In a very close match, Buckinghamshire won 9 of the 16 games played but Hertfordshire scored aggregate wins in 3 of the 4 disciplines to take 6 bonus points resulting in a tied match result of 20-20.

In the first session of play, Alan Spicer was engaged in a very tight game.  Both singles players matched each other shot for shot until Alan scores a 3 on the 10th end to take a 7-5 lead.  With 2 ends to play the scores were tied at 8-8.  Alan was unlucky to drop a 3 on the penultimate end and , scoring a single on the last end, finished at 9-11.  Meanwhile, Bill Gearing dominated the early stages of his game. With three maximum 4 counts, Bill led 16-3 after 8 ends.  The game then turned around with Bill unable to score for 6 ends and the score closed up to 16-15.  Bill held on and, with a final end single, won 17-15.  Dennis Mack and Jeanette Gayler led their game twice at 9-7 and 11-9 before dropping 6 shots in three ends.  They finished 12-15 behind.  In the other pairs game, Julia Bruce and Tony Gayler were tied 6 times with their opponents and were ahead 12-11 with the final end to come.  They were unlucky to drop a 2 on the last end to lose out 12-13.

Session 1 score:  Herts 2 pts Bucks 6 pts

Hertfordshire bounced back in the second session with 3 game wins.  Jeff Branch, Toni Gearing and Brian McGivern led from start to finish, winning 8 ends and winning 15-6.  In the other triples game Carol Still, Martin Nash and Alan Hare scored on 8 of their 13 ends but, dropping two 3s, they were on the wrong end of a 9-10 score line.  Both Hertfordshire fours were successful.  Bill Durham, Sue Murray, Ted Nolan and Sam Salmon were trailing at 3-8 but a strategic change of order started a winning streak of 6 ends and a 12-8 win.  John Taylor, Eileen Prior, Margaret Hare and Barry Thorogood were also behind early at 2-8.  They clawed back the lead, going ahead on the penultimate end and winning out 15-12.

Match score:  Herts 8 pts Bucks 8 pts

In the third session, Alan Spicer lost only 4 ends and steamrollered to a 19-5 win.  Bill Gearing was always close to his opponent but trailed throughout finally losing 11-14.  Alan's big win secured the 2 bonus points from the singles discipline.  Dennis Mack and Jeanette Gayler  were level at 2-2 after 4 ends but fell behind and couldn't recover the lead, finishing at 10-14.  Julia Bruce and Tony Gayler were level at 5-5 after 8 ends.  They then lost 6 ends on the trot and finished 6-14 behind.

Match score:  Herts 12 pts Bucks 16 pts

In the final session of play, Brian McGivern's triple once again dominated their game, losing only 4 ends and coming out 16-4 winners.  Alan Hare's triple suffered some early setbacks to trail 3-13 and went on to lose 5-19.  But the triples bonus points were won.  Sam Salmon's four, now with Ted Nolan skipping scored a 4 and a 5 on their way to a 14-7 win.  Barry Thorogood's four with Cherry Nolan leading (subbing for John Taylor) won 6 of their 11 ends but it wasn't enough to fend off strong opposition.  They just lost out 10-12. Despite losing, their close result ensured that Herts won the fours bonus points.

Final result:  Herts 20 pts Bucks 20 pts