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

Results:-

Division One: Royal Oak 3 Chantry 3.Betteshanger A.L. 3 Market Inn 3. P&H Bridge 4 Fitzwalter Arms 2.

Division Two: P&H Tilmanstone A 2 Magnet A 4. Brickmakers Arms B 3 Brickmakers Arms A 3.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Chantry (P 11, Pts 70), 2, Betteshanger A.L. (10, 58), 3, P&H Bridge (11, 45), 4, Market Inn (11, 42), 5, Royal Oak (11, 34), 6, Fitzwalter Arms (11, 29.5), 7, Greyhound (11, 25.5).
Division Two: 1, Magnet A (P 9, Pts 55), 2, P&H Tilmanstone A (10, 44.5), 3, P&H Tilmanstone B (9, 40), 4, Brickmakers B (8, 31.5), 5, Brickmakers A (9, 27), 6, Magnet B (7, 10).

The Chantry from Canterbury edged closer to the title with a 3-3 draw at the Royal Oak , Nonington.  Stuart Richardson (4,550) and Alan Smith (4,260) both won for the Oak, and John Fullager (5,390) won for the visitors.  Smith & Gary Clarke (4,220) put the Oak 3-1 up, before Fullager & Stan Brocklebank (5,060) and Chris Cook & Brocklebank (2,660) forced the draw.

The Betteshanger Lions challenge faltered with a 3-3 draw at home to the Market Inn.  Chris Saville beat Derek Latham 6,690-5,960, both players scoring from their only visits to the table.  Craig Carlson (4,690) levelled for the Market Inn, and Neville Potts (5,320) restored the Betteshanger lead.  Potts & Saville (7,570) took the first doubles, before victories for Latham & Ted Hogben (4,460) and Carlson & Latham (4,100) earned the draw.

The Plough & Harrow, Bridge defeated the Fitzwalter Arms 4-2.  Ian Dennett (10,600) and Baz Symes (4,760) both won, with Mark Graves (3,940) winning for the Fitz.  Graves & Nigel Scott (3,850) levelled, before victories for Keith Symes & Dennett (4,450) and Dennett & Baz Symes (5,540) gained the match.

 

The Magnet A are champions of Division Two after a 4-2 victory away to the Plough & Harrow A, Tilmanstone.  Mike Callanan (3,170) and John Higgens (3,840) both won, either side of a Plough point for Karen Keen (1,750).  Higgens & Lin Callanan (3,620) and Lin & Mike Callanan (3,320) ensured the match victory, with Karen Keen & Brian Carpenter taking the last game.

Honours finished even as the Brickmakers B drew 3-3 with the Brickmakers A.  In a game of two halves, Paul Garlinge (1,730), Ann Garlinge (2,000) and Craig Lancaster (1,270) took the singles for the A.  In a reversal of fortune, all the doubles went to the B via Dawn Williams & Dave Howarth (2,040), Cowdrey & Williams (1,650) and Howarth & Cowdrey (2,920).