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Dover Deal And District Bar Billiards League

Report February 17th 2008

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

Results:
Group One: Two Sawyers 3 Betteshanger Club A 3. Market Inn B 5 Brickmakers Arms B 1.

Group Two: Plough & Harrow, Tilmanstone A 5 Market Inn A 1.  

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 3, Pts 18), 2, Two Sawyers (2, 10), 3, Market Inn B (3, 10), 4, Brickmakers Arms B (3, 9), 5, Royal Oak (2, 8), 6, P&H Tilmanstone B (1, 7), 7, Brickmakers Arms A (2, 2).
Division Two: 1, Betteshanger B (P 2, Pts 12), 2, Market Inn A (3, 12), 3, P&H Bridge B (2, 11), 4, P&H Tilmanstone A (2, 8), 5, P&H Bridge A (2, 5), 6, Magnet B (1, 0).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, Group A, the game between the Two Sawyers at Woolage Green and the Betteshanger Club A side ended in a 3-3 draw.
The home side started well as first Gary Clarke (2,860) and then Alan Smith (5,690) put them 2-0 ahead, but Chris Saville (9,490) continued his good form as he pulled one back for the Betteshanger side.  The doubles games were all very close matches, as Potts & Wack Sampson (1,640) drew the match level, then Clarke & Richard Cousens (2,100) put the home side ahead again, and finally Sampson & Saville (1,300) won the last game when Sampson made a key last break and potted the last ball to ensure a share of the points.

The Market Inn A enjoyed a 5-1 home win against the Brickmakers Arms B.  Gareth Butcher (4,980), Dave Carliell (2,890) and Alan Farra (4,040) swept the singles for the Sandwich side, but the first doubles saw Ward Griffiths & Dave Howarth edge Butcher & Carliell 1,460-1.450.  Farra & Butcher (2,680) sealed the match, courtesy of a triangles-fettered 910 break from Butcher.  Carliell & Farra (2,360) took the final leg to finish the evening.

 

In Group B, the Plough & Harrow A, Tilmanstone completed a stunning 5-1 home victory against the Market Inn A.  Karen Keen (2,840), Ann Keen (4,850) and Brian Carpenter (1,880) took the singles for the Plough, and the match was sealed in the first doubles as Carpenter and Karen Keen beat Derek Latham & Craig Carlson 1,800-1710 with the last ball.  Carlson & John Skinner (2,070) gained the Market Inn’s point in the next doubles, but Ann Keen & Carpenter (2,040) took the last leg.