Clark McConachy MBE (15 April1895 – 12 April1980) was a professional snooker and billiards player from New Zealand. Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... In the Billiards game snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... This article is about the various cue sports. ...
His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980. He also held the title of World billiards champion from 1951 until 1968, when he was defeated by Rex Williams. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Rex Williams (born 20 July 1933) is a retired English snooker player. ...
He reached the final of the World Snooker Championship in 1932 and 1952 but never won it. The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Clark was a keen advocate of physical fitness and regularly ran up to four miles every day. A strict teetotaller and non-smoker; he attributed his continued success well into his senior years to these things. He was also well-known for walking around the table on his hands before the match started.
ClarkeMcConachy was born at Glenorchy, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand, in 1895.
ClarkeMcConachy was not one of the most talented players who ever lived but he reached the very heights of the billiards world and became one of the greatest players ever by dint of sheer hard work and dedication to the game he loved.
Clarke was awarded the MBE in 1964 and died in Auckland a few days before his eighty-fifth birthday.
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