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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





At the start of the fourth session of the Driffield match the Englishman led by nearly 800 but he went on to win the match.

Driffield said later: "No other player, professional or amateur, could have conceded such a big lead and still have beaten me."