Championship of Surrey
Championship of Surrey Final, David Maugham v Mark Suter by Alison Jones
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the final of the Championship of Surrey. We are currently watching Game 1, best of 3.
06 Aug 2018 3:17PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Apologies, I'm back again.
06 Aug 2018 4:11PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Currently in Game 1, 1 hour left on the clock. Mark Suter is in play.
06 Aug 2018 4:14PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Clip positions, Maugham Blue for 1, Black for 4b. Suter in play on a break with Red, in break at Rover. Yellow is for 4b.
06 Aug 2018 4:16PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
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06 Aug 2018 4:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
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06 Aug 2018 4:22PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
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06 Aug 2018 4:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham shot with 4b ball from where it lay, missed. Suter is now back in play and has rushed blue to 4b, with Yellow.
06 Aug 2018 4:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
The lawn speed is currently somewhere between 12 and 16 plummers
06 Aug 2018 4:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Oops, Suter just failed 4b with Yellow.
06 Aug 2018 4:26PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham is now in play with Blue. He is now for hoop 2, black is 4b. Red is somewhere north of Penult, Yellow is 7 yards south of 3.
06 Aug 2018 4:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Made h2, rushed black across to east boundary, croquet black to h4. Rushing yellow to the middle of the lawn and will approach 3 with red.
06 Aug 2018 4:32PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Maugham is through hoop 4 with blue, black is being sent as a pioneer to h6. Looks like a 4 ball break to me.
06 Aug 2018 4:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red is a pioneer for 2 back, yellow is pioneer for 1 back and he's just gone through hoop 6, hits 2 yard return roquet.
06 Aug 2018 4:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Okay, black is now a tight pioneer for 2b, red rushed up to 1b, now this is definitely a 4 ball break. I'm off for a glass of wine.... it's only the first of the day too.
06 Aug 2018 4:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
We think there may be a little hole... Maugham has just walked over to find some dirt.
06 Aug 2018 4:40PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yep, the ground has been sufficiently flattened and the gloves are going back on.
06 Aug 2018 4:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
I am back with a glass of wine, but a glass of water at the ready too... it's very hot here.
06 Aug 2018 4:50PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham has completed his 4 ball break to the peg, and pegged off red. So... we now have (Suter) yellow for 4b, Maugham for 4b and peg.
06 Aug 2018 4:55PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham's leave.... Black in corner 2, blue 10 yards south of corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 4:56PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Suter is shooting yellow at blue.
06 Aug 2018 4:56PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Hits...
06 Aug 2018 4:57PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
By the way, there is 18 minutes left on the clock.
06 Aug 2018 4:57PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Blue is croqueted near north boundary, north of hoop 6. Big shot out of the corner with black coming up..
06 Aug 2018 4:59PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Black 3 yards north of south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:00PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow well short of 4 back, he has a bash...
06 Aug 2018 5:00PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Missed.
06 Aug 2018 5:00PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Maugham hits black to blue, takes croquet from south boundary. Get's a rush to 4 back with yellow, blue is 1 yard off north boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Yellow runs on a little, backward take off to 4 back. oohhh
06 Aug 2018 5:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
It's rolled back...
06 Aug 2018 5:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Awkward angle... It's through.
06 Aug 2018 5:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Ohhs and ahhhs from the crowd are entertaining though.
06 Aug 2018 5:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
8 Minutes to go
06 Aug 2018 5:06PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham now has the balls in control, just ran penult.
06 Aug 2018 5:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham has run rover to an awkward spot. Can't hit yellow on south boundary, hampered by the hoop. Can't see blue near the peg. Black is now in corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 5:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Maugham is Peg & Peg, v Suter who is box and 4 back. Yellow (4 back) has been lifted and he's shooting at...
06 Aug 2018 5:11PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Black
06 Aug 2018 5:11PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Hits
06 Aug 2018 5:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Good hit and applause from the crowd. A few good strokes to come.
