Herewith
the
Dover
,
Deal & District Bar
Billiards League report for this
week: -
Results: -
Quarterfinals: -
P&H Bridge 4 Market Inn B 2.
Royal
Oak
2
Market
Inn
A
4. Chantry 5 Magnet A 1.
Alma
Lions 4
Alma
Gills 2.
Plate: -
Greyhound 2 P&H Tilmanstone
4. Brickmakers A 4 Magnet B 2.
Brickmakers B 4 Butchers Arms 1.
The Plough & Harrow from
Bridge booked their semi-final
spot with a 4-2 win against the
Market
Inn
B
on a challenging
Royal
Oak
table. Baz Symes beat
Derek Latham 1690-1400, and Ian
Dennett (2060) also won for the
Plough, before Craig Carlson
(2520) pulled a point back for
the Market Inn. John
Skinner & Ted Hogben beat
Keith Symes & Baz Symes
910-900, Hogben sinking the last
ball down the 200 hole.
With the match all square, the
Plough took control of the final
two doubles, Dennett & Keith
Symes high-scoring with 2320.
The Alma Lions won their local
battle against the Alma B 4-2,
and will play the Plough in the
semis. Chris Saville won
the first leg with a 15780
opening break, and Ted Batchelor
sank the last ball to defeat
John Mitchell 5420-5330 to put
the Lions 2-0 up. Tim
Hayes (8580) wrapped up the
singles, and the match was over
after the first doubles as
Saville & Wack Sampson were
successful. The Alma B
points came in the last two
doubles, as Paul Callanan played
and won both, partnering
Mitchell & Dave Howarth.
The
Market
Inn
A
beat the
Royal
Oak
4-2, to carry forward the hopes
of
Sandwich
.
Alan Farra (4170) and Gareth
Butcher (3580) both won, before
Gary Clarke (8710) pulled a
point back for the Oak.
Drama in the doubles as Alan
Farra & Christine Farra beat
Stuart Richardson & Richard
Cousens 1010-990, Christine
Farra potting the last ball down
the 200 to win. The next
doubles also went to the Market
Inn, before Richard Cousens
finished with the 100 hole as he
and Alan Smith won their frame
1470-1450. With the
Royal
Oak
out-scoring the
Market
Inn
A
on points, Christine Farra
proved the match-winner with the
200 in the first doubles.
The Chantry defeated the Magnet
A 5-1 to progress. Kevin
Kay (3940) won, followed by a
3620-3240 victory for John
Fullager against John Higgens.
Mike Callanan (3800) took the
final singles for the Magnet.
All three doubles went to
the Chantry to seal their
semi-final place, the closest an
1830-1420 win for Kay &
Fullager over Mike & Lin
Callanan.
In the Plate, the Plough &
Harrow from Tilmanstone defeated
the Greyhound from
Sandwich
4-2. The Greyhound were
2-1 up after the singles, with
wins for Daniel Jackson (4120)
and Dave McNeily (2210), with
Ann Keen (2540) winning the
Plough's point. Karen Keen
partnered Brian Carpenter and
Ann Keen to win the first two
doubles, leaving the Plough
leading 3-2, but trailing on
aggregate score. The
crucial last frame went to the
wire as Ann Keen potted the last
ball down the 200 as she &
Carpenter beat McNeily &
Jackson 1730-1640.
In
the other Plate matches, the
Brickmakers A beat the Magnet B
4-2 to qualify, and the
Brickmakers B eliminated
defending Plate champions the
Butchers Arms, but further
details are unknown at time of
writing. The Fitzwalter
Arms received a bye to the
semifinals.
Anyone
interested are invited to a bar
billiards open day at the Alma,
Deal on Thursday May 6th.
There will be 6 competition
tables to practice on, and
league players will be on hand
to coach, teach the basics of
the game, and of course accept
any challengers.