Kingsley Kennerley (27 December 1913 – 26 June 1982) was an

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and

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player.

Career

In the period from 1937 to 1940 Kennerley enjoyed considerable success as an amateur in both billiards and snooker. He won the

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in 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940. In 1938 he travelled to

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and was runner-up in the Empire Amateur Billiards Championship, losing to Bob Marshall. He won the English Amateur Snooker Championship in 1937 and 1940 and was runner-up in 1938 and 1939. After

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Kennerley turned professional. He played in the

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most years from 1946 until 1957 when the Championship lapsed. With the revival of snooker, he played in the first three series of ''

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'' from 1969 to 1971. He continued to play occasionally in professional snooker events, making his last appearance in a major event in the 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic at the age of 68. Kennerley died later that month.

Snooker performance timeline

Post-war Modern era

Career titles

Snooker * News of the World Qualifying Event: 1954/55 *

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: 1937, 1940 Billiards *

: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940

References

1913 births 1982 deaths English players of English billiards English snooker players Sportspeople from Cheshire People from Congleton {{England-snooker-bio-stub