MacRob - Report #27 (1 DECember)

The Latham Report

Great Britain Vs Australia (Days 1 & 2)

The first games of all three matches were won to our zero hoops without us
hitting a lift. However, in the second games we hit and made hoops only to
surrender by sticking in a vital hoop.

On day two Fulford's near perfect roqueting gave him the first break of nine
from the third and fourth balls in. The 20 yard lift was missed and Chris
Clarke effortlessly tripled out in both games.

Martin Clarke and Bruce Fleming won their first game, capitalising on
Kirby's hampered hoops. Fleming hit Kirby's 20 yard leave and tripled out.

Kirby's roqueting gave him the first 9 in game 2. Clarke missed the lift
and Aiton tripled.

Game 3 was an even tussle with all players except Aiton missing hoops.
Unfortunately Clarke's peeling break to a finish ended when he wired his
ball from the penult pioneer, giving Aiton an easy finish.

The doubles match between Dumergue and Watts and Avery and Maugham was
notable for the missed roquets from all players. Great Britain won game 1
when an attempted tpo by Dumergue on Maugham's ball ended with a stuck
penult hoop, giving the nervous Avery a standard break to the finish.

Games 2 and 3 saw the Aussies surviving the missed roquets/stuck hoops
carnival to win the second game 26-23, and but for a remarkable Maugham
3-ball break from hoop 2 (from a roll from Corner 4!) to the peg, after
Dumergue reached the peg after Avery's ball was pegged out, would have won
the third game.

6-0 down - time for our fighting spirit to come to the fore.

George Latham
Thursday 30 November 2006