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.
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.