Tag: John Parrott
John Parrott has announced his retirement from competitive snooker after defeat by Nigel Bond in the World Seniors Championship. Exactly 31 years to the day since he was crowned World champion, one of snooker’s most popular characters has called time on a playing career spanning almost four decades. But his association with the game will […]
There was set to be a new name on the World Snooker Championship trophy as John Parrott went head to head with Jimmy White in the 1991 Crucible final. This was Parrott’s second time appearing in snooker’s biggest match, having suffered a comprehensive 18-3 drubbing from the irrepressible Steve Davis two years earlier. But the […]
John Parrott was back in familiar territory as he prepared for his third successive Crucible semi-final at the 1991 World Snooker Championship. The world number three had secured his return to the single-table set-up in Sheffield following a hard-fought 13-10 victory over the methodical Terry Griffiths in the quarters. Parrott had previously overcome Nigel Gilbert […]