Thea Hindmarch
| Born | 4 June 1918 Birmingham, England[1] |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 September 2001 (aged 83) Bromley, London, England |
| Sport country |  England |
Dorothea Hindmarch (4 June 1918 – 20 September 2001), also known as Thea March, was an English champion player of billiards, and snooker player. She won the equivalent of the women's world billiards title three times, in 1962, 1967 and 1969.[2]
Biography[edit]
Hindmarch was born on 4 June 1918.[3][a] During World War II, Hindmarch was a corporal in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, leading a small team involved in radar location in South Wales.[4]
Hindmarch won the London and Home Counties division of the Ladies' snooker championship in 1959, and for six years consecutively from 1965 to 1970. She also won the Southern Counties championship for four consecutive years from 1966. In English Billiards, Hindmarch was five times London and Home Counties champion, including from 1967 to 1969.[4]
Hindmarch won the Women's Billiards Championship in 1962, winning a three-hour final against Rae Craven 438–385.[5] She won a second title five years later, in 1967,[6] and a third in 1969, beating Vera Selby 452–409 in the final.[7]
In the 1971–1972 season, Rae Craven and Hindmarch became the first women to enter the English Amateur Snooker championship. Hindmarch served as the Secretary of the Women's Billiards Association, and in that capacity was a member of the Billiards and Snooker Control Council.[4]
Hindmarch worked as an Inspector of Taxes.[4] She died in Bromley on 20 September 2001, at the age of 83.[8][9]
Career highlights[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 1962 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Rae Craven | 438–385 | [5] |
| Winner | 2 | 1967 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Sally Bartley | 416–319 | [10] |
| Winner | 3 | 1969 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Vera Selby | 452–409 | [7] |
| Runner-up | 4 | 1974 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Vera Selby | [11] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Her age was stated as 53 at the time of the November 1971 profile in Billiards and Snooker magazine
References[edit]
- ^ "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "World Ladies Billiards Champions". world-billiards.com. World Billiards Ltd. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Thea Hindmarch". Billiards and Snooker. No. November 1971. Billiards Association and Control Council. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Billiards". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 March 1962. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Handbook and rules. Billiards and Snooker Control Council. 1978. p. 107.
- ^ a b Davison, John (22 April 1969). "North woman cueist in splendid form". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Dorothea Hindmarch". England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Dorothea Hindmarch". Probate Search. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Tabor, Ethel. "Women's Championships: Turnabout". Billiards and Snooker. No. June 1967. p. 8.
- ^ "Ladies billiards roll of honor". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- World Ladies Billiards Champions Archived 16 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Billiards