On Sunday 14th April, Hertfordshire hosted the 2019 Six Counties Championship, at Littleport Leisure Centre.

Game 1
It was a perfect start for Cambridgeshire as they took a maximum 12 points off Bedfordshire. Suffolk took 9 points off Norfolk and Essex and Hertfordshire split their games evenly and both came away with 6 points.

Game 2
Cambridgeshire continued to lead the way although they could only share a 6-6 draw with Norfolk. Meanwhile Suffolk moved a little closer as they just came out ahead of Hertfordshire 7-5 and Essex closed in on both of them with a 9-3 win over Bedfordshire.

The top 3 were now Cambridgeshire on 18 points, Suffolk on 16 and Essex on 15.

Game 3
The next session would be crucial as the top 2 teams played one another.

And it was a decisive win for Suffolk who came away with 9 points against Cambridgeshire’s 3. Essex now moved into second, 3 points behind Suffolk, having beat Norfolk 7-5, while Herts beat Bedfordshire 9-3.

Suffolk were now on 25, Essex 22, Cambridgeshire 21 and Hertfordshire 20.

Game 4
Crunch time again as Essex played Suffolk and they started off very well, taking 7 points from the first 4 games to leapfrog Suffolk, however the remaining games went to Suffolk, taking them just back in front again by one point.

Hertfordshire just got the better of Cambridgeshire (7-5) and Norfolk got the better of Bedfordshire 8-4.

Overall it had all closed in at the top, Suffolk were on 30, Essex 29, Herts 27 and Cambs 26.

Game 5
Although Suffolk's lead was a slim one it meant that their fate was in their own hands, if they won all their remaining games there was nothing the opposition could do and against a Bedfordshire team who had struggled all day, they did just that to regain the trophy.

Norfolk could only take 4 points off Hertfordshire, leaving them in 5th place and keeping Herts in third.

The remaining game saw Essex and Cambridgeshire taking one another on with Essex holding a 3 point advantage which, given their form so far they seemed ceratin to do, but instead they had a horrible session, managing to win only one of the six games allowing Cambridgeshire to leap up to second and dropping Essex to fourth overall.

A full copy of all the day's results can be found here.