The 1965 Commonwealth Snooker Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in June 1965 at the Canterbury-Hurlstone RSL Club, Hurlstone Park, New South Wales. The final, held on 9 June, was decided on an aggregate points score across five frames. Eddie Charlton won the tournament by defeating Warren Simpson 369–208 in the final.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 1965 |
| Venue | Canterbury-Hurlstone RSL Club |
| City | Hurlstone Park, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Eddie Charlton (AUS) |
| Runner-up | Warren Simpson (AUS) |
| Score | 369–208 |
Simpson compiled a new Australian record break of 137 against Frank Harris in a preliminary round match.[1]
Results
editPlayers in bold denote match winners.[3]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Aggregate score across 5 frames | ||||||||
 Fred Davis (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 5 | Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 369 | ||||||
| Warren Simpson (AUS)
| 5 | Warren Simpson (AUS)
| 208 | ||||||
| Newton Gahan (AUS)
| 2 | ||||||||