Herewith
the
Dover
,
Deal & District Bar Billiards League report
for this week:-
These
were the final round of matches until the New
Year, the league resumes again on January 6th.
Until then, best wishes for Christmas and the
New Year.
Results:
Division 1: Chantry 6 Fitzwalter Arms 0. Lion 6
P&H
Bridge
0. Magnet A 2
Market
Inn
B
4.
Market
Inn
A
5
Royal
Oak
1.
Division 2: Greyhound 0
Alma
6. P&H Tilmanstone 3 Magnet B 3.
League standings:-
Division 1: 1, Chantry (P 11, Pts 65), 2, Lion
(10, 54), 3, Market Inn (11, 52), 4, Fitzwalter
Arms A (10, 38), 5, Royal Oak (10, 37), 6,
P&H Bridge (10, 33), 7, Magnet A (11, 31),
8, Market Inn B (11, 26)
Division 2: 1, Alma (P 11, Pts 74), 2, P&H
Tilmanstone (11, 56), 3, Magnet B (11, 52.5), 4,
Brickmakers B (10, 48.5), 5, Butchers Arms (10,
36.5), 6, Greyhound 11, 25), 7, Fitzwalter Arms
B (10, 22.5), 8, Brickmakers A (10, 21)
The Chantry are 11 points clear in Division One
after a 6-0 demolition of the Fitzwalter Arms A.
Kevin Kay (5140), John Fullager (4330)
and Mick Nichol (5380) took the three singles,
and all three doubles went in similar fashion to
the Chantry, Nichol & Fullager top-scoring
with 5620.
The
Lion team from Ash enjoyed a 6-0 win against the
Plough & Harrow from Bridge, in what could be
the last game at the Lion venue, with the current
owners leaving. The Lion performed well
throughout, Neville Potts (8510) winning the first
game with an unfinished 5010 break. Tim
Hayes beat Keith Symes 8890-5000 with a late 4980
break, and Wack
Sampson just edged Baz Symes 4900-4000. The
doubles all went to the home team, top score going
to Sampson & Potts with 6950, and there was to
be no consolation point for the visitors in the
final two doubles.
The Lion team would like to thank Graham
& Steph for their hospitality over the years,
and the league joins the Lion in wishing them good
luck in 2004.
In the run up to Christmas, the
Market
Inn
B
finally recorded their first win of the season,
4-2 at the Magnet A. John Higgens potted the
last ball down the 100 to beat Derek Latham
2140-2110 in the first leg, after Latham had
earlier lost a 2000 break, which put the Magnet
ahead.
John Skinner defeated Ward Griffiths 1930-1280 to
level matters, and Craig Carlson bested Mike
Callanan 4320-2900 to put the
Sandwich
side in front. The doubles went well too for
the
Market
Inn
B
as Carlson & Ted Hogben (3330) took the first,
and then Latham & Hogben (4480) secured the
match victory. The final doubles was close
throughout, but eventually was edged 2960-2450 by
Lin & Mike Callanan.
The
Market
Inn
A
beat the
Royal
Oak
5-1, moving the
Sandwich
side clear in third place.
Andy Jones (4320) put the Market 1-0 up,
Alan Farra edged Stuart Richardson 2310-1860 for
2-0, and Gareth Butcher defeated Richard Cousens
2750-2630 for a clean sweep in the singles.
The first two doubles also went to the Market,
Butcher & Christine Farra top-scoring with
4880, and the Oak's consolation point came via
Richardson & Cousens in the final leg.
The Alma from Deal go into the New Year 18 points
clear at the top of division two after a 6-0 win
against the Greyhound in Sandwich. Harry
Pearson (2420) won the first leg, and Rick Cowdrey
(3760) made it 2-0.
Dave Howarth won a dramatic game against
Daniel Jackson 2700-2610, playing out the table
when the bar-dropped, and finishing on the 100
hole to win. Pearson & Bill Edwards
(5320) secured match victory, and John Mitchell
& Cowdrey just beat an unlucky Dave McNeily
& Daniel Jackson 20501840, with the final leg
also tumbling to the
Alma
.
The Plough & Harrow from Tilmanstone drew 3-3
with the Magnet B. Anne Keen scored an
impressive 6900, before the Magnet fought back
with wins for Steve Philpott (1800) and Tanya
Philpott (1960). Ann Keen & Brian
Carpenter just beat Steve Philpott & Rob
Robertson 2980-2730 to level matters, Karen Keen
& Ann Keen put the Plough ahead, before Chris
Gent
and Robertson forced the draw.