Hi All,

Aus V Eng on court 5-7, doubles .

Lawn 5; Malcolm and Robert Fletcher v James Death and Jamie Burch
Lawn 6; Ian Dumergue and Stephen Forster v Stephen Mulliner and Samir Patel
Lawn 7; Greg Fletcher and Simon Hockey v David Maugham and James Hopgood

Starting 8.30am

L5; James Death supershot 3 yards NW from hoop 5
Malcolm Fletcher east bndry maximum distance
Jamie Burch shoots from Cnr 3, takes edge of yellow
JB loads hoop 2, 4 yards Sth of hoop , has a 1 yard rush to hoop 1, needing some cut , gets a bit much and has a 3.5 yard takeoff to the hoop,
Runs a 1 yard straight hoop
Loads 3 nicely Sth and west , rushes into 2 with control

L6, similar supershot opening played by Australia, Ian hits 3rd turn , has a 4 yard takeoff to hoop , plays it well and has a 1 yard straight hoop

L7, supershot opening from Aus, Greg missed 3rd turn from Cnr 3, James H missed at partner from A baulk, Simon shoots from nth of 5 and misses JH ball

L5, JB under control, and safely through 2 back , some discussion with James D on leave option

L6, Ian in control through hoop 3

L5, JB and JD set a defensive leave , black with rush on yellow 11 yards nth Cnr 4, and retires blue to west bndry 11 yards Sth Cnr 2

L5, Robert misses from A baulk at black

L6, Ian sticks in hoop 4, Stephen M misses 4th ball on from A baulk , approx 8 yards ?
Ian resumes break , but with an extra ball if he needs it

L5, JD through hoop 1, some angle to deal with , but runs it with a rush nth

L7, seeing the balls from 70 + yards, James H has his 6th turn break under control up to hoop 5, he di have some work to do at hoop 4, with. Aroll a bit longer than ideal

L5, JD peels 4 back after 3, gets a nth rush after 4, loads peelee to Sth of 6

L5, sorry, nth of 6.
JD peels penult to a foot from rover

L7, JH clangs 1 back , was looking like a MSL setup, Simon has a tap on with a loaded break

L5, no peel attempt for James going to 2back, but sets nicely for 3 back
Puts rover peel into the jaws , controlled rush to 3 back , but hoop run gives him a Sth rush, load at 4 back is slightly nth , so leaves peelee as is and rolls loading penult while going to 4 back

L6, Ian safely navigated around to complete break , picked up 4th ball directly after 5 , which gave him more leave options .

L5, JD bombards rover peel while going to yellow rushes peelee level with hoop, takes off to have a 2 inch hoop run, pegs out to take game 1 +26TP

L6, Ian setting DS, looks wired and tight, Ian and Stephen F have some options of how far down east bndry they set,
Stephen M wil, take the Abaulk if they creep too far Sth , and Samir looks more comfortable shooting from B baulk .
Stephen M shooting with red ( west bndry ball ) from b baulk at the 21 yard shot- hits

L7, SH break is through 3 back, and sets a NSL- very tight at 4 , appears to rush to hoop 1 though, Greg F checking it before they lay the rush on east bndry

L5, game 2
RF supershot 3yards NW hoop 5, JD max distance, MF misses from Cnr 3, JB misses partner from A baulk,
RF shoots at Jamie's' ball - hits close to centre

L6, Stephen M through 1, some discussion with Samir , continues break , looks like TPO was the outcome of discussion , peels blue through 4 back by mms after 3

L7, JH has hit the lift , giving the next play a lot of thought , consults David, , leaves blue mid west bndry area, puts black 3 yards Sth hoop 4 , has a cut onto red , but it goes nowhere and spits a yard nth of 4, rolls to 1- plays it defensively by pushing red towards Cnr 1, does not get running position , so retires Cnr 1

L7, sorry my error, forgot James H broke down at 1 back earlier And the roll must of been for 2 back not hoop 1 !

L7, GF hits from mid west bndry into Cnr 1 balls , hits it solidly

L6, SM break running smooth , but has some work still, load at 4 back is 4.5 yards nth , peels rover going to 3back

L5, RF break under control , makes 3 back and sets a NSL

L6, SM gets a good rush from 3 back and gets the break back to good order

L7, GF leaves ball nth Cnr 1, rushes towards Cnr 4, stops it towards 2, holds rush to 1, makes hoop, runs it strong and has a 6 yard return that he rushes with control into Cnr 1- good shots to establish the second break early

L5, James D , lifts black from 4, shoots from Cnr 3- misses into Cnr 4
MF rushes nicely 3 yards Sth of the west bndry ball

L6, SM pegs out Ian , rushes Samir's yellow to the spot on east bndry just nth of hoop 4 and retires into Cnr 2- ball on east bndry does have a lot of room to roll to 1

L6, SF takes contact , takes advantage of the wide space on offer , rolls yellow mid court and runs a 1 yard slight angled hoop 1
Rushes towards 3, takes off to Cnr 2- rush maybe ?
Not quite , but enough to chip it down west bndry to make roll easier
Runs hoop 2 under control.

