Herewith the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League report for this week. There are a few matches still to be played, a couple of them next week, so will send another report in 2 weeks. All the best for Christmas & the New Year.
Winter League Results:
Division One: P&H Bridge 6 Two Sawyers A 0. Chequer Inn 4 Market Inn B 2. Market Inn A 5 Magnet A 1.
Division Two: Two Sawyers B 2 Betteshanger Club 4. Magnet B 3 P&H Tilmanstone A 3.
Tables:
Division One: 1, P&H Bridge B (P 8, Pts 48), 2, Market Inn B (10, 39), 3, Chequer Inn (7, 37), 4, Two Sawyers A (10, 36), 5, Market Inn A (10, 35), 6, Magnet A (9, 21).
Division Two: 1, Royal Oak (P 8, Pts 50), 2, Betteshanger Club (7, 31), 3, P&H Tilmanstone A (8, 27), 4, Two Sawyers B (7, 22), 5, Magnet B (8, 22).
In the Dover, Deal & District Bar Billiards League, leaders Plough & Harrow won at home to the Two Sawyers A 6-0 in Bridge. Kevin Kay (7,510), John Fullager (8,930) and Stan Brocklebank (4,140) swept the singles, and doubles victories for Brocklebank & Kay (6,710), Fullager & Brocklebank (4,630) and Kay & Fullager (5,400) edged the Plough closer to the title.
Challengers Chequer Inn, Ash, beat the Market Inn B 4-2. Chris Saville (13,230) opened well for the home side, but Alan Farra (11,920) hit back immediately with an opening break of 11,820. Neville Potts (5,250) regained the Chequer lead in the third singles. Saville and Wack Sampson (4,630), made it 3-1, but Farra & Gareth Butcher (5,400) fought back, before Tim Bourner & Saville (6,520) sealed the win in the last doubles game.
The Market Inn A condemned the Magnet A to relegation with a 5-1 home victory. Ted Hogben edged John Higgens 3,330-3,220, with further Market successes for Derek Latham (7,500) and Craig Carlson (3,770). Latham & Carlson (5,510) secured the match in the first doubles, Mike Callanan & Higgens (5,330) took the Magnet's point, and lastly Hogben & Latham (5,610) completed the win.
In Division Two, Betteshanger Club from Deal secured runners-up with a 4-2 win away at the Two Sawyers B. Phil Rye (4,570) and John Miller (3,050) put the home side ahead, before Dave Howarth (3,760) gained a point for Betteshanger. The visitors then swept the doubles, via Howarth & Ricky Cowdrey (5,450), Ricky Cowdrey & Ward Griffiths (2,680) and Warren Cowdrey & Ricky Cowdrey (5,090).
The Magnet B and the Plough & Harrow A from Tilmanstone finished their seasons with a 3-3 draw in Deal. Val Judd (1,930) and Dawn Williams (3,470) won for the Magnet, either side of a Plough victory for Ann Keen (2,820). Williams & Shirley Cowdrey (2,350) took the first doubles, but Plough wins for Karen Keen & Ann Keen (3,020) and Ann Keen & Brian Carpenter (1,860) forced the draw.
