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Noel Jolly

Personal information
Birth name	Noel Ernest Jolly
Born	(1908-12-23)23 December 1908 Cromwell, New Zealand
Died	23 April 1969(1969-04-23) (aged 60) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Bank manager
Relative	Gordon Jolly (brother)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	St Clair Bowling Club
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Men's lawn bowls British Empire Games 1950 Auckland Fours

Noel Ernest Jolly (23 December 1908 – 23 April 1969) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he won the men's fours bronze medal alongside teammates Arthur Engebretsen, Fred Russell and Pete Skoglund. The New Zealand, Australian and South African fours each finished the round robin with two wins, but New Zealand then lost an eliminator match against the South Africans and did not progress to the final.

Jolly was born in Cromwell on 23 December 1908, the son of Ernest Jolly, who served as mayor of Cromwell, and Gabrielle Hezlam Jolly (née Dunne). His brothers included Gordon Jolly, who was also a noted lawn bowler, and Ian Jolly, who played representative rugby union for Otago.

As a young man in Central Otago, he was a prominent tennis player, but turned to lawn bowls as a result of injury. During World War II, he served in the Middle East, and after his return he joined the St Clair Bowling Club in Dunedin, where he won the club championship in consecutive years from 1946 to 1949. A bank manager, Jolly died on 23 April 1969, and was buried at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland.

References

1. "Lawn bowls fours – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
2. "Birth search: registration number 1909/15596". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
3. ^ "Life of service". Otago Daily Times. No. 27222. 27 October 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. ^ "Well-earned selection of Noel Jolly in bowls team for Empire Games". Otago Daily Times. 14 December 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
5. "Burial record for Noel Ernest Jolly". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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