Trophy - Ipswich & West Moreton Cricket Competition, P. Fallu Cup

Production date
1941
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
A trophy comprising of a silver cup with two handles on the top of the cup attached to a brown cylindrical bakelite base. The trophy, the P. Fallu Cup, was awarded to the bowler with the most wickets over a two day game by the Ipswich & West Moreton Cricket Association for the 1940-1941 season. Raymond Argus who played for the Ipswich Railways Cricket Club was awarded the trophy for a haul of 14 wickets over two innings.
Classification
TROPHIES AND AWARDS Sports trophy
Production date
1941
Measurements
H250 x Dia.215mm
Media/Materials description
Silver
Bakerlite
Signature/Marks
P. FALLU CUP \ I & W M C A \ WON BY \ R. ARGUS \ MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH \ 1940-1941
History and use
This trophy is associated with the Ipswich and West Moreton Cricket Competion and the Ipswich Railway Cricket Club.

The P. Fallu Cup was named after an Ipswich Solicitor who was a partner in Dale & Fallu Legal Firm. Mr Fallu was also a member of the Ipswich Cricket Competition rules committee.

Raymond Argus was a fast bowler who played for the Ipswich Railway Cricket Club and was awarded the Fallu Cup for the 1940-1941 season for the most wickets over a two innings match. He won the cup after taking 14 wickets against Past Grammars (8/38 1st innings and 6/33 2nd innings).

Raymond Robert Argus became a Coach Builder at the Ipswich Railway Workshops in 1938 and was selected in the Ipswich Railway Cricket Club in the same year. Argus was a very successful fast bowler and lower order batsman.

The Ipswich Railway Cricket Club was established in 1922.
Registration number
R18982

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