The forgotten hero of Indian sports: Billiards champ Wilson Jones
New Delhi: Wilson Lionel Garton-Jones was born on 2 May 1922 in Pune.Wilson Jones was a professional player of billiards from India and also the first to become billiards champion from India. A dominant national
In 1958, he won the World Amateur Billiards Championship held at Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta.
This was followed up by another world title in 1964 in New Zealand
When Jones entered the fray at Calcutta in 1958 he had lost thrice.
It was to be fourth-time lucky for Wilson Jones when he became the first World billiards champion from India.
. His toughest opposition came of course from Leslie Driffield.