Herewith
the
Dover
,
Deal & District Bar Billiards League
report for this week:-
Results:
Group A: Alma Lions 5 Brickmakers Arms B 1.
Fitzwalter Arms 3 Greyhound 3.
Group B: P&H Tilmanstone A 3
P&H
Bridge
3. Market Inn 5 Magnet A 1.
Tables:
Group A: 1,
Alma
Lions (P 9, Pts 57), 2, Brickmakers B (9,
44), 3, Greyhound (10, 41.5), 4, Fitzwalter
Arms (8, 35.5), 5,
Royal
Oak
(8, 33), 6, Magnet B (8, 21), 7, Alma B (6,
0).
Group B: 1,
P&H
Bridge
(P 9, Pts 42), 2, Market Inn (8, 42), 3,
Chantry (7, 40), 4, Magnet A (8, 27), 5,
P&H Tilmanstone A (7, 24), 6, P&H
Tilmanstone B (7, 9).
In the Spring Cup Group A, the top of the
table clash between the Alma Lions and the
Brickmakers, Deal had to be played at the
Royal
Oak
at Nonington, and was won convincingly by
the
Alma
side 5-1.
Chris Saville (11,660) started the
match in impressive style with a break of
8,550 to defeat Dave Howarth, followed by
wins from Kevin Pringle (7,550) thanks to
his opening break of the same score, and the
final singles game was won by Neville Potts
(5,820) to put the
Alma
3-0. The
first doubles game saw Saville & Pringle
combine to record an excellent score of
3,250 in the triangles format, thanks mainly
to a break of 1,070 by Pringle, which
secured the overall win. The next doubles
game saw Potts partner Wack Sampson (2,330)
to another win, before the Brickmakers hit
back in the last game with a win for Howarth
& Rick Cowdrey (2,440). This
result now puts the Alma Lions 13 points
clear at the top of Group A.
The
Fitzwalter Arms and the Greyhound drew 3-3
in Goodnestone, and the sides now occupy 4th
and 3rd respectively in the bid
for a top four finish.
Roger Oldfield (3,070) put the Fitz
ahead, but the Greyhound took the other two
singles via Alan Farra (1,700) and Gareth
Butcher (3,830). All
the doubles were close, as firstly
Mark
Graves
& Steve
Lake
defeated Butcher & Christine Farra
1,990-1,680.
Christine Farra & Alan Farra
snatched a 1,700-1,550 win against Oldfield
& Graves in the next game, after
Christine Farra potted the final red down
the 200.
The final leg saw Nigel Scott &
Graves edge Alan Farra & Butcher
1,630-1,380 to force the draw.
In
Group B, the Plough & Harrow A from
Tilmanstone drew 3-3 with the Plough &
Harrow from Bridge, moving the Bridge side
to the top.
Keith Symes (3,290) and Karen Keen
(6,590) put the
Plough
Bridge
in front, but Brian Carpenter (2,950) took
the final singles for the Plough A
Tilmanstone.
Karen Keen & Ann Keen narrowly
defeated Dennett & Baz Symes
1,770-1,730, and Carpenter & Karen Keen
(2,200) also won to give the home side the
lead. Baz
Symes & Keith Symes (1,690) took the
final frame to ensure the spoils were
shared.
The
Market Inn beat the Magnet A 5-1, and are
now level on points at the top.
Craig Carlson (2,710) and Derek
Latham (4,520) both won for the
Sandwich
side, either side of a Magnet A point for
Mike Callanan (1,410).
Carlson & Latham won a close
doubles 1,760-1,230 against John Higgens
& Lin Callanan, and the final two games
also went to the Market Inn with successes
for John Laundrie & Carlson (2,410) and
Latham & Laundrie (2,100).