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Everton was a talented amateur Billiards player, reaching both the 1975 and 1977 world semi-finals, where in the latter he exacerbated a back injury forcing an early retirement from the highest level of the game. Unlike snooker, billiards has never been a sport generating sustainable incomes (save to Billiard Hall owners), and Everton has enjoyed a varied career as a result. He has covered Football , Rugby and Tennis for various British Newspapers , and has authored several books on snooker, as well as being the founding editor of the long-running Snooker Scene Magazine . He also played county-level tennis for Worcestershire for some 13 years and has managed Jonah Barrington , the former Squash world No. 1. But it is as snooker commentator that he is now best known to the millions of fans of the sport in the UK who tune in to watch the four events from the calendar that the BBC covers each year. For many he has assumed the mantle of voice of snooker now that the legendary Ted Lowe has retired. His commentary style is generally perceived as being quite dry and matter-of-fact. He tends towards the use of formal English, often inserting nouns that would not find a place in everyday conversation. For example, Everton's commentary would include statements such as the following: "Ebdon's unforthcoming acceptance of the referee's re-placement of the white has been called into question by his opponent despite the veracity of the location of the adjacent reds." "O'Sullivan's fluency was undiminished during his completion of a challenging century break using a newly-affixed tip" "Davis' inability to execute the quarter-ball cut to the left has presented his opponent with an unexpected opportunity to capitalise" He always refers to snooker players by their surnames. A consummate professional, Everton nevertheless suffered a minor embarrassment a few seasons ago when he fell from his chair in the commentary box whilst covering a match with Dennis Taylor . The pair were unable to continue commentary for some moments whilst they contained their laughter. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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