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

Results:
Group One: Betteshanger Club A 6 Brickmakers Arms A 0. Two Sawyers 4 Market Inn B 2. Brickmakers Arms B 3 Royal Oak 3. 

Group Two: Plough & Harrow, Bridge B 2 P&H Bridge A 4. Market Inn A 3 Betteshanger Club B 3.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 7, Pts 47), 2, Two Sawyers (7, 40), 3, Royal Oak (7, 29), 4, Market Inn B (7, 24), 5, Brickmakers Arms B (7, 20), 6, Brickmakers Arms B (7, 17), 7, P&H Tilmanstone B (6, 15).
Division Two: 1, P&H Bridge B (P 6, Pts 33), 2, Market Inn A (6, 25), 3, Betteshanger B (6, 23), 4, P&H Bridge A (5, 22), 5, P&H Tilmanstone A (4, 18), 6, Magnet B (5, 7).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, as the second half of the Spring Cup starts, Betteshanger Club A increased their lead in Group A with a 6-0 win at home to Brickmakers A.  Wins in the singles matches for Wack Sampson (4,840), Chris Saville (5,740) and Neville Potts (6,420) were followed by all three doubles matches as Saville & Potts (2,020), Sampson & Saville (2,230) and finally Potts & Sampson (1,960) took all the points.
The Two Sawyers defeated the Market Inn B 4-2.  Richard Cousens (1,930) won for Sawyers, Alan Farra (2,560) levelled, and Stuart Richardson edged Dave Carliell 1,780-1,600 to regain the lead.  Cousens & Smith (2,030) took the first doubles, Farra & Gareth Butcher (1,710) gave the Market hope, before Alan Smith & Richardson (1,460) claimed the match.

The Brickmakers B drew 3-3 at home to the Royal Oak.  Warren Cowdrey (2,890) put Brickies ahead, before Oak victories for Nigel Scott (4,470) and Roger Oldfield (3,060).  Warren Cowdrey & Dave Howarth (2,310) levelled and Ricky Cowdrey & Warren Cowdrey just beat Steve Lake & Scott 1,840-1,830 to give the Brickies the lead.  Oldfield & Lake (2,150) took the last leg to force the draw.

 

In Group B, an all-Plough & Harrow, Bridge clash in saw their A side beat the B side 4-2.  Ian Dennett (6,700) and Baz Symes (6,680) put the A 2-0 up, before a B win for Kevin Kay (3,870).  The first doubles saw the B level via John Fullager & Stan Brocklebank (2,710), before A successes for Keith Symes & Dennett (2,520) and Baz Symes & Keith Symes (2,630), which saw triangle-fettered breaks of 1,600 for Dennett and 1,050 by Keith Symes.

The Market Inn A drew 3-3 with Betteshanger B, keeping the Sandwich side second.  Luke Smith (2,020) and Dave Mackay (1,940) put the visitors 2-0 up, before a Market win for Derek Latham (6,670).  Craig Carlson & John Skinner (2,400) levelled, Mackay & John Higgens (1,680) regained Betteshanger’s lead, and finally Latham & Skinner (1,670) won to force the draw.