Herewith
the
Dover
,
Deal &
District
Bar
Billiards
League
report for
this
week:-
Results:
Group A:
Brickmakers
A 0
Chantry 6.
Royal
Oak
5
Magnet A
1.
Group B:
Magnet B 0
Market
Inn
B
6.
Alma
Lions
5
Fitzwalter
Arms 1.
Group C:
P&H
Bridge
6
P&H
Tilmanstone
0.
League
standings:-
Group A:
1, Chantry
(P 3, Pts
22), 2,
Royal Oak
(3, 15),
3, Magnet
A (2,87),
4,
Brickmakers
B (2, 3),
5,
Brickmakers
A (2, 0)
Group B:
1, Alma
Lions (P
2, Pts
15), 2,
Fitzwalter
Arms (3,
14), 3,
Market Inn
B (2, 12),
4,
Butchers
Arms (2,
5), 5,
Magnet B
(3, 2)
Group C:
1, P&H
Bridge (P
2, Pts
15), 2,
Alma B (2,
13), 3,
Market Inn
A (2, 8),
4,
Greyhound
(1, 2), 5,
P&H
Tilmanstone
(2, 2).
In Group
A, the
Chantry
recorded
their
second
successive
6-0
victory,
this time
at the
Brickmakers
A.
Kevin Kay
(5540),
John
Fullager
(5870) and
Mick
Nichol
(7100)
took the
three
singles,
and the
doubles
followed a
similar
pattern.
The
highest
score from
the
doubles
was 3200
as Kay
&
Fullager
beat Ann
& Paul
Garlinge.
The
Royal
Oak
enjoyed
a 5-1 at
home to
the Magnet
A.
Gary
Clarke
(3430) and
Alan Smith
(3160)
made it
2-0,
before the
Magnet A
earned
their
point via
a
2790-2570
victory
for John
Higgens
against
Stuart
Richardson.
Richard
Cousens
&
Stuart
Richardson
won a
close
first
doubles,
1870-1690
against
Ward
Griffiths
& Mike
Callanan,
and the
final two
doubles
also fell
to the
Oak.
The
Market
Inn
B
kick-started
their
campaign
with a 6-0
win at the
Magnet B,
in Group
B.
Craig
Carlson
(3760) and
Derek
Latham
(2810)
took the
first two
points,
before
three
successive
close legs
from which
the Magnet
B were
unlucky to
emerge
empty-handed.
Ted Hogben
beat Chris
Gent
2500-2320
in the
final
singles,
Latham
& John
Skinner
edged Gent
&
Steve
Philpott
2180-2050,
and
finally
Carlson
&
Skinner
just
defeated
Tanya
Philpott
& Gent
1960-1890.
Skinner
capped a
fine
doubles
display as
he
partnered
Hogben to
the last
doubles
victory.
The Alma
Lions have
eased to
the top of
Group B
with a 5-1
win, after
inflicting
the
visiting
Fitzwalter
Arms team
first
defeat of
the Cup.
Roger
Oldfield
beat Ted
Batchelor
4480-3160
in a close
game, but
the Alma
moved 2-1
up with
big wins
for
Neville
Potts
(5880) and
Tim Hayes
(10080).
All the
doubles
went to
the home
team,
although
only from
decisive
breaks
near the
end of
each game.
The high
score of
2510 went
to Potts
& Wack
Sampson
against
Mark
Graves
& Lisa
Goddard.
The Plough
&
Harrow
from
Bridge
beat their
namesakes
from
Tilmanstone
6-0 in
Group C.
Keith
Symes
(8360)
managed a
6010 break
in his
win, Ian
Dennett
(5190)
made it
2-0, and
Baz Symes
(7590) won
courtesy
of a
4950break.
The
doubles
followed
in similar
fashion,
including
a score of
4170 for
Keith
Symes
&
Dennett, a
remarkable
total when
using
triangles
rules.