English billiards running break. If a foul occurs, two points are awarded to the opposing player who has the choice of playing from where the balls lie or they can be respotted. There are a few different ways a foul can occur by: English billiards English billiards, called simply billiards in the United Kingdom, where it originated, and in many former British colonies such as Australia, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pocket billiards. Two (originally both white, with one marked e.g. with a black dot, but more recently one white, one yellow) and a red
William Cook (billiards player) William Cook (billiards player) William Cook was a professional player of English billiards in the 19th century. He won the World Championship on several occasions. Cook's first title challenge came in 1870, which was the first actual match for a recognised "Billiards Championship." He played John Roberts Sr. for the title, and the two met with leading players of the time to discuss rules beforehand. Cook was an expert at the , whereas Roberts was superior in the all-around game. Roberts managed to alter the Championship rules so that the spot stroke was made significantly more difficult. The tighter pockets