Season Archives

2000 Aberconway CupMike Fenn reports:The Tenth Championship was held on a sunny day at Eton on Sunday 30th April, a few weeks later than usual following a late Easter. Unfortunately the late Easter, …

Kinnaird Cup 2000ForewordThe preliminary and second rounds, quarter-finals and Pepperpot Trophy Festival took place at Eton this year on 8th and 9th April. Whilst, sadly, the overall entry was down t…

2000 Mixed ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:Without any hard work being involved by the competition organiser, twenty pairs appeared at Highgate on a very sunny Sunday in May, to compete for the t…

2000 Ladies ChampionshipsHoward Wiseman reports:Twenty-four ladies took part this year, which included four players from Zuoz school in Switzerland. The Tournament date had been moved so that the Swi…

1999/00 Keeling Cup: The Tony Hughes MemorialMalcolm Keeling reports:This year's tournament was named 'The Tony Hughes Memorial' and dedicated to the most enthusiastic supporter of the Individual Cha…

Mark Williams reports: Open Competition Harrow 1 (T G Dunbar & P R Dunbar) beat Shrewsbury 1 (J J Walters & W J Chiang) 12-9, 12-1, 15-12 Under 16 Competition Highgate 1 (A S Varma & O D Rodwell) b…

2000 Prep Schools' Tournament

2000 EFA TrophyEd Taylor reports:Thankfully this year, the second weekend in February didn't fall in the destructive path of a certain Mr. Valentine, allowing a record entry of twelve sides.....the c…

I hope in years to come, with the renewed efforts of the EFA, the Eton Fives Coaching Agency and many keen individuals, a new generation of players will emerge from schools where the game has momenta…

2000 Varsity Match 7th March - EtonCambridge University beat Oxford University 2-1

2000 Williams Cup

2000 Northern TournamentAndrew Mitchell reports:Late entries reached ridiculous proportions this year, with over half the eventual entries received less than three days before the tournament, making …

2000 Ipswich TournamentSteve Burnell reports:The Ipswich Tournament, as has become customary in recent years, was again held early in January and this year attracted thirteen pairs, with an overwhelm…

1999/00 County ChampionshipsJamie Fleming reports:Aaaah, the County Championships.OK, so it's had a bit of a poor record of late, and it hasn't been the most widely supported competition on the circu…

Tony Hughes first came to notice in Eton Fives upon reaching the final of the Public Schools Competition in 1957 when he and fellow Edwardian, J. C. Green, lost to Aldenham (G. B. Vine and D. R. Ba…

1999/00 Turnbull TrophyGraham Dunbar reports:The Graham Turnbull Trophy was played at Harrow School on Sunday 9th November, 1999.Thirteen pairs, from Lancing, Westminster, Sunningdale, Orley Farm, Ha…

1999 London TournamentHoward Wiseman reports:In the third year since its successful relaunch in 1997, the London Tournament returned to Highgate's courts. Once again, it proved a competitive and well…

EFA League Tables 1999/00

J.S.O.Haslewood(extract from the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 1999/00)

1999 Aldenham Tournament

1999 Veterans Tournament

1999 Aberconway CupMike Fenn reports:The ninth Championship was held at Eton on Sunday 18th April. Sixteen pairs, ideal for the organiser, entered with newcomers Simon Sherrard (first Fives in twenty…

1999 Mixed Championships

1999 Ladies Championships

1998/99 Keeling Cup

The following article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 1998/99  

1999 Prep Schools' Tournament

1999 EFA Trophy

  This article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 1998/99

Kinnaird Cup 1999

1999 Varsity Match

1999 Williams CupMark Williams reports:Four Schools entered the Competition again this year, which was held at Eton College, concurrently with the Barber Cup and EFA Trophy finals. Each School entere…

1999 Northern Tournament

1999 Ipswich Tournament

1998/99 County Championships

1999 Under 25 Tournament

1998/99 Turnbull TrophyMark Williams reportsTen pairs entered this tournament, which was held at Eton for the first time. Pairs were made up of one current schoolboy player and one older player who a…

1998 London Tournament

Many will be sorry to learn of the death of Phil Hucks at the age of 90. He was formerly President of the Old Cholmeleian Fives Club, was a Jester and had also been a member of the EFA Committee. Phi…

1998 Engadin Challenge

EFA League Tables 1998/99

Jack Waddell (1924-1998)(extract from the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 1998/99)Jack Waddell, who has died at the age of 74, after a long illness, was for many years Secretary of the Old Alden…

Tony Day (1932-1998)It is sad to record the sudden death of Tony Day, who, for many years, was Master-in-Charge of Fives at Charterhouse. Sadly, too, his elder brother, Johnny, died only a few weeks …

"Floater" Hawken (right) with Gordon Stringer and "Bunny" Garrett HP "Floater" Hawken (extract from Eton Fives Association Annual Report 1998/99) One of the last links of the Old Citizens Fives Club …

Old Salopians 50thMarc Quinn reports:The of the Old Salopians Eton Fives Club took place at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club on 6th June 1998. The inaugural meeting of the club had taken place on July 18th…

1998 Aldenham Tournament

1998 Veterans Tournament

1998 Mixed Championships