Cricket 1914

by J. J. Paul, J Connell filled the vacancy, and he and T. Knee- boiie batted freely, the score mounting up quickly With the total at 71, Connell was smartly caught behind the wicket. G. Knee- bone filled the vacancy, but did not stay long, being out in a similar manner to J. Connell. M. Connell weat in next, and a good stand was made, T. Kueebone doing most of the scoring, A'hile Connell was bat­ ting carfully. A separation was afEected by Harry Rippon catching Kneebone off his own bowling. W. Grant, who followed, made a couple of good hits, and in attempting another was well taken by L illis in the outfield. J. Fisher joined M. Connell, who was batting in attrac­ tive style, and the newcomer at once commenced to score freely. He ran up 20 quickly, and was then bowled by Harry Rippon. W. Marchant was caught by W. A. Paul off Harry Rippon, who dismissed N icoll with the next ball. Wells was absent, an4 the innings closed for 158, M. Connell being not out 21. There was an hour and a half left for play, and J. Connell, Whorouly captain, interviewed W. A. Paul, Buffalo skipper, and intimated that his team was prepared to play as long possible if there was any chance of the game being finisded. However, as it turned out there was no neces­ sity for playing after time, for the Whorouly men were all disposed of iu an hour at their second attempt. M. Connors continued his not out innings, with P. Counors as his partner. Whei' only one run had been scored P. Connors was smartly taken by Harold Rippon behind the wickets. M. Connors, who fol­ lowed, only made 1, and T . Knee­ bone in playing back to a ball from Harry Rippon drew it on to his wicket. J. Connell hit up 33 in a free, attractive style, and then suc­ cumbed to one of Jas. P au l’s slows. None of the other batsmen reached double figures, and the innings closed for 55. ’ Harry Rippon came out with re­ markably good averages—6 for 21 in the first innings, and 5 for 20 in the second, Harold Rippon made three very smart catches behind the w icket, and, with a couple of excep­ tions, the fielding of the team was very good. Scores were B u f f a l o R i v i r . First Innings ... ... ... S 93 W HOBO ULY. First Innings. M. Connors, c J. J. Paul, b W. A. Paul P. Connors, run out T. Kneebone, c and b Harry Rippon... J. Connell, c Harold *Rippon, b N. Rippon G. Kneebone, c Harold Rippon, b Harry Rippon M. Connell, not out W, Grant, c J. Lillis, b Harry Rippon J. Fisher, b Harry Rippon ... W. Marchant, c W. A. Paul, b Harry Rippon V. Nicoll, b Harry Rippon ... A. Wells, absent ... Sundries ... 9 1 56 21 4 21 i B I 20 | Total ... ... ... lob Bowling.—W. A. Paul 1 for 29, Jas. 1 Paul (I for 27, N. Rippon 1 for 23, T. Pat- i ton (1for 18, Harry Rippon, (> for 21, R. Grant 0 for 28. Second Innings. M. Connell, V) VV. A. Paul ... .. 4 P. Connors, c Harold Rippon, b Harry Rippon ... •'... ... 0 M. Connors, e Lillis, b W. A. Paul 1 T. Kneebone, b Harry Rippon ... 6 J. Connell, b Jas. Paul ... ... 33 G. Kneebone, e N. Rippon, bHarry Rippon ... ... ... ti W. Grant,c R. Grant, b Jas. Paul ... 1 J. Fisher, b Harry Rippon ... ... 0 W. Marchant, h Harry Rippon ... 0 V. Nicoll, not out ... ... ... 4 A. Wells, absent ... ... ... 0 Total ... ... ... 55 Bowling.—Harry Rippon 5 for 20, W. A. Paul 2 for 22, Jas Paul 2 for 13. At tne conclusion of the game Mr J. Connell in a few words congratu­ lated Buffalo River on their remark- ablle performance. To put it in a nutshell, he said, Whorouly was quite outclassed ; but he hoped if ever they met in a final again the match would be played in the same good spirit. He thanked the ladies for their kindness, and especially the Gapsted ladies, who came to their rescue when, owing to a m is­ understanding, something went wrong with the refreshments or­ dered. Mr W. A. Paul, on behalf of Buffalo, thanked Mr Connell for his cougratulatious. He did not expect to see the match finished that day, but was pleased that it had and that they had no more journeys to make. He compli­ mented Whorouly on their fine fielding, which was equal to any­ thing to be seen in country cricket. He endorsed the remarks of Mr Connell re the ladies, who had helped them out of a hole. But the ladies of the Association were always there when wanted, and took as much interest iu cricket as the male supporters. If the Associ­ ation went ahead (and he hoped it would) he trusted the finals would be fought out in the same friendly spirit. Mr C. O’Grady, President of the Myrtleford Association, tendered congratulations to both te am s; Buffalo for their great score, and Whorouly for the plucky manner in which they had stuck to their wo; k. It was disheartening to Whorouly to have to face such a mammoth score, but they had faced it like men. Buffalo’s score was a record in the annals of country cricket. He concluded with a few remarks re the fixing of the challenge final at Gap­ sted, and said the places for the semi-finals and final should be de­ cided at the commencement of the season. Mr E. R. Cousins, Gapsted, also added his congratulations to both teams. Mr W. A. Paul tendered thanks, on behalf of both teams, to Mr Beach, the hon sec., who was the right man in the right place ; to the umpires (Messrs MacNamara and Mason) who had given every satis­ faction ; to the scorers ( Miss Madge Paul and Mr J. P. Carmody), who had kept the scores and bowling averages so correctly, and had no doubt worn out some pencils in their long ta s k ; and to Mr E. R. Cousins, who had prepared a pitch which was the best he had ever had ! the pleasure of playing on, and it ' was worth travelling a few miles to 1 play on it. Cheers were heartily given for the persons mentioned. Mr Beach briefly responded, say­ ing that whatever he had done had been a pleasure to him. I *Jr tfpHif'. u c c & 2 -