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    • 1948 English Amateur Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Amateur National Championship
    Season: 1947-1948
    Dates: April 22nd 1948 - May 10th 1948
    Qualifying dates: October 22nd 1947 - April 8th 1947
    Location: England Burroughes & Watts Hall, London, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount - - - - - - -
    Frame rate - - - - - - 0
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    0 120 120
    Matches: 96
    Frames: 475
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 0
    Points scored: 11,082

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    Final
    England Sydney Battye
    6 (11) 3
    England Tommy Postlethwaite
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-10
    Frame scores
    66-52; 51-60; 76-24; 41-29; 38-76; 78-18; 92-16; 60-30; 73-62
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
    Battye
    Postlethwaite
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    575
    367
    942
    Avg. points/frame
    63.89
    40.78
    104.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Battye - - - - - - 0
    Postlethwaite - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    England Sydney Battye
    5 (9) 1
    England Denis P Hurley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-07
    Frame scores
    68-36; 57-42; 60-46; 47-31; 33-42; 70-69
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1
    Battye
    P Hurley
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    335
    266
    601
    Avg. points/frame
    55.83
    44.33
    100.17
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Battye - - - - - - 0
    P Hurley - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    England Tommy Postlethwaite
    5 (9) 3
    England Arthur Potter
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-08
    Quarter-final
    England Sydney Battye
    5 (9) 4
    England John Wesley Wright
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-04
    Frame scores
    59-45; 58-61; 62-61; 49-36; 59-14; 19-73; 45-78; 20-61; 58-40
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
    Battye
    Wesley Wright
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    429
    469
    898
    Avg. points/frame
    47.67
    52.11
    99.78
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Battye - - - - - - 0
    Wesley Wright - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England Denis P Hurley
    5 (9) 4
    England Harold Morris
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-03
    Quarter-final
    England Tommy Postlethwaite
    5 (9) 4
    England Pat Matthews
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-06
    Quarter-final
    England Arthur Potter
    5 (9) 4
    England Ken Phelan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-05
    Last 16
    England Sydney Battye
    5 (9) 2
    England Alf Nolan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-27
    Last 16
    England Pat Matthews
    5 (9) 3
    England Ronald Kershaw
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-05-01
    Last 16
    England Harold Morris
    5 (9) 3
    England Ernest C McMurrugh
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    Played on
    1948-04-23
    Last 16
    England Denis P Hurley
    5 (9) 4
    England John Gallagher (II)
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-24
    Frame scores
    54-78; 64-23; 62-38; 69-4; 21-63; 58-39; 15-74; 42-72; 51-43
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
    P Hurley
    Gallagher (II)
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    436
    434
    870
    Avg. points/frame
    48.44
    48.22
    96.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    P Hurley - - - - - - 0
    Gallagher (II) - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Ken Phelan
    5 (9) 0
    England Daniel F Chapman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-29
    Last 16
    England Tommy Postlethwaite
    5 (9) 3
    England Clinton T Whitfield
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-30
    Frame scores
    57-20; 79-13; 62-50; 36-44; 64-39; 40-48; 42-62; 75-29
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Postlethwaite
    T Whitfield
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    455
    305
    760
    Avg. points/frame
    56.88
    38.13
    95
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Postlethwaite - - - - - - 0
    T Whitfield - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Arthur Potter
    5 (9) 4
    England Charles A Kent
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-28
    Round 1
    England Charles A Kent
    5 (9) 4
    England William L Morgan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-04-22
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Sydney Battye
    5 (9) 2
    England Wilfred Alldred
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-03-01
    Referee
    England Frank Parkinson
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Ernest C McMurrugh
    5 (9) 1
    England Harry Kingsley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-29
    Referee
    England Jack Wilson
    Frame scores
    60-56; 87-21; 64-63; 55-52; 35-45; 60-53
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1
    C McMurrugh
    Kingsley
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    361
    290
    651
    Avg. points/frame
    60.17
    48.33
    108.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    C McMurrugh - - - - - - 0
    Kingsley - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Daniel F Chapman
    5 (9) 0
    England Kenneth C Stevens
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-22
    Frame scores
    57-43; 72-32; 84-19; 58-44; 54-40
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    F Chapman
    C Stevens
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    325
    178
    503
    Avg. points/frame
    65
    35.6
    100.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    F Chapman - - - - - - 0
    C Stevens - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England John Gallagher (II)
    5 (9) 1
    England Alfred Shaw
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    Played on
    1948-01-14
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Alf Nolan
    5 (9) 2
    England John V Summers
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    Played on
    1948-04-08
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Denis P Hurley
    5 (9) 1
    England Walter M Smith
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-08
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Ken Phelan
    5 (9) 4
    England Jack Lambert
    View head-to-head
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Tommy Postlethwaite
    5 (9) 1
    England Joseph A Kennell
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-01
    Frame scores
    46-54; 57-45; 72-18; 69-21; 67-35; 53-38
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Postlethwaite
    A Kennell
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    364
    211
    575
    Avg. points/frame
    60.67
    35.17
    95.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Postlethwaite - - - - - - 0
    A Kennell - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England Clinton T Whitfield
