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

Results:

Challenge Cup Semi finals: Betteshanger 9,400 Brickmakers 7,870. Greyhound 10,370 P&H Bridge 5,630.

In the Dover, Deal & District bar billiards league, both Challenge Cup semi finals were played during the week.  The format for all games features triangles rules – breaks to be played with the ball placed in a triangle behind the 100 hole.  The matches feature 3 singles, a mixed doubles and an open doubles.  The matches are decided on aggregate scores, rather than legs won.

In the first match, played at the Magnet in Deal, the Betteshanger Alma Lions progressed to the final with a narrow victory over the Brickmakers Arms, Deal.  All the games were close, but a decisive mixed doubles win, 2,520-500 by Neville Potts & Shirley Cowdrey over Ricky Cowdrey & Dawn Williams, proved key as the Betteshanger side won the overall match by 1,530 points.  After four of the five games the Betteshanger lead was 1,710, but Chris Saville & Wack Sampson overcame a spirited effort by Dave Howarth & Warren Cowdrey to ensure the victory.

The other semi saw a convincing 10,370-5,630 victory for the Greyhound from Sandwich against the Plough & Harrow from Bridge.  The opening mixed doubles saw Gareth Butcher & Chris Farra defeat Ann Keen & Baz Symes 1,990-1,530, followed by a decisive win for Alan Farra 2,610-1,210.  The Greyhound team took all three remaining legs too, the last 2,240-750 by Dave Carliell & Alan Farra against Keith Symes & Ian Dennett.