Soo plays U supershot, 3 yds N of rover.

R shoots from A baulk, runs through to near H6.

K shoots at R from B baulk, hits.  R goes 4 yds S of H2, and U is rushed to S boundary in front of H1.  Good approach to 2 ft, and runs.

Soo is just making 1b, with control over his 3-ball break.

Soo makes 3b, and leaves a spread, U and R on E boundary, K a yard or so off the W.

Y shoots from C3.  Hits U.

Wright has misapproached H1.  He leaves K in front of H1 and retires to R which is at H2.  U is 4 yds of E boundary. level with H5.

K shoots at U.

Hits.

K takes off to R/Y, leaving U on the E boundary.  Puts Y NW of H2 and rushes R off W boundary alongside H1.  I hope he realises he is playing with the 4b ball.

Yes, takes off back to U leaving R perhaps 1 yd off W boundary and 3 yds off the S.  Lays a rush for U pointing to Y.

Y plays to C4.  I'd have said U has a probable break anyway, so that looked over defensive to me.

Rushes K to 8 yds S of H2.  Takes off to R and gets a rush NNW.  Rolls to hoop and gets 1 ft at 45 deg.  Sticks in the jaws.

R hits U gently and makes H1, with no rush.

Plays a good croquet stroke, U to H3 and a good rush on K to H2.

Gets a forward rush out of H3, and establishes a 4-ball break.  He is making H4 off K so any tpo would be delayed - unlikely.

Wright has gone to 4b with nothing fancy.  He leaves an NSL, K on 3b, U on the W boundary.

U is lifted to A baulk.  Hits R.

Sends R 3 yds off the E boundary, and cuts Y to 4 yds N of C4.  Sends Y well short of H2 getting his rush on K.  Y is maybe 8 yds SE of H2.  Makes H1 with a rush to E boundary.

Rushes nicely behind R, and sends U to H3 with a rush to Y.  Looking like a standard tp from here.

Soo has jawsed K in 4b after making H3.

K is rush peeled after H4.  He takes off to R at H5, going too far past.  He will have to approach from a yd behind.

Takes off OK, but then sticks in H5.

Wright plays R and hits U in the hoop.  U is sent to 2 yds W of H2 going to Y.

Y is sent 5 yds N of H4 going to K.  K is sent 1 yd W of H1.  R tries to scatter Y to E boundary, but misses to mid E boundary, 8 yds from Y.

Lamm makes 3b and has a simple break to finish.

Oops, ignore the above, wrong commentry!

Soo shoots at U with K.  Hits.

Takes off to R, leaving U E of H2.  Sends R to rover and gets rush on Y to penult.

Soo goes to the peg.  Misreported clips earlier - U is still on H5.

Soo crosswires R/Y across H5, and he lays up  with U 3 yds W of C3 and K 1 yd W of corner - no rush.

Wright shoots with Y.  Hits.

K is left a yard off the N boundary in front of H3, and he rushes U S.  U is left 4 yds E of H1 and he rushes R to H1 and makes it.  R is left in front of H5 and he rushes U behind K on N boundary.  Gets U out to H3 with a rush on K.

Gets no rush on R after H2, but rolls it well to 3 yds in front of 4b.  K is by H4.  Makes H3 off U and tries peel from 4 yds.  Misses the hoop, almost to the boundary.  Rushes U to C4.

Ignores R for the moment, sends K to H6 after H4 getting his rush to H5.

Makes H6 and rushes K to E boundary 7 yds S of C3.  Sends it back to W of H6, rushes R to mid N boundary.  R goes to 5 yds past 2b with poor rush on U which is sent 3 yds behind 1.  Takes off and makes the hoop.

Gets U to 3b with a rush on K to behind R.  Makes 2b and sends R to 2 yds W of rover.  K goes to just past 4b.  Makes 3b off U.

Bryant rushes Y to E boundary before making 3b off U.

Oops, wrong commentry again.  ignore the last comment.

Wright goes to peg and pegs two balls off.  U is left near peg, R near C2.

U takes long position at H5.

R goes to Mid N boundry.

U runs H5 not far enough.  Goes to halfway between peg and H6.

R shoots at U, misses to S boundary.

U takes close position at H6.

R shoots at U.  Misses to mid N boundary.

Soo runs 6 to N boundary.  No rush.  Splits to 1b, getting R halfway between 1b and 2b.  Doesn't get hoop position.  Leaves an angled hoop.

R takes position at 4b.

U shoots at R.  Hits.  Sends R to 2b, doesn't get position at 1b.  Puts U in front.

R returns to 4b, 3 yds in front.

U runs 1b by 4 yds.  Considers shooting at R but takes position at 2b, 1.5 yds in front.

R takes close position at 4b.

U fails 2b, but I think can run it next time.

R runs 4b.  Goes to E boundary max length position.

U can't run 2b.  Takes position.

R goes to 1 yd in front of penult.

U runs 2b.  Shoots at R.  Misses to N boundary.

R runs and hits the peg, bouncing to the side.  Takes position at rover.

U shoots at R.  Hits the peg and bounces to halfway between C4 and 3b.

