Steve James (snooker player) Steve James (snooker player) Stephen "Steve" James (born 2 May 1961) is a retired English professional snooker player. A former postman, the high point of his career was his sole ranking title – the Classic in 1990, beating Australian Warren King 10–6 in the final. His world ranking peaked at number seven the following season, the best of his five seasons in the top sixteen. On 14 April 1990, in his match against Alex Higgins at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, James became the first player to produce a 16-red total clearance in competitive play. In other words, he
Sidney Smith (snooker player) Sidney Smith (snooker player) 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