MacRobertson Shield
Day 2, Test 2, Lawn 6 - Toby Garrison & Aaron Westerby vs Ian Dumergue & Tim O`Leary by Josh Smith
Good Morning.
Both Pairs walking around, inspecting the Lawn. Suns out with a tiny North Easterly wind, 21 degrees Currently. We are in for a hot day
Bear with me this is my first commentary.
06 Jan 2014 8:42AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Both Teams On the Lawn Having a hit, Must add The kiwi teams Tops are rather gorgeous. :)
06 Jan 2014 8:49AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Aus Have Won the toss
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06 Jan 2014 9:04AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Ian- Black
06 Jan 2014 9:05AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Aaron-Yellow
Tim- Blue
Toby-Red
Ian Standard Opening
Aaron into corner 4
Tim Shoots Down East boundary Misses into corner 4
Toby Takes Short Lift @ Black But misses by a whisker
06 Jan 2014 9:08AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Ian Rushes R to South Boundary.
Rolls over to Y, Putting Red Behind H2.
Waiting ......... For Robert to play on over Lawn ..... Still Waiting
06 Jan 2014 9:11AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
There is a beautiful Shine on these nice new balls.
Ian Rolls Y to H1 and BK into C4.
06 Jan 2014 9:13AM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Tim Comes on they appear to be wanting to Wire Y thru H1......HAVE THEY ??? ............YES. B has a 1 Yard rush to H1
06 Jan 2014 9:16AM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Aaron (Y) to play
Plays Into C1
06 Jan 2014 9:17AM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Blue In a break now
Made H1 and H2, Black Just off Leg of H1 has to get the out some how..
Splits R to H4 but R in the Jaws of H4
Black take off from North Boundary to Y
06 Jan 2014 9:24AM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Blue Take off to Black which is on North boundary.. 4 yard roquet ... Nails it ....
06 Jan 2014 9:26AM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Tim has a nice 4 Ball break, Running the hoops with ease
06 Jan 2014 9:27AM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Sorry Computer had a blonde moment :)
06 Jan 2014 9:31AM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Tim Made it around to 1B... Sailing thru
06 Jan 2014 9:31AM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Two New Zealand Croquet Greats have just arrived.. Welcome John Prince and Roger Murfitt
06 Jan 2014 9:34AM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Tim Has just had a blonde moment at 3B Leaving R a 1 yard roquet centre court,
06 Jan 2014 9:35AM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Rushes Bk to East Boundary, Toby plays a thick Take off towards Blue and Yellow
Blue just out of the Jaws 3B Toby Misses Blue
06 Jan 2014 9:38AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Blue Runs 3B.
06 Jan 2014 9:38AM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Tim Currently Moving the Balls around the Court. Has a 3yard roquet at partner ball Misses to the South Boundary
06 Jan 2014 9:41AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Toby's up....... Beautiful shoot hits his 7yarder !!!
06 Jan 2014 9:41AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Plays another Wonderful Split to Partner Which is three Yards Off north boundary.... Gets behind it
06 Jan 2014 9:42AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Sticks in H1.... :(
06 Jan 2014 9:43AM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Ian (BK) Is shooting @ Red and Yellow... Graeme Roberts is called to watch
06 Jan 2014 9:44AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
MissesYellow on the right!!! Kiwis back on... Toby runs H1
06 Jan 2014 9:46AM (Tournament); 27 Readers
I smell Sausage rolls !!!
06 Jan 2014 9:49AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Thanks Australia Team Manager for confirming :)
Blue Yard out on south boundary
Black four yard out on West boundary
Red and yellow in c1
Tim Plays... Hits Black in the guts!!
06 Jan 2014 9:55AM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Hoops..... Blue 4b
Red-H2
Yellow and black H1
06 Jan 2014 9:55AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Lawn 2 R Fletcher & Foster vs C Clarke @ P Chapman
Hoops: Fletcher(Y) 4b
Chapman Black 3
and Red and blue are on H1
06 Jan 2014 9:58AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Right back to my lawn - After some chatting Black has a rush toward H2 Where Red is hiding 3yard behind it. and Yellow is 5yards off west boundary.
