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18th WCF Association Croquet World Championship

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18th WCF Association Croquet World Championship

Last 32. Roehampton update by Sam Murray

Lawn 1.

Essick v Wilkinson.

G1. Essick hit 4th turn, to 4b.
Wilkinson missed lift.
6th turn triple by Essick
+26tp

G2. Essick hit 3rd turn, to 4b. 3 ducks.
Wilkinson hit lift and had a break. Missed reception ball after 1b.
Essick hit lift, 5th turn triple.
+19tp. 2-0

19 Jul 2023 11:19AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Lawn 2.
Maugham v Johnson
G1.
Maugham failed 1. Johnson to 4b
Maugham missed lift.
Johnson completed two peels of the triple before being hampered after an angled penult, and missed
Maugham making a 4b leave.

19 Jul 2023 11:21AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Lawn 3.
Avery v. Murray
G1.
Murray won opening, overhit approach to 2 and failed long hoop after backward take-off.
Avery to 4b
Murray missed lift
Avery triple.
+25tp

G2.
Avery established break turn 3, Mis- approached 3.
Murray hit but took-off the lawn going to ball in c4.
Avery to 4b.
Murray missed lift.
Avery made 1 but missed reception ball.
Murray hit but mis-approached 1
Avery in a triple.

19 Jul 2023 11:24AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Lawn 4. (Intermittent reports only)
Evans v Higgins

 Evans has taken-off the lawn, Higgins has a potential standard triple. 

19 Jul 2023 11:25AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Lawn 2.
Johnson hits long lift. Both balls for rover.

19 Jul 2023 11:31AM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Maugham got westerly ball very tight to boundary, so Johnson struggles to gain a rush to rover

19 Jul 2023 11:32AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Lawn 3.
Avery jawses river peel before 3b.

19 Jul 2023 11:33AM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Avery +26tp
2-0

19 Jul 2023 11:40AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

(Lawn 3 has been timed at just over 13 seconds)

19 Jul 2023 11:46AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Lawn 2.
Johnson lays a rush near rover wires from. It’s oppo balls.
Maugham misses shot of 30+ yards.
Johnson makes rover with Y, splits oppo and returns to rover.
Maugham misses

19 Jul 2023 11:48AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Maugham misses another long shot.

Johnson makes rover with R, rushes back to peg out.

+17

19 Jul 2023 11:50AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

1-0

19 Jul 2023 11:50AM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Lawn 4.
G1.
Higgins +13tp

19 Jul 2023 12:06PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Lawn 4
G2
Evans R 4b, making a leave.
Higgins U 4, K 4b.

19 Jul 2023 1:05PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Y for 1

19 Jul 2023 1:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Higgins lift K from the jaws of 2, long shot from c1

19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Misses to c2

19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Near c2

19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Lawn 2.
G2
Johnson to 4b with an NSL.

19 Jul 2023 1:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Apologies, I have been misspelling Andrews’s name. It is of course Johnston.

19 Jul 2023 1:11PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Maugham misses the long lift with the ball that was lodged near 4.

19 Jul 2023 1:12PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Johnston played the Hogan roll from c4 going to 2. Almost sent the forward ball off the boundary N of 3. End result was a tricky approach to 3 and a failed hoop.

19 Jul 2023 1:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Mughaum misses from nr 4 at partner by the peg.

19 Jul 2023 1:25PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Johnston didn’t appear to have a shot with his hoop 3 ball (K). Plays his 4b ball. Doesn’t get a rush to penult, but rolls-up well. Makes rover off partner.

19 Jul 2023 1:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Leave has R on W bndry about 3y S of 2. Y near peg. UK on E bndry just N of with a rush for K to oppo balls.

19 Jul 2023 1:39PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

K 3
U peg
Y 1
R 1

19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Maugham is taking the long lift from c3

19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Misses.

19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

R on or almost on W bndry, so no room to get a ball to penult.

19 Jul 2023 1:41PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Sorry, nonsense comment.

19 Jul 2023 1:42PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

U is for 3. Takes rush directly to his hoop.

19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

K for 3!

19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

I’ll get there in the end.

19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Makes 3 with no forward rush. Oppo in c4 and on W bndry near 2.

19 Jul 2023 1:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Takes rush over to R on W boundary. Rushes R to 2ft N of Y in c4.

19 Jul 2023 1:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Taps R in lawn and rushes Y someway E of 4. Sending Y to 5, under-approaches 4. Falls foul of the new law, feathering the angled hoop shot as he casts.

19 Jul 2023 1:57PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Lawn 4.
Higgins wins G2 +17.

19 Jul 2023 1:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Lawn 2.
Maugham plays R, hitting K at 4. Rushes Y to U on W bndry, and gets rush to 1 with Y 4y WSW of 2.

19 Jul 2023 2:00PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Maugham has a break. Will he go to 4b, or have U off?

19 Jul 2023 2:04PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Maugham sends a ball to 4b, so will be having blue off.

19 Jul 2023 2:13PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Recap - Essick, Avery, and Higgins have won 2-0 v Wilkinson, Murray, and Evans respectively.

Johnston is 1-0 v. Maugham.