L7, GF up to hoop 5 with. a delayed TP setup at 4back

L6, SF up to 1 back on his contact turn

L5, MF peels after 5, has all balls up near 4 back, makes hoop 6, puts peelee and blue near 6, rushes to 1 back , not all under control , RF has a few wanders out to see him.
Loads 3 back leaves peelee at penult , gets a good rush to 2 back , has a 7 yard straight roll in , runs a 1 yard hoop to Sth bndry , has rush nth, 3 back tight - so all good and on track

L7, GF peeled 4 back before 6

L6, Stephen F, runs rover , pegs out to win game one +13OTP - classy turn from Stephen F

L5, MF has a straight double finish ahead
Plays blue just Sth of peg, sets black as penult escape ball, peels red from 2 inches to 1 foot west of rover
Plays black to 2 yards Sth of rover gets rush on blue to west of peelee,
Has a 1 foot straight peel
Irishes both through clean, pegs out to take game 2 +26TP

Coffee time for Si, Greg under control lawn 7, lawn 6 just started with supershot by England

Back,
L7, GF has a straight double finish with penult jawsed

L6, not sure what eventuated , but Stephen F plays a retiring shot from the leg of 1, to nth bndry , SM through 1 and hampered slightly , hits. A good 7 yard shot and is up to hoop 2, some work ahead

L6, SM plays a great roll loading hoop 4 and getting a rush on the east mid bndry ball , cuts it nicely up to level hoop 4 east bndry
SM then rolls blue towards Cnr 2 while going to black on nth bndry below 3 ????
Black goes out .
SF rushes red to blue in Cnr 2 area , rushes to 1 with control

L7; GF peels penult and has a 1 yard rover peel, jawses it and has a 2 foot jump - jumps clean and has a 10 yard return

L6, SF turns the balls over at 2, SM back into his break

L7, GF hits his 10 yarder clean, surveys what he has at rover, red is close to peelee in the jaws , so shouldn't have to many problems , also has hit the yellow nicely 5 yards nth of rover and has the bombard option - misses the bombard ( its possible black isn't fully in the jaws , and the bombard needed some edge ) rushes red nth of peelee - lines up , plays it perfect and now rushes black up to peg , has a 5 yard peg out.
Greg and Simon take the game + 19TP

L6, SM under control in his break , through 2 back , looks like DS set up

L5,
Game 2, James D supershot 3 yards nth hoop 5
MF 3 yards west of James - good tactic , mix up,from the 90% maximum distance reposnse or the occasional Cnr 2, possibly Jamie hasn't had the next shot for a while

L6, tight DS from SM , 22 yards from Cnr 3

L5; JB missses through the supershot into B baulk , RF taps on and should have an easy start

L6, Aus miss lift from Cnr 3 to Cnr 4

L7, RF making quick work of this break , safely through 1 back, setting another NSL

L7, RF making quick work of this break , safely through 1 back, setting another NSL

L7, game 2 , DM supershot 3 yards nth hoop 5
GF maximum distance
JH shoots from 3 Cnr - hits

L7, game 2 , DM supershot 3 yards nth hoop 5
GF maximum distance
JH shoots from 3 Cnr - hits

L6, SP makes hoop 1 , sticks in 2
ID misses 11 yarder into Cnr 2 area

L5, JD misses lift from Cnr 3 into Cnr 4

L7, JH loads hoop 2, fails hoop 1, Simon hits the 7 yarder from A baulk with 4th ball on

L6, SP controlling a 3 ball break, up to hoop 5, can pick up 4th ball at 1 back- hits a 7yard return roquet after 5

L5, MF under control , sets up a delayed peel at 4 back after getting abrush nth after 4 , takes off to 5 with some care , as it's directly behind the hoop and a smidge west - plays it well

L7, SH under control - break up to hoop 5

L6, SP mostly under control, has break through 2 back with a rush nth with red, sends it to 4 back - nicely placed 1 yard Sth of the hoop , rolls to 3 back from mid west bndry , also accurately done and has short rush to the hoop

