Abingdon Amblers defied the atrocious weather conditions to see off arch rivals Radley in Saturday's Southern Men's League Division 3 West meeting at Tilsley Park.

The meeting was badly affected by the day's torrential downpours and thunderstorms, but Abingdon saw off Radley by ten points to take the win .

The dreadful conditions put many events in doubt, nevertheless, a full track programme was run, and, apart from the pole vault, all the field events were completed.

The shot and javelin competitions were interrupted by a lightning warning, while the 5,000m was completed in a severe and painful hailstorm.

Paul Jegou, of Radley saw off Abingdon's Paul Fernandez to win that event, but it was to be Abingdon's day.

Jonny Lodowski had a fine win in the A string 100m, clocking 11.5secs, with Radley's Steve Wren second in 11.7.

Lodowski's success was repeated at 200m as he clocked 23.5secs, while teammate Aaron Teale won the A string 400m race in 51.2secs.

The middle distance races were slow and tactical affairs, but Abingdon's Phil Egerton doubled up to win them both, clocking 2.04.2 and 4.24.7 respectively, Radley's Danny Griffiths finishing second in the 800m in 2.08.6 and third in the 1500m in 4.30.4.

Paul Fernandez won the 3,000m steeplechase.

Notable performances for Radley included a personal best of 1.20.0 for Craig Spires in the B string 400m hurdles, while his teammate, Dan Pearce, won the A string race in 1.02.3.

Radley captain Chris Franks led the way in the throwing events, winning the shot (10.64m), discus (32.97) and hammer (36.86), while Spires took first place in the javelin with a throw of 43.59m.

Wren notched up four first places, winning the high jump (1.70m), long jump (6.14m), triple jump (11.80m) and B string 110m hurdles (19.6secs).

Abingdon's Steve Copley showed his versatility, competing in the B string 400m, 800m and 1500m.

Result: 1 Abingdon Amblers 145pts, 2 Radley 135, 3= Swindon, Milton Keynes 101.

RADLEY A STRING DETAILS

100m: 2 S Wren 11.7. 200m: 4 T Lewis 25.0. 400m: 4 A Rigby 1.04.2. 800m: 2 D Griffiths 2.08.6. 1500m: 3 D Griffiths 4.30.4. 5000m: 1 P Jegou 17.07.6. 3000m S/C: 4 J Portman 15.13.7. 110mH: 1 D Pearce 17.7. 400mH: 1 D Pearce 1.02.3. 4x100m relay: 3 T Lewis, S Wren, T Rigby, D Pearce 48.3. 4x400m relay: 2 D Griffiths, S Wren, P Jegou, D Pearce 3.54.3. High jump: 1 S Wren 1.70. Long jump: 1 S Wren 6.14. Triple jump: 1 S Wren 11.80. Shot: 1 C Franks 10.64. Discus: 1 C Franks 32.97. Javelin: 1 C Spires 43.59. Hammer: 1 C Franks 36.86. Pole vault: Abandoned.