Post by tommo III on Feb 17, 2022 14:44:14 GMT
According to the website, the league was formed in 1943, with early championship success going to the Five Bells and the Carpenters Arms:
www.shomec.co.uk/cbbl/history_league_champ.php
I have come across earlier references to the game being played competitively in the area, with kudos going to the Cecil Arms of Strood, as per this newspaper archive:
www.shomec.co.uk/cbbl/history_league_champ.php
I have come across earlier references to the game being played competitively in the area, with kudos going to the Cecil Arms of Strood, as per this newspaper archive:
... bar billiards The Cecil Arms, Strood, have gained the distinction of being the first, team in Kent to win the South-East England Challenge Cup for Bar Billiards. They were successful by nine games to one when they visited the Plumbers Arms, Limpsfield ...
Newspaper: Chatham News Published: Friday 16 June 1939
Newspaper: Chatham News Published: Friday 16 June 1939