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Test 3 Day 1 Death and Mulliner v Bryant and Clark by Steve Wardle by steve wardle

welcome all to Tauranga or more particularly Mt Maunganui

11 Jan 2014 9:10AM (Tournament); 13 Readers

I have had computer problems, but looks like Muliner super shot opening, (playing Y), Black to Crn II, Death hit K and is away on a 3 ball break

11 Jan 2014 9:12AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

weather perfect, not a cloud in the sky... lawns "could be quicker"

11 Jan 2014 9:13AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Death has made 3 and rolling to 4 loading 5

11 Jan 2014 9:13AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

looks pretty easy conditions, James just asking Stephen about leaves etc.. at present R is making 5 and K is in perfect position at 6

11 Jan 2014 9:15AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

James plays quicker than I can type....made 6

11 Jan 2014 9:16AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

loads 2b goes to 1b, making off Y

11 Jan 2014 9:16AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

makes 1b well, is sth of Peg, closer to 2b than Y, hits Y softly
makes 2b and has rush back to Y at 1b

11 Jan 2014 9:18AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

K to midway between 3b and 4b, making 3b off partner

11 Jan 2014 9:19AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

setting up leave...

11 Jan 2014 9:19AM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Y on E bdy with a rush on K to R which is on W bdy , both at max distances from baulks.

11 Jan 2014 9:21AM (Tournament); 30 Readers

very nice, easy conditions though....

11 Jan 2014 9:21AM (Tournament); 30 Readers

OK, now I know that Greg is K , as Jenny going to B baulk to shoot down the E bdy at Y and K

11 Jan 2014 9:22AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

I have a good view of this as I am up in the grandstand...

11 Jan 2014 9:22AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

nope, through the middle, finishes 2 y west of Crn IV

11 Jan 2014 9:23AM (Tournament); 31 Readers

So, recap
Death (R) 4b
all rest on 1
Mulliner rushes K to just nth of Red, on bdy level with 2

11 Jan 2014 9:24AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

rushes R to within 1 yard of hoop 1

11 Jan 2014 9:25AM (Tournament); 31 Readers

is away..

11 Jan 2014 9:26AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

approaching 2, R 1.5 yrd west of 3, making 2 from 1 foot in front

11 Jan 2014 9:27AM (Tournament); 34 Readers

has got blue out of Crn IV and loaded it to 5, making 4 off K

11 Jan 2014 9:30AM (Tournament); 33 Readers

K has gone 3 yrd NE of 4b, looks like R is going to 4b as well

11 Jan 2014 9:31AM (Tournament); 33 Readers

indeed

11 Jan 2014 9:32AM (Tournament); 34 Readers

making 5 of B

11 Jan 2014 9:32AM (Tournament); 33 Readers

B is within a yard of 1b, peeling (or not peeling 4b) missed on the inside but got nice rush to 6..

11 Jan 2014 9:35AM (Tournament); 37 Readers

grovlees through 6, mallet in air and on goes the ref...

11 Jan 2014 9:36AM (Tournament); 38 Readers

looks like he can hit black..

11 Jan 2014 9:36AM (Tournament); 39 Readers

does..

11 Jan 2014 9:36AM (Tournament); 38 Readers

makes the TP a bit hard, I have James sitting beside me giving expert comments

11 Jan 2014 9:37AM (Tournament); 40 Readers

two Liverpool fans side by side...

11 Jan 2014 9:37AM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Loads partner (R) to 2b, makes 1b..

11 Jan 2014 9:38AM (Tournament); 40 Readers

B to 3b,

11 Jan 2014 9:39AM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Red has now been shunted back to $b, approaching 3b off B

11 Jan 2014 9:41AM (Tournament); 47 Readers

opps, not a professional tournament, not $b , it was 4b

11 Jan 2014 9:42AM (Tournament); 49 Readers

was contemplating str triple, James is happy he has given up on that idea, looks like goint to peg...

11 Jan 2014 9:43AM (Tournament); 45 Readers

James is now leaving the commentary position to consult his partner regarding leaves..

11 Jan 2014 9:45AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

about to make Rover.. R and B beside peg

11 Jan 2014 9:46AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

leave coming up.. James hovering on side of lawn..

11 Jan 2014 9:46AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

Stephen ignores him..

11 Jan 2014 9:46AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

oh no, consulting now...

11 Jan 2014 9:47AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

Blue to max dist on W bdy

K 1 foot south of Peg,

R and Y on E bdy 2 years up from crn IV

11 Jan 2014 9:48AM (Tournament); 52 Readers

Greg (K) shooting at R I think..

