Trans Tasman Series (Golf Croquet)
Test One - Day One by Lester Hughes
Good morning from a cold and thankfully windless Cairnlea.
25 Apr 2019 8:20AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
I am filming and doing this commentary on court two = Robert F and Alison S Australia, V Felix W and Sonya S
25 Apr 2019 8:22AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Filming will be my priority (no live streaming today) so I will not be doing shot by shot just score updates and around the courts
25 Apr 2019 8:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
EW runs the first hoop of the series for Australia
25 Apr 2019 8:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
HR ties up the match on court 3 1-1
25 Apr 2019 8:39AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
JW scores hoop one on court 1
25 Apr 2019 8:40AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
GC puts NZ up 1-0 on C4
25 Apr 2019 8:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Still struck on h1 on c2
25 Apr 2019 8:42AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Not now with FW running a 7 Yarder to the Nth B
25 Apr 2019 8:43AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
RF runs H2 on c2 1-1
25 Apr 2019 8:45AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
SS runs h3 on c2 2-1
25 Apr 2019 8:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Trouble with posting
25 Apr 2019 9:04AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Trouble with posting
25 Apr 2019 9:04AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ok we are back
25 Apr 2019 9:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Thanks Tim
25 Apr 2019 9:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
C2 NZ 6 AUS 4
25 Apr 2019 9:23AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Sonja running the majority of hoops
25 Apr 2019 9:24AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
C3 Nz4 Australia 3
25 Apr 2019 9:25AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
C1 Aus 5 NZ 5
25 Apr 2019 9:26AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
C2 Felix and Sonja win Game one against Robert and Alison 7-4
25 Apr 2019 9:29AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Another commentary is starting to cover courts 1 and 3
25 Apr 2019 9:32AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Oops courts 1 & 4
25 Apr 2019 9:32AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
C3 EF and HR are up 5-3 against EW and WD
25 Apr 2019 9:34AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Make that 6-4 to NZ on C3
25 Apr 2019 9:35AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Just hitting in here on C2
25 Apr 2019 9:35AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
EW runs hoop 11 Australia 5 NZ 6 C3
25 Apr 2019 9:38AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Game one on C2 Felix's hitting and Sonja's position were the difference
25 Apr 2019 9:39AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
EW jumping from 7 yards at hoop 12 to Kerri the have alive. Peels black game one to NZ
25 Apr 2019 9:42AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Keep
25 Apr 2019 9:42AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
And game lol
25 Apr 2019 9:42AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Both c2 and C3 are on h1 g2
25 Apr 2019 9:48AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
C3 Australia 1 New Zealand 0
25 Apr 2019 9:53AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
C2 New Zealand 1 Australia 0
25 Apr 2019 9:55AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Robert peeled Sonja's Yellow thru one and NZ now strong at h2
25 Apr 2019 9:56AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Sonja runs H2 NZ 2 Australia 0
25 Apr 2019 9:57AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
C3 now 1-1
25 Apr 2019 10:02AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Felix lining up 2 yard h3 ....
25 Apr 2019 10:02AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Misses to the left
25 Apr 2019 10:02AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
That could have almost sealed this match
25 Apr 2019 10:03AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
C3 EW runs h3 Australia 2 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 10:03AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
C3 Australia 3 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 10:07AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Sonja hits the left leg and sticks there
