one Semifinal is sorted with Stephen playing John In best of 3 (one up as block result counts for first game.)
In the other block it is down to hoop 13 Will v Martin. Will wins and he plays James G in the semi.
Will first ball deep, red 4yd posn. Black good running 5ft. Yellow almost blocks black.
Blue sends red to south boundary South shoots , nr miss on black. black runs.
Will plays James g

John ran 9 fro boundardy to take 5-4 lead. Stephen takes 10
John from close to jaws takes 11 . much interplay Stephen in jaws doesn't take 12 then later does.

John misses 13 tephen runs and into final

Will and James G have more interesting semi which goes to 3rd. Will despite looking like he is losing 12 reportedly won 7-5 in the 3rd.

Conditions are now full cloud , no wind.
yesterday we had about 20 visitors, today probably nearer 25 through the day.

Stephen started the weekend looking like he was in form. After his excellent performance in the Worlds (Feb), he looks like he is in the groove , could be a good season for him.
Will looks like he is searching for his form, and as the competition has progressed he has pieced more of game together. A couple of tournaments and a bit of practise/coaching and he could be firing.

The final started and the first game went to 13. After a couple of misses Stephen takes the first.
This match is seeing a few in-offs and even a double in-off. ball hits two balls en-route to running the hoop. Stephen peels Will through 12 for a 7-5 .

In the third Ste3phen was steady but Will's clearances more effective.
The game may have been won by Stephens all-round game holding together better,
Will 's first ball approach could have been better and he looked the more in need of competition.

It should be said that this year has seen the strongest entry of any year. And the quality of play has been very high for so early in the season.

Result Stephen 7-6, 5-7, 7-5 Will.

Thanks to

All the Surbiton Cooks, Grounds., hoop setters etc etc
The tournament Ref Martin (and for setting hoops for semi and final)
Chris Tournament Handicapper
Howard - Plate manager

Congrats to Martin Plate winner - 2/2

Handicap changes
John 0 to -1
Mark 1 to 0