06 Jan 2014 10:00AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Yellow into Corner 1
06 Jan 2014 10:01AM (Tournament); 34 Readers
Black taking his doll rush and cuts it towards hoop 1.... and blue hits H1 and stays there is that luck or what !!!
06 Jan 2014 10:02AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
More news on those Sausage rolls... top marks :) ... No tomato sauce ....
06 Jan 2014 10:03AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Ian Is on the Lawn Made H1... he`s in my blind spot !! update when I can see him
06 Jan 2014 10:07AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
He`s Poped back up Black at H2
06 Jan 2014 10:10AM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Makes hoop 2 with a little bit of and angle
06 Jan 2014 10:10AM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Ian underway with a controlled three ball break !
06 Jan 2014 10:12AM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Graeme Is called on at H3.... Ian has a very close angled H3... In the Jaws!
06 Jan 2014 10:13AM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Aaron Is on the lawn playing now, Take off to R which is at H4 lovely cut rush over TO Blue which is a yard out of C1 on N boundary....
06 Jan 2014 10:16AM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Aaron (Y) makes H1 with a rush too R from Blue
06 Jan 2014 10:17AM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Need to get sun screen ... My white legs need it !
06 Jan 2014 10:18AM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Aaron plays hard at H2 only goes thru but pops out to the right ... No problem Hits red anyway !!
06 Jan 2014 10:21AM (Tournament); 41 Readers
H3 Rejected Yellow
06 Jan 2014 10:24AM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Bk now in play !
06 Jan 2014 10:25AM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Black .... takes off towards yellow which is in C2, but Black rolls on out
06 Jan 2014 10:31AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Aaron(Y) Takes the court, Centre balls Black and gets behind Blue, which is three yards of west Boundary
06 Jan 2014 10:33AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Aaron Takes of to H3 .... 2 Yard hoop strait in front.... Nails it with Great control !
06 Jan 2014 10:35AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Yellow with a tight three ball break
06 Jan 2014 10:37AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Runs H4 & H5.
06 Jan 2014 10:39AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Runs H6, Still and very tidy three ball break, 1B made but Yellow has a hampered shot at Partner which is 2ish yards north of 1B
06 Jan 2014 10:44AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
aaron plays it well and hits Partner.. Break is back on !
06 Jan 2014 10:45AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Nails 2B to the north boundary ! Hits Black .. Welcome back to the game Black... haven't seen you in awhile :)
06 Jan 2014 10:47AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
We have an update Aaron thru 3B setting leave.....
06 Jan 2014 10:55AM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Blue Peg High on West boundary!.....Black Threeish Yards off East boundary and 10yards off North Boundary and Red in C2 and yellow half a yard from red out of c2. Tim Black has a 8 yard shot at R&Y
06 Jan 2014 10:59AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Australia talking............. Crickey !
06 Jan 2014 10:59AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Tim shoots and misses slightly on the right
Hoops:
Red- H2
Yellow and Blue- 4b
Black- H3
06 Jan 2014 11:01AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Toby is back on the lawn!!
Toby makes H2 to south Boundary, Centre balls Blue.... Gets behind Yellow with a shoot shot putting Blue one 1/2 yards hoop two .. Rushes Yellow arcoss to H3 slams it thru h3 going all the way down to Black !
06 Jan 2014 11:07AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Hits Black to east boundary Leaving ball there . Takes off to Yellow which is up at H3 Rushes Yellow two yard east of H5. Partner comes on and deciding what to do .......
06 Jan 2014 11:09AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Toby rolls to H4 . Nails H4 to North Boundary ! Shot bro!!
06 Jan 2014 11:10AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
goes to H5 with Partner ... hoop approach places Yellow south of peg and slams Red thru H5 to south boundary... shoots at Blue at H2.... Misses Blue by millimetre's....