19 Jul 2023 2:15PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Maugham has pegged out U. Y is 2-3y S of c2. R is going to c1.

K is for 4.

19 Jul 2023 2:21PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

K has contact.

19 Jul 2023 2:22PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

K rolls Y towards 5 going to R in c1. Both balls very short. 9y shot at R. Hits.

19 Jul 2023 2:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Big roll to 4 from c1. Long.

19 Jul 2023 2:26PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Triangulates to S boundary. R, S of 4, to N bndry. K misses Y. Y to c1.

19 Jul 2023 2:35PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

After a couple of misses and a 28 yard hoop attempt by Johnston, Maugham has picked up K and made 1. Work to do for a break.

19 Jul 2023 2:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

With some control established, Maugham grovels through 3. Hits the hampered shot.

19 Jul 2023 2:47PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

A couple of decent shots needed for the 3bb.

19 Jul 2023 2:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

In full control after 6.

19 Jul 2023 2:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Copes with an angled penult. Making rover off partner, but with oppo behind the hoop.

19 Jul 2023 3:00PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Finished a good turn.

1-1

19 Jul 2023 3:03PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Lawn 2
G3

Maugham K supershot, 7ft NW of 5.

19 Jul 2023 3:06PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Johnston R to 10y N of c4.

Maugham hits from A baulk.

19 Jul 2023 3:06PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Backward take-off to 1, sticks in the hoop.

19 Jul 2023 3:08PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Johnston Y hits the reception ball, and has an easy start.

19 Jul 2023 3:10PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Johnston tries to POP K through 1 before 5, bounces off.

19 Jul 2023 3:20PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Looking to make an NSL. Hasn't pushed the ball to be left at 4 far N enough on the hoop approach. Adjusts well after the hoop.

19 Jul 2023 3:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

U is about a yard off the W boundary, just a couple of yards N of peg high. K at h4. R on E bndry with a rush on Y to U.

19 Jul 2023 3:33PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Maugham lifts K to B baulk. UK both for 1.

19 Jul 2023 3:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Misses to c4.

19 Jul 2023 3:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Rush to 1 is not good, and he sticks in 1.

19 Jul 2023 3:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Maugham is shooting with U nr 1 at partner in c4. Narrow miss.

19 Jul 2023 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Johnson can run Y up to partner at 2.

19 Jul 2023 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Does so, taps Y and rolls to 2 from 4 y

19 Jul 2023 3:41PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Angled hoop

19 Jul 2023 3:41PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Through. Oppo balls both in c4.

19 Jul 2023 3:42PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Rushes to the N of those balls. Gets a promotion sending U to the E boundary near 3, and takes off to it from K S of 4.

19 Jul 2023 3:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Approaches 3 from the boundary.

19 Jul 2023 3:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Runs it, but with a 6y return roquet.

19 Jul 2023 3:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Misses to N boundary.

19 Jul 2023 3:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Maugham is taking on a 25 yarder at K S of 4, declining a 7-8 yarder K at Y near c4.

19 Jul 2023 3:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Y misses K.

19 Jul 2023 3:51PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Play now quite broken.

Maugham UK for 1
Johnston Y 4b, R 4

19 Jul 2023 3:53PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

U approaching 1 off Y 3-4y an of c1. Fails 1.

19 Jul 2023 3:54PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

*3-4y N of c1

19 Jul 2023 3:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

K is a few feet W of the hoop. Y 13 y N of that. R shooting at Y from N boundary between 2 and 6.

19 Jul 2023 3:56PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Misses

19 Jul 2023 3:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

U runs 1, roquets K, sends it past 6 towards 3. Sends R to join it, makes 2 off Y.

19 Jul 2023 3:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Y is the 4b ball. Maugham declines to rush it towards 3 for the TPO, and sends it to 4.

19 Jul 2023 4:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

4bb under full control. Making 6, partner already at 2b.

19 Jul 2023 4:05PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Has made 3b and send R (for 4) near the boundary N of 4. Y (for 4b) is on the W boundary about 15y N of c1. UK in c2.

Defensive leave.

19 Jul 2023 4:14PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

K (for 1) has a dolly rush pointing at Y.

19 Jul 2023 4:15PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

R shooting at K from the end of B baulk.

19 Jul 2023 4:16PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Misses.

19 Jul 2023 4:17PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

R is now just N of K.

19 Jul 2023 4:18PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

K stops R out a couple of yards, rushes U to Y.

19 Jul 2023 4:19PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Makes 1 off Y, sends it towards 3. Rushes U N of 2. Unintended, but gets it SE of 2 getting behind R.

19 Jul 2023 4:22PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Makes 2, runs the hoop long, and rushes R too close to U. Can't get it to 4 whilst holding to rush U to 3.

19 Jul 2023 4:24PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Maugham is persisting with the standard TP set-up, with a 4 pioneer 5y NE of 1.

19 Jul 2023 4:25PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Makes 3, leaves U in place and rushes Y past R near 1.