25 Apr 2019 10:09AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Alison moves her to the right leg
25 Apr 2019 10:09AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
I still think NZ are the favorites to win h3
25 Apr 2019 10:10AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
C3 rallying for hoop shot at h5
25 Apr 2019 10:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
More discussions here on c3
25 Apr 2019 10:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
I feel Australia have to win this hoop
25 Apr 2019 10:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Felix misses from north B
25 Apr 2019 10:13AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Sonja note with a 45' 1 Yarder
25 Apr 2019 10:14AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Sticks in jaws
25 Apr 2019 10:14AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Alison jumps from a yard and a half - scores!
25 Apr 2019 10:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Australia 1 NZ 2
25 Apr 2019 10:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
C3 NZ 1 Australia 4
25 Apr 2019 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Robert misses angled 3 Yarder
25 Apr 2019 10:18AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Robert misses angled 3 Yarder
25 Apr 2019 10:18AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Felix runs h4 NZ 3 Australia 1
25 Apr 2019 10:19AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Australia on another must win hoop
25 Apr 2019 10:19AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
C3 Australia 5 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 10:21AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Robert fails another difficult angled hoop
25 Apr 2019 10:22AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
But Australia still strong at h5
25 Apr 2019 10:23AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Oops my binoculars are not the best,
C3 Australia 5 NZ 3
25 Apr 2019 10:24AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Two quick hoops and a miss read by me
25 Apr 2019 10:26AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
C3 are moving and looks like Edmund is getting going NZ 4 Australia 5
25 Apr 2019 10:26AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
C2 still fighting over an important h5
25 Apr 2019 10:27AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Sonja's Yellow stuck behind the hoop leaves Australia in a strong position
25 Apr 2019 10:28AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Robert runs with Black
25 Apr 2019 10:28AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
C3 Australia 2 NZ 3
25 Apr 2019 10:29AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Looks like Australia strong at h10 on c3
25 Apr 2019 10:30AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Sonja plays a great little stun shot at h6
25 Apr 2019 10:31AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Alison responds with a 14 yard clearance
25 Apr 2019 10:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Felix leaves his red short
25 Apr 2019 10:32AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
He been struggling to make good position in this tricky court
25 Apr 2019 10:32AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
C3 now looks 50:50 on h10
25 Apr 2019 10:33AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Edmund with a strong clearance flips it well in nzs favour
25 Apr 2019 10:34AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
C2 all four balls within 3 yards of each other which you don't see too often
25 Apr 2019 10:34AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Black dispatched yellow, yellow missed coming back
25 Apr 2019 10:35AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Australia now back in control at h6
25 Apr 2019 10:35AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Felix plays his red peg high
25 Apr 2019 10:36AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Black looks a perfect tight on block, shot Robert!
25 Apr 2019 10:36AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Sonja makes a 20 yard clearance on black
25 Apr 2019 10:37AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Australia win Game two on C3 7-4
25 Apr 2019 10:38AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Felix runs with his deep ball NZ 4 Australia 2
25 Apr 2019 10:39AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
C2 Robert almost peels Sonja thru 7
25 Apr 2019 10:43AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
NZ 60:40 favourites at h7
25 Apr 2019 10:43AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Now 95:05 favourites with a miss by Alison and a hit by Felix
25 Apr 2019 10:46AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Now 95:05 favourites with a miss by Alison and a hit by Felix
25 Apr 2019 10:46AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
The leveling here has left the east boundary of c2 very soft and they are having to take relief
25 Apr 2019 10:48AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Sonja runs a great h7 3 yards in front of h8
25 Apr 2019 10:49AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
NZ a very strong 5 - 2 up
25 Apr 2019 10:49AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Sonja misses h8 but NZ still favourite
25 Apr 2019 10:52AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Sonja misses h8
No worries as Felix runs it
25 Apr 2019 10:52AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
NZ 6 AUS 2
25 Apr 2019 10:52AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
C3 NZ 1 Australia 0
25 Apr 2019 10:53AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Great position by Felix at h9
25 Apr 2019 10:56AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Forces Robert into taking on a difficult angled hoop, misses. Yellow clears Blue, blue ineffective coming back, red runs hoop, match to NZ
25 Apr 2019 10:58AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
I've moved to C3
25 Apr 2019 11:01AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
One each at the moment
25 Apr 2019 11:01AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Missed 6 yard jump from Edmund filled the crowd
25 Apr 2019 11:03AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Nice 7 yard clearance from Helen Kris then alive
25 Apr 2019 11:03AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Edmunds black clips the hoop coming back and ends bad in relation to Reds position
25 Apr 2019 11:05AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
EJ clears ok but EF hits
25 Apr 2019 11:06AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Australia very strong now which two in front and blue having split off
25 Apr 2019 11:07AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
EW puts red in the jaws
25 Apr 2019 11:08AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
EF snicks it out from 21 yards away
25 Apr 2019 11:08AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Wendy misses ready hoop
25 Apr 2019 11:09AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Helen misses
25 Apr 2019 11:09AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
EW runs to near sth boundary
25 Apr 2019 11:09AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Australia 2 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 11:10AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Helen needs to hit 9 Yarder to save the hoop
