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| birth_place = Saron, [[Denbigshire]],[[Wales]] |
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'''Agnes Davies''' was a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[snooker]] and [[billiards]] player. |
'''Agnes Davies''' (30 September 1920 - 13 February 2011) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[snooker]] and [[billiards]] player. She was known for having a competitive playing career of 64 years<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |access-date= }} , during which she reached world championship snooker finals in 1940 and 1980. |
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Her father was a coal miner, forced to leave the pit after contracting [[pneumoconiosis]]. He used his compensation money to open a one-table billiard hall in Saron where she practiced. |
Her father was a coal miner, forced to leave the pit after contracting [[pneumoconiosis]]. He used his compensation money to open a one-table billiard hall in Saron where she practiced. |
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She qualified for the Ladies Welsh Open at Newport, South Wales at the age of 77 - sixty years after winning as a 17 year old.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malone |first=Emmet |date=1998-01-03 |title=On The Sidelines |url= |work=Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) |location= |via=[[NewsBank]] }} </ref> |
She qualified for the Ladies Welsh Open at Newport, South Wales at the age of 77 - sixty years after winning as a 17 year old.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malone |first=Emmet |date=1998-01-03 |title=On The Sidelines |url= |work=Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) |location= |via=[[NewsBank]] }} </ref> |
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played for Wales in the home international series until 1999, and until 2001 in the Amman Valley league |
played for Wales in the home international series until 1999, and until 2001 in the Amman Valley league |
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*1978 Women's Amateur Champion (UK Championship) |
*1978 Women's Amateur Champion (UK Championship) |
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*1977 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion |
*1977 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion |
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*1949 Women's Professional Champion (beat Thelma Carpenter 10-5) |
*1949 Women's Professional Snooker Champion (beat Thelma Carpenter 10-5) |
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*1940 Women's Professional Snooker runner-up. (lost 2-11 to Ruth Harrison)<ref>{{cite news |date=1940-04-01 |title=Snooker Championship |url= |work=The Times |issue=48578 |location=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive }} </ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1940-03-28 |title=Women's Title |url= |work=The Manchester Guardian |location=2 |via=[[ProQuest]] Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer }} </ref> |
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*1939 Women's Amateur Champion |
*1939 Women's Amateur Champion |
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*1939 Welsh Ladies' Billiards Champion |
*1939 Welsh Ladies' Billiards Champion |
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*1937, 1938, 1939 Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion |
*1937, 1938, 1939 Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:31, 28 July 2019
Born | "Agnes Davies obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2019.</ref> Saron, Denbigshire,Wales | September 30, 1920. ref name="OBIT">Everton, Clive (1 March 2011).
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Sport country | Wales |
Agnes Davies (30 September 1920 - 13 February 2011) was a Welsh snooker and billiards player. She was known for having a competitive playing career of 64 yearsCite error: A <ref>
tag is missing the closing </ref>
(see the help page).
1939-1999 Welsh Ladies' International Player
played for Wales in the home international series until 1999, and until 2001 in the Amman Valley league
Personal life
Married Dick Davies 1940, he died 1996.
Titles and achievements
- 2003 Regal Ladies' Welsh Over 40s Final
- 1982 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion
- 1980 Guinness World Ladies' Snooker Championship Runner-up - lost 2-4 to Lesley McIlrath
- 1979 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion
- 1978 Women's Amateur Champion (UK Championship)
- 1977 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion
- 1949 Women's Professional Snooker Champion (beat Thelma Carpenter 10-5)
- 1940 Women's Professional Snooker runner-up. (lost 2-11 to Ruth Harrison)[2][3]
- 1939 Women's Amateur Champion
- 1939 Welsh Ladies' Billiards Champion
- 1937, 1938, 1939 Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OBIT
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Snooker Championship". The Times. No. 48578. 3. 1 April 1940 – via The Times Digital Archive.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Women's Title". The Manchester Guardian. 2. 28 March 1940 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: location (link)