Good morning all from Wynnum.

Another glorious day here in the sunshine state..

Predictions of 30 deg here.

hardly any clouds..

everything looking a picture

I must say its not easy commentating a number of matches while also being a team manager (which is after all, my #1 priority)

A great day for the Kiwis yesterday with three wins in the doubles and a good fight in the 4th...

You join me on lawns 3 and 4 and I will bring you up to date with whats been happening so fart his morning

on lawn 3, Chris Shilling is playing Malcolm Fletcher

Chris (B & K) has gone to 4b with a leave, Malcolm missed, but chris hasn't got going and retreated back to E bdy, leaving Malcs R 4 yards SSW of hoop 1 and Y in crn 2

Malcom tried for hoop 1 from where it lay and failed to 5 yards W of the hoop

Chris now has taken off to Y with B and has R at hoop 1

having technical troubles here.. all sorted for now

Chris failed hoop 1, I didn't see how.. and Malcolm is on the lawn..

still on lawn 3, Claire seems to have gone around very early to 4b as well

still on lawn 3, Claire seems to have gone around very early to 4b as well

still on lawn 3, Claire seems to have gone around very early to 4b as well

still on lawn 3, Claire seems to have gone around very early to 4b as well

you can see I'm having technical troubles...

over on Lawn 4

Josh has gone to 3b and broke down, Ed (R and Y) peeled him through 3b but broke down at 2

Clips on that lawn

Josh K 4b
B 1

Ed R 2
Y 1

still on lawn 4

Pam is playing Rosie

Clips on that lawn

Rosie Br 4b

G 2

Pam W 5
and P 1

Pam really has had a great tournament so far

Back on lawn 3

somehow or other Chris is back on the lawn.. Malcolms clips are still for 1

Chris makind a leave with Y at 2, R at 1 and his balls on E bdy hoop 6 high.. with a rush to 1

Claire is making 4b with Pink, her W ball is for 4

Alison R appears to be on 1 with both balls

Malc shooting at Chris's balls with his ball at hoop 2...

Misses...

over on lawn 4

Ed looking at a TPO

peeling K heading to 5 I think..

he is.. I can confirm

Pam is under way with W

but has no ball anywhere near 2, which is where she is heading..

will be a leave..

Chris makes 1

reverse rush after 1.. big roll coming up, loading 3 going to 2.

Lawns pretty fast.. rolling nicely

R only gets to 3 yards SE of 6. while B hits K so has a long roll to 2..

Over rolls...

head scrathing going on

On lawn 4. ed is merrily heading for TPO , made 2b.. all peels done I think

yes.. all peels done

Pam has made it round to 1b with W, laid up and Rosie has missed the long roquet on partner.. now both her balls in crn 4, pam has rush from nth bdy to 1b

lawn 3.

its green and gold on the lawns.

I don't think Ive seen Alison R on the lawn at all...

lawn 3.

its green and gold on the lawns.

I don't think Ive seen Alison R on the lawn at all...

Lawn 4.. Ed is now pegging out Josh..

Josh, a former world u21 GC champ has the one ball skills to counter... but will he get any opportunities

lawn 3.

Malcolm has made 1, his first hoop of the morning

while Claire (W) is on the peg and has an approach going to 6... no real ball at 1b

Pink midway between 1 and 2, with G in crn 4

loads 2b and gets a rush to 3 yards E of 1b

Alisons clips on 1 and 1

on lawn 4.

Josh has taken contact from the ball in crn 3

rolled that to 2 and got to within3 yards of crn 4

That's a roll Aiken has showed him how to do that, Josh is like a sponge, he is just soaking up the info..

rolls to 1. his ball 4 yards SSE of the hoop, R 4yarards NNE of 1

fails and stays in the hoop..

R collects the ball smack in the eye.. now has a ball at his hoop (2)

rolling B to 3, gets along side Y.. could be a quick finish here

update.. managerial duties have distracted me..

Lawn 4

Ed has indeed finished with a 3bb 26-13 TPO

LAwn 3

Malcolm is going around, just made hoop 2 his other clip is on 4b but a bit of work to drag his 4b ball off the line and into peeling positionChris hasn't got that second ball moving much..

