Kirk overwhelmed by his championship clean sweep

Tuesday 14th December 2010, 2:29PM GMT.

James KirkHE MAY only be 19, but James Kirk has made history by becoming the first person to achieve a clean sweep at the Island Pool Championships.

The youngster edged out serial winner Martyn Desperques to secure the men’s singles title to add to the pairs, under-21s and junior trophies.

Kirk (pictured) admitted that it was still sinking in.

‘I’m overwhelmed really. It’s hard to find the words to describe it, to be honest,’ he said.

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