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| Born | (1946-12-15)15 December 1946 Bacup, Lancashire, England |
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| Died | 25 September 2015(2015-09-25) (aged 68) |
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1972–1993 |
| Highestranking | 12 (1976/77) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x1) |
Jim Meadowcroft (15 December 1946 – 25 September 2015) was an English professionalsnooker player who latterly was acoach and a commentator on the game.[1]
His most successful years were during the 1970s; he was ranked number 12 in the world in1976–77 and reached the second round of theworld championship three times. Meadowcroft is the author ofHiggins, Taylor and Me and served as a director of pro snooker's governing body theWPBSA.
Meadowcroft reached the last 16 of the World Championship in1974, however he lost 10–16 to 6 times world championRay Reardon.[2] He went one step further in1976, reaching the quarter-final by beatingRex Williams 15–7, before he was beaten 8–15 byPerrie Mans. He also progressed to the quarter-final of the1977 UK Championship (The inaugural edition of the tournament), beatingPat Houlihan andRay Reardon both by 5–4 scoreline, before being beaten by eventual winnerPatsy Fagan, once again by a 5–4 score.
He qualified for the World Championship in 1980 but lost 10–2 toJohn Virgo. His final appearance at the Crucible was in 1983.
On 27 January 1982, Meadowcroft made breaks of 105, 115, 117 and 125 (total 462) in four consecutive frames at the Connaught Leisure Centre, Worthing.[3]
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