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    • 1968 English Amateur Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Amateur National Championship
    Season: 1967-1968
    Dates: March 4th 1968 - April 27th 1968
    Qualifying dates: December 4th 1967 - January 21st 1968
    Location: England Fisher & Ludlow Sports Club, Solihull, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 2 1 2 - - - 5
    Frame rate 466.5 933 466.5 - - - 186.6
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    0 158 158
    Matches: 161
    Frames: 933
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 0
    Points scored: 22,092

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    Final
    England David Taylor
    11 (21) 6
    Scotland Chris Ross
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    Played on
    1968-04-26 - 04-27
    Frame scores
    52-39; 84-32; 14-99; 12-77; 87-18; 54-63; 56-31; 42-66; 75-46; 77-29; 58-57; 69-26; 80-27; 99-8; 35-46; 23-68; 91-16
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 9-4, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 11-6
    Taylor
    Ross
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    1008
    748
    1756
    Avg. points/frame
    59.29
    44
    103.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Ross - - - - - - 0
    North - Final
    England David Taylor
    6 (11) 3
    England Douglas French
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-04-03
    Frame scores
    27-75; 29-57; 73-26; 37-76; 80ยท25; 67-61; 82-23; 96-25; 80-24
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, , 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Taylor
    French
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    491
    367
    858
    Avg. points/frame
    54.56
    40.78
    95.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    French - - - - - - 0
    South - Final
    Scotland Chris Ross
    6 (11) 2
    England Mel Turner
    View head-to-head
    North - Semi-final
    England Douglas French
    6 (11) 5
    England John Dunning
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    51-47; 57-56; 46-66; 14-94; 47-58; 52-51; 43-61; 63-38; 84-53; 29-85; 95(65)-57
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    French
    Dunning
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    65
    Points Scored
    581
    666
    1247
    Avg. points/frame
    52.82
    60.55
    113.36
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    French - 1 - - - - 1
    Dunning - - - - - - 0
    North - Semi-final
    England David Taylor
    6 (11) 1
    England Austin Whiteside
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    48-45; 8-120; 91-35; 106-19; 77-49; 70-42; 58-49
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Taylor
    Whiteside
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    458
    359
    817
    Avg. points/frame
    65.43
    51.29
    116.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Whiteside - - - - - - 0
    South - Semi-final
    Scotland Chris Ross
    6 (11) 5
    England Jonathan Barron
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-16
    Frame scores
    33-60; 78-14; 47-66; 44-67; 66-30; 58-65; 71-66; 31-70; 70-59; 70-44; 83-62
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5
    Ross
    Barron
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    651
    603
    1254
    Avg. points/frame
    59.18
    54.82
    114
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Ross - - - - - - 0
    Barron - - - - - - 0
    South - Semi-final
    England Mel Turner
    6 (11) 5
    England Roy Jackson
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-16
    North - Quarter-final
    England John Dunning
    4 (7) 3
    England Dennis Rourke
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    50-59; 58-40; 53-40; 80-41; 26-71; 46-81; 83-37
    Match progress
    0-1, , 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3
    Dunning
    Rourke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    396
    369
    765
    Avg. points/frame
    56.57
    52.71
    109.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Dunning - - - - - - 0
    Rourke - - - - - - 0
    North - Quarter-final
    England Douglas French
    4 (7) 1
    England Ray Edmonds
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    54-35; 35-95(76); 73-56; 83-22; 88-28
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    French
    Edmonds
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    76
    Points Scored
    333
    236
    569
    Avg. points/frame
    66.6
    47.2
    113.8
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    French - - - - - - 0
    Edmonds - - 1 - - - 1
    North - Quarter-final
    England David Taylor
    4 (7) 3
    England Sid Hood
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    Frame scores
    35-71; 6-117; 67-52; 57-42; 88-21; 53-72; 69-22
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Taylor
    Hood
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    375
    397
    772
    Avg. points/frame
    53.57
    56.71
    110.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Hood - - - - - - 0
    North - Quarter-final
    England Austin Whiteside
    4 (7) 3
    England George Scott
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    Frame scores
    44-69; 68-30; 57-50; 64-93; 63-52; 34-81; 81-36
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Whiteside
    Scott
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    411
    411
    822
    Avg. points/frame
    58.71
    58.71
    117.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Whiteside - - - - - - 0
    Scott - - - - - - 0
    South - Quarter-final
    England Jonathan Barron
    4 (7) 2
    England Graham Miles
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    Played on
    1968-03-11
    South - Quarter-final
    England Roy Jackson
    4 (7) 0
    England Dickie Laws
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    South - Quarter-final
    Scotland Chris Ross
    4 (7) 2
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
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    Played on
    1968-03-09
    South - Quarter-final
    England Mel Turner
    4 (7) 2
    England Ron Gross
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    North - Last 16
    England John Dunning
    4 (7) 2
    England Danny Lenehan
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    Frame scores
    69-35; 34-74; 48-71; 92-32; 78-17; 70-49
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
    Dunning
    Lenehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    391
    278
    669
    Avg. points/frame
    65.17
    46.33
    111.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Dunning - - - - - - 0
    Lenehan - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England Ray Edmonds
    4 (7) 1
    England Jack Heyes