25 Apr 2019 11:14AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Gets it!
25 Apr 2019 11:14AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
EF tries a tricky promotion kinds works as resulting clearance by Wendy also gets partner ball
25 Apr 2019 11:16AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
50:50 at h4
25 Apr 2019 11:17AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Wendy needs to hit from 8 yards
25 Apr 2019 11:19AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Gets black instead of blue
25 Apr 2019 11:19AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Helen misses 3 yard straight hoop
25 Apr 2019 11:20AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red clears her
25 Apr 2019 11:20AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black in
25 Apr 2019 11:20AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow snuggles behind black not intentionally
25 Apr 2019 11:21AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Forced into a five yard angled hoop EW nails it!
25 Apr 2019 11:23AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Australia 3 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 11:23AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Still in an arm wrestle at h5
25 Apr 2019 11:27AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
EW and EF doing some nice middle ball clearances
25 Apr 2019 11:28AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
EF shooting now from near cnr 1 at yellow in front of h5
25 Apr 2019 11:29AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Steps up ... Misses just
25 Apr 2019 11:30AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Wendy runs yellow down to a yard past hoop 6
25 Apr 2019 11:30AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Australia 4 NZ 1
25 Apr 2019 11:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Good shot by Helen brings a miss from EW leaving NZ odds on at h6
25 Apr 2019 11:33AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Great clearance from further away on his next turn by EW !
25 Apr 2019 11:35AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Leaves EF in an awkward position with both yellow and blue in front but blue blocking yellow
25 Apr 2019 11:36AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Trys to play black into a pest position doesn't work
25 Apr 2019 11:36AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Wendy misses gentle hoop shot with y
25 Apr 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Helen blobs thru with blue
25 Apr 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
NZ 2 Australia 4
25 Apr 2019 11:37AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Great 7 yard hoop run at h7 by EF
25 Apr 2019 11:39AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
NZ 3 Australia 4
25 Apr 2019 11:39AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Helen is going to play blue in even tho EF black is wired from Wendy's yellow
25 Apr 2019 11:40AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Blue told 2 yds to far
25 Apr 2019 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
EW red is short to protect from blue
25 Apr 2019 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black in front
25 Apr 2019 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow misses
25 Apr 2019 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Great clearance by Helen
25 Apr 2019 11:42AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
EW is up to the task from 10yds
25 Apr 2019 11:42AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Black now playing in wired from red but fails I think
25 Apr 2019 11:43AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow back in front
25 Apr 2019 11:43AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Blue misses
25 Apr 2019 11:43AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
EW turns down the opportunity to roll red back in and slams black to East b
25 Apr 2019 11:44AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
EF is up to the 25yard clearance
25 Apr 2019 11:44AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Almost gets an in off
25 Apr 2019 11:45AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow back in front
25 Apr 2019 11:45AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Saving battery while they really around h8
25 Apr 2019 11:49AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
After a long rally EW runs h8
Australia 5 NZ 3
25 Apr 2019 12:06PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
After a shorter battle EW runs hoop 9
25 Apr 2019 12:07PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Australia 6 NZ 3
25 Apr 2019 12:07PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Some good sitting from EW sees Wendy win the match with a easy hoop 10
25 Apr 2019 12:11PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Lunch time and battery save
25 Apr 2019 12:11PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
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