06 Aug 2018 5:12PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Taking croquet from black in corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 5:12PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Not a bad shot, black is south west of rover. He's tonked blue so it's now north of 4 back, 3 yards out of the corner.
06 Aug 2018 5:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rolling up to 4 back..... it's rolled on, a little long.
06 Aug 2018 5:14PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
And that's time!
06 Aug 2018 5:14PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Ohh, pressure shot coming up for Suter.
06 Aug 2018 5:14PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Nails it.
06 Aug 2018 5:14PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Suter in play, has a rush to Penult with blue. Black and Blue both for peg.
06 Aug 2018 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
He's rushed it 2 yards NNE of Penult. Get's 2 ft in front.
06 Aug 2018 5:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Sails through. Now equal distance between blue and black. Return roquet to blue is 4 ish yards.
06 Aug 2018 5:16PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Hits, now a take off to black from just north of penult.
06 Aug 2018 5:16PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black is just south of Rover
06 Aug 2018 5:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
He hit the peg on the take off.
06 Aug 2018 5:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Is he wired from black??
06 Aug 2018 5:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
We think he's wired. We can't see from here.
06 Aug 2018 5:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
He's shooting at something...
06 Aug 2018 5:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Nooo...
06 Aug 2018 5:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
He was shooting at the hoop, he hit the wire and bounced back.
06 Aug 2018 5:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
They are level.
06 Aug 2018 5:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Maugham needs to hit something. Peg or ball.
06 Aug 2018 5:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
He missed the peg.
06 Aug 2018 5:19PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
I can't watch.
06 Aug 2018 5:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Suter shooting for the game..
06 Aug 2018 5:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Wow.... Suter wins the game. Plus 1 on time!
06 Aug 2018 5:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Second Game started. Mark Suter is 1 game up in the best of 3 final.
06 Aug 2018 5:25PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham is red and yellow, Suter black & blue.
06 Aug 2018 5:26PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Suter hit's forth turn with red, get's a rush with yellow to hoop 1. Blue in corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 5:27PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Rushes yellow to near corner 1. has a slightly angled hoop 1 from 3 ft.
06 Aug 2018 5:27PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Straight through the hoop to the north boundary. Shoting at blue in corner 2... hits.
06 Aug 2018 5:28PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Croquet stroke from corner 2 sends blue middle of north boundary, black to 7 yards south of yellow. He hits it.... he hits everything!
06 Aug 2018 5:30PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
It's a 5 yard roll approach to hoop 2 from the east.
06 Aug 2018 5:30PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
It's gone a bit wrong.... black is 4 yards south and angled, so Suter is sending black to corner 3.
06 Aug 2018 5:31PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
So, all clips bar yellow is on hoop 1. Yellow (Maugham) is shooting at red. Yellow north of hop 2, red just off east boundary.. misses.
06 Aug 2018 5:32PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Black is near corner 3, sorry, got it wrong earlier. Blue still middle of the north boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:33PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Suter is thinking... looks like he's shooting black at yellow down the boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:35PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Ohh, he missed one.
06 Aug 2018 5:35PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Black in corner 4, yellow has a rush on red to blue on the north boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:36PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Maugham is now in play. He has in fact rushed red to blue, and rushed blue to the south boundary behind hoop 1. Will this be the start of another 4 ball break?
06 Aug 2018 5:37PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Hmm.... a stop shot sending blue peg high, and yellow 4 yards from the hoop.
06 Aug 2018 5:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Missed.
06 Aug 2018 5:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Suter shoots Blue at Yellow, 7yards, misses to south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 5:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow shoots at Red on the north boundary... misses.
06 Aug 2018 5:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Did I mention this is super advanced? Well, it is. Just to make sure we have a good interactive game ;)
06 Aug 2018 5:40PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Blue is banished to corner 3.
06 Aug 2018 5:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow to play. It's a 2 yard hit in. Rolling red to hoop 1. No where near, so laying up at hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 5:42PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Suter shoots black from corner 4 at red and yellow, laid up next to hoop 1. It was a good target... but missed.
