Association Club Championship: Day 3

It was a beautiful day for croquet today; sun was out but not too hot.

Everyone found the play difficult today. The winds over the past few days has quickened the court to very fast!

Tim struggled to get going this morning and could not roquet the "side of a barn". Unfortunately for Margaret she could not capitalise on Tim's misfortunes that was until much later in the game. Tim had got control of his game and was sitting pretty on peg and 4b with Margaret crossed wired at the peg and Tim joined up in corner 2. Margaret took the lift to B baulk and hit Tim dead centre. Then Margaret played possibly her best break ever to go from hoop 3 to 4b. Margaret finished the break with a great leave with Tim crossed wired at the peg and Margaret joined up near corner 4. With only 1.5 minutes to go Tim decided to peg out leaving Margaret to complete a 3-ball break and peg out to tie the game. Unfortunately Margaret's approach to hoop 3 did not go to plan and the game ended there.

Jean took on the two John's today for 2 wins. The recent coaching Jean has received is coming to the fore. She's probably not quite playing at her best but with the tricky conditions today is playing very well.

Probably the most critical match of the competition will be played tomorrow morning: Jean v Tim. The winner of this game is most likely to take out the championship.

I had to recall the scores from memory so they may be a little wrong but the winner/loser is correct.

Tim beat Margaret 22 to 11
Jean beat John G 21 to 14
Jean beat John D 23 to 13
John G beat Margaret 19 to 7

Summary

Tim, 2/2 wins, +38
Jean, 2/2 wins, +17
John G, 1/2 wins, +5
John D, 1/3 wins, -35
Margaret, 0/3 wins, -24