Kingsley Kennerley

Kingsley Kennerley (27 December 1913[2] – 26 June 1982[3]) was an English billiards and snooker player.

Kingsley Kennerley
Born(1913-12-27)27 December 1913
Congleton, Cheshire, England[1]
Died26 June 1982(1982-06-26) (aged 68)
Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England
Sport country England
Professional1945–1957, 1968–1974, 1979–1982
Best ranking finishLast 24 (x1)

Career

In the period from 1937 to 1940 Kennerley enjoyed considerable success as an amateur in both billiards and snooker. He won the English Amateur Billiards Championship in 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940. In 1938 he travelled to Melbourne 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 World War II Kennerley turned professional. He played in the World Snooker Championship most years from 1946 until 1957 when the Championship lapsed. With the revival of snooker, he played in the first three series of Pot Black 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

Tournament 1945/
46		 1946/
47		 1947/
48		 1948/
49		 1949/
50		 1950/
51		 1951/
52		 1952/
53		 1953/
54		 1954/
55		 1955/
56		 1956/
57		 1957/
58		 1958/
59		 1959/
60
Sunday Empire News Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
World Championship LQ LQ QF QF QF QF A Tournament Not Held
News of the World Snooker Tournament[nb 1][nb 2] Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ LQ A 4 A A A A A
Professional Matchplay Championship Tournament Not Held QF QF QF A A SF Not Held

Modern era

Tournament 1968/
69		 1969/
70		 1970/
71		 1973/
74		 1979/
80		 1980/
81		 1981/
82
Ranking tournaments
World Championship A A A 1R LQ A A
Non-ranking tournaments
International Open Tournament Not Held LQ
UK Championship Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ
Pot Black SF RR RR A A A A
Bass & Golden Leisure Classic Tournament Not Held LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round)
QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semi-finals
F advanced to the final, tournament runner-up W won the tournament
NH event was not held A did not participate in the tournament
  1. Round-robin handicap tournament
  2. Snooker Plus event in 1959/60 season

Career titles

Snooker

Billiards

References
  1. "FamilySearch.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. "FamilySearch.org". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. "Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.


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