Mulliner game up (14-9).

G2, Mulliner 3 and break approaching h6 vs 1 and 4b

I don't know how he got to this position, but it looks like Mulliner has a ladies leave? It's a very strange position as Hogan was positioned slightly in lawn 3y N of c1 and near c3. Hogan shoots from c3 and misses.

Muliner rushes the 1b peel to 3y S of h1 and takes off to ball near c1.. looks good... not quite. Roquets it on the way. Approaches h1 sending oppo to 4yN of h4

doesn't take on the hoop and leaves a rush for his h1 ball. Hogan shooting from WB near 2 to ball 3y N of 4

The wind has picked up and Hogan re-stalks

Misses.
Mulliner has a 1.5y angled h2 with oppo as a reception ball. Balls to 1ft in front but possibly wired

A bit more interaction between Hogan or Mulliner, Hogan has the innings. I think the clippage is Hogan 4b and 2 with the chance of a break with his h2 ball vs 2b and 2

Some very good croquet strokes from Hogan and he has a standard TP ahead of him

Hogan one peel done and in complete control. About to load 1b from c3 and a good pioneer at h6

Doesn't get the peel after 6 but is still relatively in control - good 2b pioneer but it is a very tight peele 6 inches NE of penault and didn't get the rush to it after 1b. Takes the safe option and goes N or peele so I'd say the earliest we see the penault peel will be going to 4b

4b pioneer is in a good position to peel towards. Approaching 3b from relatively close so might struggle to get a rush out of it

Hogan falls short on his croquet stroke to peele. Won't be peeling going to 4b and will have to rush peele to penault from 4-5 yards away

I think Hogan tried a phostumous peel which he didn't get, will finish peg and penault vs 2b and 2 with some form of leave

Tough approach to rover from 1y SE - lots of hills and very brown grass around there

Good hoop and the leave is;
Mulliners 2b ball 2y N of h5, h2 ball roughly 12 yards S of c3
Hogans peg ball EB level with 4 and his penault ball 2y N of 5 on EB

Mulliner plays his 2b ball and heads to c3

Good shot from Mulliner, middles the lift but didn't get a good rush to 2b and will be approaching from 7y NW

Looks like a very good approach, 2ft 10 degrees?

Smoothly through and that will be the break. Will he stop at and make a crosswire giving no lift or will he peg Hogan off?

It will be a peg off

Hogan penault alone vs peg and h2.
Mulliner laid up on eb near 4 with a rush to h2.

Hogan takes the long lift and looks hopeful...

Sails past and finishes in c4.. I'm going to see how long is left in this game

Morrow is doing it for me. Gives me time to focus on this lovely Monteiths instead. Happy days!

I lied - I didn't see the 4th ball in the corner so Hogan wasn't pegged off. Mulliner now has an established break and is approaching h4

Mulliner has done something wrong as he now has a 8 yarder mid break, I think he might have clipped a hoop again? Good shot, middles it

Still in control at 2b so should be all over

No problems and Mulliner takes the match 2-0; 14-9 26-23