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

Results:
Division One: Chantry 4 Betteshanger AL 2. Royal Oak 4 Market Inn A 2. Magnet A 3 Two Sawyers 3.

Division Two: Market Inn B 6 P&H Tilmanstone B 0. Brickmakers Arms A 1 Brickmakers Arms B 5. P&H Tilmanstone A 5 Magnet B 1.  

Tables:
Division One: 1, Chantry (P 1, Pts 6), 2, Royal Oak (1, 6), 3, Two Sawyers (1, 4), 4, Magnet A (1, 4), 5, Market Inn (1, 2), 6, Betteshanger AL (1,2), 7, P&H Bridge (0 ,0).
Division Two: 1, Market Inn B (P 1, Pts 8), 2, P&H Tilmanstone A (1, 7), 3, Brickmakers B (1, 7), 4, Brickmakers A (1, 1), 5, Magnet B (1, 1), 6, P&H Tilmanstone B (1, 0), 7, Betteshanger B (0, 0).

The Winter League in the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League is under way, and defending champions Chantry Club beat the Betteshanger Lions 4-2.  Stan Brocklebank (5,810) and John Fullager (3,520) won for the Chantry, Neville Potts (5,800) for Betteshanger.  The Chantry took two of the doubles for the match, the last by Fullager & Kevin Kay (5,380).

The Royal Oak defeated the Market Inn from Sandwich 4-2 in Nonington.  Steve Lake (3,210) and Nigel Scott (2,290) won two close singles, Mark Graves (4,290) completing the clean-sweep for the home side.  John Skinner & Derek Latham (3,940) then Craig Carlson & Skinner (2,420) fought-back for the Market, but Scott & Roger Oldfield (4,530) sealed the victory.

The Magnet, Deal drew 3-3 at home to the Two Sawyers from Woolage Green.  Gary Clarke (5,100) and Stuart Richardson (7,950) put the Sawyers ahead, before Mike Callanan (6,520) won for the Magnet.  John Higgens & Lin Callanan (4,230) and Mike Callanan & Higgens (4,550) put the Magnet in front, before Alan Smith & Richard Cousens (5,570) forced the draw.

In Division Two, relegated Market Inn B won 6-0 at home to the Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone.  Gareth Butcher (2,900), Dave Carliell (3,610) and Alan Farra (5,890) took all the singles, and then the Sandwich side won all three doubles, the highest-scoring 4,270 by Farra & Butcher.

The Brickmakers B defeated the Brickmakers A 5-1 in Deal.  Warren Cowdrey (1,690), Dave Howarth (3,130) and Ricky Cowdrey (1,410) took the singles for the B, followed by two of the doubles, the A’s point coming for Craig Lancaster & Paul Garlinge (1,940).