Herewith
the
Dover
,
Deal & District Bar Billiards League
report for this week:-
Results:
Group A: Royal Oak 6 Brickmakers A 0.
Brickmakers B 2 Chantry 4.
Group B: Magnet B 0
Alma
Lions 6. Butchers Arms 1 Fitzwalter Arms
5.
Group C:
Market
Inn
A
1
P&H
Bridge
5.
Alma
Gills 5 P&H Tilmanstone 1.
The Spring Cup is under way, featuring
three singles games, plus three doubles in
which all breaks are taken with the balls
racked with a triangle.
In Group A, the
Royal
Oak
are off to a flier after a 6-0 win at home
to the Brickmakers A. Gary Clarke
(6210), Stuart Richardson (2550) and Alan
Smith (5050) captured the singles for the
Oak, and their success continued unabated
in the doubles, the closest leg being a
1600-1140 win for Smith & Richard
Cousens against Craig Lancaster & Ann
Garlinge.
League champions the Chantry Club also
made an impressive start, 4-2 winners away
to the Brickmakers B. Mick Nichol
(4720) gave the Chantry the lead, before a
superb frame was won by the Brickies as
Simon Jones bested Kevin Kay 5190-4730.
John Fullager (3230) restored the Chantry
lead, but the first doubles saw the
Brickies again level as Simon Hart &
Nick Corck were victorious. After
the Chantry picked up the fifth leg, the
vital final game went to the wire as
Nichol & Kay emerged 2280-1890 winners
over Simon Jones & Paul Dargan.
In Group B, the new Alma Lions team
overcame a tricky table and tenacious
opponents to record a big 6-0 win away to
the Magnet B. The singles all went
to the
Alma
,
with wins for Neville Potts (5450), Tim
Hayes (4270) and Chris Saville (3430).
Despite winning all three
doubles, Wack Sampson playing in all, each
game was only won near the finish with
important breaks from the visitors.
The closest was a 1570-1470 win for Potts
& Sampson against Steve & Tanya
Philpott, the winners only snatching
victory at the end having trailed
throughout.
The Fitzwalter Arms beat the Butchers Arms
5-1 away in Ashley.
Steve
Lake
(3160) took the first leg, Roger Oldfield
beat Doug Vickers 4630-3280, and Mark
Graves edged Ruth Collins 2420-2050 for
3-0 to the Fitz.
Carl
Byford
& Steve
Lake
extended the Fitz lead, before the
Butchers Arms point came courtesy of Doug
Vickers & Darryl Pemble, with the Fitz
winning the final match.
Group C saw the Plough & Harrow earn a
decent 5-1 win away to the
Market
Inn
A.
Keith Symes beat Gareth Butcher 4010-3370,
Ian Dennett edged Alan Farra 3040-2550 and
Baz Symes scored 4500 to put the Plough
3-0 up.
Dave Carliell & Alan Farra
narrowly beat the Symes combination
2170-2020 for the Market Inn's point, and
were unlucky not to pick up a second frame
after Christine Farra back-pegged on the
final ball needing the 200 to win in the
second doubles.
The
Alma Gills opened their campaign with a
5-1 win at home to the Plough & Harrow
from Tilmanstone.
Ann Keen just beat Shirley Cowdrey
2260-1630 after a good performance from
her opponent, but that was to be the
Plough’s only point.
Bill Edwards (1980) and Rick
Cowdrey (2990) took both singles for the
Alma, Dave Howarth & John Mitchell
edged Ann Keen & Brian Carpenter
1540-1370, and the final two doubles also
went to the
Alma
,
with Harry Pearson playing particularly
well.