06 Jan 2014 11:13AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Tim comes on.... Hits Red in the centre !
06 Jan 2014 11:14AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Side note.... Im just guessing but I wonder if Tims mac Prep was away up in the mountain's some where... Loving the Caveman beard!
06 Jan 2014 11:15AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Tim currently resetting the Lawn. Walking off.... Red 1/2 yard east of H3 Yellow 4 yard off north boundary. Black with a 2yard rush too hoop four...
06 Jan 2014 11:19AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Toby Plays R Into C2
06 Jan 2014 11:20AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Black Playing has swapped blue for yellow and comes up to H3... with Yellow ... 2 yard hoop.. and sticks in the jaws ...
06 Jan 2014 11:22AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Aaron Playing Yellow shoots and Nails it hitting to the South Boundary ...
06 Jan 2014 11:23AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Comes over to Partner which is Corner 2 ... Toby and Aaron just talking about a leave. Aaron rolls the balls down west boundary and ball rolls off........ Bugger !
06 Jan 2014 11:28AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Black shoots at partner and misses !
06 Jan 2014 11:30AM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Toby on and getting a rush towards H6.... 1 1/2 yard S of H6 ... Take off for H6 ... Very Nicely done Bro !
06 Jan 2014 11:33AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Kiwis on all three Lawns ... Great signs !!
06 Jan 2014 11:35AM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Toby rejects 1B
06 Jan 2014 11:36AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Tim Shots from H1 @ yellow and Red .... Hits Yellow in the middle. Now he's resetting the Lawn!
06 Jan 2014 11:40AM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Aaron shoots at blue and black which are in C1 but Misses
06 Jan 2014 11:43AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Ian on the lawn now and rushes Blue to the south Boundary towards H3 ... approaching.... Angled H3 but Runs it!! deep .. return roquet at partner .....Hits .... Has a three ball break going... Not the tightest in the world but its there
06 Jan 2014 11:47AM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Ian has made H4Comes over and pick up Yellow
06 Jan 2014 11:50AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Puts Yellow to Peg!
06 Jan 2014 11:52AM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Not happy with his approach to H5... a little bit of an angle.... Comes through not problem. has to roquet yellow tho
06 Jan 2014 11:53AM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Another Backwards take off to H6. No pioneer at 1B .. Yellow 2 yards east of 2b and red halfway between H5 and Peg !
06 Jan 2014 11:55AM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Rolls R as a better pioneer for 2B getting behind Yellow.. Rushes Yellow to 1B
06 Jan 2014 11:58AM (Tournament); 72 Readers
the Hoop says No entry and rejects Black
06 Jan 2014 11:59AM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Aaron Hits... Take off towards Blue.
06 Jan 2014 12:01PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Aaron resetting the Lawn. ..
With a little help from Bruce I have fixed the flagpole which was tapping like mad...
06 Jan 2014 12:05PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Black Shooting into C3. With R having a Rush to Blue... Lined Ball on North boundary 7yards out of C1 ! ... Com on Kiwis !!
06 Jan 2014 12:09PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Toby Make 1B Very well in the process Hitting escape ball too H5.
06 Jan 2014 12:13PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Toby Makes 2B
06 Jan 2014 12:16PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Sorry Back into the Action ... Toby Makes Penult ... Thinking about Leave..
06 Jan 2014 12:29PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Black Peg High on West Boundary Blue about the same on East Boundary, Yellow Just Out of corner C4 and Red a yard away from yellow on the east boundary
06 Jan 2014 12:36PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Lunch time !!!
06 Jan 2014 12:36PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Lunch is Over ... Tim Lifts Blue and shoots at partner down the West boundary. Centre balls it... !
Takes off to Red and Yellow In C4. Graeme si called on ... tim is trying to gain a cannon out of it... doesn't get it as Yellow wasn't a corner ball
06 Jan 2014 1:08PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Toby Playing Red Just out of C3
06 Jan 2014 1:11PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Black makes 1B Gets Rush over towards 3B takes off Behind Yellow and rushes Yellow over towards 2B but its terrible short..... Nothing like a good croquet shot to save the Break... Gets in front of 2B and belts it thru to the South Boundary.
