Season Archives

They came up against a much weakened Old Harrovian team (neither Dunbar was available) who conceded the third pair, but were still strong enough to win the two pairs played. Meanwhile the Old Olavian…

Michael Hetherington (1934-2008)Michael Hetherington will be remembered as a Fives player on the Aldenham staff and though never the Master in Charge, he played a wonderful supporting role to the lat…

2008 Varsity MatchDale Vargas reports:Cambridge 3, Oxford 0The Eton Fives match is a comparative youngster as Varsity matches go: the first Rackets match was played in 1852, Real Tennis in 1859 and e…

2008 Williams Cup

2008 Northern TournamentAndrew Mitchell reports:A respectable 18 pairs entered the competition and, although a number of the top players were once again absent, the continuing re-emergence of Old Wul…

2008 Ipswich TournamentGareth Hoskins reports:The first weekend of 2008 saw the usual assortment of wannabes, has-beens and never-weres descend on Ipswich for the annual Ipswich Tournament. This year…

2007/08 County ChampionshipsDan Hawkins and Peter Cohen report:Qualifying Tournament - Eton - 11th November 2007Staffordshire, Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Kent took part in this year…

2007/08 Turnbull TrophyPeter White reports:This year's tournament was especially well attended undoubtedly making for one of the best Turnbull Trophies to date. Over twenty pairs from nine schools en…

2007 London TournamentDominique Redmond reports:After many long nights of going through the Fives online database, calling and emailing, we had a firm entry of 28 pairs for this year's London Tournam…

2007 Universities TournamentJulian Black reports:The Universities Competition was held this year at Highgate School; this year, the competition was only attended by Oxford and Cambridge despite best …

2007 Midlands TournamentDominique Redmond reports:After a twenty year break, the Midlands Fives competition is back. This year's tournament was held at Repton School by kind permission of the Headmas…

Richard Bourne (1943-2007)Richard was a Fives player for over 40 years and loved every minute on and off the court. The game created many great friends and he treasured their company and mutual joie …

EFA League Tables 2007/08

2006/07 School ReportsThese reports first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2006/07

2006/07 Club ReportsThese reports first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2006/07

2007 Aldenham TournamentGraham Pulsford reports:The twenty first Heath Tournament took place on a beautifully clear and warm spring morning. The line up included the usual suspects; a combination of …

2007 Veterans TournamentGraham Pulsford reports:The twenty-third Veterans Tournament was held on Sunday 22nd April at Eton College. Thirty two combatants prepared themselves for an enjoyable and poli…

2007 Aberconway CupMike Fenn reports:The seventeenth Championship took place at Eton College on a very hot Spring day, the hottest on record for April. For the second year running no mothers entered …

Kinnaird Cup 2007Preliminary Rounds (Weeekend 17-18th February - Eton)Recruitment for the Kinnaird was started rather later that one would ideally like, due to unforseen circumstances. However, 110 p…

Fives on the BBC - April 2007Giles Coren filmed a documentary for BBC4 called 'Edwardian Supersize Me' - in which he lived on an Edwardian diet for a week and lived a generally Edwardian lifestyle. T…

2007 Mixed ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:Under new management for the first time in over a decade! Sian Evans kindly offered to take this responsibility from Howard Wiseman's hands - Howard is …

2007 Ladies ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:The event took place on a not so sunny morning at Eton with a healthy entry of fourteen pairs taking part. A few minutes after the start time of the to…

Mark Williams reports: The Championships returned this year to Highgate School. Our thanks are due to the organizer Mark Williams, HSBC for once again generously sponsoring the Championships and Din…

2006/07 Keeling CupRichard Tyler reports:The Keeling Cup was contested over five rounds at Highgate, Westway and Eton. Unfortunately, due to a mix-up on the final round leaving us with seven players,…

2007 Prep Schools' TournamentGerald Barber reports:It was fitting that in its 40th year the Prep Schools Competition attracted a record number of pairs from a record number of schools. We warmly welc…

2007 EFA TrophyT Walters reports:The pools rounds took place this year on Sunday 28th February at Eton. A solid turnout saw two pools of five compete for the much coveted team trophy cup. Pool A cons…

Mike Fenn reports: Twelve teams entered with the four seeds receiving a bye into the second round namely St Olave's (1), Shrewsbury (2), Harrow (3) and Eton (4). Ipswich lost narrowly to St Olave'…

2007 Varsity MatchRodney Knight reports:Rain encourages PlayOn a very wet but mild day at Eton, a collection of nearly 50 supporters were fortunate to see Fives of a high standard in all courts in th…

2007 Williams Cup

2007 Northern TournamentAndrew Mitchell reports:Global warming does have its benefits: a mild weekend meant relatively comfortable conditions for spectators and, despite the attractions of the six na…

2007 Ipswich TournamentMike Fenn reports:The first weekend of 2007 witnessed an excellent if somewhat exhausting two days of Fives. The continuous supply of hot soup and keg beer was much welcomed by…

2006/07 County ChampionshipsDan Hawkins reports:Qualifying Tournament at Eton - November 12thThe qualifying tournament for this year's County Championship had a real buzz about it. It was good to see…

2006/07 Turnbull TrophyDoug Foster reports:This event took place at Eton College on Sunday 3rd December. Seven pairs competed in one large pool which included pairs from Lancing College, Emanuel Scho…

2006 London TournamentMark Herring reports:First of all I must say a huge thank you to Harrow School and Graham Dunbar for letting us have the use of the courts for the weekend. A large entry include…

2006 Universities TournamentWith Oxford (Iffley Road) and Cambridge (Magdalene College) the only British universities with direct access to their own courts, it was pleasing that this competition - n…

Tommy Garnett (1915-2006)Tommy Garnett, who has died at the age of 91, was Kinnaird champion with fellow Carthusian, A J Wreford-Brown in 1949. Both returned to Charterhouse to teach and both were me…

2006/07 Under 25 TournamentDan Hawkins reports:A small but select group of players made their way to Harrow on September 9th to take part in the U25s Championship. There were 8 pairs in total - 5 in …

EFA League Tables 2006/07

Tim Dowling Tries Eton FivesArticle from the Guardian 1st June 2006The list of competitive sports for which I have no talent is long, but there are more I've never attempted. Looking over the list, I…

2005/06 School ReportsThese reports first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2005/06

2006 Aldenham TournamentGraham Pulsford reports:The competitors gathered in the warm sunshine for an early 10.30am start. The line up included a combination of Heath regulars and a number of hand pic…

2006 Engadin ChallengeThis article appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Report 2005/06

Dennis HulbertThis obituary first appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Review 2006/07

Richard TildesleyThis obituary appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Report 2005/06

2006 Veterans TournamentGraham Pulsford reports:The twenty-second Over 40s Tournament was held on Sunday 23rd May at Eton College. Thirty two combatants prepared themselves for an enjoyable afternoon…

2006 Aberconway CupMike Fenn reports:The sixteenth Championship took place at Eton College on a warm Spring day spoilt only by the odd heavy shower during the afternoon semi-finals. We had no mothers…

Kinnaird Cup 2006Following the enormous entry to the Kinnaird in the 2004-2005 season, it was inevitable that there would be good general awareness that it would soon be coming round again. Mark Herr…

2006 Mixed ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:The Mixed Championships took place at Eton on Sunday 23rd April. Twelve pairs appeared, and two large pools of six pairs were played out across the morn…