Melbourne Inman (15 July 1878 – 11 August 1951) was the
World Billiards Champion in 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1919.
Biography
He was the Billiards World Champion in 1908–1909, 1912–1914 and 1919. In 1914 he defeated
Willie Hoppe.
Inman also participated in the
1927 World Snooker Championship
The 1927 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at several venues from 29 November 1926 to 12 May 1927. At the time, it was titled the Professional Championship of Snooker but it is now recognised as the inaugural edition of t ...
reaching the second round. He died at the age of 73 years on 11 August 1951 in
Farnborough.
References
1878 births
1951 deaths
World champions in English billiards
English snooker players
Three-cushion billiards players
People from Twickenham
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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