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ENGLISH BILLIARDS

This page will list all the greats & not so greats who have played, refereed or have had some involvement in the game

English Billiards is a Cue Sports game more commonly called Billiards in the United Kingdom, where it originated, and is played in many former British colonies such as Australia, New Zealand and some European & Asian countries.

It combines the aspects of carom billiards (no pockets) and pocket billiards.

Two cue balls, originally both white, with one marked with a black dot, since the 1980's one white, one yellow and a red object ball.

In recent times the white & yellow balls have red dots.

Each player uses a different cue ball. It is played on a billiards table with the same dimensions as a snooker table (12 x 6 feet) and points are scored for cannons (2) and pocketing or going in off the object balls (red - 3) (opponents ball - 2) (known as Hazards).

English billiards has a long history (well before Snooker)

Further reading

Wikipedia English Billiards

World Billiards Championship

Rules of English Billiards & Snooker

Billiards site for tournament information

Australian National & Open Billiards Champions

Brief History of Billiards

"Walter Lindrum - Billiards Phenomenon" Andrew Ricketts 1982 - a good read

Many thanks to the Billiards & Snooker Heritage Collection website in granting permission to reproduce articles

Permission granted with acknowledgement - Norman Clare 1990. © E.A. Clare & Son Ltd. 2018.

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Sortable table of the greats of English Billiards

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Name	Wiki ID	Born	Location	Died	Location	BRIEF HISTORY
Walter Albert Lindrum	Lindrum-3	1898	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	1960	Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	The greatest exponent of Billiards - 4137 top Billiards break
Friedrich Wilhelm Lindrum 1st	Lindrum-9	1828	Stralsund, Prussia, Germany	1880	Port Victor, South Australia	Grandfather of Walter & strong exponent of Billiards
Frederick William Lindrum 2nd	Lindrum-4	1865	Norwood, South Australia	1943	Albert Park, Victoria, Australia	Father of Walter & strong exponent of Billiards
Frederick William Lindrum 3rd	Lindrum-6	1888	Victoria, Australia	1958	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia	Brother of Walter & strong exponent of Billiards
Horace Norman William Lindrum	Morrell-1258	1912	Paddington, NSW, Australia	1974	Dee Why, NSW, Australia	World class Billiards & Snooker player - 1952 World Snooker title
Henry Upton Alcock	Alcock-1031	1823	Dublin, Ireland	1912	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	Founder of Alcocks Pt Ltd - makers of Billiards tables - now Alcock, Thomson & Taylor Pty Ltd
Joseph Davis	Davis-70899	1901	Whitwell, Derbyshire, England	1978	Alton, Hampshire, England	4 World Billiards Champion 1928-29-30-32, 15 World Snooker Championships 1927-1946
Fred Davis	Davis-70925	1913	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	1998	Denbighshire, Wales	2 World Billiards Champion 1980-81, 3 World Snooker Championships 1948-49, 1951 - World Match-play Championship 5 times 1952-56.
Clark McConachy	McConachy-72	1895	Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand	1980	Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand pro billiards champion 1914 until 1980 & World Pro Billiards Champion 1951 until 1968
Melbourne Inman	Inman-2201	1878	Twickenham, Middlesex	1951	Farnborough, Kent	World Billiards Champion 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919.
William John Peall	Peall-12	1854	Saint Pancras, London	1952	Hove, Sussex	1892 Billiard Association Champion - highest break 3,304
Robert James Percival Marshall OAM	Marshall-17950	1910	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia	2004	Perth, Western Australia	World Amateur Billiards titles, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1962 - 21 Australian titles 1936-1986
Thomas Walston Patrick Cleary	Cleary-1627	1907	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1984	Parkville, Victoria, Australia	World Amateur Billiards title 1954, 5 Australian titles 1947-50-58-65-66, 20 Victorian titles 1935 - 1968
John Roberts Snr	Roberts-33643	1823	Liverpool, Lancashire	1893	Stratford, London	Professional player of English Billiards & father of Roberts-33642
John Roberts Jnr	Roberts-33642	1847	Ardwick, Lancashire	1919		Dominant professional player of English Billiards
Tom Newman	Pratt-9549	1894	Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire	1943	Tufnell Park, London	Professional, English Billiards, 6 World titles
Walter Donaldson	Donaldson-6329	1907	Scotland	1973	Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire	World Snooker Champion 1947, 50
Leslie Driffield	Driffield-27	1912	Leeds, Yorkshire	1988	Leeds, Yorkshire	English Amateur Billiards Champion 1952, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 62, 67
Willie Smith	Smith-200151	1886	Darlington, Durham	1982	Leeds, Yorkshire	World Billiards Champion, 1920 1923
Norman Dagley	Dagley-189	1930	Hinckley, Leicestershire	1999	Leicester, Leicestershire	15 times English Amateur billiards champion & 1971 IBSF World Billiards Champion & 1987 World Professional Billiards Champion
Joyce Gardner	Gardner-14604	1910	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	1981	Brent, Middlesex	7 times Women's Professional Billiards Champion - highest billiards break 318
Edward Diggle	Diggle-69	1864	Lancashire	1934	Pancras, Middlesex	The Mechanical Methodical Mancunian
Joseph Bennett	Bennett-26541	1842	Malling, Kent	1905	St George Hanover Square, Middlesex	3 time World Champion
Frederick Bennett	Bennett-26560	1850	Woolwich, Kent			Professional & Brother of Joseph
William Cook	Cook-32402	1849	Sandy, Bedfordshire	1893	Brompton, Middlesex	Multiple World titles
Jack Karnehm	Karnehm-3	1917	Tufnell Park, London	2002	Crowthorne, Berkshire	Multiple Amateur Billiards Titles, BBC Snooker Commentator
Herbert Beetham	Beetham-56	1909	Derby, Derbyshire	1992	Derby, Derbyshire	English Amateur & World Amateur Champion 1960
Riso Levi	Levi-759	1866	Manchester, Lancashire	1952	Bucklow, Cheshire	Author of Billiards & Snooker books
Tom Reece	Reece-2434	1873	Oldham, Lancashire	1953	Lancing, Sussex	6 times runner-up in the Professional Billiards Championship
Edwin Kentfield	Kentfield-81	1802	Brighton, Sussex	1873	Brighton, Sussex	World Professional Champion, 1825-1849
Charles Dawson	Dawson-11048	1865	Huddersfield, Yorkshire	1921	Huddersfield, Yorkshire	World Professional Champion, 1899,1900,1901,1903
Thelma Carpenter	Carpenter-22296	1911	Bournemouth, Hampshire	1986	Dorset, England	Women's Professional Billiards Champion 1940, 48, 49, 50 & Snooker Champion 1950. Amateur Billiards 1932, 33, 34.
Harry W. Stevenson	Stevenson-12155	1874	Hull, Yorkshire	1944		5 World Professional Billiards titles
Sidney Fry	Fry-10069	1869	Liverpool, Lancashire	1961	London	8 World Amateur Billiards titles & 1 Amateur Snooker title
Ruth Harrison	Harrison-29649	1909	Annfield Plain, Durham	1991	Northumberland	4 World Billiards & 8 World Snooker titles
Sydney Lee	Lee-49039	1910	Wandsworth, London	1986	Holsworthy, Devon	Amateur & Professional player, Referee, Pot Black commentator