06 Aug 2018 5:43PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Maugham has made hoop 1. I missed it because I was chatting... oops.
06 Aug 2018 5:46PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Anyway, yellow is now in break and has just gone through hoop 2. Has a rush to red with black, black will be sent to hoop 4, to get a rush on red to ...
06 Aug 2018 5:47PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hoop 3. I wasn't sure if he would go and collect blue from the corner.
06 Aug 2018 5:47PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Maugham is now through hoop 4, made hoop 4 with black, will send black to hoop 6 with blue waiting at hoop 5. Red is just out of corner 3.
06 Aug 2018 5:51PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
I must admit, I never thought I would be required to provide commentary on a Maugham 4 ball break, but these conditions are proving interesting.
06 Aug 2018 5:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Meanwhile, Lara, the lovely Borzoi is trying to befriend me, as I have cake on my desk.
06 Aug 2018 5:53PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow is now through 1 back, so this will be a contact leave. Croquets red to 3 back, has a rush on blue in the middle of the court toward black at hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 5:56PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
He's through 2 back, didn't make it to the boundary, to no extra yard for the return.
06 Aug 2018 5:57PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Hits black though, easy peasy.
06 Aug 2018 5:57PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Sends black 6 yards sound of corner 3. Gets a rush on blue to red at 3 back.
06 Aug 2018 5:59PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Send blue south of 3 back, easy approach to 3 back with red.
06 Aug 2018 5:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red is in it's final contact leave position, 2 yards out of corner 4 on the south boundary. Blue is 10 yards north of corner 1 on the west boundary. Black 6 yards south of corner 3 on west boundary and yellow is now in corner 3. Job done!
06 Aug 2018 6:02PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
So we now have, Suter (Blue & Black). Blue for hoop 1, black for hoop 2. Maugham is Red & Yellow, Yellow for 4 back and Red for 1.
06 Aug 2018 6:03PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Suter lifts blue, rushes yellow just out of corner 3.
06 Aug 2018 6:03PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Takes off to black, is short, but hit's the 10 yarder anyway.
06 Aug 2018 6:04PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Blue takes off to hoop 1, ends up just within the yard line on the south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 6:05PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow is now 2 yards south of peg high, north of hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 6:06PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Blue goes back to black.... just out of corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 6:06PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Quick reminder, Yellow in the middle of the lawn, red just out of corner 4. Blue and black joined up near hoop 2 on west boundary.
06 Aug 2018 6:07PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow shooting at red... misses, almost hits me.
06 Aug 2018 6:07PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
There is 1 hour and 8 minutes to go for game 2.
06 Aug 2018 6:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Suter rushes black with blue to south boundary behind hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 6:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Croquet stroke sending black just north of hoop 2, blue two feet from yellow and red.
06 Aug 2018 6:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Slight cut to get red short of hoop 1. Yellow left 5 yards our of corner 4, just off south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 6:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Split sending red middle of the lawn, leaving angled hoop 1 for blue...
06 Aug 2018 6:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Through the hoop and midway between red and black. He's shooting back at red, 6 yards.
06 Aug 2018 6:11PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Hits red, sends red 3 ft north of hoop 3, gets a rush with black to hoop 2. 2 ft hoop 2 coming up.
06 Aug 2018 6:13PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
He's through hoop 2, and he's off.
06 Aug 2018 6:14PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Suter is still in break with blue, for hoop 5 and with everything in control.
06 Aug 2018 6:20PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
In other news, lawn 2 has the Plate Final, with Dominic Nunns and Samir Patel.
06 Aug 2018 6:21PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Suter has now made 3 back with blue and is setting a contact leave. Yellow is 8 ish yards south of corner 3 on the east boundary. Black has been rushed to corner 4...
06 Aug 2018 6:33PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Take off to red which is just west of hoop 1
06 Aug 2018 6:33PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red is now on the west boundary 7 ish yards north of corner 1. Blue is in corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 6:35PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Clip update, Yellow for 4 back, Red for 1, black for 3 and blue for 4 back.
