2017/18

NOEFC Head Up North03/07/18: This year's North Oxford EFC summer tour took them up to the most northerly Eton Fives courts in the world, with a trip to the beautiful village of St.Bees in Cumbria.

Norwich Fives En Fete25/06/18: City of Norwich school may only have one court and be something of an outlier in the world of Eton Fives, but the sport retains an important role in the school.

Will Thomas Appointed as Regional Organiser for the Thames Valley26/06/18: The Eton Fives Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Thomas as its first professional Regional Organise…

WSSL Final: Unstoppable Desperados Win The Crown27/06/18: Tournament favourites Dossi's Desperados completed an almost flawless Superleague campaign with a comfortable 6-0 win in last night's final a…

Red-letter day for Eton Fives and for Dover CollegePaul Bowden and Dale Vargas report:22/06/18: Thursday 21st June 2018 marked not only the Summer Solstice but also the re-opening of the first of the…

Highgate And Desperados Into The Superleague FinalThe two group winners Highgate Bizzle and Dossi's Desperados won their Superleague semi-finals at Westway last night in a terrific evening of Fives.

Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues 2018Anthony Theodossi reports:20/06/18: The 12th annual Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues competition took place yesterday on Tuesday 19th June.

Pulsford & Scoones Prove Age And Gender Are No Barrier To Fives SuccessGraham Pulsford reports:11/06/18: Emily Scoones/Graham Pulsford edged past Andrew Rennie/Jack Travers in a highly watchable fina…

No Surprises In Superleague Quarter-Finals07/06/18: There were no surpises in the WSSL quarter-finals at Westway this week, with Aston House Thoroughbreds, Exiles, Dossi's Desperados and Highgate Biz…

2017/18 Club ReportsRead on to see what the clubs thought of the 2017/18 season. Missing reports should hopefully be added in shortly!

2017/18 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the 2017/18 season. Missing reports will hopefully be added shortly...

WSSL 2018: Week 3 ResultsThe group stages of the 2018 Westway Summer Superleague have now been completed and the quarter-final line-up decided.

WSSL 2018: Week 2 Results24/05/18: The 2018 Westway Summer Superleague is now well into its stride with two further nights of full courts this week.

Conference And Common Room21/05/18: Eton Fives finds itself on the front cover and featuring heavily in the latest edition of Conference and Common Room thanks to Dale Vargas.

Highgate Win The Turnbull21/05/18: The 2017 Turnbull Tropy unfortunately fell victim to the weather back in December. The tournament was rescheduled for yesterday at Eton and despite the inevitably m…

U12s Triumph For Berkhamsted18/05/18: Following swiftly on from the U13 final, the postponed U12 final took place at Eton earlier in the week and completed the full set of matches at this year's Nati…

Summer Fields Win U13 Final17/05/18: The delayed National Schools' Championships U13 final was played at Eton on Friday and was won by Summer Fields, who defeated St.Olave's 3-1 in a close and exciti…

2018 Westway Summer Superleague Up And Running17/05/18: The 2018 WSSL season got underway at Westway this week with the eight teams all in action.

EFA Awards Winners12/05/18: After weeks of busy voting and fevered speculation, the 2018 EFA Awards winners were revealed and presented with their prizes at the EFA Dinner at Abercorn School last nig…

The EFA’s FiveStar Project Secures a Major Grant for the New Courts at St.Olave’s School OrpingtonA major step has been taken by the Eton Fives Association towards raising the money to build four new…

Old Citizens 125 Not Out08/05/18: The Old Citizens EFC celebrated their 125th anniversary with a magnificent gala dinner in the Long Room at Lord's on Friday night, featuring a veritable \"Who's Who\…

Adams Cup Attracts Record EntryJohn Reynolds reports:07/05/18: The 125th birthday edition of the Adams Cup attracted a record 34 entrants and was won by Nick Gill and Massimo Melessaccio, who hasn't …

Veterans Tournament 2018: Old Hands Win The DayGraham Pulsford reports:30/04/18: If you are over 40 and haven’t played and experienced the welcoming and generous atmosphere of the last major fives co…

Hucks ReduxJRR Scoones reports:30/04/18: It began with the presenting of trophies. Three* were given to the Old Citizens, great sportsmen and players of the game. And twenty-three**, twenty-three wer…

EFA Awards 2018: Vote Now!As is now traditional, the EFA Dinner on May 11th will see the presentation of the EFA Awards for the following categories: Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Tea…

Cooleys Win The Mixed Again23/04/18: In a desperate bid to win more trophies in the season than their father, Seb & Charlotta Cooley won a seventh straight mixed title at Eton yesterday beating Karen…

Dan's The New Man At WestwayPaul Bowden reports:20/04/18: Daniel Thackeray has just started in his new role as Fives and Wallball Manager/Coach at Westway.

