hɪz fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi bɹˈeɪk æt ðə "θɹˈiː bˈɔːl ɡˈeɪm" kˈeɪm wɛn hiː wʌz ɪlˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ; ænd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn sˈiːzən hiː mˌeɪd θˈɜːɾi bɹˈeɪks ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd.
His first century break at the "three ball game" came when he was 11 years of age; and in the 1930–31 season he made 30 breaks of 1000.