Herewith
the
Dover
, Deal
& District Bar Billiards League report for this
week:-
Results:
Division 1: Chantry 4 P&H Bridge 2. Lion 5 Greyhound
1.
Market
Inn
B
2
Royal
Oak
4.
Magnet A 3 Fitzwalter Arms A 3.
Division 2: P&H Tilmanstone 0
Alma
6.
Brickmakers A 0 Butchers Arms 6. Fitzwalter Arms B 0
Magnet B 6.
League standings:-
Division 1: 1, Chantry (P 7, Pts 37), 2, Lion (6, 34),
3, Royal Oak (7, 33), 4, Market Inn A (7, 29), 5,
Fitzwalter Arms A (7, 24), 6, P&H Bridge (6, 23), 7,
Magnet A (7, 23), 8, Market Inn B (7, 13)
Division 2: 1, Alma (P 7, Pts 47), 2, Magnet B (7, 37),
3, P&H Tilmanstone (7, 36), 4, Brickmakers B (6,
29), 5, Butchers Arms (7, 28), 6, Fitzwalter Arms B (7,
15), 7, Brickmakers A (7, 14), 8, Greyhound (6, 10)
The Chantry remain top after a 4-2 win at home to the
Plough & Harrow from Bridge.
Mick Nichol (8800) and John Fullager (8010) put
the Chantry 2-0 up, before Ian Dennett (7420) fought
back for the Plough.
Kevin Kay & Fullager beat Dennett & Paddy
Maher 5460-3890, and the next doubles also fell to the
Chantry, and the final frame saw the Plough’s second
point as Maher & Keith Symes defeated Kay &
Nichol 5170-4270.
The
Lion got back to winning ways in beating the
Market
Inn
A
5-1
in Ash. Wack Sampson (2680) and Neville Potts
(6240) put the Lion 2-0 up, before Terry Laslett nicked
a last-ball game against Gareth Butcher, 2630-2610 for a
3-0 lead. Dave Carliell & Alan Farra beat
Potts & Laslett 4380-3250 in the first doubles for
the Market's point. The last two doubles fell to
the Lion, including a score of 6770 for Laslett &
Sampson in the final frame.
The
Royal
Oak
won
4-2 at the
Market
Inn
B
in a
close match, and stay near the top of the table.
Stuart Richardson beat Ted Hogben 3690-2750, before
Derek Latham (4970) pulled the
Market
Inn
B
level. Alan Smith just defeated Craig Carlson
2910-2590 to put the Royal Oak back in front. The
first doubles saw Latham pot the final ball down the 100
as he & John Skinner beat Richardson & Richard
Cousens 2860-2840. Smith & Gary Clarke won
another close frame, 3470-2970 against Carlson &
Skinner to again put the Oak ahead, and the visitors
took the match in the final doubles as Cousens &
Smith were victors.
The Magnet A and the Fitzwalter Arms A shared the points
in a 3-3 draw in Deal. Mike Callanan (2680) put
the Magnet ahead, before Roger Oldfield (4150) drew
level, and Mark Graves took a close leg 1630-1450
against Ward Griffiths. There was little in the
first two doubles as the Magnet emerged victorious in
both, John Higgens & Lin Callanan besting Steve Lake
& Oldfield 2630-2250 and then Lin & Mike
Callanan defeated Graves & Lake 2740-2030.
Oldfield & Graves scored 3960 in the final frame to
snatch the draw.
The
Alma
won
6-0 at rivals the Plough & Harrow in Tilmanstone to
decisively move clear at the top. The first frame
was fairly close as Dave Howarth beat Brian Carpenter
2500-1660, but the next two were anything but, as John
Mitchell (6290) and Bill Edwards (9140) extended
the
Alma
lead.
A similar pattern emerged in the doubles as the nearest
the Plough got was the first as Mitchell & Rick
Cowdrey saw off Carpenter
& Ann Keen 3380-2000, but the final two frames saw
wins for Harry Pearson & Cowdrey (5080) and Edwards
& Pearson (3950).
Three
wins on the trot now for the Butchers Arms, this time
6-0 at the Brickmakers A.
Paul Collins won after Ann Garlinge black-pegged,
Daryl Pemble (3800) made it 2-0, and
Phil
Court
narrowly beat Alan Holmwood 2060-1980.
After her heroics last week, Ruth Collins played
and won the first two doubles but only just in both,
partnering first Paul Collins and then
Phil
Court
to
victories. Doug
Vickers & Sean Narey scored 3510 in the final frame
to make it 6-0.
The
Magnet B also won 6-0 on their travels, their victory
being at the Fitzwalter Arms B, Goodnestone.
Tanya Philpott (1210), Steve Philpott (2290) and
Rob Robertson (3640) were all successful in their
singles, and the match was made secure in the first
doubles as Robertson & Tanya Philpott just beat Lee
Byford & Nigel Scott 2150-1700.