Fair weather welcomes new captains at drive-in Golf KENT FITNESS CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE: JONES THIRD OVERALL Athletics

For the first time in a few years the weather was kind for the annual captains’ drive-in at Faversham Golf Club. Both captains got their drives away, with men’s captain Phil Haynes managing to get the better of his female counterpart Stephanie Figgis on this occasion. The respective charities that the pair have chosen are Anticoagulation UK and the Multiple Sclerosis Trust, and the club hope that a lot of money will be raised during 2019. Following the drive-in, a 13-hole mixed foursomes event took place involving 36 players. The winners were Graham Durward-akhurst and Pam Bentley. After the golf, the captains and president unveiled their names on the honours board. Simon Jones rounded off another good campaign in the Kent Fitness Cross-country League by finishing third in the final meeting at Blean Woods on Sunday.

Jones, running for race organisers Canterbury Harriers, clocked 30minutes 03seconds to finish behind Jay Smith (Dartford RR, 29.14) and Charles George (Paddock Wood AC, 29.50).

The result left him third in the male individual standings for the season, behind overall champion Smith and Simon Fox (Petts Wood Runners).

Fiouse Corbeil was 32nd in 32.59 and also inside the top 50 for Harriers in a field of 343 were Wim Van Vuuren (42nd in 33.40) and Matt Slark (50th in 34.14).

Adam Elston was 54th in (34.25) and Jethro Kimber 82nd in 36.66, with Andy Phillips 89th in 36.55, Jon Blunt 100th in 37.45, Colin Kent 102nd in 37.49, Henry Cox 106th in 37.58, Mark Wenman 117th in 39.03, and Steven Clark 122nd in 39.18.

Harriers were sixth on the day in the male team results and eighth overall.

Petts Wood Runners claimed the championship.

Other male results for Harriers at Blean: 136 Daren Parris 40.38, 139 Adam Cowper-smith 40.50, 159 Steve Reynolds 41.51, 161 Robert Davison 42.03, 165 Andy Farrant 42.18, 171 Jon Vann 42.46, 179 Matthew Northover 43.41, 185 Gerry Reilly 44.22, 197 Tony Savage 46.23, 199 Geoff Burtson 47.07,

Joanne Norrington was the leading female finisher for Harriers, coming home sixth in 36.45, as the team finished fourth on the day.

The club were runners-up in the aggregate standings, behind Petts Wood Runners.

Barbara Wenman (38.51) was 18th, with Emma Mccabe (40.16) 25th, Katriona Sharp (40.45) 29th, Deb Parris (41.04) 33rd, Heather Ingram ( 41.53) 37th, Emma Greatrix ( 42.42) 44th, Lidia Modzelewska (45.37) 60th, Tina Jones (46.49) 66th and Shirley Pullen 47.33 (74th).

Norrington finished 12th in the female overall standings, with Claire Pluckrose ninth.

Harriers were fifth in the combined team standings on the day and sixth overall.

Petts Wood again took the title to complete a clean sweep.