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

Results:
Division One: Betteshanger AL 2 Plough & Harrow Bridge 4. Chantry 3 Royal Oak 3. Tow Sawyers 3 Market Inn A 3.

Division Two: Market Inn B 3 P&H Tilmanstone A 3.  

Tables:
Division One: 1, Plough & Harrow, Bridge (P 3, Pts 21), 2, Royal Oak (4, 20), 3, Chantry (3, 18), 4, Betteshanger AL (4, 12), 5, Two Sawyers (4, 12), 6, Market Inn A (3, 7), 7, Magnet A (3, 6).
Division Two: 1, P&H Tilmanstone A (P 4, Pts 19), 2, Market Inn B (3, 18), 3, Betteshanger B (2, 14), 4, Brickmakers Arms B (3, 12), 5, P&H Tilmanstone B (2, 4), 6, Brickmakers Arms A (2, 3), 7, Magnet B (2, 2).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League the Plough & Harrow from Bridge have moved top after a 4-2 away win at the Betteshanger Alma Lions.  Baz Symes (4,470), Keith Symes (3,360) and Ian Dennett (5,220) swept the singles for the Bridge side, but successive doubles wins for Neville Potts & Wack Sampson (4,700) and Tim Hayes & Potts (4,560) put Betteshanger back in the match.  Dennett & Baz Symes (4,700) clinched the deciding frame to continue their side’s impressive campaign.

The Royal Oak are second after drawing 3-3 away to defending champions Chantry in Canterbury.  John Fullager (3,650) and Kevin Kay (4,850) put the Chantry ahead, but Mark Graves (2,870) gave the Nonington side a point.  Graves & Steve Lake (3,520) and Lake & Roger Oldfield (1,900) put the Oak in front, but Kay & Fullager (2,680) salvaged the draw.

The Two Sawyers drew 3-3 in Woolage Green with the Market Inn A from Sandwich.  Stuart Richardson (2,100) put the home team ahead, but successes for Craig Carlson (5,240) and Derek Latham (3,610) altered the advantage in the Market’s favour.  Richard Cousens & Alan Smith (5,490) levelled the match, before Latham & John Skinner (4,020) put the visitors back in front.  Paul Henley & Richardson (3,140) took the final leg to force the draw.

In Division Two, the Market Inn B drew 3-3 with the Plough & Harrow A from Tilmanstone, leaving the Plough at the top of the table with the Sandwich side second.  Dave Carliell (2080) put the Market Inn B ahead, Karen Keen edged Gareth Butcher 2,140-1,850 to level, before Alan Farra (3,010) regained the Market lead.  Butcher & Carliell (3,020) took the first doubles, but a Plough fight-back saw victories for Ann Keen & Karen Keen (4,000) and Ron Beer & Ann Keen (3,030) to gain the draw