CA North Of England Championship
Lines v Maugham by Matt Holmes
Qfinal
It's raining and I 'm getting wet on the balcony. Lines had first opportunity but stuck in h3 with K and U reception. Y pioneer at h4 missed pivot R at peg to S of C2
23 Aug 2014 10:13AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
K has rush to C2
23 Aug 2014 10:14AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
I've now moved to the lawn 3 hut as rain is harder. Conditions are very easy here now.
23 Aug 2014 10:18AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
3 ball break now tight
23 Aug 2014 10:20AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Looks like this is normal advanced, two balls tight at 1b, going to be a MSL/Nsl
23 Aug 2014 10:22AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Partner U going to 2b
23 Aug 2014 10:23AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Ran 1 b strong but not get past reception ball rushed to a diagonal spread position, taking off behind R which is now going to 3b on wide split not great but well executed
23 Aug 2014 10:26AM (Tournament); 0 Readers
Y 2.5 yds off west boundary level with H6 R in good position behind h4 will rush to h1. U rushed to E boundary level with h5, moved to max distance flattish rush of 1yd pointing slightly to h1
23 Aug 2014 10:33AM (Tournament); 0 Readers
Y taking the shot from A baulk at UK.
No looking at u's rush again.
Now taking shot down line to c4 and misses
23 Aug 2014 10:35AM (Tournament); 0 Readers
U rushing to H1 bad rush to 6yds north right behind, taking off to c4 ball signal rubbish in the shed so going batch a now sunny balcony
Not get going.
Y 2yd ne of h2 r 5yd off e boundary level with peg
U has rush to h1 west of h1
Y shots at U misses to near c1
U has failed to get going. Doing another leave. Y now se of h2. UK joined at h1 with starting rush. Lines wants the triple.
Y shoots at U and misses
23 Aug 2014 10:51AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
U will stop shot Y to h2 for a standard TP
23 Aug 2014 10:52AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Gets in front by about 5 ft. Sticks in hoop. Y has 14 yd shot, aims at K but hits outside of h1 sends it to directly behind rover on boundary.
23 Aug 2014 10:55AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Lines has lift on yellow! Hoop moved his ball in the hoop slightly lifted to rush Y to e boundary
23 Aug 2014 10:57AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
sending to H2 going to tidy R up. Simple standard TP here. That was v bad luck for Maugham hitting the hoop. One to be aware of. I'd never think of the wiring lift in that situation!
23 Aug 2014 10:59AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
So lines playing U has break under control for standard TP approaching h 3
23 Aug 2014 11:04AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Peeled after h3 rush back after h 4croqueted right to perfect spot behind h6
23 Aug 2014 11:09AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Take off to r at h5 slightly awkward as a result. Had to send wide. Rushed r in front. May not get forward rush here though. Doesnt
23 Aug 2014 11:11AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Everything fine after roll. R at 1b.
23 Aug 2014 11:12AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y sent wide to side of h6. K rushed back in front of h6 but bad stroke not place well behind for peeling. Now rather angled peel.tries to jaws but not in hoop awkward rush peel angle
23 Aug 2014 11:14AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
2b pioneer slack 2yds e
23 Aug 2014 11:17AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
This lawn 3 is very interesting plenty of hills. Had lines still been a member here I figure that pioneer would have been bang on
23 Aug 2014 11:18AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rush ne out of 1b not cut goes to n boundary. Needs to get right on top of K to rush peel but may not bother
23 Aug 2014 11:19AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Going for it
23 Aug 2014 11:20AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Not as bad an angle as it looked from here. Slammed it. Pops out a foot or so, take off to 2b pioneer
23 Aug 2014 11:20AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Nice weight to rush line but then under hits rush angled approach. V close hoop but 40 degrees
23 Aug 2014 11:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Got through but looks like hampered
23 Aug 2014 11:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Can see an edge. But now big croquet stroke. Chose to go to peelee rather than ignore and has run behind the hoop wiring himself. Unbelievable managed to run the hoop but not request K in process
23 Aug 2014 11:25AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Roquet K in process. That was.
23 Aug 2014 11:26AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
R has lift. Double made out of u and K. Hits K.