11 Jan 2014 9:49AM (Tournament); 53 Readers

stalking

11 Jan 2014 9:50AM (Tournament); 53 Readers

and.........

11 Jan 2014 9:50AM (Tournament); 51 Readers

misses

11 Jan 2014 9:50AM (Tournament); 54 Readers

comes up touching R

11 Jan 2014 9:50AM (Tournament); 52 Readers

Rushes Y to W bdy behind B..

11 Jan 2014 9:51AM (Tournament); 54 Readers

stops Y to penult, and rushes B to 2.5 yards SE of 4b

11 Jan 2014 9:52AM (Tournament); 54 Readers

all looks good..smashes through 4b and clips B on way to the Nth bdy,

sends B to Rover, making penult off partner..

man he is quick.. or my typing is slow, probably both

11 Jan 2014 9:53AM (Tournament); 55 Readers

making rover. yellow hovering at peg.

11 Jan 2014 9:53AM (Tournament); 57 Readers

lining up peg...

11 Jan 2014 9:54AM (Tournament); 56 Readers

1 nil England, 26-0

11 Jan 2014 9:54AM (Tournament); 56 Readers

Game 2,

Same balls

11 Jan 2014 10:02AM (Tournament); 60 Readers

Greg (K) to East bdy, 10 yards up from crn 4

James duffer tice 1 yrd ne of 6

11 Jan 2014 10:03AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

jenny down East Bdy

11 Jan 2014 10:03AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

misses by a yard, wont be happy with that

11 Jan 2014 10:04AM (Tournament); 61 Readers

finishes 2 yrd west of crn IV

11 Jan 2014 10:04AM (Tournament); 61 Readers

Stephen shoots at R, misses, it, and hoop 6 and the peg and hoop 5 and ends at the end of A baulk

11 Jan 2014 10:05AM (Tournament); 66 Readers

jenny and Greg letting Aaron play his shot on adjoin lawn...

11 Jan 2014 10:07AM (Tournament); 65 Readers

Jenny shoots up the bdy and hits,.... YES !!

11 Jan 2014 10:07AM (Tournament); 65 Readers

NZ take croquet for first time in the match..

11 Jan 2014 10:07AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

rolls to 2 and gets to R but has rush back towards hoop 3

11 Jan 2014 10:08AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

rushes to E bdy and takes off to Y, has a 10 yard roll to Hoop 1..

11 Jan 2014 10:09AM (Tournament); 70 Readers

looks good.. makes 1 easy..

11 Jan 2014 10:09AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

comment from James Death "these hoops are not putting up a fight at all"

11 Jan 2014 10:10AM (Tournament); 69 Readers

jenny has a rush to her partner ball on east bdy..

11 Jan 2014 10:10AM (Tournament); 65 Readers

Im now joined by Stephen Mulliner.. must be my magnetic personality

11 Jan 2014 10:12AM (Tournament); 64 Readers

jenny now has the 4 balls nicely...

11 Jan 2014 10:13AM (Tournament); 65 Readers

jenny is now making 4 off partner,

11 Jan 2014 10:16AM (Tournament); 66 Readers

approaching 1b, partner going to 2b

11 Jan 2014 10:20AM (Tournament); 60 Readers

consulting Greg about leaves....

11 Jan 2014 10:21AM (Tournament); 57 Readers

red gone to max dist W bdy

11 Jan 2014 10:23AM (Tournament); 63 Readers

approaches 3 back from 1 foot in front

11 Jan 2014 10:25AM (Tournament); 65 Readers

setting up fro the leave.. yellow within a foot of 4 B and K on East bdy max distance.. Tidy break Jenny !!!

11 Jan 2014 10:26AM (Tournament); 69 Readers

Mulliner lifted Y and shot down E bdy, misses narrowly to Cnr 4

11 Jan 2014 10:28AM (Tournament); 61 Readers

Greg takes croquet for the first time , rushes to W bdy behind R

11 Jan 2014 10:28AM (Tournament); 64 Readers

stops B to 2, and has nice rush to 1, over hits, but red hits the hoops and is away...

11 Jan 2014 10:30AM (Tournament); 64 Readers

rolls red to 3, but his ball has cannoned into hoop 1 and now has 21 yard shot at partner at 2..

11 Jan 2014 10:32AM (Tournament); 64 Readers

Hits with a smattering of applause..

