Category: MacRobertson Shield Blog 2022

DGrades in Orange indicate players with a DGrade less than the next player in order. Where the difference is 100 or more the DGrade shows in Red. The New Zealanders Felix Webby (Day 1) and Aaron Westerby (Day 2) have both tested positive for Covid. They will not be allowed to play again until they […]

DGrades in Orange indicate players with a DGrade less than the next player in order. Where the difference is 100 or more the Degrade shows in Red. AUSTRALIA v. USA ENGLAND v. NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA AUS Player 1 Player 2 Grade S1 Robert Fletcher 2,769 S2 Malcolm Fletcher 2,575 S3 Edward Wilson 2,417 S4 Dwayne […]

The sun is out this morning, together with some clouds and a breeze that is extending the flags – and it’s a cold breeze with a top temperature of 12 degrees forecast. It should be a dry morning, but there may be rain later in the day. Perhaps more importantly, the wind is expected to […]

After a surprisingly dry day 2, we had heavy overnight rain. There was the odd puddle on the paths surrounding the lawns, but the lawns themselves had drained well and whilst a fair bit slower were perfectly playable. It was dry until 10.45 after which we had heavy rain on and off for the next […]

Mac Day 2 England started day 2 with two fairly quick wins for Samir Patel against Jeff Soo and Jamie Burch against Stephen Morgan to take a 3-2 lead in the Test. Harry Fisher v Matthew Essick was a good quality match. Harry had the first third turn ball round of tthe event, but was […]

Some analysis has been supplied by Phil Cordingley of England. A note from Phil: DGrades in Orange indicate players with a DGrade less than the next player in order. Where the difference is 100 or more the Degrade shows in Red. Australia Order Player DGrade 1 Robert Fletcher 2,760 2 Malcolm Fletcher 2,551 3 Edward […]

The first day of a Mac is usually fascinating and today had it all. A three TP match, pegged out endings – deliberate and accidental, failed hoops and short misses, there was always something interesting happening. Some matches were over in a couple of hours, others started the final game after 8 hours of play. […]

Yesterday was the second day of practice and the NZ team took the opportunity to drive an hour outside Melbourne to the Belmont club in Geelong who kindly hosted a Representative match against a “Victoria” team. We started in bright sunshine which changed to light and then heavy rain, so the players got to experience […]

Good morning from a bright and sunny Cairnlea. Today is the first official practice day for the four teams, so I thought I’d try and set the scene for what promises to be one of the best MacRobertson Shields in its long history. Firstly, a bit about the venue. Cairnlea (the Victorian Croquet Centre) has […]