Alec Brown

Alexander Edward Brown (27 May 1908 – 3 September 1995) was one of the leading professional snooker players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. Brown was a former speedway driver.

He was born in London, Alec Brown became a professional player aged 14. This rule was introduced following an incident on 14 November 1938 when Brown was playing Tom Newman at Thurston's Hall in the 1938/1939 Daily Mail Gold Cup. In the third frame, Brown potted a red, after which the cue ball was left amidst several reds, with only a narrow way through to the black, the only colour not , and which was near its spot. Playing this with conventional equipment would have been awkward. To the surprise of spectators, Brown produced a small fountain pen-sized cue from his vest pocket, chalked it, and played the stroke. Newman protested at this.

Brown won the Daily Mail Gold Cup in 1938/1939 and 1939/1940. After winning the qualifying event for the 1950/1951 News of the World Tournament, and went on to win the main event.

After 33 years as a professional, he retired from snooker becaue of arthritis.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1935/36 1936/37 1937/38 1938/39 1939/40 1945/46 1946/47 1947/48 1948/49 1949/50 1950/51 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54 1954/55 Daily Mail Gold Cup NH A411Tournament Not Held News of the World Snooker Tournament 4. 1950 Albany Snooker Club Tournament