    5 (9) 1
    England Ernest R Bodman
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-16
    Referee
    England SC Dew
    Frame scores
    11-59; 62-29; 75-29; 67-35; 68-45; 51-33
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    T Whitfield
    R Bodman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    334
    230
    564
    Avg. points/frame
    55.67
    38.33
    94
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    T Whitfield - - - - - - 0
    R Bodman - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 6
    England John Wesley Wright
    5 (9) 0
    England Ernest Turnbull
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-17 - 12-18
    Frame scores
    90-28; 48-40; 80-47; 84-23
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Wesley Wright
    Turnbull
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    302
    138
    440
    Avg. points/frame
    60.4
    27.6
    88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Wesley Wright - - - - - - 0
    Turnbull - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Ernest C McMurrugh
    3 (5) 1
    England Kenneth Hobbs
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-21
    Frame scores
    33-45; 70-29; 66-35; 51-40
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    C McMurrugh
    Hobbs
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    220
    149
    369
    Avg. points/frame
    55
    37.25
    92.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    C McMurrugh - - - - - - 0
    Hobbs - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Harry Kingsley
    3 (5) 0
    England Stanley Carter
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-11
    Frame scores
    54-27; 70-21; 78-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Kingsley
    Carter
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    202
    82
    284
    Avg. points/frame
    67.33
    27.33
    94.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kingsley - - - - - - 0
    Carter - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Walter M Smith
    3 (5) 0
    England Albert G Mitchell
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-07
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Denis P Hurley
    3 (5) 1
    England William F Randall
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-07
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Ernest R Bodman
    3 (5) 2
    England Clifford L Stock
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-15
    Frame scores
    40-50; 59-72; 77-19; 71-47; 63-41
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2
    R Bodman
    L Stock
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    310
    229
    539
    Avg. points/frame
    62
    45.8
    107.8
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    R Bodman - - - - - - 0
    L Stock - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 5
    England Clinton T Whitfield
    3 (5) 0
    England Ivor D Howard
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-14
    Frame scores
    41-39; 64-34; 63-38
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    T Whitfield
    D Howard
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    168
    111
    279
    Avg. points/frame
    56
    37
    93
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    T Whitfield - - - - - - 0
    D Howard - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Ivor D Howard
    3 (5) 1
    Wales William F Powell
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-12
    Frame scores
    57-18; 34-61; 62-48; 78-18
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    D Howard
    F Powell
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    231
    145
    376
    Avg. points/frame
    57.75
    36.25
    94
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    D Howard - - - - - - 0
    F Powell - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England William F Randall
    3 (5) 0
    England ER Smith
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-05
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Albert G Mitchell
    3 (5) 0
    England JP Glasscock
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-06
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Clifford L Stock
    3 (5) 2
    England Stephen J Bailey
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-11
    Frame scores
    63-39; 70-46; 34-59; 46-75; 61-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2
    L Stock
    J Bailey
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    274
    246
    520
    Avg. points/frame
    54.8
    49.2
    104
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    L Stock - - - - - - 0
    J Bailey - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Walter M Smith
    3 (5) 1
    England James James
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-06
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Denis P Hurley
    3 (5) 1
    England Stanley J Heath
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-05
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Ernest R Bodman
    3 (5) 2
    England Leonard A Shepherd
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-11
    Frame scores
    54-31; 62-42; 55-69; 25-61; 61-22
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2
    R Bodman
    A Shepherd
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    257
    225
    482
    Avg. points/frame
    51.4
    45
    96.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    R Bodman - - - - - - 0
    A Shepherd - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 4
    England Clinton T Whitfield
    3 (5) 0
    England Frederick Newell
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-18
    Referee
    England C Tarr
    Frame scores
    92-52; 60-37; 75-22
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    T Whitfield
    Newell
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    227
    111
    338
    Avg. points/frame
    75.67
    37
    112.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    T Whitfield - - - - - - 0
    Newell - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Harold A Phillips
    3 (5) 2
    England Richard M Richards
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-10
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Kenneth Andrews
    3 (5) 1
    England Rodney Mann
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-11
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England C Barnett
    3 (5) 1
    England Elijah Fleet
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-11
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Thomas E Reay
    3 (5) 2
    England John T Hazlewood
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-20
    Frame scores
    42-71; 60-22; 39-44; 58-27; 60-53
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2
    E Reay
    T Hazlewood
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    259
    217
    476
    Avg. points/frame
    51.8
    43.4
    95.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    E Reay - - - - - - 0
    T Hazlewood - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Stanley F Doree
    3 (5) 2
    England E Bubley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-12
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England William F Randall
    3 (5) 1
