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Edward Diggle (1864–1934) was a leading professional billiard player, known as "The Mechanical Methodical Mancunian".
Diggle was a protégé of John Roberts, Jr., and became his regular practice partner. He is described by cue sports historian
Edward Diggle (1864–1934) was a leading professional billiard player, known as "The Mechanical Methodical Mancunian".
Diggle was a protégé of John Roberts, Jr., and became his regular practice partner. He is described by cue sports historian Clive Everton
Clive Harold Everton (born 7 September 1937) is a sports commentator, journalist, author and former professional snooker and English billiards player. He founded '' Snooker Scene'' magazine, which was first published (as ''World Snooker'') i ...
as "a languid, wry man with a casual, half upright layingstyle with both legs inelegantly bent." In 1895, Diggle set the record for the break on a standard billiard table
A billiard table or billiards table is a bounded table on which cue sports are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables (whether for carom billiards, pool, pyramid or snooker) provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate, that ...
when he compiled a 985 against Roberts. Willie Smith credited Diggle's , a method to increase ,as being an integral part of his own style.
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1864 births 1934 deaths English players of English billiards {{UK-sport-bio-stub