Hertfordshire's opening game in the Inter County Championship was a very close affair with Bucks taking the win by 4 points.  To show how close the two teams were to each other, the shots cored were 194 to Hertfordshire, 195 to Buckinghamshire.

Session 1 (singles and pairs)
The opening session of play was dominated by Buckinghamshire.  Michael West had a good win in the singles but those were the only points for the home side.

Michael West 16 Bucks 6; Tony Gayler 7 Bucks 12; Audrey and Brian Fowler 9 Bucks 19; Pauline Taylor and Jeanette Gayler 12 Bucks 14

Session 2 (triples and fours)
Another session with a single win Hertfordshire.  Jill Oakes, Peter Griffiths and Liz Bradley won 15-9.  In the fours Adrianne West, Graham Yates, John Taylor and Alan Hare only missed out on their game points by a single shot.

Rebecca Nightingale, Brian Hatherly and Brian McGivern 12 Bucks 15; Jill Oakes, Peter Griffiths and Liz Bradley 15 Bucks 9; Sue Murray, Eileen Prior, Margaret Regan and Darren Stanford 7 Bucks 13; Adrianne West, Graham Yates, John Taylor, Alan Hare 10 Bucks 11.

Session 3 (singles and pairs)
The points for third session of play were shared.  Michael West won again and Pauline Taylor and Jeanette Gayler picked up their points.  Micheal and Tony Gayler scored well enough to take the bonus points for the singles dicscipline.

Michael West 14 Bucks 9; Tony Gayler 12 Bucks 14; Audrey and Brian Fowler 12 Bucks 14; Pauline Taylor and Jeanette Gayler 18 Bucks 11.

Session 4 (triples and fours)
In a thrilling last session of play both Hertfordshire fours and one of the triples won their games on the last end.  The triples took the bonus points for their discipline by a single shot.

Jill Oakes, Peter Griffiths and Liz Bradley 13 Bucks 16; Rebecca Nightingale, Brian Hatherly and Brian McGivern 15 Bucks 14; Sue Murray, Eileen Prior, Margaret Regan and Darren Stanford 10 Bucks 9; Adrianne West, Graham Yates, John Taylor and Alan Hare 12 Bucks 9.