Английская Википедия:Edwin Kentfield

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox snooker player Edwin Kentfield (11 January 1802 – 29 August 1873) also known as Jonathan Kentfield, was an English player of English billiards. He claimed the Billiards Championship in 1825 and held it uncontested until 1849.[1]

Biography

Edwin Kentfield was born at Brighton in 1802.[2][3] In about 1815, John Carr, better known as Jack Carr, took a job as a billiard marker, a role that involved keeping the score of billiards matches. In this role, he learned how to play billiards with the use of Шаблон:Cuegloss, which was at that time almost unknown. He successfully played challenge matches for money, to the extent that by 1825 he had backers for him to play for 100 guineas a side against any challenger.[1]

In 1825 Kentfield challenged Carr, but Carr was too ill to play, and Kentfield assumed the title of Champion, for which he was unchallenged for 24 years.[1][4]

Kentfield authored a book on billiards, which was published in 1839[5]

In 1849, John Roberts Sr sought to challenge Kentfield for the title, and when Kentfield declined to play, Roberts took the title of champion.[4][1][6]

Kentfield ran a billiards club in Brighton, which was offered for sale at auction in 1864 following his bankruptcy.[7] He died on 29 August 1873.[8][9][10]

Kentfield's highest Шаблон:Cuegloss was 196.[4]

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