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Name	Born	Died	References
Wilson Jones	1922	2003	Wikipedia, Wilson Jones
Peter Shelley	1941	2018	Peter Shelley, EABA
George Gray	1892	1970	No Wikipedia
Eva Collins	1890		Wikipedia, Eva Collins
Margaret Lennan			Wikipedia, Margaret Lennan
Jim Williamson		2009	Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds

Sortable table of National level players of English Billiards

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Name	Wiki ID	Born	Location	Died	Location	BRIEF HISTORY
Albert Henry Hearnden	Hearnden-74	1889	Collingwood, Victoria	1971	Clarence Gardens, South Australia	Australian title 1929 - South Australian titles 1926-28-29-38

Sortable table of the Administrators of English Billiards in Australia

AABC - Australian Amateur Billiards Council

ABSC - Australian Billiards & Snooker Council

Sortable table on Wiki ID
Name	Wiki ID	Born	Location	Died	Location	BRIEF HISTORY
Cyril Hamilton Oswald-Sealy	Oswald-Sealy-1	1902	Rathdown, Ireland	1985	Sydney, New South Wales	AABC Life member, Patron, President, Secretary, Treasurer, Official Recorder 1935 - 1982
Alfred Martin Treacey	Treacey-11	1869	Newstead, Victoria	1938	Toorak, Victoria	President, AABC 1936-37
Eugene Augustine Boyle	Boyle-3862	1859	Ireland	1932	Sydney, New South Wales	Hazard, Journalist, Referee
Samuel Joshua Jacobs	Jacobs-7476	1853	South Australia	1937	South Australia	President ABA of SA 1913-34 & AABC 1931-32
Sir Eric William John Millhouse	Millhouse-522	1891	South Australia	1950	South Australia	President ABA of SA 1935-38 & Patron 1939-49

Sortable table of the not so greats of English Billiards

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Name	Wiki ID	Born	Location	Died	Location	BRIEF HISTORY
Charles Chambers	Chambers-13174	1897	Southwark, Surrey	1941	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Billiards & Snooker referee
George James Pratt	Pratt-11192	1861	Wincle, Cheshire			Billiards Marker & Proprietor
George Rugg	Rugg-482	1870	Taunton, Somerset			Billiards Marker
Herman August Albers	Albers-995	1847	Westphalia, Prussia, Germany	1910	Adelaide, South Australia	Billiard Room Proprietor, Player
Roger John Davey	Davey-570	1942	Payneham, South Australia			Referee, Player

To play the game of Billiards you’ve got to learn a lot,

It isn’t simply “cannons,” “loser,” or a “pot”;

It will take you all your time to learn to make a decent “screw,”

And when you think you know a bit, just try a “follow through.”

But when you come to using “side,” it’s really almost worse,

It’s years before you get to know the “running” from “reverse”;

And though you think you’ve judged it right, it’s wholly on the cards

That your side has spoilt your aim, and so you miss your shot by yards!

In considering the cushions, your head will fairly swell

When you wonder ”Is it fine with just a trifle side as well,

Suppose I hit it nearly full, and if so will it “kiss”?

And shall I play with “drag” on that or drop down on to this?

You will learn to know the cannon when it always will be found

That whatever spot you play for, the ball will travel round!

You try to do a “forcing shot” and nearly smash the pocket,

Or put on too much “screw” and make it swerve like any rocket.

You must peg at “losing hazards” for several hours a day,

And cram up dusty Billiard books when you’re too dog tired to play;

And when you’ve read and practised till your mind becomes a blur,

You may get briefly mentioned as a “useful amateur.”

The Billiard Monthly : December, 1912

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