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    84-25; 32-79; 83-84; 87-31; 86-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2
    Edmonds
    Heyes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    372
    253
    625
    Avg. points/frame
    74.4
    50.6
    125
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Edmonds - - - - - - 0
    Heyes - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England Douglas French
    4 (7) 2
    England Harold Brittle
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    106(54)-17; 84-42; 33-67; 45-70; 95-27; 79-18
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
    French
    Brittle
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54
    Points Scored
    442
    241
    683
    Avg. points/frame
    73.67
    40.17
    113.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    French 1 - - - - - 1
    Brittle - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England Sid Hood
    4 (7) 1
    England John Virgo
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    32-61; 57-28; 64-33; 62-43; 91-31
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Hood
    Virgo
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    306
    196
    502
    Avg. points/frame
    61.2
    39.2
    100.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hood - - - - - - 0
    Virgo - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England Dennis Rourke
    4 (7) 3
    England David Holyoake
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    Frame scores
    50-73; 64-23; 67-18; 35-51; 63-70; 82-31; 74-32
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Rourke
    Holyoake
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    435
    298
    733
    Avg. points/frame
    62.14
    42.57
    104.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Rourke - - - - - - 0
    Holyoake - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England George Scott
    4 (7) 0
    England John Jacques
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-19
    Frame scores
    87-42; 98-23; 93-31; 102-14
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Scott
    Jacques
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    380
    110
    490
    Avg. points/frame
    95
    27.5
    122.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Scott - - - - - - 0
    Jacques - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England David Taylor
    4 (7) 1
    England Geoff Hardy
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-18
    Frame scores
    43-57; 72-47; 93-18; 65-63; 80(73)-48
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Taylor
    Hardy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    73
    Points Scored
    353
    233
    586
    Avg. points/frame
    70.6
    46.6
    117.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - 1 - - - 1
    Hardy - - - - - - 0
    North - Last 16
    England Austin Whiteside
    4 (7) 3
    England Ron Barnes
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    58-47; 55-52; 80-28; 41-74; 29-70; 41-69; 92-16
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Whiteside
    Barnes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    396
    356
    752
    Avg. points/frame
    56.57
    50.86
    107.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Whiteside - - - - - - 0
    Barnes - - - - - - 0
    South - Last 16
    England Jonathan Barron
    4 (7) 3
    England Roger Coates
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-07
    South - Last 16
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    4 (7) 1
    England Alan J Barnett
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-04
    South - Last 16
    England Ron Gross
    4 (7) 2
    England A Bennett
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-08
    South - Last 16
    England Roy Jackson
    4 (7) 3
    Wales Aubrey Kemp
    View head-to-head
    South - Last 16
    England Dickie Laws
    4 (7) 2
    England Pat Houlihan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-09
    South - Last 16
    England Graham Miles
    4 (7) 2
    England Geoffrey Laney
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-06
    South - Last 16
    Scotland Chris Ross
    4 (7) 1
    England PG Shelley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-03-05
    South - Last 16
    England Mel Turner
    4 (7) 3
    England Tim Prosser
    View head-to-head
    Round 6
    England Jonathan Barron
    4 (7) 1
    England Leighton Varcoe
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    26-80; 60-29; 58-44; 74-28; 8-25
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2
    Barron
    Varcoe
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    226
    206
    432
    Avg. points/frame
    45.2
    41.2
    86.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Barron - - - - - - 0
    Varcoe - - - - - - 0
    Round 6
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    4 (7) 0
    England Les Adams
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-15
    Round 6
    England Geoff Hardy
    4 (7) 2
    England Peter J Read
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-08
    Frame scores
    62-31; 62-41; 20-63; 36-73; 81-36; 71-11
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
    Hardy
    J Read
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    332
    255
    587
    Avg. points/frame
    55.33
    42.5
    97.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hardy - - - - - - 0
    J Read - - - - - - 0
    Round 6
    England Danny Lenehan
    4 (7) 3
    England Alan Ratcliffe
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-16
    Frame scores
    43-75(52); 49-59; 63-59; 62-45; 66-37; 66-44; no scores recorded for 1 frame
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2,
    Lenehan
    Ratcliffe
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    52
    Points Scored
    349
    319
    668
    Avg. points/frame
    49.86
    45.57
    95.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Lenehan - - - - - - 0
    Ratcliffe 1 - - - - - 1
    Round 6
    England George Scott
    4 (7) 3
    Wales Roy Andrewartha
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-15
    Frame scores
    25-119; 36-65; 106-35; 45-67; 55-44; 69-64; 76-32
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Scott
    Andrewartha
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    412
    426
    838
    Avg. points/frame
    58.86
    60.86
    119.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Scott - - - - - - 0
    Andrewartha - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England Les Adams
    4 (7) 3
    England John Shepherd
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-05
    Round 5
    Wales Roy Andrewartha
    4 (7) 0
    Northern Ireland William Dennison
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-11