06 Aug 2018 6:36PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
There is 40 minutes left on the clock for this game.
06 Aug 2018 6:36PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Maugham lifts red, takes croquet from blue in corner 2. Takes off to red, east boundary south of corner 3. Big roll shot sending yellow south of hoop 1 near the corner.
06 Aug 2018 6:38PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Send red off just north of corner 1, has a rush to hoop 1. Will Suter hit again?
06 Aug 2018 6:38PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Suter is shooting black at red...
06 Aug 2018 6:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Misses.
06 Aug 2018 6:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
36 Mins to go and Maugham has a relatively easy start to take the second game.
06 Aug 2018 6:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Maugham rushed black from corner 1, to blue near corner 2. Then rushed blue back to corner 1, will get behind yellow for a rush to 1.
06 Aug 2018 6:43PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
He's through hoop 1 and now making hoop 2 with black. Very easy hoop approach, blue and yellow in the lawn toward hoop 3. Will this be a TP attempt?
06 Aug 2018 6:46PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Sends black to hoop 4 after 2, takes off from blue near hoop 6 to get a perfect rush to hoop 3 with yellow. This looks a lot like a 4 ball break to the peg to me.
06 Aug 2018 6:47PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
It's a straight approach to hoop 3, but red is short and slightly angled...
06 Aug 2018 6:48PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Bounce, onto the wire. Oops.
06 Aug 2018 6:48PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Mark is conscious of time, he;s just asked... it's 28 mins to go.
06 Aug 2018 6:48PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
So Suter has a 13 yarder with black at blue for the break.
06 Aug 2018 6:50PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Suter choses to hit with blue, the 4 back ball. Black is for 3. Suter hits yellow.
06 Aug 2018 6:51PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Croquet stroke sends yellow toward hoop 4, leaving red on the wire at hoop 3.
06 Aug 2018 6:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
So the clips are 4 back and 3, v 4 back and 3. There is 22 minutes to go.
06 Aug 2018 6:54PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Suter looking at red very carefully before lining up his croquet stroke to complete his leave.
06 Aug 2018 6:54PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
He rolls both balls to corner 1, black goes off in the stroke. Black just out of corner 1, blue 2 yards east on the south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 6:55PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red behind the wire of hoop 3 and yellow open at hoop 4, midways between hoop and east boundary.
06 Aug 2018 6:56PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Maugham sends red to corner 2
06 Aug 2018 6:56PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
19 Minutes to go
06 Aug 2018 6:57PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black cute blue by mistake, doesn't get blue to near yellow. Oops.
06 Aug 2018 6:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Cute = Cuts, sorry
06 Aug 2018 6:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rolls blue and black toward yellow. Blue is behind hoop 4, 2 yards off the south boundary. Hits black and...
06 Aug 2018 6:59PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Sorry, hits yellow I mean...
06 Aug 2018 6:59PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Sends yellow 4 yards east of hoop 3, and will join up with partner on the south boundary behind 4.
06 Aug 2018 7:00PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Leave done.
06 Aug 2018 7:01PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Maugham now walking over to Yellow. This is a shot to hit!
06 Aug 2018 7:01PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Shooting at Red just out of corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 7:02PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Hits.
06 Aug 2018 7:02PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
On the nose!
06 Aug 2018 7:02PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
There is 14 minutes to go, this will definitely be a 4 ball break attempt, no peeling in this turn.
06 Aug 2018 7:02PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Take off to blue and black, near corner 4
06 Aug 2018 7:03PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Hits blue to just outside of corner 4, needs to get behind black on the south boundary. Doesn't make it, so this will be a leave.
06 Aug 2018 7:03PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Leave: black is between hoop 3 and east boundary, blue is south of hoop 4 half way to south boundary, red and yellow are joined up in corner.
