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

Results:
Group One: Brickmakers Arms B 2 Betteshanger A 4. P&H Tilmanstone B 3 Two Sawyers 3. Royal Oak 5 Market Inn B 1.

Group Two: Market Inn A 4 P&H Bridge B 2. Betteshanger B 3 P&H Tilmanstone 3.

Tables:
Division One: 1, Betteshanger Club A (P 10, Pts 61), 2, Two Sawyers (10, 52), 3, Royal Oak (10, 48), 4, Market Inn B (11, 39), 5, Brickmakers Arms B (11, 37), 6, P&H Tilmanstone B (10, 27), 7, Brickmakers Arms A (10, 24).
Division Two: 1, P&H Bridge A (P 8, Pts 43), 2, P&H Bridge B (8, 41), 3, Market Inn A (9, 39), 4, Betteshanger B (9, 34), 5, P&H Tilmanstone A (8, 33), 6, Magnet B (8, 10).

In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, The Betteshanger Club A side maintained
their lead at the top of Group A with a 4-2 win away at the Brickmakers B.  Warren Cowdrey (2,360) won for the Brickies, but the visitors hit back with wins for Neville Potts (4,820) and Chris Saville (8,180), Saville's courtesy of a 6,900 break.  Cowdrey & Dave Howarth (1,650), levelled in the first doubles, but Betteshanger took the last two legs via Potts & Wack Sampson (2,370) and Saville & Potts (1,630), Potts hitting a triangles-break of 820.

The Plough & Harrow B, Tilmanstone drew 3-3 at home to second-placed Two Sawyers.  Gerald Gilbert (2,120) gave Plough the lead, before Sawyers victories for Stuart Richardson (2,480) and Richard Cousens (3,210).  Cousens & Richardson (2,030) took the first doubles, but the home side rallied via Gilbert & Harry Pearson (1,540), before Phil Court & Gilbert won the last leg 1,230-1,130 potting the last ball down the 200 hole to force the draw.

The Royal Oak are a close third after defeating the Market Inn B 5-1.  Roger Oldfield (5,040) and Mark Graves (2,420) won either side of a Market victory for Gareth Butcher (2,780).  All three doubles went to the Oak via Oldfield & Nigel Scott (1,580), Scott & Graves (3,110) and Steve Lake & Scott (1,330), to complete the victory.

 

In Group B, third-placed Market Inn A defeated second-placed Plough & Harrow B, Bridge, 4-2 in Sandwich.  Craig Carlson (5,670) put the home side ahead, before Plough successes for John Fullager (3,670) and Kevin Kay (3,110).  John Skinner & Ted Hogben (2,760) levelled after Hogben hit a 900 triangles-break, Derek Latham & Skinner (1,440) put the Market in front, and Carlson & Skinner (2,010) completed the victory.

Betteshanger Club B drew 3-3 with the Plough & Harrow A, Tilmanstone, in Deal.  John Higgens edged Ann Keen 3,000-2,980, Brian Carpenter (2,450) levelled, and Dave Mackay (3,190) restored Betteshanger’s lead.  Karen Keen & Carpenter (1,660) made the scores even, before a rare mechanical failure prevented the final two matches from being played, resulting in an awarded draw.