Good morning from Surbiton.  The sun is shining.

This match is on lawn 7.

The players are practising.  A set of second colours is provided on each lawn so that everyone has 2 balls to play with.

G1T1  Rutger (Balck) just S of 2nd corner

G1T2  Landrebe (red) just N of 4th corner

G1T3  Maugham (Blue) hits Red from 3rd corner.  Rolls balls 10y North.

G1T4  Beard (Yellow) hits Red from end of A-baulk

G1T4  ctd  Beard, Yellow has failed to approach 1 (off Blue) from somewhere. Joins up with partner.  (Black still nr II)

G1T5  Maugham (Blue) into 4th corner.  "My word!" (CC)

G1T6  AUstralians roll up E boundary, both balls on yard-line maybe 10y S of 3rd corner.  "Amazing turn" (CC).

G1T7  Maugham shoots Blue at Yellow, missing into 3rd corner.

G1T8  Beard Yellow rushes Red to get 3rd corner cannon.

G1T8 ctd  Beard Overthick wafer cannon puts Red 2y S of hoop 3, Blue on N bdry behind hoop 2.  Take off to Black, no rush.

G1T8ctd Beard croquets Black about 9y N of 1st corner, goes off East boundary level with Red.

G1T9  Rutger shoots Black at Blue.  Hits (25y).

G1T9 ctd Rutger, Black, takes off 3y short of Red, rushes Red to Yellow, Yellow to about 3y SSE of hoop 1.  Makes hoop, rushes Yellow off W bdry 10y S of 1st corner.  Roll shot underhit:  Yellow maybe 2y E of hoop 6.  Black hits 6-yarder at Blue behind 2, taking off to hoop.  Makes it, should get break now.

G1T9 ctd Rutger, Black is making hoop 4 with all the balls.

G1T9 ctd Rutger, Black has reached 3-back, with all 4 balls in the vicinity.  Is under gazebo consulting about leave.

G1T9 ctd Rutger, Black to 4-back.  NSL.

G1T10  Red is the ball at hoop 4.  Beard lifts Yellow and shoots at Black from end of A-baulk.  Misses (17y).

G1T11 Maugham (Blue) rushes Yellow North, thick take-off back to Black sending Yellow West of 6.  Picks up break.  A few good strokes should yield a standard TP.

G1T11ctd Maugham (Blue) peels Black thru 4-back after 3.  Looks to be in full control.

G1T11ctd Maugham (Blue).  Why is Maugham rolling up to 1-back from hoop 6?  Possibly he had 1-back pioneer at 6, Christed off pioneer in peel stroke?  Anyway, leaves 2y angled hoop, runs it down to 2-back pioneer.  Now reconstrusting break.

G1T11ctd Maugham (Blue).  Making 4-back off Black - we think one peel is yet to be done.  (Last comment should have read "reconstructing".  I can spell, I can't type.)

G1T11ctd Maugham (Blue) negotiates straight rover peel.

G1 GB +26TP(M)

G2T1  Landrebe (Black) 13y N of 4th corner - looks to be in lawn a bit, though I'm not in best posi to judge.

G2T2  Maugham (Red) just S of 2nd corner

G2T3  Beard (Blue) shoots at Black from near end of B-baulk.  Goes off 4yS of Black.

G2T4  Rutger (Yellow) misses Black / Blue from B-baulk.  Misses.

G2T5  Landrebe plays.  Rolling up with Yellow to 1 from behind 4.  Short.  Retires to partner.

G2T6  Yellow to 3rd corner.

G2T7  Landrebe Black plays.  Rushes Blue near 2nd corner.  No rush on red, pass roll approach to 1 is short.  Retires to partner.

G2T8  Red to 4th corner.

G2T9   Some balls exercised.

G2T10  GB corner again

G2T11  Aussies have manoeuvred themselves into 4th corner.  Still no hoop made.

G2T12  Maugham (red) misses Blue/ Black (25y)

G2T13  Beard (Blue) makes hoop!  And picks up break.

G2T13  Beard and Landrebe discussing leave - Blue running 1-back now in full control.

G2T13ctd  Beard making 3-back with all balls in vicinity.

G2T13  Beard to 4-back, NSL with Maugham's ball at 4.

G2T14  Maugham lifts to 3rd corner, misses to 4th corner.

G2T15  Landrebe has roll-up to 2, copes, has 3-ball break now.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) has retrieved Red from 4th corner after making hoop 4.  He's grovelled through 5, but he's OK.  Blue will be his 1-back pioneer, so not sure there'll be any peels this turn.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) has all 4 balls now.  Blue is near 4-back if he wants to attempt peel /STP.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) is not in full control, lots of long take-offs, but he's coping.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) has reached 4-back.  No STP.  No posthumous peel.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) to peg.  Blue for 4-back, Red and Yellow for 1 and 1.

CC's suggested out-player tactics on lawn 5:  Mulliner should go and sit in toilet for an hour.

G2T15ctd  Landrebe (Black) going for spread.  Croquets Red off West boundary.  Oops.

G2T16  Rutger (Yellow) hits Blue (at most 2y).  Blue croqueted to hoop 2, rushes Black to Red.  Good rush to hoop 1 and he's away.

G2T16ctd  Rutger is in full control at 4.  Consultation.

G2T16ctd  Rutger (for 4-back) makes defensive leave:  Blue (for 4-back) 1y N of 4th corner. Black (for peg) middle of W boundary.  Red nr 2nd corner, with rush on Yellow southwards.

G2T17  Beard lifts Blue to end of B-baulk: the aggressive shot.  Hits Red (13y)

G2T17ctd Beard Blue rushes Yellow to 2y E of 4-back.  Runs it not cleanly, calls on ref. Misses hampered shot at Yellow.

G2T18  Maugham lifts Red.

G2T18ctd.  Not sure what Maugham did - rushed something into a hoop, perhaps.  He's approaching 1 from middle West boundary, croqueting Black East of peg:  Yellow waiting if Red gets in front.  Which it does.  Good hoop, should be able to set up for standard TP.

G2T18ctd.  Maugham (Red) has peeled yellow thru 4-back after 3.  Looks in control.

G2T18ctd.  Maugham (Red) has peeled yellow well thru penult after 6.

G2T18ctd.  Maugham (Red) is making penult; Yellow is in jaws of rover.

G2T18ctd.  Maugham has 2-yard peg-out.

GB win match 2-0  +26TP(M) +4TP(M)