06 Aug 2018 7:05PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Corner 2 sorry.
06 Aug 2018 7:05PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Suter shooting black at red and yellow...
06 Aug 2018 7:05PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
He hits yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:06PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
9 Minutes to go, Suter leaves yellow in corner 2, rushes red to blue.
06 Aug 2018 7:07PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black has a rush to hoop 3 with blue. Cuts it, it pings off hoop 6 but not far. 7 yard roll approach to hoop 3.
06 Aug 2018 7:09PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Short
06 Aug 2018 7:09PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Sets up a rush to hoop 3 for black. Yellow in corner 2, red next to hoop 4.
06 Aug 2018 7:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Maugham shooting red at yellow...
06 Aug 2018 7:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Missed to the left.
06 Aug 2018 7:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
5 Minutes remaining and Suter has a rush to hoop 3, red and yellow joined up in corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 7:12PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Found a little hill so has an angled hoop...
06 Aug 2018 7:12PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Gets through and gets a rush to red and yellow... sneaky.
06 Aug 2018 7:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rush went wrong. Croquet stroke with blue from near hoop 6. Sends blue toward hoop 1 ish. Hits red in corner 2, needs a good rush with yellow from corner 2 to hoop 4.
06 Aug 2018 7:14PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Doesn't get a good rush, it will need to be a cut.
06 Aug 2018 7:15PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Gets a rush to SSW of hoop 4, it's a backward take off.
06 Aug 2018 7:15PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Tome has just been called. This is a pressure shot.
06 Aug 2018 7:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
He gets in front.
06 Aug 2018 7:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black is through hoop 4.
06 Aug 2018 7:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
So this is Suter's last break, Maugham will get another shot.
06 Aug 2018 7:17PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Suter's rush to hoop 5 with yellow has ended up NE of hoop 5 by 3 yards. Blue is just south of peg high north of hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 7:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Doesn't get the rush on blue to hoop 5, this will be a good cut if he makes it.
06 Aug 2018 7:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Gets a great cut rush to 3 ft in front of 5. Slightly angled hoop 5, but I'm sure he will cope.
06 Aug 2018 7:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
I'm sure the dog barking in the background is not helping.
06 Aug 2018 7:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Runs hoop 5 by 11 yards, may have managed to wire himself on his blue ball.
06 Aug 2018 7:20PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Okay, this is interesting. Time has been called. Suter is 3 hoops ahead and is giving away a lift, after cross wiring himself at the peg after running 5.
06 Aug 2018 7:23PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Maugham has one shot. Yellow is 5 yards north of the south boundary on the west boudary. Red is in corner 2. Black level ish with hoop 4 on east boundary, blue... middle of the lawn.
06 Aug 2018 7:24PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Maugham lifts red, walking down to yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:25PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Not sure I can watch this....
06 Aug 2018 7:25PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Okay.. here we go.
06 Aug 2018 7:25PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Maugham hits yellow, is rolling over to blue.
06 Aug 2018 7:26PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Rushes blue to black.
06 Aug 2018 7:27PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Maugham has a dolly rush to hoop 3...
06 Aug 2018 7:27PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
It's still not easy. He's 3 ish yards from hoop 3...
06 Aug 2018 7:28PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Good shot, he's in front.
06 Aug 2018 7:28PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
He's through hoop 3. Has a rush to 6 with black, with blue on the east boundary by hoop 4, yellow between hoop 4 and hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 7:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Take off from black at hoop 6 to blye, hits blue.
06 Aug 2018 7:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
I hope he appreciates how stressful this is for me to commentate.
06 Aug 2018 7:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Roll shot sending blue toward 5, rushes yellow toward hoop 4.
06 Aug 2018 7:30PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Slight angle hoop 4, through to the boundary.
06 Aug 2018 7:30PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
2 more hoops to win the second game.
06 Aug 2018 7:31PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Rushes yellow to black at 6.
06 Aug 2018 7:31PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Rushes black back to blue at hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 7:32PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
6 inch approach to hoop 5 with blue
06 Aug 2018 7:32PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
He's made hoop 5 and is approaching hoop 6 from 2 inches with yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:33PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
1 inch hoop for the win
06 Aug 2018 7:33PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
He's through 6.