R runs rover by 3 yds and shoots at peg.

Goes softly, misses to 5 yds past.

U shoots at R.  Misses.

R hits the peg to win +5.

Game 2

Wright sends U to E boundary.

R goes to C2.

K shoots at U from B baulk.  Misses and goes off 2 yds S of it on E boundary.

Soo shoots and hits K.  Didn't see if it was from A or B baulk.  Sends K 3 yds off mid E boundary, and rushes U to C2.  Gets it 2 yds out of corner and rushes R off S boundary in front of H1.  Rolls to the hoop and makes it.

7Rushes R to C4 after H1.  Sends it to 7 yds SE of H3, and rushes K poorly.  It cuts to the peg.  Takes off to U.  Hits U and has take-off from N boundary 2 yds out of C2.  Gets a 1.5 yd hoop.  Runs it to the boundary.

Hits 5 yarder at U.  Rolls U to H4, gets 3 yd rush E on K.  Takes it to mid E boundary.  Takes off to R and gets his rush to H3.  Should have a break from here.

Soo is running his break under control.  He has just made H6.

Soo finishes with a spread.  K is 4 yds off W boundary.  U is at the peg.

K lifts to B baulk.  Shoots from C3.  Misses into C4.

Soo rushes Y a bit far, and opts to go for the rush on U to K, which gives him a bit more room to send out Y.  Y goes to 7 yds SE of H2, and U is rushed to 1.5 yds N of C4.  He takes off and gets his rush to H1.

Rushes 4 yds short.  Over-rolls the approach and has a 45 deg hoop.  Declines the hoop and tries to scatter Y but misses it to mid-N boundary.

K shoots at U.  Hits centre-ball.

Takes off to R, 5 yds short.  Hits.  Rolls R to H2 getting 5 yd rush on Y to H1.  Takes it to W boundary 3 yds N of H1.

Plays a split shot, gets 1 yd angled H1.  Fails it staying in the jaws.  Y is 7 yds NNW and may not be able to see much of K.

R shoots at Y.  Hits to S boundary.

I missed what happened there, catching up with the other game.  He has U in the jaws of H5, and Y 2 yds W of H1.  He makes H1 off K.  I'm guessing U went into the hoop when it was being sent to H2.

He sends K to H3 and has a shallow angle on U in H5.  Bounces it out to 3 yds E of H1.

Takes off to get 1 yd rush on Y to H2.  Rushes it cutting towards W boundary, only just past the peg.

Rolls to H2, gets 1.5 yd hoop.  Runs with a rush S.  Cuts the rush to W boundary 9 yds N of C1.  Sends Y towards 4b, it goes 6 yds SSW of the hoop, close to K.  Rushes U to 5 yds W of H4 and takes off to K.

Runs H3 and hits Y.  He has a 6 yd peel attempt.  Rolls it gently, it misses the hoop but stys close to the NE.  Rushes K to mid S boundary.  Sends it to H5 with rush to H4.

Soo sets Y and U up at 4b for the delayed peel before making H5 off K.  Gets a rush on K to 8 yds S of Y after H5, and sends it to 1b with a good rush on Y.  Y is jawsed with a rush to H6.

Rushes U to C3 after H6.  Sends it to 2b and rush-peels Y.  Sends it to penult going to K at 1b.

Soo fails 1b.  Wright has an easy break with K.

K sticks in H1.  R is 3 yds WNW of H2, Y in near H6.  They are not wired - must be about 13 yds.

It looks like they have broken for lunch.

R shoots at Y.  Hits, sending it 4 yds E of peg.

Takes off to K/U.  Rushes K through H1, and rushes U to 1b. 

Makes 1b and rushes U to N boundary.  Rolls to 3b getting rush on Y to SW, and takes to C1.  Y goes to 2 yds S of penult as he makes 2b off K.

Doesn't get a good rush after 2b, rolls K to good escape position and positions Y 1 ft alongside penult going to U at 3b.

Gets his forward rush out of 3b.  Peel penult before 4b.

Poor rush to 4b goes 3 yds short.  Copes.

Sticks Y in rover from 2 ft in front, over approaching to 2or 3" behind.  Plays successful jump, peeling Y 7 yds and getting 2 yds through.  Finishes to win +25 and level the match.

Game 3.

They switch colours.

Soo plays U to supershot 2 yds past rover.

R shoots from C1.  Misses to 6 yds E of H6, and a bit S of it.

K shoots at R from the end of B baulk, misses into C4.

Y shoots from C1 at the double.  Misses to 3 yds S of C3.

U shoots at K in C4.  Misses.  They are corner balls in contact.

R shoots at Y.  Misses.

K plays.  Takes off to R/Y, pushing U 5 yds out of C4.  Hits Y and gets it 2 yds off the boundary with rush on R to H1.  Takes rush to 3 yds in front.

Makes H1 with no rush.  puts R near W boundary and takes off to U.  Rushes U to C4.  Takes off to Y.  U goes 2 yds out of corner.  He gets a 2 yd rush pointing NW.  Misses the cut to N boundary in front of H3.

