Oxford City equalled last year's best-ever position of second in the Southern Counties Veterans Track & Field final in London.

The match was for each of the seven area league winners, City having won the Western Division.

Brian Green won the 3000m in a time of 9.43.4 and Ian Marriott (O40) recorded the best pole vault leap with his 3.10m.

Others to achieve maximum points for their individual events and age groups were Gareth Jones (O50), who recorded 2.21.1 in the 800m, and 4.42.9 in the 1500m, and Roy Treadwell with 9.58.8 in the Over 50 3000m.

**Match result: 1 Epsom & Ewell 366 pts, 2 Oxford City 349, 3 Enfield & Haringey 339, 4 Dartford 321, 5 Havant 297, 6 Eastbourne 257, 7 Serpentine 218.