Hopere Uru
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori |
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In office 1918–1921 |
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| Preceded by | Taare Parata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Henare Uru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 March 1868 Kaiapoi, New Zealand |
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| Died | 29 November 1921 (aged 53) Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Relations | Henare Uru (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling style | Fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 2 April 1894 v Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 9 November 1894 v Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive
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John Hopere Wharewiti Uru (26 March 1868 – 29 November 1921), sometimes known as Billy Uru, was a New Zealand Māori sportsman and politician. He represented Canterbury at both cricket and rugby union, and was an Independent (and sometimes Reform) Member of Parliament for Southern Maori.
Uru was born at Kaiapoi, the son of farmer Hoani Uru and his wife Kataraina Kaiparoa, probably on 26 March 1868. A member of the Ngāi Tūāhuriri hapū (sub-tribe) of Ngāi Tahu, Uru was educated at Te Aute College from 1889. He married Rahera Muriwai Mutu in 1892; the couple subsequently divorced in 1915 and it is not thought that they had any children. The following year he remarried, to Riwaka Anaha Tauwhare, and subsequently had two children.
A captain in the North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers, Uru was sergeant of the Māori contingent at the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in London in 1897, commander of the Māori contingent at the opening of Australia's federal parliament in 1901, and second-in-command of the New Zealand contingent at the coronation of Edward VII.
A fast bowler, Uru played two first-class games for the Canterbury cricket team, one in each of the 1893-94 and 1894-95 seasons. He took nine wickets at an average of 11.33, and achieved best bowling figures of 5 for 43.
Uru also represented Canterbury at rugby union as a three-quarter in 1896, and was noted as a fine kicker. He was a member of the Kaiapoi Football Club, which later became the Tuahiwi Club, of which he was captain. In 1896 his playing weight was 97 kg (213 lb).
He was also noted as a wrestler, hammer thrower and caber tosser.
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