MacRob - Report #6 (20 November)

Courtesy of Kate Fox

Day 3 (interim Report)

Very warm morning with a forecast high of 37C. Humidity: 8% and a warm
breeze 14km/h from NNE. Rain probability: 5% (< 1mm)

Yesterday was a hot 37C.

Great Britain v New Zealand

Great Britain recovered from Day 1 and with few errors won all doubles
matches on Day 2. They have a lead in the Test of 4 matches to 2. The
following singles matches have been played at Rich River:

Fulford (GB) defeated Chapman (NZ) +26tp, +24tp

Maugham (GB) lost to Westerby (NZ) +17; -26tp; 20-26tpo

Clarke (GB) defeated Wizlang (NZ) -26tp; +19tp; +17tp

Aiton (GB) defeated Bryant (NZ) +17tp; +26tp

Kirby (GB) lost to Davis (NZ) +26tp; +26tp

Avery (GB) defeated Lowe (NZ) +23; +26

Interim scores from Shepparton - USA v Aust

Huneycutt/Cherry (USA) v Fleming/Clarke (Aus) 0-26tp(C); 26-12 match unfinished

Soo/Lamm (USA) defeated Bassett/Forster (Aus) +8; +11

Stark/Bidencope (USA) v Dumergue/Watts (Aus) 26-14; match unfinished

The highlight of the matches at Rich River was the very exciting third game
in the Maugham/Westerby match.

Maugham made 9, Westerby hit the lift and executed a TPO, finishing by
pegging out both balls. David took contact from the ball on the east
boundary roughly parallel to the 4th hoop and played a split to the first
hoop. The croquet ball finished between peg high and the 2nd hoop. David
ran hoop one and finished with an excellent rush to the 2nd hoop. He
continued with the two balls until failing to make a successful roquet after
the 5th hoop. Aaron had a baulked ball and took a lift on the B baulk and
cut rush the ball to 2, took off to hoop 1, failed to get position so just
placed his ball ready to run the hoop in his continuation shot. David fired
and missed, ending up in the first corner.

Aaron made the first hoop and set up in front of hoop 2. David played his
ball to south of hoop 3 on the east boundary. Aaron made hoop 2 and shot
into the second corner. David roqueted Aaron's ball and attempted to roll
to hoop 6. He failed to get in position, but chose to go into position in
from on 6th hoop and therein wiring himself from Aaron. Aaron lifted his
ball to the 3rd corner and roqueted David's ball.

I was interrupted at this stage and some other observer/reporter will fill
in the progress between hoop 6 and hoop 2b where I saw David fail to run the
hoop and his ball bounced out to the left leaving Aaron a reasonable roquet.
His ball was also on 2B and he progressed from there to the peg.

Further reports will follow as will the completed scores from the doubles
being played at Shepparton.