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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20930, 8 January 1938, Page 5

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AUCKLAND’S GOOD SCORE SHIELD MATCH AGAINST CANTERBURY By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, January 7. Auckland won the toss from Canterbury when the Plunket Shield cricket match started at Eden Park to-day, the home team batting all day to lose six wickets for 422 runs. The best performance of the day was the opening partnership of 187 by Whitelaw and Postles, who also scored 138 runs without loss in the second innings of the recent match against Otago. Both batsmen scored centuries. The Canterbury side had a hard day in the field, but gave a fine exhibition of clean fielding and smart returning to the wicket. Of the six wickets that fell two went to Mulcock, the medium paced bowler, who took eleven wickets against Wellington, and one each to Burk, Cromb and Mcßae. The veteran, C. J. Read, bowled without luck, but at one stage had sent down 17 overs for 32 runs, six of the last eight overs being maidens. Burk, a spin bowler, kept a fairly good length, but like the other trundlers, was not assisted by the wicket. Cromb mixed his deliveries well while the left-hander maintained a good length throughout.

With the cheap dismissal of Wallace and Carson, Auckland’s batting strength was clearly shown. The colt, Scott, played a confident innings in his first Plunket Shield match, and was ably assisted by Matheson, the pair adding 94 for the seventh wicket. Scores:—

AUCKLAND First Innings P. E. Whitelaw, b Cromb 108 A. T. Postles, c Hadlee, b Mulcock 103 G. L. Weir, c Mulcock, b Burk .. 60 W. M. Wallace, run out 18 W. M. Carson, c Menzies, b Mulcock 4 H. T. Pearson, c Webb, b Mcßae .. 14 V. Scott, not out 53 A. M. Matheson, not out 51 Extras H

appears as an habitual crook, Doubleday, and as Doubleday’s son, who assumes the name of Charlie Chisholm. Lynn takes the parts of Major Pyke and the latter’s grandson. The resulting situations can only be described as wildly hirarious. It would be difficult to cite anything more amusing in recent comedies than the sight of Walls, the suave financier, continually meeting and admonishing himself, as his exconvict father, or Lynn, the grandson, beaming vaguely through his eyeglass at Lynn, the nonagenarian. Great credit is due to Ben Travers for providing a brilliant scenario which maintains an even level of hilarity.

WELL VARIED PROGRAMME ROYAL’S ATTRACTIONS Stirring adventure in “Outlaws of the Orient” and plenty of humour in “That’s My Story” make the double programme at the Royal as attractive as ever. The exciting story of one man’s battle to save the desert oil fields from the rampages of Tartar hordes in the pay of a rival company is unfolded in Columbia’s “Outlaws of the Orient,” starring Jack Holt. Holt portrays a rugged American who, two days before his approaching marriage, must rush back to China to save the fields from sabotage. Sparkling with the wit of metrapolitan news reporters and interwoven with a swift romance which blooms in gaol under hilarious and unusual circumstances, is Universal’s “That’s My Story.” The dialogue and situations are laugh provoking, swift in tempo and alive with dramatic force, when they are not gay with humour. Scenes in the cafe, where the reporters bedevil the sheriff, and the street carnival in front of the gaol, are particularly effective. Claudia Morgan, who sparkled on the New York stage, gives to the part of the girl reporter a fresh note of comedy, vivacity and charm. William Lundigan, another newcomer, gives a fine interpretation of the cub reporter supercharged with a desire to score a scoop.

Total for six wickets .. ..422 Bowling Analysis O. M. R. w. Mulcock 20 3 62 2 Read .. 26 6 68 0 Burtt .. 25 1 120 1 Cromb . 28 1 116 1 McRae 18 4 45 1