06 Jan 2014 1:17PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Roll out of C3 ... Going to ball @ 3B.. got to ball @ 3b ... sending Red East of H1!
06 Jan 2014 1:21PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Black sticks in 3B
06 Jan 2014 1:22PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Aaron to play ... Lifting Yellow and taking the 7 yarder at partner ...................Yup he hits it !!!
06 Jan 2014 1:24PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
These lawns are fast!!... Aaron over hits it take off to 4B....Bit of and angled hoop.............. Rejects to West of H6
06 Jan 2014 1:28PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Blue shoots at red and narrowly misses
06 Jan 2014 1:30PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Aaron Hits Partner and takes off to get behinds Black to have a rush to 4B .... Hes Behind!! and rushes it to 4B ... Nicely weighted
06 Jan 2014 1:34PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Runs 4B
06 Jan 2014 1:35PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Yellow Will have to play a good cut rush to get this too Penult... Cuts it Just!!
06 Jan 2014 1:38PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Aaron doesn't like the Hoop shoot and goes into C2
06 Jan 2014 1:40PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Ian takes the Lift Shot .. and hits... well blue was on the south boundary !
06 Jan 2014 1:43PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Takes off to Red hits... Takes off to yellow, luckily he grazed yellow otherwise he was going out...
06 Jan 2014 1:47PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Rolls Yellow to 3B and sends black to C1 joining up with Partner
06 Jan 2014 1:50PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Yellow shots for Black and Blue.... and misses .... Just !!
06 Jan 2014 1:53PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Hoops
06 Jan 2014 1:53PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Black -3B
BLUE 4B
yellow-Penult
red- Rover
06 Jan 2014 1:54PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Black rushes Blue over to 3B.....makes 3B
06 Jan 2014 1:55PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
The hoop says no entry... and rejects Black
06 Jan 2014 2:01PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Toby(Red) Hit Rejected Black to east boundary ..Takes off to Yellow. then places its three Yards off south Boundary . ... Red runs rover to the south boundary... hits Partner Peg High in between H3 & H4
06 Jan 2014 2:07PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Austrliians are having a meeting in the middle of the lawn .... Tim wil now Play... shooting at partner............... Misses
06 Jan 2014 2:12PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Aaron now takes the court... rushes partner over to H1
06 Jan 2014 2:14PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Takes off to Blue which is on North Boundary!
06 Jan 2014 2:15PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Hits Blue ....... gets behind Black for the rush to penult
06 Jan 2014 2:16PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
runs 5Back
06 Jan 2014 2:17PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Yellow rolls off from the hoop approach ... Very Angled Hoop, Graeme is called on .. and sent away again.. Sends it somewhere he can see on the east bounday
06 Jan 2014 2:27PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Black to Play... shooting at partner .. Hits it softly and just misses
06 Jan 2014 2:28PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Yellow shoots at oppo balls ad misses
06 Jan 2014 2:29PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Black in Play approaching 4B.......Slightly angled ... Went well and run it to the base line..
06 Jan 2014 2:36PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Just some chatting happening
06 Jan 2014 2:38PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Back into Play now .... Ian roquets blue rushing it towards rover
06 Jan 2014 2:40PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Takes off to Yellow.. Rushes it Closer to Penult
06 Jan 2014 2:40PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Makes Penult....
06 Jan 2014 2:43PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
More mettings
06 Jan 2014 2:46PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Meetings
06 Jan 2014 2:47PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
and he`s off..... Makes Rover
06 Jan 2014 2:48PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Ian is pegging Red off out of the game, red just hits the peg... sigh of relief
06 Jan 2014 2:53PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
ladies and Gentle man we are down to a three ball game....... Blue on 4b, Red off, yellow on rover and black on peg
06 Jan 2014 2:55PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Aaron lifting Yellow and taking it to B bault
06 Jan 2014 2:57PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
AARON HITS !!!!!!!!!! COME ON KIWIS
06 Jan 2014 2:58PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Aaron Puts Yellow in front of rover
06 Jan 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Ian shoots and Just misses
06 Jan 2014 3:04PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
with aaron just in front of Rover!!