Old Millhillians Win Division One19/04/18: Congratulations to the Old Millhillians, who clinched top spot in Division 1 last night in a tense title showdown with the Old Harrovians.

Duncan Beardmore-Gray 1927-201818/04/18: The Eton Fives community was saddened to hear of the recent death of Duncan Beardmore-Gray at the age of 90.

Family Fortunes: Number Eight for the HughesChris Hughes reports:16/04/18: We gathered at Eton on 15th April for the Aberconway cup. We had 19 confirmed pairs, up until a few days before the competit…

Holyport Staff and Pupils Take to the CourtsFaye Kerr reports:18/04/18: Holyport College hosted their inaugural Boys, Girls and Beaks Eton Fives Competition at Eton on Tuesday.

Eight In A Row For Cooley & Dunbar16/04/18: Seb Cooley and Tom Dunbar retained the Kinnaird Cup at Eton on Sunday with a resounding victory over first time finalists Jonny Ho and Riki Houlden.

Hird & Cooley Defend Their Title16/04/18: Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley won their sixth ladies title in succession at Eton last weekend, defeating Ashley Lumbard & Emily Scoones 3-1 in an exciting an…

James Toop and Fives in the TES07/04/18: This week's Times Educational Supplement features an interview with four time Kinnaird Cup winner James Toop in which Fives features pretty heavily.

Kinnaird and Ladies Finals at Eton on Sunday05/04/18: This Sunday sees the final of the two Eton Fives national championships with 2017 champions Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley and Karen Hird & Charlotta Co…

2018 Richard Bourne TrophyRod Smart reports:04/04/18: Congratulations to Stuart Clark who played out of his skin at Charterhouse last week, to win the coveted Richard Bourne Trophy - the internal han…

Tony Baden Fuller (1938-2018)Nick Preston writes:Tony Baden Fuller saved the game of Eton Fives from disappearing into an abyss when the game’s sole manufacturer and supplier of balls suddenly collap…

Record Turnout For Easter LadderPhil Lyndon reports:02/04/18: Congrats to Chris Austin who won a ladder competition between players from Aldenham and North Oxford on Easter Sunday. Southpaw Chris man…

St.Olave's Win Schools' Open Title27/03/18: St.Olave's won the Open title at the National Schools' Championships for the second successive year at Eton yesterday as Kieran Walton & James Tate beat Et…

Part time Organiser / Coach – Eton Fives – Berkshire and Thames ValleyBe the first Regional Organiser in the EFA’s FiveStar programme*** APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED ***

Kinnaird Cup Semi-Finals: New Faces To Take On Defending Champions26/03/18: Yesterday's Kinnaird Cup semi-finals at Eton produced two tremendous matches, entertaining a good-sized crowd, with the end…

Ladies Championships Semi-Finals: Top Two Through Again26/03/18: This year's Ladies final will be a rematch of last year's contest, as the top two seeded pairs both made it through their semi-finals …

2018 Marsh National Schools' Championships24/03/18: This year’s Marsh Schools’ Championships, played at Eton College, maintained a long-standing tradition of the breaking the record in terms of overa…

New Sports Centre Development at Eton21/03/18: Eton College is planning to build a large new School Sports Centre (“SCC”) that will replace all the buildings that adjoin the Fives Courts. This will h…

Cardinal Vaughan Impress at Schools' NationalsRichard Black reports:20/03.18: On Monday 19th March ten pupils from Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School made their debut in the Under 16 competition of the…

Summer Fields Win The 2018 Prep Schools' TournamentGuy Smith-Bingham reports:20/03/18: The 2018 Preparatory Schools' Fives Tournament was won by Summer Fields in a tightly contested final against Ber…

Old Salopian Fives Weekend Grant Williams reports:19/03/18: The third weekend in March saw the gathering of 56 Old Salopians, Shrewsbury Students, and friends of fives for a fixture that filled all f…

Marsh National Schools' Championships Update 19/03/18The main week of the 2018 Marsh National Schools' Championships is up and running. Yesterday coaches, organisers and players alike braved the arct…