    England Stanley E Wayt
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    Played on
    1947-12-31
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Jack Fitzmaurice
    3 (5) 0
    England Frank Edwards
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-10
    Frame scores
    66-28; 70-61; 63-56
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Fitzmaurice
    Edwards
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    199
    145
    344
    Avg. points/frame
    66.33
    48.33
    114.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fitzmaurice - - - - - - 0
    Edwards - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Stanley J Heath
    3 (5) 2
    England John T Thomas
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    Played on
    1948-01-01
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England James James
    3 (5) 1
    England William SC Cox
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-02
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Clifford L Stock
    3 (5) 0
    England Stuart L Vincent
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-05
    Frame scores
    55-34; 51-39; 59-33
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    L Stock
    L Vincent
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    165
    106
    271
    Avg. points/frame
    55
    35.33
    90.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    L Stock - - - - - - 0
    L Vincent - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Walter M Smith
    3 (5) 0
    England Roy H Hamblin
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-02
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Denis P Hurley
    3 (5) 1
    England HJ Jones
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-01-01
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England Leonard Richardson
    3 (5) 2
    England George Humphries
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1948-02-10
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England ER Smith
    3 (5) 1
    England Leslie F Parker
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1947-12-31
    Pre-qualifying 3
    England George W Marsden
    3 (5) 2
    England James G Chapman
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    Played on
    1948-02-12
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Leslie F Parker
    3 (5) 0
    England WG Spice
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    Played on
    1947-12-19
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Albert G Mitchell
    3 (5) 1
    England TJ Timothy
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    Played on
    1947-12-30
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England JP Glasscock
    3 (5) 2
    England J Tinney
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    Played on
    1947-12-29
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Roy H Hamblin
    3 (5) 0
    England D Snow
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    Played on
    1947-10-22
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England George Humphries
    3 (5) 2
    England A Lloyd
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    Played on
    1948-02-02
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Stanley J Heath (Walkover)
    0 (0) 0
    England Aubrey C Bowen
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    Pre-qualifying 2
    England James James
    3 (5) 0
    England RG Pearse
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    Played on
    1947-12-29
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Geoffrey JB Benstead
    3 (5) 0
    England Norman V Sharp
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    Played on
    1948-02-09
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England HJ Jones (Walkover)
    0 (0) 0
    England EGJ Hempston
    View head-to-head
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Walter M Smith
    3 (5) 2
    England WG Lucas
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    Played on
    1947-12-23
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Denis P Hurley
    5 (5) 0
    England Leonard G Mitchell
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    Played on
    1947-10-22
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Arthur Potter
    3 (5) 0
    England John E Parkin
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    Played on
    1948-02-09
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Leonard Richardson
    3 (5) 2
    England Herbert F Smith
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    Played on
    1948-02-02
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England William SC Cox (Walkover)
    0 (0) 0
    England MG Evans
    View head-to-head
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England ER Smith
    3 (5) 1
    England Reginald V Hunneman
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    Played on
    1947-12-18
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England John T Thomas
    3 (5) 1
    England Basil F Bowyer
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    Played on
    1947-12-19
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Lewis Thomas
    3 (5) 0
    England Alec Moore
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    Played on
    1947-12-30
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Cyril A Edwards
    3 (5) 2
    England E Loader
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    Played on
    1948-01-21
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Kenneth Andrews
    3 (5) 1
    England RJ Budden
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    Played on
    1948-01-22
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Nelson Armstrong
    3 (5) 2
    England A Quin
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    Played on
    1948-01-19
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England C Barnett
    3 (5) 2
    England James Philip Inness
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    Played on
    1948-01-19
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England A Bergon
    3 (5) 1
    England George C Baker
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    Played on
    1948-01-28
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England E Bubley
    3 (5) 0
    England HTB Marsden
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    Played on
    1948-01-26
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England John E Parkin
    3 (5) 2
    England EJ Scaping
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    Played on
    1948-01-30
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Ivor Evans
    3 (5) 1
    England Harold Mayes
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    Played on
    1948-01-26
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Stanley F Doree
    3 (5) 1
    England Terence J Carlin
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    Played on
    1948-01-27
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Elijah Fleet
    3 (5) 0
    England A Jacobs
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    Played on
    1948-01-20
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England D Groundwater
    3 (5) 1
    England DS Howe
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