On Sunday 13th April, Hertfordshire hosted the Eastern Counties Championship at Littleport. We were very pleased to welcome Bedfordshire back, after they had taken a year out.

Session 1 Hertfordshire were off to the best start, only dropping one point against Bedfordshire (7-1). Suffolk won 3 out of 4 against Cambridgeshire (6-2), and Essex and Norfolk shared two wins each (4-4).	S1 Pts Hertfordshire 7 Suffolk 6 Norfolk 4 Essex 4 Cambridgeshire 2 Bedfordshire 1
Session 2 Suffolk went to the top, winning all 4 games, Hertfordshire picked up 6 points, to drop just one behind. Norfolk won 3 of their 4 games, to sit third, while Essex and Cambridgeshire could only manage one win. Bedfordshire failed to add to their single point.	S2 Pts Suffolk 14 Hertfordshire 13 Norfolk 10 Essex 6 Cambridgeshire 4 Bedfordshire 1
Session 3 It was another maximum for Suffolk, who moved on to 22 points. Hertfordshire picked up 7 points, and were now on 20 overall. Norfolk took 6 points to keep themselves solidly in 3rd place, on 16 points. Cambridgeshire could only win one game, and with Essex winning a couple, they moved up a spot. Bedfordshire were still at the foot of the table, but recorded their first win of the day, and tripled their total point score.	S3 Pts Suffolk 22 Hertfordshire 20 Norfolk 16 Essex 6 Cambridgeshire 5 Bedfordshire 3
Sessions 4 & 5 Suffolk took another clean sweep, this time against Bedfordshire, Norfolk continued their good form, sharing the points equally with Hertfordshire, and it was the same for Essex and Cambridgeshire, who won 3 games each. Suffolk were still top on 34, and extended their lead over Hertfordshire (26 points). Norfolk were not that far behind (22 points), Essex were still 4th (12), Cambridgeshire were 5th (11), and Bedfordshire were still on 3 points.	S5 Pts Suffolk 34 Hertfordshire 26 Norfolk 22 Essex 12 Cambridgeshire 11 Bedfordshire 3
Session 6 Suffolk and Norfolk took 4 points off each other, but Herfordshire were unable to take full advantage, as they won just 5 points against Essex. Meanwhile Bedfordshire recorded their second win of the day, against Cambridgeshire. Suffolk's lead edged down to 7 points. The only change in the standings saw Cambridgeshire leapfrog Essex.	S6 Pts Suffolk 38 Hertfordshire 31 Norfolk 26 Cambridgeshire 17 Essex 15 Bedfordshire 5
Session 7 With Suffolk picking up 6 points, and Hertfordshire only 4, Suffolk took their lead out to 9 points, and with only 8 points available in the final session, secured the title. Norfolk had their worst session of the day, and failed to add to their tally, while Cambridgeshire had easily their best, gaining 7 points, and closed to within 2 of Norfolk.	S7 Pts Suffolk 44 Hertfordshire 35 Norfolk 26 Cambridgeshire 24 Essex 20 Bedfordshire 7
Session 8 Suffolk and Hertfordshire shared two wins each, which meant that Suffolk took the title by 9 points (there was only a one point margin between the teams in 2024). Norfolk added another 6 points, which meant that they stayed comfortably in the thrid spot they had occupied all day, while Cambridgeshire stumbled, allowing Essex to get back past them again.	Final Pts Suffolk 48 Hertfordshire 39 Norfolk 32 Essex 28 Cambridgeshire 26 Bedfordshire 7

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