James Pirret

James Pirret
Personal information
Born(1915-02-22)22 February 1915
Died4 December 1976(1976-12-04) (aged 61)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubTuakau Bowling Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsMen's singles champion (1957)
Men's pairs champion (1958)
Medal record
Men's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland Singles
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Singles

James "Ham" Pirret (22 February 1915 – 4 December 1976) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's singles gold medal.[1][2] In 1954 at the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver he won the silver medal in the men's singles.[3] Pirret competed in the men's singles at his third consecutive British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958 at Cardiff, finishing in sixth place.[4]

Pirret won two New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles representing the Tuakau Bowling Club: the men's singles in 1957; and the men's pairs (as skip), with C. J. Rogers, in 1958.[5]

Pirret died on 4 December 1976, and his ashes were buried at Tuakau Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ "British Players win and lose on opening day at Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 31 July 1954. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "N.Z.'s two bowling titles". The Advocate. 9 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Bosisto tie for 4th". The Courier-Mail. 5 August 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ^ "James Pirrett". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cemeteries database". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 18 July 2016.


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