Arthur Kenneth Jones
# Arthur Kenneth Jones

Arthur Kenneth Jones known as A. K. Jones (1887 – 1975) was an English international badminton player. He was born in Southampton.

## Career

Arthur Kenneth Jones won the 1925 All England Badminton Championships in the men's doubles event. Until 1977 the tournament was the unofficial world championships. Jones was a pioneer of the sport. In 1925–26 he belonged to an English touring team, who travelled to Canada and the United States for two months to develop the sport in those countries on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.

## Records

| Season | Event | Disziplin | Place | Name |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | All England | Men´s doubles | 1 | Herbert Uber / Arthur Kenneth Jones |

## Personal life

He was a bank clerk by profession and lived in Richmond, Surrey. He died in Salisbury.

