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

Results:
Group One: Betteshanger Club 3 Two Sawyers 3. Brickmakers Arms B 3 Market Inn B 3. P&H Tilmanstone B 3 Brickmakers Arms A 3.

Group Two: Magnet B 0 Plough & Harrow A, Bridge 6. Market Inn A 4 P&H Tilmanstone A 2.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 9, Pts 55), 2, Two Sawyers (8, 44), 3, Royal Oak (8, 35), 4, Market Inn B (9, 32), 5, Brickmakers Arms B (9, 31), 6, Brickmakers Arms A (9, 22), 7, P&H Tilmanstone B (8, 21).
Division Two: 1, P&H Bridge B (P 7, Pts 39), 2, P&H Bridge A (7, 36), 3, Market Inn A (8, 33), 4, Betteshanger B (7, 29), 5, P&H Tilmanstone A (6, 22), 6, Magnet B (7, 9).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, no change in Group A as all the fixtures were drawn.  Leaders Betteshanger A drew 3-3 with the Two Sawyers.  Neville Potts edged Stuart Richardson 4,030-3,950; Chris Saville (8,170) won despite Gary Clarke’s opening 4,140 break, before Alan Smith (7,690) won for Sawyers.  Saville & Potts took the first doubles 1,290-1,260, but further Sawyers successes for Richardson & Smith (2,510) and Smith & Clarke (1,530) forced the draw.

The Brickmakers B and the Market Inn B drew 3-3 in Deal.  Dave Howarth (2,470) put the Brickies ahead, before Gareth Butcher (3,900) and Alan Farra (2,350) won for the Sandwich-side.  Ricky Cowdrey & Warren Cowdrey (2,040) levelled matters, Dave Carliell & Alan Farra (1,770) restored the Market lead, and finally Howarth & Ricky Cowdrey defeated Butcher & Carliell 1,280-1,270 to ensure a share of the spoils.

The Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone drew 3-3 with the Brickmakers A.  Ann Garlinge (1,820) and Craig Lancaster (1,620) won either side of a Plough victory for Phil Court (1,950).  Chris Gent & Lancaster (1,860) took the first doubles, but the Plough hit back as Ian Jamieson & Court won 2,040-2,010, and Harry Pearson & Jamieson beat Ann Garlinge & Gent 1,720-1,710, Pearson putting the last ball down the 200 hole to gain the draw.

In Group B, the Plough & Harrow A, Bridge won 6-0 away to the Magnet B to move second.  Baz Symes (1,760), Keith Symes (8,430) and Ian Dennett (4,420) swept the singles, with further doubles successes for Dennett & Baz Symes (2,240), Keith Symes & Dennett (1,740) and Baz Symes & Keith Symes (2,210).