Championship of Surrey
Championship of Surrey - Final Day by Alison Jones
Good morning world! We are sitting in the glorious sunshine at the fabulous Surbiton croquet club watching the semi-finals of the Championship of Surrey.
I will hopefully live stream a little of the games later to facebook if technology allows, but we also have the live cameras from Surbiton streaming both games, take a look here ->> http://www.surbitoncroquet.org.uk
Lawn 1:
Semi - R Fulford vs A Girard Game 2 - Robert won the first
Lawn 2:
Semi - M Avery vs J Birch Game 2, Jamie won the first
02 Aug 2020 9:26AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lets start with lawn 2, Samir and the hoop setting team are just resetting hoop 5 as Burch has just jammed... Burch is R&Y, Avery is B&B
02 Aug 2020 9:27AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Sorry, I meant hoop 6. Good start.
02 Aug 2020 9:28AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Burch is part way through a TPO on Black, Blue and Yellow are still both for 1, and Red was the jammed ball in 6.
02 Aug 2020 9:28AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Moving to Lawn 1, Giraud is now in break having just made hoop 1 with black. All other clips for hoop 1.
02 Aug 2020 9:29AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lawn 2, hoop 6 has been reset, Burch re-played the shot and made hoop 6 with red. Peeling black through penult... it's in the middle of the hoop.
02 Aug 2020 9:31AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lawn 1: Giraud is for h4, but the break has broken... no rush to h4. A leave is coming up. Blue is 4y north of h5, yellow has been left east of h2 with a take off to red near c4.
02 Aug 2020 9:36AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Giraud takes off from red to in front of h4, he's going to try from 3 yards
02 Aug 2020 9:36AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Easy, he has made hoop 4, break continues.
02 Aug 2020 9:36AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lawn 2: Burch has completed the TPO and pegged two off, leaving blue and yellow for 1 & 1.... exciting times.
02 Aug 2020 9:44AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Avery (playing Blue) took contact with yellow on east boundary near c4, rolled to h1, had a bash but failed the hoop. Unfortunately, failing to a wired position from yellow.
02 Aug 2020 9:46AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Burch takes the lift and has hit blue to west boundary, rolled to h1...
02 Aug 2020 9:46AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
3 yard shot at h1, straight...
02 Aug 2020 9:46AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Makes the hoop, but backward rush on blue. Rolling to h2 from 18 yards south.
02 Aug 2020 9:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Burch is in front, about 5 yards away though
02 Aug 2020 9:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bang.
02 Aug 2020 9:47AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Burch bounces out of h2 to the right, unfortunately giving Blue a 'rush' to h1. For me it's a 3 yard hit in.
02 Aug 2020 9:48AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
It didn't exactly 'rush'. Avery is now taking croquet from yellow from west boundary 6 yards north of h1. Yuck.
02 Aug 2020 9:48AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Didn't reach. Yellow is now 12 yards north of h1, slightly toward the west boundary, blue is taking position at h1... not wired this time though ;)
02 Aug 2020 9:49AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Burch plays yellow to the middle of the lawn somewhere between the peg and hoop 3
02 Aug 2020 9:51AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Avery runs h1 to just north and three yards east of h2.
02 Aug 2020 9:51AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
He's wandering around having a think...
02 Aug 2020 9:51AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Lawn 1: Giraud has gone to 4b with black, leaving a standard contact leave, blue in c2, r&y in c4, black in c3
02 Aug 2020 9:52AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Lawn 2: Avery took tight position at h2, Burch shot and missed.
02 Aug 2020 9:52AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Avery runs h2 to the north boundary, looking at yellow on west boundary... declines the shot.
02 Aug 2020 9:53AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Takes position at h3, but it's not straight.
02 Aug 2020 9:53AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Burch takes position at h2, Avery takes better position at h3< Burch runs h2 to the north boundary
02 Aug 2020 9:54AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Burch now shooting at blue
02 Aug 2020 9:54AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Burch misses to east boundary, blue (Avery) runs h3 and takes position.
02 Aug 2020 9:55AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Burch takes good position at h3.
02 Aug 2020 9:55AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Avery runs h4... and stops to think...
02 Aug 2020 9:55AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery inspects the different options behind hoop 5, Burch has really good position at 3 so will run easily down to get a good shot on Blue if it's anywhere nearby.