06 Jan 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Aaron runs rover to the base line!
06 Jan 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Aaron lining up for the peg.......... Just misses
06 Jan 2014 3:06PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Tim in play now three ball break to finish... Makes 4B without ease.
06 Jan 2014 3:10PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
and penult
06 Jan 2014 3:11PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
and Rover
06 Jan 2014 3:12PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Tim pegs out and wins game one for Australia 26-25
06 Jan 2014 3:13PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Ladies and Gentleman... Game two is about to start.
all four Players are playing with same colours
06 Jan 2014 3:21PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Toby with standard Opening
Tim into c2
aaron shooting at partner ... Hits 3rd turn
06 Jan 2014 3:21PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Ian shoot down east boundary... Hits Yellow
06 Jan 2014 3:25PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
I missed something and now Ian is approaching H1 with partner. makes H1 with a rush across to Yellow...
06 Jan 2014 3:31PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
after some debate on what ian was going to do, still don't know who won .. aye Bruce :)
06 Jan 2014 3:36PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Ian smacks the right hand wire of H2 and rebounds.
06 Jan 2014 3:37PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Aaron hit the rejected black ball, and starts his break
06 Jan 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
and the crowd goes crazy as paddy and chris just wins Game Two
06 Jan 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Aaron splits blue and yellow blue towards two and yellow towards red which id by the peg, but over rolls red slightly. so rushes red to the East boundary .
06 Jan 2014 3:40PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Tim shoots and misses
06 Jan 2014 3:43PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Aaron in play and rushes blue towards H1 Goes sailing thru H1 .. Yellow shoots at Red and misses to the South Boundary
06 Jan 2014 3:46PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Blue shoots at Black... and hits it
06 Jan 2014 3:47PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
and does a split down two yellow and red and it goes sailing Out .....
06 Jan 2014 3:49PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
aaron make H2
06 Jan 2014 3:53PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Hits Black..
06 Jan 2014 3:53PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Gets behind partner ball for the cut rush to Hoop three and strikes it perfectly
06 Jan 2014 3:54PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Makes H3 and hits partner leaving it 2yards east of Hoop 6 and takes off, Getting behind Black. Very nice controlled 4 ball break for the New Zealand Captain.
06 Jan 2014 3:57PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Runs Hoop 6 to the South Boundary... Hits the roquet, Places a nice croquet shot putting blue to H6, Takes off getting a nice rush on Black to H5 ... aaron is playing with some excellent control
06 Jan 2014 3:59PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
aaron Runs H5
06 Jan 2014 4:02PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Aaron runs H6, 4 ball break still under control, Yellow caught a lot of wire coming thru 1B, still can hit partner... no worries
06 Jan 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Makes 2B...... 3B .... Blue is left 13 yards off the south boundary and two yards off the east boundary.... Black is left the same on the west boundary..... Red in corner 2 and yellow in c4... Graeme Roberts just called it the bob Jackson Leave.. nick name the south cross leave (Thanks Liz )
06 Jan 2014 4:17PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Tim ... who has been shooting well takes the shot at Yellow ...
06 Jan 2014 4:19PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
My bad .... He just missed ...
06 Jan 2014 4:19PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
aaron has come in and and moved the balls around a bit .. Leaving blue in C4, Black 3yards west of H3... ... Red and Yellow have come down toward H1 .... Red is 8yards north of the south boundary and 2 yards off the west boundary... yellow is in line with that pointing towards the south boundary .... ..