11 Jan 2014 10:32AM (Tournament); 66 Readers

looks to have cut it straight behind hoop.. taking of now...

11 Jan 2014 10:33AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

crowd looks to be in the order of 30..

11 Jan 2014 10:33AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

makes 2, 5 yard return roquet

11 Jan 2014 10:34AM (Tournament); 63 Readers

hits and is away again..

11 Jan 2014 10:34AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

update..

Stephen and James on 1,

Greg approaching 4 with Jenny on 4b

rolling R to 5 and going to Y in crn IV

11 Jan 2014 10:38AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

despite James asking (pleading) black to hit B on the way, it didnt

11 Jan 2014 10:39AM (Tournament); 73 Readers

making 4, no sides to the sth bdy

11 Jan 2014 10:40AM (Tournament); 70 Readers

Aaron has pegged out 26-8 TP on adjoining lawn..

11 Jan 2014 10:41AM (Tournament); 71 Readers

blue has gone to withing a foot of 4b, now approaching 5..

11 Jan 2014 10:43AM (Tournament); 70 Readers

through 5deep.. past peg, coming back to red 1 yard south of peg.

blue near wire of 4b, yellow on a line between 4b and 6

11 Jan 2014 10:45AM (Tournament); 67 Readers

rolling R to 1b going to partner at 4b

11 Jan 2014 10:46AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

lining up the 4b peel... looks pretty close from here (I am in the upstairs grandstand)

11 Jan 2014 10:47AM (Tournament); 69 Readers

peels 4b and has rush to 6, which ends within a foot of the hoop...

11 Jan 2014 10:47AM (Tournament); 67 Readers

R quite deep at 1back.. maybe 4 yeards north of the hoop..

11 Jan 2014 10:48AM (Tournament); 68 Readers

Greg rushes Y to cnr 3, looking to load 2B and get onto partner that is only just through 4b..

11 Jan 2014 10:49AM (Tournament); 69 Readers

plays it VERY nicely..

11 Jan 2014 10:49AM (Tournament); 69 Readers

has rush on partner to penult..

11 Jan 2014 10:50AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

thick take off to R at 1b

11 Jan 2014 10:50AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

leaves B in nice postion at penult but doesn't quite rush on R ... approaching from 4 yards pretty much straight..

11 Jan 2014 10:52AM (Tournament); 77 Readers

sails through 1b to midway between 1b and 2b.. has 7 yarder at R....stalks then re stalks..come on Greg...

11 Jan 2014 10:53AM (Tournament); 79 Readers

nails it centre ball.. Red ends up 6yards behind 6..

11 Jan 2014 10:54AM (Tournament); 79 Readers

red goes to 3b

11 Jan 2014 10:54AM (Tournament); 79 Readers

lines up penult.. big roll here but lawns are playing very easy..

actually just like I want them

11 Jan 2014 10:55AM (Tournament); 84 Readers

blue bounces back out of penult by a yard or 2..

11 Jan 2014 10:56AM (Tournament); 78 Readers

makes 2b, Y now gone to penult and tidying up B ready for peel.. takes off to R which is on the wire at 3b

11 Jan 2014 10:58AM (Tournament); 77 Readers

making 3b from a foot.. and roquets red in the process..rolling both to penult

11 Jan 2014 11:00AM (Tournament); 77 Readers

black has hit the hoop from the 6 side,, can he see blue???

11 Jan 2014 11:01AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

trying to attract Jennys attention.. I must say from here it looks like he can possibly snick it.. but I am a fair way away....

11 Jan 2014 11:02AM (Tournament); 82 Readers

ref called.. must think he has a chance..

marking the balls now..

11 Jan 2014 11:03AM (Tournament); 77 Readers

yep.. got it,

NICE !!

11 Jan 2014 11:04AM (Tournament); 81 Readers

now Greg has left an angly hoop for 4b..

Maybe 45 deg?? 2 foot ?? Im hopeless at distances and angles..

11 Jan 2014 11:06AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

GREAT shot.. jumps through with immaculate control..

11 Jan 2014 11:07AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

Yellow now peg high, 2yards West of Peg..goes to R, still has to peel Y.. so its going to be a straight double..

11 Jan 2014 11:08AM (Tournament); 84 Readers

opps..still has to peel Blue.. colour blind too,,

11 Jan 2014 11:08AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

lining up from 1.5 foot..

