Season Archives

Scoones & Ho Win The Mixed11/04/22: The 2022 Mixed Tournament in association with Advanta Wealth was won at Eton yesterday by Emily Scoones & Jonny Ho, with perhaps the highest quality mixed field ev…

Cooley & Dunbar Win Number Twelve04/04/22: Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley won their twelfth successive Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday with a 3-0 win in a magnificent final…

2022 Kinnaird Cup Final To Be Live Streamed31/03/22: The final of the 2022 Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta Wealth takes place at Eton on Sunday, starting at 2:30pm and will once again be ava…

2022 National Schools' ChampionshipsNo Eton Fives tournament has suffered more from the pandemic than the National Schools' Championships in association with Advanta Wealth.

Ladies Championships: Hird & Cooley Into The Final28/03/22: Top seeds Charlotta Cooley & Karen Hird cruised into the final of this year's Ladies Championships in association with Advanta Wealth with …

Kinnaird Cup: No Shocks In The Semis28/03/22: There were no surprises yesterday in the semi-finals of the Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday with the two top seeded pai…

Westminsters Clinch First Ever League Title23/03/22: Congratulations to the Old Westminsters 1, who clinched the Division 1 league title for the first time in their history with a 3-0 win over the Ol…

Sunningdale Win The Prep SchoolsGuy Smith-Bingham reports:21/03/22: The Preparatory Schools Fives Championship 2022 was won decisively by Sunningdale at Eton on 18th March 2022.

2022 Kinnaird Up And Running16/03/22: The 2022 Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta Wealth got underway at Eton at the weekend with a feast of Fives.

Mill Hill Win The Inaugural Bowden BowlPaul Bowden reports:14/03/22: After cancellation in 2020 owing to a hurricane and in 2021 thanks to Covid, and a further postponement this year, it was great to…

Shrewsbury Win The Williams CupMark Williams reports:08/03/22: Shrewsbury won the Williams Cup at Eton on Sunday, going through the day unbeaten to take the trophy back to Shropshire for the first ti…

Varsity Match 202208/03/22: Oxford continued their recent domination of the Varsity Match at Eton on Saturday, but there was a closing of the gap and there was well-deserved success for Cambridge in …

Robin Moulsdale07/03/22: We are sad to report the death just over a week ago of Robin Moulsdale, who has died aged 93.

Salopians Defend The EFA Trophy21/02/22: The Old Salopians comfortably defended the EFA Trophy in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday in a low key day of Fives.

Olavians Win Again In The Barber21/02/22: The Old Olavians won the Alan Barber Cup in association with Advanta Wealth yet again at Eton yesterday, their 21st win in the last 23 years.

Ladies Championships 202215/02/22: The 2022 Ladies Championships in assocation with Advanta Wealth got underway at Eton on Sunday.

Berkhamsted Youngsters Flying High11/02/22: The Berkhamsted U13 and U15 players have got their term off to a great start with wins in the Pett Plate and Hughes Cup.

Ho & Houlden Are A Level Up In The North07/02/22: Top seeds Jonny Ho & Riki Houlden took their second major title of the season with a convincing win at the Northern Tournament in association with Ad…

Bunch of Fives Break New GroundMartin Wainwright reports:04/02/22: Forty five years is a long time. Do you recall the miners' strike, Edward Heath and the end of the Vietnam war?

Oxford Win The Mixed31/01/22: Oxford won the 2022 Jesters Universities Mixed tournament yesterday, part of a busy day of Fives at Eton.

Activator Course Activated31/01/22: The first ever EFA Coaching Activator course took place at Shrewsbury on Friday, as coaches from St.Bees, Wolverhampton and Rydal were put through their paces.

Olavians And Salopians Into The Barber Cup Final31/01/22: The semi-finals of the Alan Barber Cup took place at Eton yesterday, a repeat of the 2021 competition's final four.

London Tournament Awarded to Jonny Ho & Riki Houlden31/01/22: Following the unplayed final of the 2021 London Tournament and subsequent appeal process, Jonny Ho & Riki Houlden have been awarded the f…

Under 21 Tournament: Et Tu, Butler24/01/22: There was a brilliant Under 21 tournament in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton on Saturday, with lots of great matches and deserving winners in Isaac…

The four top-seeded teams have all made it through, producing a repeat of last season's semi-final draw. The Barbarians made their first appearance in the quarter-finals this year but were without No…

Harrow's 4-Fives-0Dale Vargas reports:20/01/22: This year Harrow is celebrating the 450th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth I’s grant of a Charter to its founder John Lyon in 1572. Many school activitie…

U14 Individual Tournaments At Repton And Highgate19/01/22: Sunday saw the final events of the EFA's new Junior Individual series, with 90 U14 pupils from 11 different schools taking part at two diffe…

Shrewsbury Win To Put A New Name On The Richard Barber Cup17/01/22: For the first time in ten years since the competition started, the Richard Barber Cup in association with Advanta Wealth has a new …

Wok'n'Roll Fives At MagdaleneJessye Tu reports:30/12/21: About a month ago, the newly founded Magdalene College (Cambridge) Fives Club ran their inaugural mixed beginners tournament, the Wisteria Wok!

Once, Twice, Three Times A Fives Player14/12/21: Having missed out in 2020, the Fives players of North Oxford were back on the Three Code Fives trail on Sunday.

Eton Win Their First Ever Turnbull Trophy06/12/21: The Graham Turnbull Trophy in association with Advanta Wealth was won on Sunday for the first time by Eton, at the end of a fantastic day of Fives.

London Tournament Returns After Two Years30/11/21: The London Tournament in association with Advanta Wealth returned to Harrow for the first time since 2019 at the weekend.

EFA Trophy Back With A Bang22/11/21: The EFA Trophy in association with Advanta Wealth qualifiers were back at Eton yesterday for the first time in a couple of years, with nine teams, 55 players, 108…

Repton ReopeningAlex Knight reports:17/11/21: Past and present Eton Fives players and supporters were welcomed to Repton last Saturday to celebrate a milestone in the revival of the game at the schoo…

North Oxford Back In Black08/11/21: North Oxford regained the Richard Black Cup in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday with a thrilling victory against old rivals Highgate at the end of…

Nigerian Visit To HighgateJohn Reynolds reports:05/11/21: We were delighted to play some fives last night with a player from Kano in northern Nigeria. Kabiru Ibrahim Indabawa (pictured in green) arri…