Volunteer vs John Alker

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Final Score

Details

Date Time Competition Season Match Day
14/05/2025 20:30 Division 1 2025 Week 4

Match Information

Volunteer 1–6 John Alker

John Alker made it three straight league wins over Volunteer with a 6–1 victory away in Sale, despite losing the gallon 2–0. The home side were hoping to turn the tide after a run of defeats in this fixture, but the visitors hit their stride early and never looked back.

Game 1 saw Ian Moore edge past Karl Bannister 3–1 to put Alker 1–0 up. Despite seven tons from Bannister, Moore got the doubles when it mattered and opened the scoring for the visitors. That lead was doubled in Game 2 as John Hawken delivered a commanding display — five tons, a 180, a 76 checkout, and the least darts of the night with a 17-darter. His 73.92 average was also the highest of the night, giving Alker a 2–0 cushion.

The lead was stretched to 3–0 in Game 3, when John Greaves swept aside Christopher Grinnell 3–0. Grinnell had hit a 180 and four tons, but Greaves was clinical, adding three tons of his own and finishing a leg in 19 darts, ending with a solid 63.51 average.

Gaz O’Donnell made it four on the bounce in Game 4 with a 3–1 win, hitting seven tons to match the highest tally of the night as Alker sealed the overall match at 4–0. The Volunteer finally found a reply in Game 5, when Gary Williams picked up their only point with a 3–2 win over Gary Thompson, Williams hitting seven tons, while Thompson responded with four tons in a tight contest that narrowed the score to 4–1.

Alker answered immediately in Game 6, with Chris Wormald beating James Roberts 3–0, hitting three tons and wrapping up one leg in 23 darts to make it 5–1, and Kevin Acton rounded off the night for the Alker with another 3–0 win in Game 7 as he overcame Toni Williams to complete the 6–1 result.

 

 

Results

TeamGallonGallonResG1G2G3G4G5G6G7Total GamesResult
Volunteer2110013001Loss
John Alker0033332336Win

Volunteer

# Player W LF LA 100+ 180 LD HF Avg
1Karl Bannister01370203247.78
2Tony Grinnell003300065.2
3Christopher Grinnell003410054.04
4Dan O’Donnell01310274648.18
5Gary Williams13270207360.22
6James Roberts003200044.50
7Toni Williams003100050.75
 Total1       

John Alker

# Player W LF LA 100+ 180 LD HF Avg
1Ian Moore13120353043.55
2John Hawken13051177673.92
3John Greaves13030194963.51
4Gaz O’Donnell13170253252.61
5Gary Thompson02340225661.45
6Chris Wormald13030233650.10
7Kevin Acton13020253254.33
 Total6       

Venue

The Volunteer
Volunteer Hotel, 81 Cross St, Sale M33 7HJ