    Frame scores
    79-48; 82-43; 65-58; 74-24
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Andrewartha
    Dennison
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    300
    173
    473
    Avg. points/frame
    75
    43.25
    118.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Andrewartha - - - - - - 0
    Dennison - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England Jonathan Barron
    4 (7) 3
    England WC Gay
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    no scores recorded for 4 frames; 94-28; 87-25; 82-8
    Match progress
    , , , , 1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Barron
    Gay
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    263
    61
    324
    Avg. points/frame
    37.57
    8.71
    46.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Barron - - - - - - 0
    Gay - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    4 (7) 3
    England Maurice Chapman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-02
    Frame scores
    70-46; 88-31; 72-35; 47-53; 54-58; 55-60; 75-57
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Geoffrey Thompson
    Chapman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    461
    340
    801
    Avg. points/frame
    65.86
    48.57
    114.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Geoffrey Thompson - - - - - - 0
    Chapman - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England John Goodwin
    4 (7) 0
    England KL Adams
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-11
    Round 5
    England Geoff Hardy
    4 (7) 1
    England Albert Mays
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-11
    Round 5
    England Peter J Read
    4 (7) 3
    England GD Bell
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-20
    Frame scores
    40-56; 41-59; 63-34; 28-65; 58-48; 73-27; 67-28
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    J Read
    Bell
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    370
    317
    687
    Avg. points/frame
    52.86
    45.29
    98.14
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    J Read - - - - - - 0
    Bell - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England Danny Lenehan (Walkover)
    0 (7) 0
    England Des Myler
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    Round 5
    England Graham Miles
    4 (7) 0
    Wales Clive Everton
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-21
    Round 5
    England Alan Ratcliffe
    4 (7) 2
    Wales Jim Doherty
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-14
    Frame scores
    94-16; 62-69; 99-7; 83-18; 45-56; 80-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Ratcliffe
    Doherty
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    463
    193
    656
    Avg. points/frame
    77.17
    32.17
    109.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Ratcliffe - - - - - - 0
    Doherty - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England George Scott
    4 (7) 0
    England Arthur Green
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-12
    Frame scores
    76-25; 74-30; 68-13; 63-40
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Scott
    Green
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    281
    108
    389
    Avg. points/frame
    70.25
    27
    97.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Scott - - - - - - 0
    Green - - - - - - 0
    Round 5
    England PG Shelley
    4 (7) 0
    England John Hargreaves
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-09
    Round 4
    England Les Adams
    4 (7) 0
    England Dennis Bright
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-07
    Round 4
    England KL Adams
    4 (7) 2
    England Alan Stringer
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-05
    Round 4
    England GD Bell
    4 (7) 1
    England Rex Williams
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-04
    Round 4
    Wales Clive Everton
    4 (7) 3
    Australia Dennis Wheelwright
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    Played on
    1967-12-06
    Round 4
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    4 (7) 1
    England LP Meeks
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-07
    Round 4
    England John Goodwin
    4 (7) 2
    England AJ Howarth
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-13
    Round 4
    England Alan J Barnett
    4 (7) 0
    England HA Plant
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-11
    Frame scores
    65-39; 62-54; 76-40; 69-17
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    J Barnett
    Plant
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    272
    150
    422
    Avg. points/frame
    68
    37.5
    105.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    J Barnett - - - - - - 0
    Plant - - - - - - 0
    Round 4
    England Peter J Read
    4 (7) 3
    England JA Smith
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-04
    Round 4
    England Roy Jackson
    4 (7) 3
    England Ron Rowe
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1968-01-21
    Frame scores
    53-42; 3-78; 12-72; 16-80; 75-29; 68-46; 68-30
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Jackson
    Rowe
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    295
    377
    672
    Avg. points/frame
    42.14
    53.86
    96
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Jackson - - - - - - 0
    Rowe - - - - - - 0
    Round 4
    England Graham Miles
    4 (7) 1
    England BJ Lewis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1967-12-04
    Round 4
    England John Shepherd
    4 (7) 0
    Australia Richard Evans
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    Played on
    1967-12-13
    Round 4
    England Leighton Varcoe
    4 (7) 3
    England Ivan James
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    Frame scores
    49-25; 43-56; 17-77; 67-68; 80-21; 65-32; 103-37
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Varcoe
    James
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    424
    316
    740
    Avg. points/frame
    60.57
    45.14
    105.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Varcoe - - - - - - 0
    James - - - - - - 0
    Round 2
    England Ronald Foxley
    4 (7) 0
    England TB Sinclair
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    Played on
    1968-01-09
    Round 2
    England Ron Rowe
    4 (7) 1
    England Fred Morley
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    Played on
    1968-01-06
    Frame scores
    79-31; 54-47; 26-55; 68-32; 62-49
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Rowe
    Morley
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    289
    214
    503
    Avg. points/frame
    57.8
    42.8
    100.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Rowe - - - - - - 0
    Morley - - - - - - 0