Chairman's Salver (CA 2nd Eight)
Final Day Updates by Ian Burridge
Duncan has a standard TP to beat James who missed an 8 yard return after hoop 1 for a TP chance of his own.
Marcus is picking up a TP to beat Ian Lines who is 1 and 4back.
13 Sep 2015 11:33AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Marcus opts for standard TPO rather than a delayed TP
13 Sep 2015 11:36AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Marcus wires himself on peelee at rover after 3back with all the peels done. Ian is 1 and peg with a 4 yarder which he hits.
13 Sep 2015 11:52AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Duncan fails an 18" slightly angled rover peel. Played as an Irish and the front ball stuck - doesn't look like he can get anything through rover with the continuation.
13 Sep 2015 11:54AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Ian has 4 ball break established to win.
Duncan has gone to corner 3, partner is in rover and look like it should rush fairly near 2. Both James' balls are behind rover.
13 Sep 2015 11:59AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
James plays the roll from corner 3 to hoop 4 and partner. Croquets partner to hoop 3 trying to get rush on ball in jaws - plays it well and manages to rush 3 yards E of hoop 2. Fails hoop 2.
13 Sep 2015 12:02PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Duncan makes rover lays up in corner 1 with the oppo balls by hoop 2 and near corner 4
13 Sep 2015 12:06PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
James misses
13 Sep 2015 12:08PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Duncan finishes. Lines at 1back - if I was being polite I would describe his play this week as methodical!
13 Sep 2015 12:11PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Ian finishes. Now needs to beat Hopgood to force a play-off which could be 3 way if Duncan beats Marcus.
13 Sep 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Reeve to 4 back giving contact. Hopgood to 1 back with a spread Lines hits long lift.
13 Sep 2015 12:55PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lines has a break, Evans has a TPO (against Reeve)
13 Sep 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lines going to 4back. Marcus' TPO getting rather delayed - still in the jaws when making 6.
13 Sep 2015 1:12PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Evans completes the TPO with a POP and pegs two balls out - good bit of Eights randomness having given Lines the game breaking down with all the peels done in the previous round.
13 Sep 2015 1:23PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Hopgood joined on E boundary with oppo balls at 1 and 2
13 Sep 2015 1:28PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Ian misses from 1 to 2. Marcus still on 1, Duncan on 4
13 Sep 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Hopgood making an NSL. Evans has croquet on W boundary for 3 against 1back
13 Sep 2015 1:41PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Marcus has tried to run 5 from behind 4 hit it and bounced off to 2back with Duncan in front of 1 back. Ian taking the long lift with ball from 3back misses into corner 4.
13 Sep 2015 1:48PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
James fails to get position at hoop 1. Marcus in front of 5 - Duncan for penult thinking
13 Sep 2015 1:55PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
James joins his hoop 2 pioneer between the corner and hoop 2. Lines 4back ball in corner 4 his hoop 1 ball at hoop 1. Looks like lunch being taken.
6 v penult in the one ball game
13 Sep 2015 1:57PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Reeve and Evans stop for lunch too
13 Sep 2015 2:00PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Lines misses from 1 to 2
13 Sep 2015 2:23PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Duncan beats Marcus. James having a leave.
13 Sep 2015 2:28PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
4 back ball at hoop 1, hoop 1 ball at hoop 2 - James has rush on E boundary level with hoop 3
13 Sep 2015 2:30PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lines moves ball at 1 to corner 4
13 Sep 2015 2:31PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
James sticks in 1 off partner
13 Sep 2015 2:32PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lines misses from hoop 2
13 Sep 2015 2:34PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Makes 1 and puts the 4 back ball at 2, hoop 1 ball at 3 and he is joined on S boundary in front of 1
13 Sep 2015 2:39PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Lines shoots with his hoop 1 ball from hoop3 and misses
13 Sep 2015 2:42PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
James making 4 with peelee having bounced off after 3
13 Sep 2015 2:50PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Misses return after 4 into Baulk, Ian remembers his lift. Other balls at 3 and 4.
13 Sep 2015 2:54PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Sorry had to go and peg the Goat out! Lines got a standard TP but stuck in 5 with a peel done, James in with his hoop 5 ball.
13 Sep 2015 3:13PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
James setting up the DPO
13 Sep 2015 3:15PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Ian apparently missed an 8 footer at his hoop 5 pioneer
13 Sep 2015 3:17PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Rover peel jawsed before 3back
13 Sep 2015 3:22PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
James only pegs 1 out. Ian misses the lift. James laying a rush in corner 3 with Ian 4 yards W of hoop 1.
13 Sep 2015 3:38PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
James has reverse rush, Ian shooting misses. James has a 5 yard pick up if he wants it
13 Sep 2015 3:39PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Plays the peg ball same leave with Ian between 1 and 5
13 Sep 2015 3:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian misses again
13 Sep 2015 3:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
James finishes
13 Sep 2015 4:01PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
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