Commentary on Landrebe & Beard (Aus) v Chapman & Westerby (NZ)

Lawn 4. NZ won +5tp(C) +24tp(C)

Peter Landrebe (R)  Kevin Beard (Y)

Paddy Chapman (K) Aaron Westerby (B)

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G1T1: K supershot

G1T2: R to middle of E boundary

G1T3: B hits R from A baulk, underhits spilt to H2 and K, long take-off to hoop, but something 
went wrong after H2.

G1T4: Y hit in and has run H1.

G1T4: Y stuck in 4 off R.

G1T5: K shoots at Y in H4, from about 5 yds.  Misses, bouncing of hoop to C4.

G1T6: Y reconstructs break.  Now at H6.

G1T6: Y hampered after 6, but hits 1-Back pioneer.  Rushes H6 pioneer to N boundary, approachs, leaving longish 1-Back which he runs.

G1T6: Y gets to 4-B, with B by 3-B and K near W boundary S of 2.

G1T7: B misses long lift to C4.

G1T8: R hampered after H4, with B at 5 and K N of 4-Back.

G1T8: R hits, sends Y to 6 going to B at 5.

G1T8: R going round with no peels.

G1T8: R does straight irish 4-B peel, but needs ref.  5yd straight penult peel.  Needs ref again because R hampered by hoop from hitting K, 1yd N of it..

G1T8: R made roquet, but fails half jump over Y with ref still in attendance.  All balls round penult.

G1T9: Clips now B 1; K 3; R Penult; Y Rover.  NZ to play.

G1T9: B has break now at H5.

G1T9: B ended on 4-B with diagonal spread.

G1T11: R missed long lift into corner 4.

G1T12: K has 6yd appraoch to H1.  Runs it with laid break.

G1T12: Paddy (K) doing delayed TP, rush peel of 4-B before 1-B.

G1T11: Paddy completes with straight rover peel under good control.

 

NZ win game 1 +5tp (Chapman)

Adjourned for lunch!

G2T1: R to 2' off E boundary, from B-Baulk

G2T2: K to corner 2.

G2T3: Y missed R from A-Baulk

G2T4: B missed from C3 to C4.

G2T5: Y stuck in H3, off B.  Stray dog has just been shooed out of the pavilion!

G2T6: B hit Y to N boundary.  R is on E boundary, K E of H5.

G2T8: B (Westerby) has a break: currently for H6.

G2T8: B got to 4-B.

G2T9: Y took (longish) short lift from A baulk and missed

G2T10: K (Chapman) about to peel parner through 4-B going to 6.

G2T10: Paddy completes his TP.

NZ win +24tp (Chapman) to win the match 2-0.