Conditions were not ideal for the fixture against, Liverpool Boundary, the course was muddy throughout and on the marshes at Bidston water was in some places one foot deep. Without Roy Parry, ill with 'flu, and Ken Ledward, Wallasey finished 4th , 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th - 49 points, 20 points behind Boundary, who finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 10th. First man home was A. Prescot (Boundary), 38 minutes 25 secs., with Eric Maddocks - (Wallasey) in 4th place, 40 mins. 21 secs. Dave Standfast, 40 mins. 38 secs; Alan Clarke. 41 mins. 43 secs., Colin Harris. 41 mins. 46 secs., Dennis Kelly 42 mins. 37. secs., and Bob Fullerton 43 mins. 16 secs., were the remaining counters - whilst Hugh Pritchard, Jim Rimmer and John Winrow finished 14th, 15th and 17th. The youth race was run as a friendly, Boundary having only three runners, Wallasey, however, completely outran them, filling the first eight places, Roy Shaw, 1st in 16 mins. 38 secs. proves himself a consistent runner; Bill Farrell was 2nd in 17 mins. 12 secs. and Brian Woolford 3rd in 17 mins. 10 secs.