06 Jan 2014 4:29PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
black shot at partner ball in the fourth corner. and missed .. Toby(Red) on court .. Rushes it off the south boundary
06 Jan 2014 4:30PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Toby brings blue over to H1 and runs it ..
06 Jan 2014 4:33PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Toby has dug the balls out of corners and lines .... Made hoop two off the ball in corner 4
06 Jan 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Toby Rolls blue and Red over to H3 .. runs hoop three and hits black at H4 ... lovely hoop shot
06 Jan 2014 4:45PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Hoops says no to toby and rejects H4
06 Jan 2014 4:46PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Ian has come on the Lawn to Play Black.... lines up the rejected Red ball.... and Hits
06 Jan 2014 4:47PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
the wind has slightly got up
06 Jan 2014 4:48PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Ian has Made H2
06 Jan 2014 4:51PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Ian has just made H3 and has a tidy four ball break, making H4 along the way
06 Jan 2014 4:57PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Hoop 5 has been made. has a two back pioneer and a 1b .. blue very close to H5 ...
06 Jan 2014 5:00PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
and he makes H5
06 Jan 2014 5:03PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
and 1b .. Pretty standard 4b break ... Yellow is a bad pioneer for 3b
06 Jan 2014 5:05PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
He makes 3B..
06 Jan 2014 5:11PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Tim has come on the lawn to help set the leave..... sorry I didn't catch the leave... little boys room called me ... and I got an eskimo pie :)
06 Jan 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
But toby has hit in with red and making his way too Hoop 4
06 Jan 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
but fails hoop 4
06 Jan 2014 5:22PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Ian is back in and Playing ... will just reset the lawn ....Yellow two yards off the south boundary .... Red peg high three yards off the east boundary ... and blue having a rush to Hoop one on the North boundary
06 Jan 2014 5:30PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Yellow into Corner four
06 Jan 2014 5:33PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Tim takes his rush to hoop one a yard in front .. Makes Hoop 1
06 Jan 2014 5:33PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
goes and picks up Yellow and puts yellow to hoop two getting behind red for the rush over to hoop two ... smacks Red off the North boundary has a long take off to Hoop two !
06 Jan 2014 5:36PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
gets in front of Hoop two to the North boundary... Four ball break under control
06 Jan 2014 5:39PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Makes hoop 3 and hoop four ... just bringing some balls into place a bit more on his way to Hoop five ... ball grazes the hoop .... that could of been bad
06 Jan 2014 5:43PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Tim came Hoop five only just had a hampered shot and missed ... Toby is back :)
06 Jan 2014 5:46PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Comes back for another go at hoop 4 .... and makes it this time ....
06 Jan 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Toby has a four ball break going on .. Makes Hoop Five in doing so roquets yellow too ..
06 Jan 2014 5:50PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Makes 1 back ...only just.. Graeme is called on to over see the shot..... misses it
06 Jan 2014 5:56PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Tim misses red... 6 yarder ...
06 Jan 2014 5:57PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Toby is back in .... with all the balls in or around 2 back
06 Jan 2014 5:58PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Toby thru 2B to South boundary
06 Jan 2014 5:59PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Toby makes 3b and 4b ...
06 Jan 2014 6:06PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Toby Makes penult
06 Jan 2014 6:12PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Toby in the process of setting a leave. Black two yards off being peg high on the East Boundary ... Blue 11 Yards off the North Boundary and a lined ball on the West boundary.
06 Jan 2014 6:15PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Yellow just out of Corner 4 set up with a nice dolly rush on red to 4Back .... Keeping Black alive !! Come on Kiwis you can do it
06 Jan 2014 6:17PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Black Takes short Lift shot at Yellow and red and Hits Red.
