Season Archives

2001 London TournamentHoward Wiseman reports:The London Tournament took place at Highgate again this year under the management of the Rugby & Eton Fives Coaching Agency. This was possibly the largest…

2001 Universities TournamentSeb Cooley reports:Edgbaston Saturday 10th November 2001The Universities Championships were held in Birmingham once again this year. Organised by James Toop despite his be…

2001 Under 25 TournamentJames Toop reports:Unfortunately, there was a low turnout for this year's competition, and from the two groups came two pairs of Olavians and two Berkhamstedians. In both matc…

EFA League Tables 2001/02

Garth Wheatley in the Uppingham Fives team of 1941Garth Wheatley(extract from the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2001/02)Garth Wheatley was known as an Uppinghamian legend. As Master-in-Charge …

Tom Manning (back row, far right) with the 1959 CLS Fives teamTom Manning(extract from the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2001/02)Tom Manning has been one of Eton Fives' unsung heroes and a won…

2001 Aldenham TournamentGraham Pulsford reports:After what had seemed like months of incessant rain and flooding the weather changed for the better and we arrived in bright sunshine to find dry court…

Inauguration of the Second Zurich CourtThis article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2000/01

2001 Veterans TournamentPeter Knowles reports:The seventeenth Over 40s Tournament was contested for the first time for silverware with Anne Shortland-Jones kindly presenting the Cup in memory of Mart…

2001 Aberconway CupMike Fenn reports:The Eleventh Championship was held at Eton on Sunday 22nd April. The absence of the Dunbar family, dominant champions for the last five years, threw the Champions…

Kinnaird Cup 2001ForewordAs in previous years, the early rounds through to the quarter-finals were played at Eton over a weekend. 31st March 2001 and 1st April 2001 to be precise.

2001 Mixed ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:Fifty players took part in the Mixed Championship. For the second year the \"Wiseman\" Mixed Fives rules were used - the male server was only allowed to…