Y shoots at R.  Hits it centre-ball.

Y takes off to U, leaving R on W boundary 9 yds N of C1.  Posts U out to 4 yds E of H4 and retires to W boundary 1 yd N of R.

U/K are wired across H3.  K shoots at R.  Misses.

R plays, hits K.  its now 5 yds S of Y.  Sends K to H2, but runs into Y.  Rolls Y towards C1 approaching H1, but is too short.  Lays rush for R in C1.

K shoots at U.  Misses to 3 yds N of C4.

R takes rush and makes H1.  Rushes Y to mid S boundary and sends it to H3 going to K.  Hits K and sends it to H4 with rush on U to H2.  Good rush, should have a break from here.

Just made H4, with the break under control.

K is left max position 2 yds off W boundary as he makes 2b off partner.  Looks like it will be an NSL.

Yep, U is left on H4, slightly too far E perhaps.  Lays up about level with rover.

U shoots from A baulk.  Misses.

Y rushes U well towards H3, and rolls it 5 yds past H2 and no rush on K.  Hits K to mid W boundary.  Splits K to in front of H1 going back towards R, but staying 10 yds short.   Misses R to leave rush towards U in C2.  Didn't approve of those tactics!

K shoots at R.  Hits solidly.

R is sent 3 yds off the E boundary by H4, with a rush on Y to C2.  Takes it to mid N boundary.  Takes off to U, gets his rush to H2.  Makes H2 with a rush to Y.

Puts U 7 yds W of H3, over-rushes Y to 2 yds past H3.  Poor approach leaves no hoop.  He scatters U to mid N boundary, and goes off the W boundary 10 yds S of C2.

Y shoots at R and misses by nothing to 1 ft out of C4 on S boundary.

K shoots at U.  Misses.

Y hits R which cuts to E boundary, 10 yds out of C4.  Takes off to U/K.  Hits K.  Moves K 2 yds off N boundary, and rushes U to H1.

Makes H1 with rush to mid S boundary.  Sends U to H3, has a 4 yd rush on R which he cuts towards H3.  Takes off to K leaving R 7 yds S of H3.  Gets a rush on K to H1, must have been flirting with the boundary.  Gets a close 45 deg H2, which he fails to 3 yds E of the hoop.

K hits Y, rushing it to H3.  He has U at H3, and R 7 yds S.  Sends Y to H4, but runs into R.  Rolls R to H3, but it goes to 1 yd 45 deg SE of 4b.  Doesn't try the cannon with U.  Runs H3 by a few inches and hits R.  Tries the peel from 45 deg.

R bounces off in front of 4b.  He has a rush S on U and Y at H4.

Soo abandons the tpo.  He is continuing with a break.  Does his best to get himself cross wired from his pioneer at H5, but just fails.  His break continues.

Soo leaves Y in the jaws of H2 after making 1b.  U (partner) is going to 3b as he makes 2b off R.

Runs 2b with a rush towards C2,  and sends R to 6 yds S of H2.  He rush-peels Y and takes off to U at 3b.  That looked to me like a pop at the expense of a controlled leave.  Lets see if he proves me wrong.

Runs 3b with a rush on U semi-hampered.  He takes it to NE of the peg, and rolls U to 2 yds out of C2.  Hits Y to W boundary and sends it back to 4 yds N of H4.  He rushes R to mid N boundary and sends it to peg high on the line between H1 and H2.  Scatters U to W boundary 5 yds S of C2, going out in C2.

R is lifted to A baulk and shoots at Y.  Misses to 9 yds S of C3.

U hits K.  Takes off to R, 5 yds short.  Hits.  Takes off to Y, putting R in 4 yds.   Gets 1.5 yd rush on Y to H1 which he cuts to 6 yds SE of the hoop.  Approaches well and runs but gets no rush.

Having said that he manages to cut the return roquet to H4.  Takes off back to R.  Gets 2 yd rush towards H3.  Sends it to mid N boundary.

Thick take-off to K.  Takes off to H2 from near C2.  Gets a 1.5 yd hoop.  Bounces off to the W side.

R shoots at U.  Hits it to mid W boundary.

Plays thick take-off to K.  Rolls K to H3 going to Y.  Gets 6 yd roquet which he hits, rushing Y to S boundary behind H4.

Lays rush to U, wired from U across H5.

U shoots at K, misses to 2 yds S of C3.  That gives Y everything, with K at his hoop.  Rushes R to H4, takes off to U.

Rushes R back to 4b after H4, but it goes wide.  Sets up R and U at 4b before going back to K at H5.

Rushes K after H5 to 7 yds S of 4b, and sends it to 1b getting a good rush on R.  Peels R most of the way to the boundary.  Rushes to H6.

Takes off to R after H6, rushes it into C2.  Sends it to 2b.

Rushes R to penult after 2b, but it goes E of the hoop.  Puts R and K in position before going to U at 3b.

Gets his forward rush out of 3b.  Puts U behind penult and peels R from 1 ft in front.  It goes through by about 3".

Sends R to 2 ft NNE of rover before making penult.

Irish peels rover and finishes.  He wins +5, -25, +16tp