Sotonsnooker

Tony Aldridge has promoted Snooker, Billiards and Ten Pin Bowling Leagues and Tournaments in Southampton for just on 50 years.

Prior to 1960, Tony served his "snooker and billiards apprenticeship at the Beaulieu British Legion Club winning the Club Snooker Trophy 3 years on the trot.

1961 secured a place with the Freemantle Club winning the club billiards handicap against the late Reg Fells.

During the 60's much of Tony's social time was taken up with Ten Pin Bowling after the game arrived here from the States. Organizing no less than 26 events over a period of six years which included one National Tournament won by the Brunswick Jets (Manchester). In local league play Tony scored at best a 186 average over 60 games, a high game of 269 and a high series of 676.

Back with the snooker and billiards, Tony came into his own during the 70's and 80's winning the Ken Sydenham Billiards trophy on 3 occasions, won the Billiards League with Bitterne Park and Pot Black, the Burroughs & Watts snooker KO, Social Clubs Div 1, 2 and 4, and the Town Pairs (with Geoff North) once. Tony also boast's knocking in a 109 break in the inter-town Billiards match when he represented Southampton A.

Whilst a member of the Atherley Club, Tony held the in house Snooker Trophy for four successive years. More recently he helped Bitterne Park A win the Div 2 title and now with his newly formed team at Woolston Cons, won the Southampton Billiards League in 2004 and 2007. 

Latest efforts, playing for Woolston Cons C in the Invitation Summer Snooker league Tony scored a 63 break at St Deny's Cons, clearing the last nine reds with 6 blacks and 2 pinks to win 74 - 4 with 27 points left on the table, against Mark Emm. Tony's previous breaks at snooker are lost in the annals of time, but the dusty record books show that he scored breaks of 52 and 58 some 25 years ago........