Oldest snooker player to win a ranking tournament
Clark McConachy MBE (15 April – 12 April ), often known simply as Mac, was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker. Life and career. Clark McConachy MBE (15 April 1895 – 12 April 1980), often known simply as Mac, was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker.
Clark McConachy was a New Zealand professional billiards player who was the world billiards champion from 1951 to 1968. Clark McConachy (born April 18, 1895, Glenorchy, New Zealand—died April 12, 1980, Auckland) was a New Zealand professional billiards player who was the world billiards champion from 1951 to 1968. McConachy, with Australian Walter Lindrum and Englishmen Joe Davis and Tom Newman, made up the “big four,” a group of exceptional players who.
Clark McConachy was born at Glenorchy, Otago, on 15 April 1895. Clark McConachy was born at Glenorchy, Otago, on 15 April 1895. He was the son of Peter Hill McConachy, an Australian-born storekeeper and later a billiard saloon proprietor, and his wife, Frances Lydia Stead, who was born in England. The family moved briefly to Gore but by 1905 were living in Timaru.
The crucible snooker
Clark McConachy (born April 18, , Glenorchy, New Zealand—died April 12, , Auckland) was a New Zealand professional billiards player who was the world billiards champion from to McConachy, Clark – Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Te Ara Biography. His full length biography is at NZ Governemt publication - Clark McConachy, MBE. Birth. On 15 April 1895 Clark McConachy was born to Peter McConachy and Frances Stead in Glenorchy. Education. Clark was educated at Timaru, but left school at 14 to work in his father’s billiard saloon. He achieved international fame at Snooker and.Category:Clark McConachy - Wikimedia Commons McConachy had an extraordinary sporting career that was as long as an average lifetime and rarely has New Zealand produced a sportsman of such enduring excellence. COVID-19 Level 1 Update Under Alert Level 1, the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is now OPEN.1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament - Wikipedia McConachy was born at Glenorchy in Otago in 1895. [1] [2] He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980. [3] He was runner-up in the Professional Billiards Championship to Joe Davis in 1932, and became champion in 1951 by defeating John Barrie 9,274-6,691. [4]. Highest snooker prize money
McConachy, New Zealand’s greatest billiards and snooker player, never lost his fascination for the games. He maintained that his outstanding success was due not only to his natural ability but also to his dedication to practice, his remarkable physical fitness and his ability to relax under pressure. Biggest snooker tournaments
Biography. His full length biography is at NZ Governemt publication - Clark McConachy, MBE. Birth. On 15 April Clark McConachy was born to Peter McConachy and Frances Stead in Glenorchy. Education. Clark was educated at Timaru, but left school at 14 to work in his father’s billiard saloon. He achieved international fame at Snooker and. Snooker championship man
Just one statistic demonstrates his durability and his dominance: he was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from until his death in He was world billiards champion from to and he claimed world records and many break feats during his long career. Crucible centuries
Clark McConachy (15 April - 12 April ) was a professional snooker and billiards player from New Zealand. His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from until
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While on a trip to Australia in , Rex Williams decided to travel to Auckland to challenge the reigning champion Clark McConachy for the billiards title. This was the first contest since McConachy's win and, aged 73 by this time, his play was affected by his Parkinson's disease. In what turned out to be a poor-quality match, Williams.
Perrie mans
Biography. Clark McConachy was born at Glenorchy, Otago, on 15 April He was the son of Peter Hill McConachy, an Australian-born storekeeper and later a billiard saloon proprietor, and his wife, Frances Lydia Stead, who was born in England. The family moved briefly to Gore but by were living in Timaru.