06 Aug 2018 7:34PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Well done David Maugham, who wins the second game.
06 Aug 2018 7:34PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Onto a third game, David is making a little bit of a habit of taking his opponents to third game.
06 Aug 2018 7:35PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Maugham decided to not complete the fishing turn, assuming he wants to go home before dark. So the third and final game will begin soon.
06 Aug 2018 7:38PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
And we're off... game 3 is starting with 1hr 45 mins on the clock. Play well chaps!
06 Aug 2018 7:39PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Maugham is black and blue, Suter is Red and Yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:40PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Maugham goes in first, 13 yards north of corner 4. Yellow to corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 7:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue misses black.
06 Aug 2018 7:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red shooting at blue and black... misses.
06 Aug 2018 7:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Maugham is now in play. Sent red to hoop 3, got a rush to yellow in corner 2 with black.
06 Aug 2018 7:47PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Not quite sure what happened, I was chatting again, sorry. But, blue is now for hoop 2 and has just bounced off to 3 ft east of hoop 2, black is on the north boundary behind hoop 2. Red is just south of hoop 3, shooting at yellow which is 2 yards off south boundary between hoop 4 and 5.
06 Aug 2018 7:48PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Missed.
06 Aug 2018 7:48PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Maugham now back in play with Black this time. Black hits blue and takes off leaving it as a perfect hoop 2 pioneer. Takes off to red on the boundary south of yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:51PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red is sent into the lawn north of hoop 4, gets a rush to hoop 1 with yellow.
06 Aug 2018 7:52PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Stop shot approach sends yellow almost peg high, 2 ft hoop for black. Makes it.
06 Aug 2018 7:52PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
In other news.... Samir Patel is about to win the Plate Final.
06 Aug 2018 7:52PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
He hit his 4 inch peg out. Well done Samir. :)
06 Aug 2018 7:53PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Maugham is now at hoop 2, 2 inch hoop approach with blue. And I think I can stop commentating for a while, as the is a ball at his next but one hoop, a ball at his next hoop and a ball in the middle of the lawn. ;)
06 Aug 2018 7:55PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Maugham has now completed his turn to 4 back with black, all other clips are for 1.
06 Aug 2018 8:09PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Suter is taking a shot at hoop 1 from 3 yards south, run through to the boundary.
06 Aug 2018 8:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow is just out of corner 3, blue is in corner 2, being shot at by red.
06 Aug 2018 8:11PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red hits, black is middle of the lawn, just south of the peg and north of hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 8:11PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Croquets blue to north of hoop 6, gets a rush on black to hoop 2.
06 Aug 2018 8:12PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
There is 1hr 12mins to go
06 Aug 2018 8:12PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Suter got through hoop 2, but couldn't see black north of the hoop. So shoots at blue and hits. Takes off from Blue to black, but doesn't get a rush to hoop 3.
06 Aug 2018 8:15PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Croquet shot sends red toward 3, in theory could take on the hoop, but even I wouldn't do that one. He's shooting at yellow. Hits.
06 Aug 2018 8:16PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
lack is 4 yards north of hoop 1.
06 Aug 2018 8:16PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
He's taken off from yellow to get to hoop 3. He has a slightly angled 2 yard hoop.
06 Aug 2018 8:17PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
He runs it to the south boundary. With wire, so it's next to yellow.
06 Aug 2018 8:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Skillz, as my nieces would say.
06 Aug 2018 8:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Blue is 2 yards south of hoop 6, but midway between hoop 6 and hoop 3. Red has rushed black back toward hoop 5 and taken off to blue.
06 Aug 2018 8:20PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Red has a rush to 4 with blue. Hits it poorly, gets a cut and it's short. 5 yard hoop approach with a roll.
06 Aug 2018 8:21PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Flops to the right, it's another angled one.
06 Aug 2018 8:21PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Smacks it, it sticks in the hoop.
06 Aug 2018 8:22PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Recap: Red for 4, Yellow for 1, Black for 4 back, Blue for 2.
