Results:
Group A: Greyhound 1 Betteshanger AL 5. Market Inn 3 P&H Tilmanstone A 3. Royal Oak 3 Brickmakers Arms B 3.

Group B: Fitzwalter Arms 4 Chantry 2.

Tables:
Group A: 1, Betteshanger AL (P 4, Pts 27), 2, Market Inn (4, 20), 3, Greyhound (4, 17), 4, P&H Tilmanstone A (4, 14), 5, Royal Oak (4, 10), 6, Brickmakers B (4, 8).
Group B: 1, Chantry (P 3, Pts 16), 2, P&H Bridge (3, 16), 3, Fitzwalter Arms (3, 14), 4, P&H Tilmanstone B (3, 6), 5, Magnet A (2, 4).

 

In Group A, The Betteshanger Alma Lions won 5-1 away at the Greyhound.  Dave Carliell (3,140) took the first leg after a 2,020 break, which proved the Greyhound’s only point.  Chris Saville (4,460) and Wack Sampson (2,670) took the other singles, Neville Potts & Saville (2,010) took the first triangles-doubles, Saville & Sampson (1,700) secured the match, and Sampson & Potts (2,400) won the last leg.

The Market Inn remain second after a 3-3 draw at home to the Plough & Harrow A, Tilmanstone.  In a match of two halves, the Plough took all the singles, Ann Keen (4,480) and Brian Carpenter (2,110) both won before Karen Keen defeated Derek Latham 4,300-4,270 after sinking the last ball down the 100 hole.  The Market Inn turned things around with doubles victories for Craig Carlson & John Laundrie, Latham & Carlson (2,860) and Laundrie & Latham (2,310).

The Royal Oak and the Brickmakers B drew 3-3 in Nonington.  Alan Smith (4,710) won for the Oak, before Ricky Cowdrey (2,010) and Warren Cowdrey (3,130) were both successful for the team from Deal.  Gary Clarke & Stuart Richardson (3,200) levelled for the home side, Richardson & Smith (2,400) then put them ahead, before Warren Cowdrey & Dawn Williams (1,580) took the last leg to grab the draw.

In Group B, the Fitzwalter Arms inflicted a rare defeat on leaders Chantry, winning 4-2.  Steve Lake (3,950) and Roger Oldfield (3,190) put the Fitz 2-0 up, before John Fullager (7,750) salvaged a point for the visitors.  Lake & Nigel Scott (2,280) took the first doubles, Fullager & Kevin Kay (2,010) pulled a point back for the Chantry, but Mark Graves & Scott (2,700) clinched the last leg and the match for the Fitz.