L5, MF peels 4 back after 5, sends peelee to 2 back after 6

L6, SP keeps break going , but no peels , 4 yard roll into penult - safely handled , 5 yard rush to rover , sets tight cross peg
Clips Samir peg
Stephen M 4back
Stephen F 2
Ian 1

L5, MF peels penult with rush to 4back

L7, Simon finishes break, DM lifts and shoots from Cnr 3 - misses into Cnr 4

L5, MF loads rover 1 yard nth east of hoop , makes penult , rolls black 3 yards Sth rover , rushes blue close to peelee , still should be enough stop room to keep a sideways escape ball - not quite , has a 1 foot straight peel
Peels clean, hits back on blue
Pegs out to take the match

Missed a bit of play , lunch delivery duties

L6, think SF hit lift and has taken his break from hoop 2 to 4 back and is setting a NSL

L7, Greg in play , looks like he is setting up to peel 4 back with a rush to 1 back - played it well

L6, Stephen M shoots from A baulk - hits

L7, GF sends peelee back to penult , makes 3 back with a west rush

L6, SM through 4back

L6, SM makes penult, has partner near peg , rushes it 8 yards Sth of the east bndry black ball , takes off and has a manageable cut to rover .
Runs rover from 15-20 degrees and has two balls to get the rush back to yellow on east bndry

L6, SM pegs out to win +17
1 game all

L7, GF peels penult, makes 4 back , sends peelee to rover about 2 yards NE

L6, stops for lunch

L5, NZ v USA , late start singles Toby Garrison v Ben Rothman

L7, GF peels rover from 1.5 feet , sends peel towards bndry , his ball ends up in the jaws
Plays the subsequent shots, rushes to peg to finish and wrap up the match

Lawn 6 match resumes

Supershot from Aus, with 3rd 4th and 5th turn misses
SP played a promotional canon Mid East bndry loading 1 and going to the Cnr 4 ball
SP now completes break and sets DS

Ian Dumergue shoots from west bmdry as it lays , just misses black near the peg and red on east bndry

SM hampered after 1 , some distance to travel but can play it upright - misses nearly hits his hoop 2 load

ID shoots with blue west bndry line of 6 at yellow Sth of hoop 2 - misses

SM hits the 5 yarder well , rushes it Sth of the ball nth of 1, loads it past peg towards 3, rushes into cnr2 , makes hoop off of the west bndry ball ,
Has to play some good shots to make it a finishing turn

SM loads 4 , getting a rush on the yellow near the peg, needs some cut- plays it ok , 3 yard side roll in -but takes off , runs hoop , rushes Cnr 2
Croquet's yellow to west bndry area , 8 yards Sth Cnr 2, gets rush on the blue ball , rushes blue into Cnr 1
Loads that to 5 , going to a tight loaded 4- plays it a bit big, but all ok

Some nice shots from Stephen M , sees him run 5 with control and a good delayed set up at 4back

No peel going to 6, but it looks like the end result will still allow a rush peel after 6

SM makes 2 back off peelee , sends it to penult , hits penult with a bit of pace and stays close.
Makes 3 back with a rush

SM has to put peelee back through 6 , means a slight longer roll into 4 back, plays it all well and runs 4back
Plays a straight penult peel from a foot , sends it to 1.5 yards past peg

Loads a relatively deep ball at rover, no side ball, can only get it 3 yards nth of rover.
Rushes peelee into position and has a 3 yard peel , quite straight .
Plays it well and peels yellow by a foot , red stays back by a foot , Stephen plays the next shot really fast , I missed it as typing , so unsure if it was a hoop run or a jump to clear over peelee - result was a jam in rover

SF taps on, rushes to 1 , makes 1

SF break running tight and is through 2back

SF gets rush out of 3back, rushes yellow to west bndry 3 yards Sth Cnr 2.
Places red ( rover ) near peg and sets on east bndry 10 yards nth Cnr 4

SM misses from A baulk

Ian takes a rush to 1, runs 1 , by a smidge, but out enough to hit partner

Ian gets a rush on red towards Cnr 2 , black ( partner) is a few yards off east bndry mid court , rushes to Cnr 2, stops it out by a few yards , rushes yellow down west bndry and is faced with a croquet shot loading 3 and getting hoop position at 2, successfully played and runs hoop to bndry

Ian misses the short roquet onto Stephens red, 3, 4 yards ?

SM gets to rover , runs hoop , no rush back to yellow , but lots of room for the takeoff,
As a 5 yard pegout
Hits peg to win the game + 15 and the match 2-1