19 Jul 2023 4:27PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Approaching 4 from 3y W.

19 Jul 2023 4:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Runs 1 with no rush back to U at 4b.

19 Jul 2023 4:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Rolls R to escape position going to Y at 5.

19 Jul 2023 4:29PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Attempting 4b peel before 6. Makes it, and rushes R to 6.

19 Jul 2023 4:32PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

U (peelee) goes to 2b after 6.

19 Jul 2023 4:34PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

After 2b, U is rushed an and stopped N of penult. R is rushed S of Y by 3b nd stopped back to escape position for the peel. Quite deep.

19 Jul 2023 4:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Y is rushed into the jaws of 3b, but this allows a gentle approach and forward rush. Rushes Y into R. Shouldn't impede the peel attempt.

19 Jul 2023 4:41PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Means penultimate pioneer is now 6y away, SE of the hoop

19 Jul 2023 4:42PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Peel doesn't go through, sits in front of the hoop, so a straight double now required.

19 Jul 2023 4:42PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Makes 4b. Sends R to a central position. Rushes Y next to U.

19 Jul 2023 4:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Nudges U into the jaws.

19 Jul 2023 4:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Peels U to 2-3y N of rover.

19 Jul 2023 4:45PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Y sent as deep Ball.

19 Jul 2023 4:46PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Approaching U from 8y away.

19 Jul 2023 4:46PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Gentle rush played quite well. Slightly angled 3ft rover peel to come.

19 Jul 2023 4:47PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Peels, needs to jump it.

19 Jul 2023 4:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Jump bobbles through and roquets peelee.

19 Jul 2023 4:48PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Looking to see if the long-range peg out is on.

19 Jul 2023 4:48PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Our roving reporter thinks he has only half the peg to aim at past rover.

19 Jul 2023 4:49PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Misses the peg out.

19 Jul 2023 4:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Can rush R south past Y.

19 Jul 2023 4:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Sends R close to the E boundary, 5y N of c4

19 Jul 2023 4:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Not attempting the combo. Y rushed to middle of W boundary.

19 Jul 2023 4:53PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Takes off back to the peg and has K off.

19 Jul 2023 4:53PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

U is just a couple of feet from the peg.

19 Jul 2023 4:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Johnson's shortest shot is Y at R from A baulk.

19 Jul 2023 4:54PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

However, he's lifted R.

19 Jul 2023 4:55PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

R is for 4.

19 Jul 2023 4:55PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Shooting at Y the lawn from B baulk.

19 Jul 2023 4:56PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Shorter shots were available

19 Jul 2023 4:57PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Hits!

19 Jul 2023 4:57PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Makes 4. Has a shirt cut rush to 5.

19 Jul 2023 5:01PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

*short

19 Jul 2023 5:02PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Makes 5. 6 pioneer is 2y NE of the hoop.

19 Jul 2023 5:03PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Approaches it nicely, rushes to 6.

19 Jul 2023 5:04PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Makes 1b. 2b pioneer is just to the W of the hoop. Can cut rush to the W of it.

19 Jul 2023 5:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Through 2b with U just W of 3b.

19 Jul 2023 5:09PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Y is to the NE of 4b.

19 Jul 2023 5:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

After 3b, cuts U to the E bndry, about level with penult.

19 Jul 2023 5:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Overhits U, 7ft W of penult.

19 Jul 2023 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Makes 4b off Y.

19 Jul 2023 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Makes penult off U, sends it 3-4y SW of rover approaching his pioneer.

19 Jul 2023 5:19PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Ideally U will be near c1 wired from the peg, with RY near c3 with a rush to 4b.

19 Jul 2023 5:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Gently through rover with quite a lot of wire, but leaves hi. With a rush on U towards c1.

19 Jul 2023 5:21PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

*him with

19 Jul 2023 5:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Over-cuts it to the S boundary, 5ft E of 1.

19 Jul 2023 5:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Spilts it nearer to c1 going back to Y near rover

19 Jul 2023 5:23PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

His fisting reaction suggests he has achieved the wiring from the peg.

19 Jul 2023 5:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Indeed he has.

19 Jul 2023 5:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Over cuts the rush again, and Y is 6y NNE of 6.

19 Jul 2023 5:25PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Rolls to the E of 4b.

19 Jul 2023 5:26PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

If U misses RY, R would have a sweaty shot of about 6y at it if Johnston wanted the 3bb break to finish.

19 Jul 2023 5:29PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Shot is maybe 33y

19 Jul 2023 5:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Through the middle. Looked close.

19 Jul 2023 5:30PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

*Y with the shot, apologies.

19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

He's taking it on.

19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Hits.

19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Plays a good croquet stroke out of c3

19 Jul 2023 5:33PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Makes 4b. Has a rush towards U at penult.

19 Jul 2023 5:34PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Another good split shot to get a rush on U, R is 3ft from rover.

19 Jul 2023 5:35PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Through penult, can cut U southwards.

19 Jul 2023 5:36PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Does so nicely, sends U behind rover going to R.

19 Jul 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Hoop and roquet on U.

19 Jul 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Dolly rush to the peg.

19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Sends it quite wide.

19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

7ft pegout.

19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Wins +1

Wins the match 2-1

19 Jul 2023 5:40PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

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