02 Aug 2020 9:56AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery takes position at 5, runable but 3 yards with angle. As far away as possible from Yellow.
02 Aug 2020 9:57AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Burch runs h4, but not far, takes the 20+ yarder at blue... hits.
02 Aug 2020 9:57AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Lawn 1: Fulford has rolled black from c3 to c1, ignoring blue, is not rolling red just north of c4 to set a leave.
02 Aug 2020 9:58AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Lawn 2: Burch rolled from south of 5 to h4, bounced out of h4. Avery has easy start again.
02 Aug 2020 9:59AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery rolls to h5, runs h5.... is rolling to h6 from peg high
02 Aug 2020 9:59AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery has now made 2b, no rush to 3b, so rolling from 4 yards west of h5
02 Aug 2020 10:02AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Avery has now made 2b, no rush to 3b, so rolling from 4 yards west of h5Meanwhile, on lawn 1, Giraud hit with black, so is now setting a leave.
02 Aug 2020 10:03AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
, wired from y which is 7 ish yards north of c1, both slightly in the lawn
02 Aug 2020 10:03AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
, wired from y which is 7 ish yards north of c1, both slightly in the lawn
02 Aug 2020 10:03AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Giraud takes off to blue and is now lining up is last shot to make sure he doesn't give away the wire lift. Blue and black are left in c2 with a rush for blue pointing toward h6
02 Aug 2020 10:06AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
On lawn 2, Avery misapproaches 3b, retreats to south boundary between h1 and h5.
02 Aug 2020 10:07AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Burch shoots with yellow from mid lawn between 3b and 4b... misses.
02 Aug 2020 10:07AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Avery has a second attempt at approaching h3b
02 Aug 2020 10:07AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Great shot, great position, sending yellow 5 yards north of 4b.
02 Aug 2020 10:08AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Runs blue off the north boundary, so has a rush back to 4b.... Spectators think it's 'game over'!
02 Aug 2020 10:08AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
It appears it wasn't game over. Avery ran penult deep and missed the return. Ooops.
02 Aug 2020 10:11AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Burch shooting yellow at blue, yellow in next to the peg, blue is middle of north boundary
02 Aug 2020 10:11AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Missed, but not by much.
02 Aug 2020 10:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Now livestreaming on facebook again, battery died, sorry ->> https://www.facebook.com/AlisonMaughamCroquet/videos/340259260699387/
02 Aug 2020 10:12AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery has rushed yellow to c3, take off to in front of rover. 3 yards away... so takes tight position. Burch gets another shot.
02 Aug 2020 10:14AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
So, yellow in c3 is shooting at blue 2 inches in front of rover....
02 Aug 2020 10:14AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Missed.
02 Aug 2020 10:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Spectators say 'Game over'...
02 Aug 2020 10:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Avery is taking his time... it's angled.
02 Aug 2020 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Runs the hoop, but no shot at yellow or the peg.
02 Aug 2020 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Lags to the peg....
02 Aug 2020 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Burch is now shooting yellow at blue from south boundary, blue next to peg...
02 Aug 2020 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Missed.
02 Aug 2020 10:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Definitely game over.....says the spectators...
02 Aug 2020 10:17AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yep, Avery wins.
02 Aug 2020 10:17AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Lwn 1: Fulford still 1 & 1, Giraud 2 & 4b with break
02 Aug 2020 10:18AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Lawn 2: Game 3 has started with Burch and Avery. Burch is B&B, Avery R&Y
02 Aug 2020 10:21AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Burch plays black to 8 yards north of c4. Avery plays red just out of c4.
02 Aug 2020 10:21AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Burch shoots blue at black, misses. Avery shoots yellow and hits blue.
02 Aug 2020 10:22AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery has croqueted ble slightly in the lawn, black to just out of c4 and has rushed red toward h1. It didn't quite make it, so appraching from 4y se
02 Aug 2020 10:23AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Good approach, Avery makes 1 with a rush on red going back to south boundary.
02 Aug 2020 10:24AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Lawn 1: Fulford is now in play and has made hoop 1.
