Author: Sports Reporter

BY TOM POLLAK A large contingent of Hercules Wimbledon runners will be in action in this weekend’s London Marathon from Blackheath to The Mall. Husband and wife Claire and Dave

BY MARK DOIG On a day of unexpected Vanarama National South results, third placed Welling United suffered their worst defeat of the season at bottom but one East Thurrock United.

BY MARCUS HOOK Surrey have had a disastrous opening to their 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup campaign. Anything other than a victory against Essex at the Oval today will effectively

BY GEOFF JERWOOD Herne Hill Harriers finished second in their Southern Athletics League match at Norman Park in Bromley. The South London club finished on 218 points – with Cambridge

BY MARCUS HOOK It’s good to see that, in the first half of April, it’s possible for batsmen to make runs in the County Championship, rather than it being a

BY MARCUS HOOK Surrey captain Rory Burns felt the defending champions came away from their draw in the season’s curtain-raiser against Essex with some areas to work on. The 28-year-old

In the first round of the Assembly League inter club series at Beckenham Park, Dulwich Runners’ men and women led the way with first place team finishes ahead of Victoria

BY TOM POLLAK Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club’s produced a record-breaking match score in their Southern Athletics League fixture at Norman Park, Bromley, on Saturday. The club’s target is promotion. Star

Catford Wanderers ladies second team struggled against David Lloyd Dartford – with the latter adapting much better to the wet courts. Jenny Crome and Rhondda Lewis-Tufts beat Catford’s Jane Martin

BY MARCUS HOOK Not for the first time of late, Surrey’s youngsters headlined after dominating the early exchanges in the Oval outfit’s defence of their County Championship crown. The South

BY MARK DOIG Coming into the game at Slough Town, Welling United were looking to cement their place in the National South play-offs. Although they wouldn’t say so in public,

BY MARCUS HOOK As Surrey’s director of cricket Alec Stewart balances the expectation on Surrey to win back-to-back County Championship titles with plotting where the team will be two or

BY MARCUS HOOK It’s hard to believe that it’s the start of Surrey’s County Championship campaign when you are turning up for the first game of the new season in

BY TOM POLLAK While some of Hercules Wimbledon’s runners competing in this month’s Virgin Money London Marathon are spending a week altitude training in Morocco, the next generation of athletes

BY MARCUS HOOK Surrey’s production line is the envy of all the other 17 counties and its strength was there for all to see out in Dubai recently, where 18-year-old

BY MARCUS HOOK It’s hard to look beyond Surrey when thinking about who is best equipped to win this season’s County Championship. In the last decade or so we have

BY MARCUS HOOK Surrey’s Morne Morkel says he is raring to go after his first winter off for 12 years – news that will come as no comfort to the

BY MARK DOIG For the third consecutive week, Welling United claimed a winner in the final ten minutes to put them in a strong position for the play-offs. At both

BY GEOFF JERWOOD Another week and another Herne Hill Harriers young athlete is in the spotlight wearing an international vest. This time it was at a major global championship event

Bromley High were crowned U12 netball champions at the London Youth Games for the first time. Bromley High’s journey to capital champions began last year when the team qualified for

BY TOM POLLAK It was third time lucky for Hercules Wimbledon’s Richard McDowell as he won the Orion 15 miles cross country race, a traditional end of the season event,

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Tooting & Mitcham kept alive their play-off hopes in the Isthmian League South Central Division with a 1-0 win at Uxbridge. Danny Bassett netted for the third

BY MARK DOIG Although by no means a classic, Welling United merited their 1-0 victory at Gloucester City. They have showed on a number of occasions this season that they

Athletes from James Allen’s Girls’ School secured two gold medals at the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace Sports Centre. Martha Warner was crowned U10 national champion. The

BY DAVID CARR Streatham’s season ended in defeat as the RedHawks exited the NIHL South 1 play-offs in the first round thanks to a 10-4 aggregate loss to Basingstoke Bison

BY DAVID CARR Streatham fans were left with plenty to digest this week as the club announced that head coach Jeremy Cornish would be leaving at the end of the

BY TOM POLLAK Richard McDowell continued his preparations for next month’s London Marathon with a convincing victory in the Hampton Court half-marathon. He turns 40 the week before the event

BY GEOFF JERWOOD There were brilliant runs by Jacob Taylor and Olivia Stillman at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships in Leeds. Herne Hill Harriers’ young athletes competed for a