 B Fisher 1.50. Triple jump: 1 B Fisher 11.15. Shot: 2 J Smith 9.39. Javelin: 1 J Smith 36.00. Discus: 3 J Smith 24.87. Hammer: 3 J Smith 18.65. 4x100m: 1 49.1. 4x400m: 1 3.53.4.