About James Pirrett
Lived 1915 – 1976 (aged 61). James Pirrett was a New Zealand bowls player.
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. In 1954 at the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver he won the silver medal in the men's singles. Pirret competed in the men's singles at his third consecutive British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958 at Cardiff, finishing in sixth place.
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.
Pirret died on 4 December 1976, and his ashes were buried at Tuakau Cemetery.
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Who was James Pirrett?
New Zealand lawn bowls competitor
When was James Pirrett born?
James Pirrett was born on 22 February 1915.
When did James Pirrett die?
James Pirrett died on 4 December 1976.
What was James Pirrett's occupation?
James Pirrett was a bowls player.
What nationality was James Pirrett?
James Pirrett was New Zealand.
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