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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Ernie Jury

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	(1872-04-19)19 April 1872 Ōakura, Taranaki, New Zealand
Died	6 June 1966(1966-06-06) (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 Men's lawn bowls Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1938 Sydney Fours

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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]