It is not that the other young men can't play billiards, it is simply that Chris Shutt is an outstanding player. There are some good judges who think he has the potential to be the best of all the players who have emerged from the Teesside up to the present. If Shutt turns out to be better than the likes of Russell, Gilchrist and Co. then he is going to be one heck of a player.
Brunskill played well to reach his second final and had a century break in the semi, but had to be content with one title. Albert reports that Brunskill is the first player to reach both finals and win one of them. He recalls a chap called David Bonney reaching both finals in 1976 but winning neither. Bonney seems to have dropped out of the game.
| C. Brunskill
50 | 203 | M. Boyt
| 152 | ||
| A. Parsons
| 234 | P. Bennett
| 232 | ||
| S. Boston
| 365 | C. Gladwin
| 144 | ||
| C. Shutt
139, 113, 61 | 608 | P. Shukle
| 191 |
| C. Brunskill
108 | 326 | A. Parsons
| 140 | ||
| C. Shutt
111, 89 | 455 | S. Boston
| 219 |
| C. Shutt
91, 63unf | 417 | C. Brunskill
| 188 |