Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[Cyril]

Your clue about his age told me he was born not too far either side of 1930, which narrows it down a bit. Most of the bigger names born in the 30s didnt turn professional until much later and so I thought they'd be unlikely to feature in the picture, so that left Pulman, Rea and Barrie. Rea had been suggested (also I was sure he wasn't that tall), Pulman was already there at c), so I went with Barrie.

Feel a bit guilty taking the point only having got one name though .

As you say, there were not that many options left. If we say the pic was from 1953, Rex was missing, who would have been 20 but, like Jackie, wasn't tall enough. Horace Lindrum had already been mentioned although he returned to Australia after winning the BA&CC World title in '52 and hardly returned thereafter. Herbert Holt would only have been in his early 40's then but again wasn't a tall man. Jim Lees wasn't on there but he looked very much like Walter Donaldson. The only others were Dicky Laws, Harry Stokes or Bill Withers - but I dont know what any of them looked like.

The answer could have been found here also.
http://www.snookerarchive.com/players.htm

[Cyril]

Joe Davis after making his 147 in 1955?

[hegeland]

The answer could have been found here also.
http://www.snookerarchive.com/players.htm

I knew you were giving me a clue last night in the chat...! Too tired to look though.

[hegeland]

Btw, good (and difficult) questions as ususal from you Sir.

[The Statman]

... The only others were Dicky Laws, Harry Stokes or Bill Withers - but I dont know what any of them looked like.

I'm sure I've got a book somewhere with a picture of Mr Withers, he of joke fame (How do you make a duck into a snooker player? Put him in the microwave till his Bill Withers!).

Congratulations Cyril. It was indeed a quote from Joe Davis, but I want to know precisely what it was he was talking about.

[hegeland]

Joe Davis, something about his 146 break before he'd made the 147

[hegeland]

Joe Davis, about some "smart-alecs" saying 155 beeing the real highest break.

[Ginger Freak]

Was Joe talking about the possibility of getting a maximum at 'Snooker Plus'?

[The Statman]

Congratulations Cyril and hegeland. It was indeed Joe Davis talking about the possibility of a 155 being made. Like climbing Mount Everest and then being expected to climb the flagpole! I reckon ½ point each for that.

So here is the scoreboard after round 118:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN

...anyone?

[The Statman]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN

Which Christopher is celebrating his birthday this week? (This is a snooker question before someone says a family member called Christopher has a birthday tomorrow!)

[Ginger Freak]

It's not you is it?

Failing that I will say Dominic Dale (just in case his real name is Christopher!)

[hegeland]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

[The Statman]

Congratulations Ginger Freak – it is indeed Dominic Dale, born Christopher, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today.

So here is the scoreboard after round 119:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 21½. . . . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..3 . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..5 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..6 . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . Davis greatest
..7 . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . The Statman
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
10 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
11 . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . Cyril
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April madness
14 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
15 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
18 . . . . . . . . . . 1½. . . . . . . hegeland
19 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
21 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer

And so we see Cyril move from eleventh to tenth and back to eleventh in probably record time!

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

...from hegeland:

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

[Ginger Freak]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY

Continuing on the same track as Statman, who said "That 2002 was the best break I ever made in my life" and why was it so special?

If i knew who made a break of 2002 this would be easy!

[Cyril]

Did Graeme Dott "break" his old cue in 2002?