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

Results:
Division One: Two Sawyers 1 Chantry 5.  P&H Bridge 5 Royal Oak 1. Market Inn A 2 Magnet A 4.

Division Two: Brickmakers Arms B 5 Market Inn B 1. Betteshanger B 4 P&H Tilmanstone A 2. Magnet B 1 Brickmakers Arms A 5.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Chantry (P 6, Pts 39), 2, Plough & Harrow, Bridge (6, 33), 3, Royal Oak (6, 25), 4, Betteshanger AL (6, 22), 5, Magnet A (6, 20), 6, Market Inn A (6, 16), 7, Two Sawyers (6, 13).
Division Two: 1, Brickmakers Arms B (P 6, Pts 33), 2, Betteshanger B (6, 32), 3, Market Inn B (6, 31), 4, P&H Tilmanstone A (6, 27), 5, P&H Tilmanstone B (6, 21.5), 6, Brickmakers Arms A (6, 16.5), 7, Magnet B (6, 7).

At the halfway stage of the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League the Chantry Club from Canterbury have extended their lead after a 5-1 win away to the Two Sawyers at Woolage Green.  John Fullager (6,870) and Stan Brocklebank (5,940) won for the Chantry either side of a Two Sawyers success for Alan Smith (6,620).  All the doubles went to the Chantry, the highest-scoring by Fullager & Brocklebank (6,550).

The Plough & Harrow from Bridge defeated the Royal Oak 5-1 to remain second.  Keith Symes (6,350) won courtesy of 3,320 and 3,060 breaks, and Baz Symes (3,090) extended their lead, with Nigel Scott (5,470) gaining a point back.  All the doubles went the Bridge way, Ian Dennett & Baz Symes (6,230) high-scoring.

The Magnet A won 4-2 away to the Market Inn to leap-frog them in the table.  Mike Callanan (3,220) put the Magnet ahead, but wins for John Skinner (1,410) and Craig Carlson (3,860) put the Market Inn in front.  Lin Callanan & Mike Callanan (3,460) levelled, and the final two legs followed, with John Higgens & Lin Callanan (4,860) high-scoring.

The Brickmakers B are the new leaders of Division Two after deposing the Market Inn B with a 5-1 home victory.  Dave Howarth (3,270), Rick Cowdrey (3,100) and Warren Cowdrey (3,040) swept the singles for the Brickies, but Alan Farra & Gareth Butcher (3,600) gave the Market hope.  Howarth & Warren Cowdrey (4,230) extinguished that hope in the next leg to ensure the Brickies win.

Betteshanger B defeated the Plough & Harrow A, Tilmanstone 4-2 to move second.  Bill Edwards (4,200) and Luke Smith (6,220) won for Betteshanger, Smith with a 4,700 break.  Brian Carpenter edged Dave Mackay 1,690-1,640 for the Plough, before Mackay & Smith (3,090) took the first doubles. Karen Keen & Carpenter (1,130) won for the Plough, with Smith & Edwards (3,020) securing the match for Betteshanger.