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

Results:
Group One: Betteshanger Club A 5 Royal Oak 1. Two Sawyers 4 Brickmakers Arms A 2. Brickmakers Arms B 4 Plough & Harrow, Tilmanstone B 2.

Group Two: Plough & Harrow, Bridge B 4 Betteshanger Club B 2. Market Inn A 6 Magnet B 0.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 6, Pts 39), 2, Two Sawyers (6, 34), 3, Royal Oak (6, 25), 4, Market Inn B (6, 22), 5, Brickmakers Arms A (6, 17), 6, Brickmakers Arms B (6, 16), 7, P&H Tilmanstone B (6, 15).
Division Two: 1, P&H Bridge B (P 5, Pts 31), 2, Market Inn A (5, 21), 3, Betteshanger B (5, 19), 4, P&H Tilmanstone A (4, 18), 5, P&H Bridge A (4, 16), 6, Magnet B (5, 7).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, The Betteshanger Club A side strengthened their lead at the top of Group A with a 5-1 win at home to the Royal Oak,
Nonington.  Betteshanger swept the singles with wins for Wack Sampson (3,000), Chris Saville (10,310) and Neville Potts (5,620).  In the doubles Sampson & Saville (2,780) and Potts & Sampson (2,700) put Betteshanger 5-0 ahead, before the Oak avoided a whitewash as Roger Oldfield and Nigel Scott (2,850) won.

The Two Sawyers defeated the Brickmakers A 4-2 in Woolage Green.  Alan Smith (7,770), Gary Clarke (5,890) and Stuart Richardson (3,120) took the singles, before Chris Gent & Craig Lancaster edged Smith & Richard Cousens 1,570-1,500 for a Brickies point.  Clarke & Cousens (1,240) ensured the match victory, and Paul Garlinge & Gent (2,130) gained a second point for the visitors. 

The Brickmakers B defeated Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone 4-2 in Deal.  Ricky Cowdrey (2,110) and Warren Cowdrey (3,640) won, either side of a Plough victory for Gerald Gilbert (1,790).  Warren Cowdrey & Dave Howarth (1,790) took the first doubles, Ken Keen & Gilbert (1,810) gained the Plough’s second point, and Ricky Cowdrey & Warren Cowdrey (2,600) sealed the match.

 

In Group B, the Plough & Harrow B, Bridge, defeated Betteshanger B 4-2 to open a 10-point lead.  John Fullager (5,290), Kevin Kay (1,780) put Plough ahead, before Billy Edwards (6,960) won for Betteshanger, courtesy of a 5,320 break.  Stan Brocklebank & Fullager (2,130) took the first doubles, Edwards & Dave Mackay (2,020) kept Betteshanger in the match, before Kay & Brocklebank (2,050) completed the victory.

The Market Inn A move second after defeating the Magnet B 6-0.  Derek Latham edged Donna Prior 1,990-1,810, with further successes for Craig Carlson (2,040) and John Skinner (2,640).  Although close matches, the Market also took the doubles via Skinner & Carlson (1,830), Carlson & Latham (2,690) and Latham & Skinner (2,200).