11 Jan 2014 11:09AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

that's 18 inches.. or 45 cm

11 Jan 2014 11:09AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Blue sails through to 3 yards south of Rover.. black thorogh too.. has red along side and Y at peg..

11 Jan 2014 11:10AM (Tournament); 88 Readers

lawns really giving no troubles at all..

11 Jan 2014 11:11AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Greg has rushed Blue to naybe 4 and a half feet in front of rover.. lining up peel now..

11 Jan 2014 11:13AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

lining up still

11 Jan 2014 11:14AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

blue goes though by 5 feet.

11 Jan 2014 11:15AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

black now trhough by 6 inches

11 Jan 2014 11:15AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

hits red, goes to yellow..

11 Jan 2014 11:16AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

rushes Y to within a foot or so of blue, gets rush on blue to peg..has to miss the hoop

11 Jan 2014 11:17AM (Tournament); 87 Readers

does so, now has 4 foot peg out..

Game all, NZ win 26-0 TP (Greg)

11 Jan 2014 11:17AM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Hoops being checked.. nearly set for game 3..

11 Jan 2014 11:27AM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Mulliner plays super shot.. yards west of 5, slightly north of it..

11 Jan 2014 11:28AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

black to East bdy, 10 yards up from crn IV

11 Jan 2014 11:28AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

JAmes goes up to crn III or actually 3 yards W oorner III..

Shoots and ..

11 Jan 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 83 Readers

misses ...

11 Jan 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 83 Readers

not by much..

ends up approx. 4 yards south of black

11 Jan 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 83 Readers

or so..

11 Jan 2014 11:31AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Jenny shooting at Stephen ball.. and Hits to a smattering of applause..

11 Jan 2014 11:31AM (Tournament); 91 Readers

takes off to K

11 Jan 2014 11:31AM (Tournament); 89 Readers

takes off and gets a rush to to end of A baulk..

11 Jan 2014 11:32AM (Tournament); 84 Readers

cuts to South Bdy about midway between 5 and 1..

11 Jan 2014 11:33AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

approaching hoop 1 but looks to have over hit..

11 Jan 2014 11:34AM (Tournament); 84 Readers

maybe 45.. asks Greg for opinion..

11 Jan 2014 11:34AM (Tournament); 82 Readers

retires to corner 3 (maybe a yard south of corner III)

11 Jan 2014 11:35AM (Tournament); 83 Readers

yes.. just south of the corner..

yellow 2 yards NW of peg. Reg half way from peg to hoop 1..

Stephen shoots at red with Yellow.. misses

Jenny striding up the lawn to shoot down the East bdy at partner..

misses to her left, now a foot w of crn IV

11 Jan 2014 11:37AM (Tournament); 90 Readers

James shoots at patner, who is in crn I and middles it..

11 Jan 2014 11:38AM (Tournament); 91 Readers

I missed a bit because I was running out of power.. but James has left a leave.. has left a rush for Stephen (I said Reg in my last bit, I meant Red, Reg isn't playing)

Anyway.. Jenny hits her partner with a good long roquet, takes off to R and Y in corner I

makes 1 , K is west of hoop 2.. a few good shots here and she is away..

11 Jan 2014 11:46AM (Tournament); 95 Readers

nicely approaches 2.. looking good..

11 Jan 2014 11:47AM (Tournament); 98 Readers

Weather here is glorious, literally not a cloud in the sky.. I reckon it should be hot today.. good beer drinking weather..

11 Jan 2014 11:48AM (Tournament); 99 Readers

made 3, all the balls in play now.. These lawns are really easy.. no real reason why once you are in you shouldn't go around..

11 Jan 2014 11:52AM (Tournament); 93 Readers

approaching 6 now..K nicely placed up there.. Y going to 1b

11 Jan 2014 11:55AM (Tournament); 95 Readers

through 1b, K (partner) at 2b

conference with Greg as to the leave..

11 Jan 2014 11:59AM (Tournament); 79 Readers

Yellow into the jaws of hoop 4..nice rush on partner to 2b.. red on west bdy maxish dist

11 Jan 2014 12:03PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

makes 2b

11 Jan 2014 12:03PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

another partner consultation,,,,

11 Jan 2014 12:03PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

making 3b, irish peels yellow, goes through herself by 6 inches but can hit Y

11 Jan 2014 12:06PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Y back in front of hoop 4, B and K going to E bdy

11 Jan 2014 12:06PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Im sorry folks, I don't know my MSL's from my NSL's or whatever.. Old school here.. there is probably a name for this...

