He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1962, the Padma Shri in 1965, and the Dronacharya Award in 1996.
Jones, an Anglo-Indian, studied at Bishop High School and St. Vincent's High School, before joining the War Service in 1939.
In 1950, he won his first national title, defeating T. A. Selvaraj in the final.
During the next sixteen years, he won the amateur National Billiards Championship of Indian twelve times.
