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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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