MacRob - Report #5 (19 November)

Courtesy of Kate Fox

USA  v Australia - Doubles (Day 1)

Lamm/Soo lost to Clarke/Fleming 9-26; 26tp(F)-0; 26tp(F)-9

Duffer tice each game; 3rd ball fired from B-baulk at first ball East border and missed.

Game 1 - Lamm hit 5th turn for steady 9; Clarke missed leave from B baulk; Soo went out after 3;
Clarke made 9.  Soo hit leave from A baulk and went to peg from hoop 4; Fleming missed 14 yard shot at 4th corner leave; Lamm finished.

Game 2 - Lamm hit duffer 4th turn and made 9; Clarke hit leave made 9.  Soo missed leave Fleming tripled.

Game 3 - no notes

Cherry/Huneycutt lost to Dumergue/Watts  3-26, 0-26

Bowling green very fast

Both sides took over an hour to adjust to speed of court.  Eventually Dumergue made 7 and failed at 2B;  Cherry progressed from Hoop 2 to 3 before taking off into a hoop.  Watts finally hit and went to peg;  Dumergue hampered after penult; finally stepped up and finished.

Game 2 - Dumergue 4 th turn 9; Watts 12. Dumergue finished.

Stark/Bidencope defeated Bassett/Forster 26tp(B)-5; 26tp(S)-9

Game 1 - Bidencope opened with ball peg high on east border; Forster responded to corner 2.  Stark missed partner from B baulk.  Bassett hit corner 2 and put croqueted ball out.  Bassett hit 25 yards and failed at hoop 2.  Opponent missed.  Bassett progressed to hoop 4 but missed roquet.  Forster made 2, but take off to partner went out.  Eventually Stark hit and made 9 and Bidencope tripled.

Game 2 duffer tice missed by Stark.  After Stark made hoop 1 he missed hampered stroke.  Forster hit opponent at hoop 1 and made 9.  Bidencope hit and made 9.  Forster missed and Stark tripled out.