 Jury (second from right) as skip of the Karangahake four that won the fours title at the 1919 New Zealand national lawn bowls championships | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Ernest Jury | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1872 Ōakura, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 1966 (aged 94) Whangārei, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Jane McClymont
(m. 1902; died 1944) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Karangahake Bowling Club Ponsonby Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Men's fours champion (1919, 1921) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernest Jury (19 April 1872 – 6 June 1966), also known as Nipper Jury, was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games. He also won two national lawn bowls titles.
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Biography
Born on 19 April 1872, Jury was the son of Eliza and Richard Jury.[1] In 1902, he married Jane McClymont,[2] and the couple had two children.[3]
Jury won two New Zealand national bowls championship titles, as skip of the Karangahake Bowling Club team, in the men's fours in 1919 and 1921.[4][5] He was the first player to skip a four to two titles at the national championships.[6] Not long after, he moved to Auckland, and played for the Ponsonby Bowling Club.[7]
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Jury was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal, along with Bill Bremner, Alec Robertson and Bill Whittaker.[8]
Jury died on 6 June 1966, and was buried at Maunu Cemetery, Whangārei.[9] He was predeceased by his wife, Jane, in 1944.[3]
References
- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1872/678". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1902/3594". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Auckland Star. 25 July 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Bowling". Evening Post. 15 October 1931. p. 20. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Fours commence play this morning". New Zealand Herald. 13 January 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Bowling". Waikato Times. 16 December 1922. p. 16 (supplement). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Ernie Jury at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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