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

Results:
Group One: Brickmakers Arms A 1 Betteshanger A 5. Royal Oak 5 Brickmakers A 1. Market Inn B 2 Two Sawyers 4.

Group Two: Betteshanger B 3 Market Inn A 3.  

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 1, Pts 7), 2, Royal Oak (1, 7), 3, Two Sawyers (1, 6), 4, Market Inn B (1, 2), 5, Brickmakers Arms B (12, 40), 6, Brickmakers Arms A (1, 1), 7, P&H Tilmanstone B (0, 0).
Division Two: 1, Betteshanger B (P 1, Pts 4), 2, Market Inn B (1, 4), 3, P&H Bridge A (0, 0), 4, P&H Bridge B (0, 0), 5, P&H Tilmanstone A (0, 0), 6, Magnet B (0, 0).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, the Spring Cup is under way, in which the top two of each group eventually qualify for semi-final knockouts.  The singles are open rules, but the doubles are played using a triangle to rack the white balls behind the 100 hole for each opening break, resulting in low-scoring but often close games.

In Group A the Betteshanger A started in fine form as they won away at the Brickmakers Arms A 5-1.  Craig Lancaster (990) put the Brickies ahead, but Wack Sampson (2,230) levelled, before Neville Potts (8,800) put the visitors ahead thanks to an impressive opening break of 5,560.  Betteshanger won all three doubles, to secure the win, Potts & Saville high scoring with 3,450.

The Royal Oak beat the Brickmakers Arms B 5-1 in Nonington.  Rick Cowdrey (3,070) put the Brickies ahead, before Oak successes for Steve Lake (2,180) and Roger Oldfield (3, 250).  Lake & Mark Graves (1,760) followed by Graves & Oldfield (1,990) secured the match, and Nigel Scott & Graves took the final leg 2,150-1,690.

The Two Sawyers from Woolage Green won 4-2 away to the Market Inn B, Sandwich.  Gareth Butcher (4,300) put the Market in front, before Sawyers victories for Gary Clarke (3,000) and Alan Smith (4,050).  Butcher & Dave Carliell (1,650) levelled, Smith & Richard Cousens edged Carliell & Alan Farra 2,370-2,010, and Clarke & Cousens (3,600) claimed the match.

 

In Group B, the only match played Tuesday saw the Betteshanger B draw 3-3 at home to the Market Inn A.  Bill Edwards (5,090) won after an opening 4,600 break, and Luke Smith (2,690) extended Betteshanger’s lead, before John Skinner (1,250) won for the Sandwich side.  Smith & Edwards (3,130) took the first doubles, but Craig Carlson & Skinner (1,770) won, before Derek Latham & Carlson defeated Dave Mackay & Smith 1,450-1,340 to force the draw.