Chris Norbury, Ex Snooker pro, IP

Do members remember the signed Programme I got back with a book from Shearer a couple of weeks ago, An Event that Alan Shearer played a couple of frames in a celebrity snooker match back in 1996 with Jimmy White and Tony Knowles plus others..Well the 9 year old who played against Tony Knowles that night was a lad called Chris Norbury. He has since gone on to become a profession Snooker player but lost his place on the pro tour last season. Anyway he still lives locally and plays pool a couple of nights a week for a pub in Accrington. Knowing he'd be there last night I popped in with the 2 programmes signed by Shearer Jimmy White and Tony Knowles..bought him a pint and asked him to add his name to the programmes..he couldn't believe I still had these programmes after so long and that the 3 Stars on the night had now signed them..he was more than happy to add his name to them for me...Cheers Chris..Now to track down the then 13 year old who played against Jimmy White..Justin Astley.. no relation to Rick I don't think.

 

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Very well done Alex thats great mate i like the story and be good to get others:)

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Congrats, well done.

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Thats brilliant my friend, well done 🙂 I bet he was gobsmacked when you asked him for a graf:)

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nice addition to the programme and good luck with finding justin 🙂

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Well done Alex thats a great result for you, good luck with the next one im sure you will hunt him down

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well done Alex, bet he was well chuffed, a nice story

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thats brilliant mate well done

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well done alex,those programmes are one of a kind mate:-)

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Nice one well done.

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Top class Alex, and respect for the completist collecting - brilliant. 🙂

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Well done Alex a great piece of detective work , your programmes look fantastic .

Hail Hail
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Re: Chris Norbury, Ex Snooker pro, IP

Super Alex 🙂

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Re: Chris Norbury, Ex Snooker pro, IP

Really nice story Alex. I hope you managed to complete this project.

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Well done Alex! Hope you find Justin 🙂

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Re: Chris Norbury, Ex Snooker pro, IP

Great one Alex,only one more to go

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Nice one

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