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== Biography == |
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Claude Falkiner was born in [[Featherstone]], Yorkshire, on 11 July 1885. His father managed a [[billiard hall]] in [[South Kirkby]], and Falkiner started playing [[English billiards]] there when he was about 12. He worked in a coal mine from the ages of 14 to 17, whilst continuing to practive the game, and made his first break over over 500 in 1907.<ref name=DDT">{{cite news |last=Levi |first=Riso |newspaper=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=3 October 1925 |page=5}}</ref> |
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Falkiner was born in South Kirby |
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Along with [[Tom Newman (billiards player)|Tom Newman]], Falkiner was one of the first players to develop {{cuegloss|nurse|nursery cannon}} play.<ref>{{cite book|last=Everton |first=Clive |date=2012 |title=A History of Billiards|publisher=englishbilliards.org |location=Malmesbury |isbn=9780956405456}}</ref>{{rp|72}} |
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He introduced [[Walter Lindrum]] to nursery cannons whilst playing him in Austalia in about 1926,<ref>{{cite news |title=Lindrum's nursery cannons: an idea he gained from Claude Falkiner |work=Lancashire Evening Post |date=18 January 1930 |page=5}}</ref> a method which Lindrum, according to snooker historian [[Clive Everton]], would go on to use with "devastating effect."<ref>{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Snooker: The Records |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |location=Enfield |isbn=9780851124483 |page=105}}</ref> |
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In 1938, after missing the championship for eight years, Falkiner entered the professional billiards championship again, and also entered the [[1939 World Snooker Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Claude Falkiner returns |nespaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=4 November 1938}}</ref> |
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In the Snooker Championship, his first competitive [[cue sports]] match in several years, he faced [[Walter Donaldson (snooker player)|Walter Donaldson]]. Falkiner took three of the five frames in the first session, the pair 5–5 after the first day. Donaldson won four of the five frames in both of the sessions on the second day to lead 13–7. On the final day Donaldson took a 16–8 winning lead and ended 21–10 ahead.<ref name="LE4NOV">{{cite news |title=Billiards – Claude Falkiner returns |work=Lincolnshire Echo |date=4 November 1938 |page=9}}</ref><ref name="T27J">{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=27 January 1939 |page=5 |title=Snooker – The Professional Championship}}</ref><ref name="T30J">{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=30 January 1939 |page=4 |title=Snooker – The Professional Championship}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=28 January 1939 |page=5 |title=Snooker – The Professional Championship}}</ref> The correspondent for ''[[The Times]]'', whilst describing Donaldson as "a player of considerable skill", felt that Falkiner's lack of recent match experience contributed to his defeat.<ref name="T30J" /> |
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Entered snooker/billiards championships |
Entered snooker/billiards championships |
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<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Obituary: Claude Falkiner |
<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Obituary: Claude Falkiner |magazine=[[Snooker Scene]] |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=November 1979 |page=26}}</ref> |
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==Reference section== |
==Reference section== |
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Revision as of 22:47, 30 March 2022
| Born | 11 July 1885 Featherstone, Yorkshire |
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| Died | 1979 (aged 95) |
| Sport country | England |
Claude Falkiner (died 1979) was an English player of English billiards.
Biography
Claude Falkiner was born in Featherstone, Yorkshire, on 11 July 1885. His father managed a billiard hall in South Kirkby, and Falkiner started playing English billiards there when he was about 12. He worked in a coal mine from the ages of 14 to 17, whilst continuing to practive the game, and made his first break over over 500 in 1907.[1]
Along with Tom Newman, Falkiner was one of the first players to develop nursery cannon play.[2]: 72
He introduced Walter Lindrum to nursery cannons whilst playing him in Austalia in about 1926,[3] a method which Lindrum, according to snooker historian Clive Everton, would go on to use with "devastating effect."[4]
In 1938, after missing the championship for eight years, Falkiner entered the professional billiards championship again, and also entered the 1939 World Snooker Championship.[5]
In the Snooker Championship, his first competitive cue sports match in several years, he faced Walter Donaldson. Falkiner took three of the five frames in the first session, the pair 5–5 after the first day. Donaldson won four of the five frames in both of the sessions on the second day to lead 13–7. On the final day Donaldson took a 16–8 winning lead and ended 21–10 ahead.[6][7][8][9] The correspondent for The Times, whilst describing Donaldson as "a player of considerable skill", felt that Falkiner's lack of recent match experience contributed to his defeat.[8]
Runner up in World Billiards Retired from competitive play for several years Entered snooker/billiards championships
Reference section
- ^ Levi, Riso (3 October 1925). Derby Daily Telegraph. p. 5.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Everton, Clive (2012). A History of Billiards. Malmesbury: englishbilliards.org. ISBN 9780956405456.
- ^ "Lindrum's nursery cannons: an idea he gained from Claude Falkiner". Lancashire Evening Post. 18 January 1930. p. 5.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 105. ISBN 9780851124483.
- ^ "Claude Falkiner returns". 4 November 1938.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|nespaper=ignored (|newspaper=suggested) (help) - ^ "Billiards – Claude Falkiner returns". Lincolnshire Echo. 4 November 1938. p. 9.
- ^ "Snooker – The Professional Championship". The Times. 27 January 1939. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Snooker – The Professional Championship". The Times. 30 January 1939. p. 4.
- ^ "Snooker – The Professional Championship". The Times. 28 January 1939. p. 5.
- ^ "Obituary: Claude Falkiner". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. November 1979. p. 26.
Category:English players of English billiards
Category:1979 deaths