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Caversham Park on Saturday 07/03/1953 6 Miles (Junior Men)

English National Cross Country Championships Caversham Park 2023-2024
Pic credit:H W Neale
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Caversham Park, Reading was the scene for the sixth Junior English Cross-Country Championship. The 6-mile grass land course consisted of one small lap and two large laps.


Peter Driver (South London Harriers) beat defending champion Johnny Wild (East Cheshire Harriers) after a gallant struggle, Driver won by 35 seconds to take the individual title. Third placer was M R Schofield (Polytechnic Harriers).


Essex Beagles AC and South London Harriers battled for team honours with the Beagles triumphant. Coventry Godiva Harriers were third.

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