R on W bdy at max dist, B and K on E boundary with a rush for K to 1, Y on hoop 4 unable to hit B or K

11 Jan 2014 12:09PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

James striding onto the lawn, does he do anything slowly>??

11 Jan 2014 12:09PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

But Stephen takes Y from hoop 4 and shoots down the E bdy and HITS

11 Jan 2014 12:10PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

rushes B to about a yard or so south of R on the W bdy..

11 Jan 2014 12:12PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

stops K to 2 and gets nice rush on R to Hoop 1

11 Jan 2014 12:13PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

man, my eye sight is failing.. he stopped B to hoop 2...

11 Jan 2014 12:14PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

obstructed by the name sign.. but still..

11 Jan 2014 12:14PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Stephen has stuck in the Hoop.. with his partner...

11 Jan 2014 12:15PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Greg having a look.. looks like he is waiting for Jenny who has temporarily gone AWOL..

11 Jan 2014 12:16PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

still AWOL...

11 Jan 2014 12:18PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

she has been located.. and now Jenny and Greg are conferring.

11 Jan 2014 12:20PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Greg is taking it, Misses

11 Jan 2014 12:21PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

up date.

Jenny (B) on 4b
James (R) on 4b

Stephen (Y) in jaws of 1
Greg on 1 and sitting in crn I

11 Jan 2014 12:22PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

3 yards out of crn 1 on W bdy,,,actually

11 Jan 2014 12:23PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

Stephen makes 1 and has dug K out.. now approaching 2 off B

11 Jan 2014 12:24PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

making 3, his partner is still 4 yards NW of hoop 1.. so no TP just yet..

11 Jan 2014 12:27PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

K goes to 5, going to B at 4, red now beside 5 too..

11 Jan 2014 12:29PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

through 4.. R and K waiting at 5

11 Jan 2014 12:30PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

partner ball still on 1.. doh.. I thought he was on 4b..

11 Jan 2014 12:31PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

sorry folks.. you get what you pay for in the commentary..

11 Jan 2014 12:32PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

is this a sextuple leave??B and K now both at 2b

11 Jan 2014 12:32PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

yes.. looks like it..

11 Jan 2014 12:32PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

approaching 6 with partner..

11 Jan 2014 12:33PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

black looks to be half way from hoop 1 to corner 1
Blue is 3 yards NE of hoop 1.. wired.

Yellow and Red are a few yards south of crn 3 with a rush for Red

11 Jan 2014 12:35PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

Both B and K look like they only have R..

11 Jan 2014 12:37PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Black has virtually corner to corner shot...

11 Jan 2014 12:37PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Greg shoots at Red..

doesn't like it..

11 Jan 2014 12:39PM (Tournament); 98 Readers

.........

Misses...

Now are we going to see the first SXP at this years Mac??

11 Jan 2014 12:40PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

James strides onto the lawn..

11 Jan 2014 12:40PM (Tournament); 99 Readers

he is away..

will be fascinating to watch..

loads K to 2 and rushes Y to 1b..

lines up peel doing a roll to the ball at 1..

Is this where the term "Death Roll" comes from??

11 Jan 2014 12:42PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Y strikes hoop and stays nearby..

R to B at hoop 1

11 Jan 2014 12:42PM (Tournament); 97 Readers

FAILS hoop 1..

11 Jan 2014 12:43PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

K and Y at hoop 2 maybe 6 yards apart.. 2 balls at hoop 1..

11 Jan 2014 12:44PM (Tournament); 98 Readers

James has informed me that lunch is being taken..Thanks for the update James..

11 Jan 2014 12:45PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

waiting patiently for ....

11 Jan 2014 1:02PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

..........

11 Jan 2014 1:02PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

my BLT (bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich for those who don't know what a BLT is)from the bar.. could go a beer right now too.. maybe later...

11 Jan 2014 1:04PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

Also, I can confirm that Reg is not playing, he hasn't even been seen here, so the England team is unchanged..no substitutions

11 Jan 2014 1:05PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

ok.. BLT dispatched..

11 Jan 2014 1:15PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

I can also report that Aaron and Toby have won in two straight games.. first blood to the Kiwis

11 Jan 2014 1:16PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

Ohh and Greg has started and hit in.. now has two balls at hoop one and taking off from ball at hoop 2..

11 Jan 2014 1:16PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

made hoop 1 and is away..springing partner ball (for 4b) to 4b..

