Roebuck vs St Anthonys A

Match Information

Roebuck and St Anthonys A renewed their rivalry at The Old Roebuck, with the visitors gaining the upper hand this time around, after losing the previous four meetings between the sides.

Chris Haycock gave Roebuck the perfect start, breezing past Mark Paton 3–0 with a solid display that included three 100+ scores and a 70 checkout, finishing one leg in just 17 darts – the best leg of the night. However, Gary Molloy hit back immediately for St Anthonys A, taking a 3–1 win over Ste Reddy. Molloy struck three 100+ scores while levelling the match at 1–1.

Momentum stayed with the visitors as Shaun Gill powered through Chris Merriman 3–0 in Game 3, firing in four 100+ scores along the way. Mark Corrigan edged a tight Game 4 against Mark Garnett, taking the final leg of the game to make it 3-1 to St Anthonys A overall, and put his side on the brink of victory.

Chris Reddy pulled one back for the Roebuck in Game 5, seeing off Ian Paton 3–1 with four 100+ scores to give the home side hope, but the comeback hopes were short-lived as Carl Paton clinched the all-important fourth win for the visitors in Game 6, beating Rick Kiel 3–0 and sealing the match at 4–2 overall.

In the final game, Saints’ Dom Batty outlasted Hayden Reddy 3–2 in a close affair, to make it 5–2 to St Anthonys A on the night, with both players notching four 100+ scores.