Claire in total control over Alison R.. looks like approaching 2b with her partner on the peg, v 1 and 2

back on lawn 4

Pam and Rosie seem to be making hard work of this game..
Rosie
Br 4b
Gr 2

Pam
P 4
W 4b and in play , but setting up for Pink

over on lawn 3

Claire has merrily made her way to penult with all the balls, her rover pioneer is her partner, but should be fine.. indeed she has pegged out.. 26-0

while Malcolm has made it around to 6 but has broken down, now the Campaigner Chris is in play, approaching 3 with partner hovering very close on 4B, R near 4.

back on 4..

Ed game 2.. rocketed to 4b so quick.. man.. blink and you miss it..

second ball now going around.. TP on offer

Josh on 1 and 2

make that 1 and 1

Rosie is in play also on lawn 4

looks to be approaching 3..

waiting while Ed peels 4b

jawses it..

back on lawn 3

Chris Shilling is now approaching 6 with B, K still no peels yet...

looking to peel K going to R at nice posy ENE of 6

clip comes off 4b

back on lawn 4..

I do hope your keeping up..

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Rosie has made her way to 5..

makes 5 with Gr, sent W to 2b...

Br goes to 1b

making 6

Clips, W and Br 4b
Pink 4
green in play heading to 1b

just had to do managerial duties, buying vital supplies for Greg B... you can fill in the gaps..

OK, lawn 4 and Tragidy for young Josh.. having played B and K in game 1, chose R and Y for game 2, and again, you fill in the gaps..

Ed looking to finish now with a DP

Pam is approaching 1b with no real break.. this is turning into a cliff hanger..

Pink (pam playing now) for 1b
W 4b

Gr 1b
Br4b

Pam has made 1b, no ball at 2b at all

over on lawn 3. Chris didn't get any peels done, but went to the peg.. Malcolm has hit the lift

situation

Chris
B peg
K 4b

Malcolm Y in play for 6
R 4b

Alison R is in play approaching 2 with P
W still on 1

stuck in 2

meanwhile, Ed is heading for 3b, all peels done

over on lawn 3, Malcolm is doing the most delayed TP whil not doing a STP.. has peeled 4b on his way to 3b

Ed has finished game 2.. 26 0 to take the match

test scores now NZ 3 Aussie 2

rosie has now made 1b.. time has just gone..

Pam has two balls in crn 3

lift given

scores even

gets a cannon in crn 3

rosie is playing g she is taking W to 2b, white is for 4b, pink is fro 2b

doesn't get a rush after the short cannon

has left P in corner 3

rushed the White ball to E bdy hoop 4 high

rolling to 2b

way short.. gets to just past hoop 5

W ends up 3 yards off A baulk.. near P's hoop

Pink for 4b is in crn 3

will she play the nervy shot to make 2b

she is going to

Br is 7 yards nth of 4 with Gr on E bdy same height.

Pam getting a nervy rush to 2b...

missed it.... !!!!

oh no....

rosie shooting Br at Gr

HITS !!!

golden point

rosie has collected W

taking off to P about midway 1 and 2..

gets a rush square across the lawn.. needs to get to 4b

rushes it into the peg..

bounces off to a yard north of the stick

interesting.. rolling to the hoop.. id be inclined to take off.. its golden point after all

pretty good roll...

doesn't like it..

joins up on e bdy about 10 yards north of crn 4

P for 4b is 2 yards W of 4 b

W between 1 and 5

shooting P at W....

HITS!!! why didn't she hit before????

collects Br, getting a rush on Gr

golden point remember

over on lawn 3 .. Malcolm finished his delayed delayed TP

back on lawn 4.. Pam has got a rush on Gr to 2b

rushes to 1.5 yards WNW of 5

elects to split Gr to north of 2

Br on E bdy

laying a rush behind 5 for 2b

Rosie shooting at W.. cant hit P as its wired

hits it in the eye..@!!!!!!

for 4b remember.. taking off to get a rush on P..to...

Green

clips P to about 2.5 yards of Green.. can now take her partner to 4b

looks a great rush...1 yard south of 4b

should be all over..

makes it..!!!. well done Rosie.. wins 17-16