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

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

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

Tables:
Division One: 1, Chantry (P 9, Pts 53), 2, Plough & Harrow, Bridge (9, 48), 3, Betteshanger AL (10, 45), 4, Royal Oak (10, 36), 5, Market Inn A (9, 29), 6, Two Sawyers (10, 27), 7, Magnet A (9, 26).
Division Two: 1, Betteshanger B (P 9, Pts 51.5), 2, Brickmakers Arms B (10, 50), 3, P&H Tilmanstone A (10, 49), 4, Market Inn B (9, 39), 5, P&H Tilmanstone B (10, 34.5), 6, Brickmakers Arms A (9, 26.5), 7, Magnet B (9, 13.5).


 

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, leaders Chantry drew 3-3 away to the Royal Oak, Nonington.  Kevin Kay (3,030) put the Chantry in front, before Oak victories for Nigel Scott (4,120) and Mark Graves (2,490).  Stan Brocklebank & Kay (6,150) and Kay & John Fullager (4,620) took the first two doubles, and Scott & Roger Oldfield (2,670) forced the draw.

Leadership rivals Plough & Harrow and the Betteshanger Alma Lions drew 3-3 in Bridge.  Chris Saville beat Keith Symes 8,050-4,260, Saville hitting a 7,620 break, Symes a break of 4,180.  Ian Dennett (6,660) levelled, and Baz Symes (8,050) put the Plough ahead, courtesy of a 4,650 break.  Doubles successes for Neville Potts & Saville (6,190) and Saville & Wack Sampson (5,040) put Betteshanger ahead, before Keith Symes & Dennett (3,650) gained the draw.

In a relegation battle, the Market Inn A beat the Two Sawyers 4-2.  Craig Carlson (4,280) and Derek Latham (2,910) won for the Market, either side of a Sawyers victory for Alan Smith (3,650).  Carlson & John Skinner (4,390) extended the Sandwich side’s lead, Richard Cousens & Stuart Richardson (3,670) narrowed the lead, before Ted Hogben & Carlson (4,530) claimed the match.

In Division Two, Betteshanger B remain top after defeating Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone 5-1.  Dave Mackay (2,460), Luke Smith (4,420) and Bill Edwards (1,870) swept the singles, Smith hitting a 4,260 break.  The first two doubles also went to Betteshanger, Edwards & Mackay (2,940) clinching the match, and Ron Beer & Ken Keen (1,380) took the last leg.

The Brickmakers B won 5-1 away to Magnet B to stay second.  Warren Cowdrey (6,610), Dave Howarth (2,980) and Ricky Cowdrey (8,090) took the singles, the latter with an impressive 6,550 break.  The first two doubles went to the Brickies, the second for Howarth & Ricky Cowdrey (6,720), with Shirley Cowdrey & Dawn Williams (1,950) picking up the last leg for the Magnet.