02 Aug 2020 10:24AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulford has sent black to near h3, yellow is in c3, big cut rush coming up to send blue to h2...
02 Aug 2020 10:25AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
From just behind h5.
02 Aug 2020 10:26AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Amazing cut rush. From pointing almost toward the west boundary, Fulford has rushed blue to 6y short of h2. He has a 3ft hoop
02 Aug 2020 10:26AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Lawn 2: Avery is now for h4.
02 Aug 2020 10:29AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
The fabulous George has just appeared with a glass of something yummy in hand. I beleive mine is on it's way.... hoorah.
02 Aug 2020 10:31AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Avery is still in break having made h5... all looking very smooth now.
02 Aug 2020 10:32AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulfor on lawn 1 has just made h4, black (tpo'ing) is in the jaws of 4b...
02 Aug 2020 10:33AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
My glass of something yummy has arrived... I shall keep commentating for as long as possible..... but might need someone to take over in a couple of hours ;)
02 Aug 2020 10:34AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fulford (playng red) has now peeled black through 4b, and is running h5. Everything looking a little bit perfect.
02 Aug 2020 10:37AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulford (playng red) has now peeled black through 4b, and is running h5. Everything looking a little bit perfect.
02 Aug 2020 10:37AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Oh dear, some odd commentary issues. Fulford has completed all peels of the TPO on black, he is playing red.
02 Aug 2020 10:48AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Fulford is approaching Penult
02 Aug 2020 10:49AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Everything is looking very lovely. Whilst on lawn 2...
02 Aug 2020 10:49AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Avery playing r&y, yellow is on 4b and red has just bounced out of h1.
02 Aug 2020 10:49AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Still having issues with commentry, sorry. Lots has happened, I'll try again though.
02 Aug 2020 10:58AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Burch is now in play with blue, he is in break for h5. Blck is for 1, red is also for 1 and yellow for 4b
02 Aug 2020 10:58AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Sorry, yellow is for 3b.
02 Aug 2020 10:59AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
He is considering some pops
02 Aug 2020 10:59AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Meanwhile on Lawn 1, Giraud has crashed out of h2 after being TPO'd by Fulford. So it's 2 (Blue) v 1 & Peg (Yellow 1, Red Peg)
02 Aug 2020 11:00AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue is now 8 yards south of yellow on the west boundary, yellow is 3 yards se of c2, Red is 1 yard west of c4
02 Aug 2020 11:01AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Lawn 1, Fulford is thinking still...
02 Aug 2020 11:05AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Lawn 2: Burch is now running 2b with Blue, having popped red through 1.
02 Aug 2020 11:05AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Lawn 1: FUlford shot at red, missed. Giraud shot at R&Y in C4, missed.
02 Aug 2020 11:06AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Fairly easy 3 ball starter for Fulford then...
02 Aug 2020 11:07AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Burch is now setting his leave. He has run 3b with blue, croqueted yellow 4ft NE of c4, Red i sbeing sent to 1ft off the west boundary inline with h2, black is being left on west boundary 2 yards north of h1, blue is on it's way to c3
02 Aug 2020 11:09AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
So we have: Blue for 4b, Black for 1, Yellow for 3b, Red for 2. Avery to play and has a contact.
02 Aug 2020 11:09AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Avery lifts yellow and will take contact from black (West Boundary 2yards north of h1)
02 Aug 2020 11:11AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
He takes off to red, good take off.... gets behind red which was just off the boundary by h2.
02 Aug 2020 11:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Has a cut rush to 3b, red ends up 3ft north of 3b.
02 Aug 2020 11:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Takes off to get 1ft in front of 3b... runs the hoop and has a 2 yard hit on red backwards.
02 Aug 2020 11:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Take off leaving red on the east boundary near h4, going to blue in c3.
02 Aug 2020 11:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue has been sent to north of h2 near the north boundary, is now putting yellow near to red for a leave.
02 Aug 2020 11:18AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Okay, I'm giving up. Sorry folks, commentry keeps dissapearing. I will suggest listening to the chatter on the facebook video (https://www.facebook.com/AlisonMaughamCroquet/) and watching the video on the Surbiton livestream (http://www.surbitoncroquet.org.uk/)
02 Aug 2020 11:22AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
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