06 Jan 2014 6:20PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Now Tim has come over for a chit chat
06 Jan 2014 6:22PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Red is sent to two yard off the south boundary
06 Jan 2014 6:24PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
sorry... and two yards east of Hoop One
06 Jan 2014 6:25PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
and Yellow is sent two Yards east of Hoop 3
06 Jan 2014 6:26PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Ian Rolls both balls into corner 2 .. Blue goes out notw to worry ... still has a rush to hoop
06 Jan 2014 6:27PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Aaron Plays Yellow just out of North boundary corner 3
06 Jan 2014 6:31PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Tim rushes Black to the back of hoop 6 takes off for hoop 6 and gets a nasty hoop shot with an even worse hoop rejection about a yard north of Peg
06 Jan 2014 6:32PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Aaron shoots at Black and misses
06 Jan 2014 6:32PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Tim Shoots at partner and misses
06 Jan 2014 6:33PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
aaron shoots back and at black .... doesn't miss a 2nd time !
06 Jan 2014 6:34PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
even cuts it towards Blue
06 Jan 2014 6:34PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Aaron has mad 4Back. H
06 Jan 2014 6:37PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
has a tthree ball break to the peg..
06 Jan 2014 6:38PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Aaron has slightly angled penult
06 Jan 2014 6:38PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Not a problem
06 Jan 2014 6:39PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Aaron misses Black which was at Rover to the South boundary ... Tim has a lift .... Lets see what our breaded friend can come up with
06 Jan 2014 6:40PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Clip Placement:
red and Yellow Rover
Blue 6
Black 4b
06 Jan 2014 6:41PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
so tim is doing nothing ....after a brief chat ian is Playing Black
06 Jan 2014 6:42PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Ian getting a break going with black has a nice dolly rush to 4b off partner
06 Jan 2014 6:44PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
and he runs 4b
06 Jan 2014 6:45PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
he`s playing around at penult.... Leaving Red at Penult as part of the leave
06 Jan 2014 6:51PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
and then he scatters blue and black onto the West boundary
06 Jan 2014 6:52PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Toby and Aaron Come onto the lawn and have a chat .... Toby seems to be swinging .... okay toby lifts his red ball and takes it........... Misses Blue ...... but hits Black which is in Corner two .... Shot Toby
06 Jan 2014 6:55PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Toby takes off to Blue... Hits it and rolls over to Yellow ... has a straight Rush to Rover Weights its nicely
06 Jan 2014 6:57PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Makes no mistake this time with the hoop .... rushes Blue towards the east boundary ... Partner two yards east of R
06 Jan 2014 6:58PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
R- for Rover
06 Jan 2014 6:59PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Yellow and red in corner one ... looking to wire each other from Blue which is a boundary ball on the East boundary and 14 yards north of the south boundary
06 Jan 2014 7:02PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Tim Shoots at partner and misses
06 Jan 2014 7:03PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Aaron hits in and gets in front of Rover ... Graeme is called , cant seem to hear what they are talking about
06 Jan 2014 7:07PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Aaron makes Rover
06 Jan 2014 7:07PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
and hits the return roquet on blue .. Take off.... Gets behind it nicely .... Aaron rushes red... to peg ... bloody hell al most hits it... stops and now you can hit aaron .....
06 Jan 2014 7:10PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
New Zealand takes Game two 26-15
06 Jan 2014 7:10PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Game Three about to start ... all players sticking to same colours ... Tim Standard Opening and yellow into corner 2 .. Black Shooting down the east boundary at partner
06 Jan 2014 7:21PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
swinging ...... Swinging ... Swinging ........ shoots .... Misses
06 Jan 2014 7:23PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Toby shoots at Blue and misses on the left
06 Jan 2014 7:24PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Tim Hits and cuts red to Hoop 6
06 Jan 2014 7:25PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
and rolls over and hits yellow
06 Jan 2014 7:26PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Tim Plays a big split places Yellow and blue over to black .. Hits black .. resets the lawn ....
06 Jan 2014 7:27PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Yellow shoots blue and black in corner 4 .... Misses
06 Jan 2014 7:31PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Tim rushes partner to hard into corner 1
06 Jan 2014 7:32PM (Tournament); 43 Readers
Reject hoop 1
06 Jan 2014 7:33PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
I have to go now people ... See you all at te Mata .... tomorrow.... Jarrod will be taking over ..... Go kiwis
06 Jan 2014 7:34PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
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