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

Results:
Group One: Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone 1 Betteshanger Club A 5. Royal Oak 3 Two Sawyers 3. Brickmakers Arms A 3 Market Inn B 3.

Group Two: Magnet B 1 P&H Bridge B 5.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 5, Pts 32), 2, Two Sawyers (5, 28), 3, Royal Oak (5, 24), 4, Market Inn B (6, 22), 5, Brickmakers Arms A (5, 15), 6, P&H Tilmanstone B (5, 13), 7, Brickmakers Arms B (5, 10).
Division Two: 1, P&H Bridge B (P 4, Pts 25), 2, P&H Tilmanstone A (4, 18), 3, Betteshanger B (4, 17), 4, P&H Bridge A (4, 16), 5, Market Inn A (4, 13), 6, Magnet B (4, 7).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, The Betteshanger Club A side maintained top spot in Group A with a 5-1 win away at the Plough & Harrow, Tilmanstone.  All three singles were won by the visitors as Wack Sampson (2,040), Chris Saville (3,030) and Neville Potts (3,910) all won.  Ian Jamieson & Gerald Gilbert (2,030) took the first doubles for the home side, but the visitors stopped any comeback with wins by Sampson & Saville (2,300) then Potts & Sampson (1,460).

The Royal Oak and the Two Sawyers drew 3-3 and remain third and second-placed respectively.  Steve Lake (1,920) won for the Oak, before Alan Smith edged Nigel Scott 1,760-1,650 and Gary Clarke 1,990 won to put the Two Sawyers 2-1 up.  Richard Cousens & Stuart Richardson (1,360) made it 3-1, but Oak victories for Roger Oldfield & Mark Graves (1,950) and Scott & Oldfield (1,810) forced the draw.

The Brickmakers A and the Market Inn B drew 3-3 in Deal.  Craig Lancaster (1,240) put the Brickies ahead, before Market successes for Alan Farra (3,620) and Gareth Butcher (2,280).  Chris Gent & Ann Garlinge (1,450) levelled, Farra & Butcher (2,830) regained the Market lead, and finally Ann Garlinge & Paul Garlinge (1,700) won to gain the draw.

In Group B, top played bottom as leaders Plough & Harrow B, Bridge won 5-1 away to the Magnet B.  Kevin Kay (3,380), Stan Brocklebank (4,670) and John Fullager (5,160) swept the singles, and Fullager & Kay (1,980) took the first doubles and the match.  Donna Prior & Dawn Williams beat Kay & Brocklebank 1,380-1,130, Williams finishing with a well-worked 300 to clinch the leg, and Brocklebank & Fullager (2,060) won the final game.