23 Aug 2014 11:27AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham playing R has all the balls in lawn and should be taking k off
23 Aug 2014 11:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Thinking hard about break commencement. Will be attempting h1 off partner. Long rush from 4b to h 1 is 3yds adrift
23 Aug 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Nice croquet well in front. K is mid lawn towards h2 u is at h 3
23 Aug 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Little work to do to get h2
23 Aug 2014 11:31AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Taking off to U
23 Aug 2014 11:31AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
U pushed away from h3 to maximise chance of rush to h2
23 Aug 2014 11:33AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rushed nicely. Setting up rush s to pick up Y
23 Aug 2014 11:33AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Runs h2 has rush. Now just has to get rush on U back to h3 from 6/7 yds sw. Right on top of it.
23 Aug 2014 11:35AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Pioneer for h4 now wanting though 6 yds w
23 Aug 2014 11:35AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
sent u to h6 early rushed y to h5 will be running h4 with k. Should be able to get peel done after h5 as has good position now at h4
23 Aug 2014 11:37AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rush to h5 with k has cannoned y pioneer. K not going to be peeled after h5
23 Aug 2014 11:38AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Sent k well west of h5 to enable tight 2b pioneer to be laid after h5. K to 1b. When is he going to peel K?
23 Aug 2014 11:40AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Standard 4ball break leading to ....
23 Aug 2014 11:40AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
mSL coming up
23 Aug 2014 11:41AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
I'm surprised at that line of play. Maybe thinking lines not the hottest shot. One shot this way versus many in a 3ball ending
23 Aug 2014 11:42AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
K is behind w wire of h 2 and won't rush to u's hoop 3b
23 Aug 2014 11:44AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
R running 3b u in acceptable position before hoop run so escaping immediately to e boundary at max distance horizontal rush laid slightly pointing to h1
23 Aug 2014 11:46AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Lines forced to lift K here?
23 Aug 2014 11:47AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
No. He's choosing to lift U forcing a delayed TP if he misses down the line
23 Aug 2014 11:48AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Dodgy boundary this e one on lawn 3. But either Lines has already seen it pulls left or his bad shot hilled on....he's hit Y
23 Aug 2014 11:50AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Would rather have had one off personally, but easy to say now!
23 Aug 2014 11:51AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Lines trying to 3ball from these two balls to get 3b as k no use. Has wide 4b pioneer. Rush to 3b finished wheel wide. Had hoop attempt but stuck in hoop.
23 Aug 2014 11:52AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
R has shot and hitsU in hoop
23 Aug 2014 11:53AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Leave coming up. U left at its hoop with a maniacs hoop attempt se of hoop 3/4yds. y into c2. K rushed out placing in c1area, r back to y. Rush line to h2/u at 3b
23 Aug 2014 11:57AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
k shooting at U from 20yds. Missed
23 Aug 2014 11:58AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Natural line of play would be peelee at h2 here
23 Aug 2014 11:59AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Maugham trying a different line. r sent up to c4. Pushed k to corner to improve stop shot ratio out. Still k only reaches just past peg for h2 pioneer
23 Aug 2014 12:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
In front of h1 with U
23 Aug 2014 12:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Work to do here
23 Aug 2014 12:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Runs too hard no rush to c4
23 Aug 2014 12:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
r is couple of yards out of c4
23 Aug 2014 12:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
NW that is
23 Aug 2014 12:03PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Taking off behind. Has gone off. Not terrible u or k has no double and min 18yd shot. Though u can win easy from a hit with both oppo balls at its hoop
23 Aug 2014 12:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
U shot at RY and missed
23 Aug 2014 12:14PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham has standard TP for game 1 with peelee at h3 and pioneer already at h4 as approaches h2 with backward take off
23 Aug 2014 12:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Scrambles barely through. Fortunately can hit K
23 Aug 2014 12:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
K is n of h4 as escape should be ok. Tight peel
23 Aug 2014 12:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
R peeled. Angled rush S on k good
23 Aug 2014 12:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
H5 run
23 Aug 2014 12:22PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
R behind h6 on a slight angle. Y close at hoop but angled. Shortish roquet makes peel more angled nearing 40/45 degrees
23 Aug 2014 12:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Clean through.
23 Aug 2014 12:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
U sent to 2b. Terrible shot. Finished 6yds n of hoop
23 Aug 2014 12:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Run 1b. K good position at 3b for rover peel attempt before 3b.. R at hoop take off to u good. Back in full control again
23 Aug 2014 12:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham expletive at placement of 4b pioneer barely went past peg
23 Aug 2014 12:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Peel is assured though a foot in front
23 Aug 2014 12:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
All peels done. One good rush to 4 b will secure the game
23 Aug 2014 12:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
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