Herewith the Dover , Deal & District Bar Billiards League report for this week:-

Results:
Division One: P&H Bridge 5 Market Inn 1. Greyhound 5 Fitzwalter Arms 1.

Division Two: P&H Tilmanstone A 4 Brickmakers A 2.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Chantry (P 4, Pts 29), 2, Betteshanger A.L (3, 21), 3, Greyhound (5, 17), 4, P&H Bridge (4, 15), 5, Market Inn (4, 12), 6, Fitzwalter Arms (4, 10.5), 7, Royal Oak (4, 7.5).
Division Two: 1, P&H Tilmanstone A (P 4, Pts 21.5), 2, Magnet A (3, 21), 3, P&H Tilmanstone B (3, 9), 4, Brickmakers B (1, 5.5), 5, Brickmakers A (3, 5), 6, Magnet B (2, 2).

In Division One, the Plough & Harrow from Bridge enjoyed an impressive 5-1 home win against the Market Inn.  Ian Dennett (9,290) won for the Plough courtesy of a 5,630 break, Keith Symes (3,820) was also successful, but Craig Carlson defeated Baz Symes 4,720-3,520 for the Market Inn’s point.  All the doubles went to the Plough, including a 5,370-3,750 victory for Keith Symes & Dennett against Derek Latham & John Laundrie.

The Greyhound defeated the Fitzwalter Arms 5-1 in Sandwich .  Dave Carliell (2,670) and Gareth Butcher (5,880) both won for the Greyhound, before Mark Graves (4,440) won for the Fitz, after a break of 3,240.  Christine Farra & Alan Farra (3,470) took the first doubles, and the match was then secured via Butcher & Christine Farra (3,440), with the Greyhound also winning the last leg.

 

In Division Two, the Plough & Harrow A from Tilmanstone defeated the Brickmakers Arms A 4-2 to move top.  Ann Garlinge (1,860) and Paul Garlinge (2,300) gave the Deal side a 2-0 lead, but Ann Keen (3,130) started the fight back for the Plough.  Carpenter & Ann Keen (2,530) gained the first doubles, Karen Keen & Carpenter (2,930) put them in front, and Ann Keen & Karen Keen (2,770) completed the match victory.

 

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Elsewhere, Chris Saville guested for the White Hart from Tunbridge Wells in The National Bar Billiards Association tournament of county champions, in Reading . Though the White Hart did not qualify from their group Saville won all three matches.  He started with the break against Chris Reeves, from Sussex and opened with 8k, was against the break against Fred Large from Hampshire and won, and in the final game Saville played ex national president Keith Lewendon who started with 3k, Saville ran the bar with 11k to get the highest break and highest average on the day (9200), a performance which lifts Saville to number 5 in the national rankings.