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Commentary on Day 6 at Surbiton

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Dave approaches to 5 feet other ball at hoop 6, runs to between peg and 6, hits Rutger.  2 or 3 yard take off for a break

Takes off to 4 or 5 feet, runs 6 hits wrong side of cut to 1 back - 4 or 5 yard approach

Approaches to 4 or 5 feet 10 degrees and fails hoop - looks like it is on the wire

No its in the middle Rutger taking 8 or 9 yarder at it, hits

Rutger takes off to rover from by corner 2, looks easy - runs it

Johnston making a diagonal spread

Rutger plays to 8 feet S of peg

Dave misses

Rob on lawn thinking

Rutger equalises

A worried looking Director disappears into the managers tent

Rob misses long lift.  Andy passes me on the way to the toilet!  has rush to a ball by the peg, he is 5 and peg

Rutger to E boundary, Maugham to corner 2, Rutger hits partner from A baulk and makes DL

Johnston about to start

Rutger and Maugham in conversation about something, have seen any officials speak to them yet

Johnston makes 5 with a ball at 6

Maugham hits from B baulk

Andy makes 6 with no rush and a deep 1back pioneer.  Rushes a pioneer to 2 back, very tricky take off back to get a rush

Johnston gets a rush.

Maugham is at hoop 2 with a break

Andy is approaching 3 back ignoring the ball in corner 4 with a good pioneer at 4back this should be all over

Andy rushed back well to corner 4 after 3 back.  rushes up to near 4 back where a good pioneer waits, has complete control.

Dave on hoop 5

No rush out of penult it is partner at rover surely this cant go wrong

Plays a roll he is on top of the good pioneer.

Dave making MSL

Johnston wins 3-2

Rutger lifts ball at h4 and takes long lift...........misses

Dave makes hoop 1 and misses 3 yard forward roquet giving rutgers ball at hoop 2 a 7 or 8 yarder at it on the W boundary.  Rutger joins partner in corner 4

Dave goes from hoop 1 to corner 3 - looks like an easy position to peg down!

Rutger takes off from partner to corner 3 croquets this to hoop 1 going to the other ball, refuses 7 yarder at it and goes back to partner

Dave misses from hoop 1 to corner 4

Rutger makes one and runs it to between 1 and 2 missed his hoop 2 pioneer partner.  The bell rings - that's all folks.

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