11 Jan 2014 1:19PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

through 2 and rushes yellow to between 2 and 6.. R is about 4 yards sw of the peg..

puts Y past hoop 4 and gets onto R.. has to cut it up to 3, doesn't cut it at all, in fact only really snicks it.. needs to roll from 5 yards west of peg.. does pass roll and red ends up well short of hoop 3.. still a bit of work to do to get things humming..

11 Jan 2014 1:23PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

Greg has made 3 and is leaving B up there. going to red and rushes to crn IV, looking very calm and smooth

11 Jan 2014 1:26PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

makes 4 with a return rush up towards 3.. hits the 4 yarder smack in the eye and ends up 3 yards W of hoop 3, pretty much perfect really.. (although Im no expert.. I would be happy with it anyway)

11 Jan 2014 1:28PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

actually Id be happy with simply hitting the 4 yarder..

11 Jan 2014 1:28PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

for those of you wanting comms on the Clarke Chapman / Fulford Patel game, I can advise that the wifi does not extend that far.. so Michael needs to come back within range all the time to send..but I think its all over and I assume its a win to England in game 3

11 Jan 2014 1:30PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Greg has jawsed 4b

11 Jan 2014 1:33PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

I cant read body language.. Its game and match to the kiwis..

2-0

11 Jan 2014 1:37PM (Tournament); 63 Readers

sorry for the confussion

11 Jan 2014 1:37PM (Tournament); 61 Readers

meanwhile.. I have had computer problems..

Greg played a croquet shot from cnr 3 trying to load 2b and go to the running side of 4b to rush peel his partner.. but was short on both.. the hoop 2b ball finished at the peg and his ball on the wrong side of 4b

had to (temporarily) abort the TP, and load 2b with the B ball

11 Jan 2014 1:40PM (Tournament); 69 Readers

making 2b now.. red nicely waiting at 3b yellow between peg and 6, closed to 6 really..

11 Jan 2014 1:41PM (Tournament); 71 Readers

Blue to penult.. did I miss the 4b peel???gosh its hard to keep up with all the excitement..

11 Jan 2014 1:43PM (Tournament); 69 Readers

yep.. B has been peeled.. now looking good at penult..

I think the confusion started when I said it was jawsed,,.. must have been actually just through..

11 Jan 2014 1:44PM (Tournament); 71 Readers

im now sitting at ground level, not as easy to see as up higher...

greg missed the penult peel going to yellow, blue remains on the wire..making 4b now..

11 Jan 2014 1:46PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

smoothly through,,,

COME on Greg,...

11 Jan 2014 1:46PM (Tournament); 65 Readers

looking good.. rushed Y to about 4 yards E of penult.. got B and R at penult..

11 Jan 2014 1:47PM (Tournament); 65 Readers

still some work on to finish.. straight double..

11 Jan 2014 1:47PM (Tournament); 65 Readers

im joined by paul skinley...he is hooking into a coffee...

11 Jan 2014 1:48PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

irish peel blue sails through and hits yellow, kicks away from rover..

11 Jan 2014 1:49PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

ends up jawsed ref on the lawn..looks ok from here..

through OK..

11 Jan 2014 1:50PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

rolling red deep and goes to yellow..

gets applause from the entire NZ team on the sideline..

11 Jan 2014 1:51PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

lining up is rush to rover..

Paul Skinley likes it.. a bit angly,, 4 feet from the hoop I suppose..

on the ground..

11 Jan 2014 1:53PM (Tournament); 68 Readers

still on the ground lining it up..

11 Jan 2014 1:53PM (Tournament); 68 Readers

blue is through

black in the jaws

11 Jan 2014 1:54PM (Tournament); 68 Readers

black through

11 Jan 2014 1:54PM (Tournament); 67 Readers

rushing to the peg..

11 Jan 2014 1:55PM (Tournament); 66 Readers

2 yards from the peg..

11 Jan 2014 1:55PM (Tournament); 67 Readers

maybe slightly less..

11 Jan 2014 1:56PM (Tournament); 69 Readers

YES !!!!

11 Jan 2014 1:56PM (Tournament); 69 Readers

3-0 Kiwis..

11 Jan 2014 1:56PM (Tournament); 69 Readers

26-7 TP (Bryant)

well that's me for the day...

hope you have enjoyed it, I promise to do better tomorrow..

Kiwis England doubles again tomorrow I hear

11 Jan 2014 1:57PM (Tournament); 63 Readers

over and out..

11 Jan 2014 2:05PM (Tournament); 60 Readers

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