06 Aug 2018 8:22PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Maugham now playing blue. taking a shot at red in the jaws of 4. Hits.
06 Aug 2018 8:22PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Yellow is just out of corner 4, black is near hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 8:23PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Taking off to yellow. Leaves red 2 yards north of hoop 4.
06 Aug 2018 8:24PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Hits yellow, big croquet stroke coming up.
06 Aug 2018 8:24PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Yellow is now a good pioneer for hoop 3, but it's a cut rush on black to hoop 2.
06 Aug 2018 8:24PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
And that wasn't a bad shot.
06 Aug 2018 8:25PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Approaching hoop 2 from 2 yards SSE. Now has a 4ft hoop.
06 Aug 2018 8:25PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
It's through, horrid croquet stroke with black, short on yellow at hoop 3.
06 Aug 2018 8:27PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Take off approach, get's in front.
06 Aug 2018 8:27PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
It's through. Everything has slowed down now, so life seems a little easier.
06 Aug 2018 8:27PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Maugham now has another 4 ball break, will be back soon if it gets interesting.
06 Aug 2018 8:28PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
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06 Aug 2018 8:29PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
There is 54 minutes left on the clock. Maugham still plodding around with 4 balls ;)
06 Aug 2018 8:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
I'm back everyone. I have finished clearing up after last nights BBQ, so all is well in the world.
06 Aug 2018 8:47PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Maugham is now 4b and peg, with a good spread for a leave. Suter lifted the yellow which was by the peg, shooting at black... Hits.
06 Aug 2018 8:47PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
37 Minutes left on the clock.
06 Aug 2018 8:48PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Suter blobbed in 1, Maugham shot black into corner 4. Suter back in and through hoop 2. Now in break although it's not easy yet. It's also getting dark.
06 Aug 2018 8:57PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Suter is now for 1 back with Yellow and it really is getting dark now.
06 Aug 2018 9:02PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
There is 21 minutes to go, will this be another pegged down game?
06 Aug 2018 9:04PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Suter has just made 4 back, so he's off to peg. This is definitely going to get interesting.
06 Aug 2018 9:07PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Suter manages to scrape through penult, very angled hoop.
06 Aug 2018 9:09PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
15 Minutes to go
06 Aug 2018 9:09PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Suter is through Rover with Yellow. So, yellow is on peg, red for 4, black for 4 back and blue for peg.
06 Aug 2018 9:11PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Blue is pegged off, Yellow rushes red near to corner 3.
06 Aug 2018 9:12PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Red is in corner 4, yellow in corner 1. Black just south of hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 9:13PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Maugham is taking croquet from Red with the contact leave, took off to 4 back, Didn't get in front so took position.
06 Aug 2018 9:15PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Suter shoots red at yellow.
06 Aug 2018 9:15PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Suter playing red and takes croquet with yellow out of the corner 1. Didn't get to hoop 4, so made a leave.
06 Aug 2018 9:17PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Maugham sits just outside of corner 2.
06 Aug 2018 9:17PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Suter makes hoop 4 with red, rolls up to hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 9:18PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
It's very dark now... no idea how he's playing in this. He's now through hoop 5.
06 Aug 2018 9:18PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Deve hits his lift.
06 Aug 2018 9:21PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Has approached 4 back... it's through.
06 Aug 2018 9:21PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Maugham approached penult, from 4 ft, 2 ft hoop run.
06 Aug 2018 9:22PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
It's through, just.
06 Aug 2018 9:22PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Somehow yellow is 2 yards from Rover.
06 Aug 2018 9:23PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
I think he's in front of his hoop... but I can't see.
06 Aug 2018 9:23PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
He's through Rover. Hits Yellow which was 2 inches away on the south boundary.
06 Aug 2018 9:23PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
He's making the most of this... he's used red to get a little closer.
06 Aug 2018 9:24PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
David Maugham wins. 15 seconds before time is called.
06 Aug 2018 9:24PM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Thanks for reading everyone, see you all soon. Alison xx
06 Aug 2018 9:26PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
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