Born | 26 March 1908 Killamarsh, Derbyshire |
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Died | 1990 (aged 82) |
Sport country | England |
Professional | 1935–1953 |
Highest break | 133 (1936 Gold Cup) |
Century breaks | 3 |
Tournament wins | |
Non-ranking | 1 |
Sidney Smith (26 March 1908 – 1990) was a professional billiards and snooker player from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was born in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England.
He was the first player to make a total clearance in snooker competition, a break of 133 on 11 December 1936 in the Daily Mail Gold Cup.
Smith's most notable tournament wins were the 1948 United Kingdom Professional Billiards Championship (beating John Barrie 7000-6428) and the 1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament.
Smith was the runner-up to Joe Davis in the World Snooker Championships of 1938 (having beaten Joe's brother Fred 18–13 in the semi-final) and 1939, and he was a semi-finalist on four occasions (1937,1940,1947,1949).
Smith was the runner-up to Alec Brown in a prestigious tournament of the late 1930s, the 1938/1939 Daily Mail Gold Cup. and also runner-up to Joe Davis in the 1949/50 News of the World Tournament and the 1950 Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament.