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2018/19 Club ReportsRead on to see what the clubs thought of the 2018/19 season. Missing reports should hopefully be added in shortly.

2018/19 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the 2018/19 season. Missing reports will hopefully be added shortly...

Superleague Week 7: Nearing The Knockouts20/06/19: Week Seven of the Westway Summer Superleague is now complete, with the semi-final line-ups nearing completion and only the last spot in the Division…

Superleague Week 6: All Up For Grabs13/06/19: Week Six of the Westway Summer Superleague is now complete, every team has now played four of their five matches and all is still up for grabs in both di…

Hird & Rose Win at AldenhamGraham Pulsford reports:10/06/19: The Jim Fredenham Trophy was won yesterday by Karen Hird/Josh Rose who neatly combined as a pair to play a consistently high level of five…

Superleague Week 5: Endgame Approaching06/06/19: Week Five of the Westway Summer Superleague saw Division 1 wins for the Desperados and Thoroughbreds and a Division 2 double for Westway 2, putting th…

Superleague Week 4: Highgate On The Charge30/05/19: Week Four of the Westway Summer Superleague saw good results for the two Aston House teams on Tuesday and more impressive displays from Highgate, w…

The first named team has choice of courts. The \"Barbarians\" team is for players who did not attend a school with Eton Fives courts.   Round One To be played on or before the weekend of 19/20 Octobe…

Superleague Week 3: Competition Hotting Up24/05/19: Week Three of the Westway Summer Superleague saw two terrific nights of action with all four courts full on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Superleague Week 2: Desperados The Team To Beat20/05/19: Week Two in the Westway Summer Superleague saw some more fantastic action on the Westway courts in both divisions, with all teams having now p…

EFA Awards Dinner Is A Huge Success20/05/19: The EFA End of Season Dinner & Awards in association with Advanta Wealth was a huge success at the RAC on Friday evening.

Shrewsbury School Fives DinnerEvery year the Fives players at Shrewsbury hold an end-of-season dinner at the school to review the year and present awards to the winners of key competitions in every a…

The Westway Summer Superleague Is Back!Dan Thackeray reports:10/05/19: The 2019 Westway Summer Superleague opened up its first round of fixtures this week with the Aston House Thoroughbreds just bein…

Holyport Girls, Boys & BeaksFaye Kerr reports:08/05/19: Last Thursday saw Holyport College's second annual Girls, Boys & Beaks Fives competition hosted at Eton College.

Veterans 2019: Legends Are Taylor MadeGraham Pulsford reports:29/04/19: The Veterans Competition in association with Advanta Wealth, newly renamed the Legends Competition, is truly a great finale to …

Change Of Speaker At The EFA Dinner19/04/19: The EFA are delighted to announce that Gail Emms MBE is to be the new speaker at the end of season dinner at the RAC on Friday May 17th.

EFA Awards 2019: Vote Now!*** VOTING IS NOW CLOSED ***As is now traditional, the EFA Dinner on May 17th will see the presentation of the EFA Awards for the following categories: Player of the Year, Y…

Aberconway Cup: Déjà Vu All Over Again15/04/19: Mike & Chris Hughes won the Aberconway Cup in association with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday for the ninth time, defeating perennial rivals Grant & …

Seven Up For Hird & Cooley15/04/19: Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley won the national ladies title in associaiotn with Advanta Wealth at Eton yesterday for the seventh year in succession, defeating seco…

Kinnaird Cup Final: Cooley & Dunbar UnassailableMark Williams reports:15/04/19: On a crisp, but sunny afternoon, a repeat of last year’s Kinnaird final in association with Advanta Wealth between Tom …

Kinnaird and Ladies Finals Preview10/04/19: This Sunday sees the final of the two Eton Fives national championships with 2018 champions Tom Dunbar & Seb Cooley and Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley once …

The Latest Trend In Stag Dos08/04/19: Since Bernard Montgomery - later Field Marshal Earl Montgomery of Alamein - proposed to his future wife in the courts at Charterhouse in 1927, the links between …

Eight In A Row For The Cooleys08/04/19: Seb & Charlotta Cooley maintained their stranglehold on the Mixed Championships trophy with a tenth win overall and an eighth win in succession as a pair at Et…

Top Seeds In Cruise Control08/04/19: The top seeds in the Kinnaird and Ladies Championships were in imperious form at Eton over the weekend, cruising into the finals of their respective competitions …

Lumbard/Scoones And Ho/Houlden Into The Finals01/04/19: The first two semi-finals in the Ladies Championships and Kinnaird Cup took place at Eton yesterday with wins in both for the second seeded pai…

Oswald & Ware Make It A Shrewsbury Senior Double30/03/19: Shrewbury added the girls title at the 2019 National Schools' Championships this morning as their second pair of Katie Oswald & Lizzie Ware w…

Shrewsbury Boys Win Sensational Open Final29/03/19: Shrewsbury pair Will Sissons & Dan Humes beat Eton's Alfie Backhouse & Xander Watt at Shrewsbury today in a magnificent open final.

Prep Schools Triumph For BerkhamstedGuy Smith-Bingham reports:23/03/19: The Preparatory Schools' Fives Championship 2019 was won by Berkhamsted in a well fought final against Ludgrove.

Kinnaird Cup 201918/03/19: The qualifying rounds of the Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta Wealth took place at Eton over the weekend, with 56 pairs taking part across the two days in both the …

Ladies Championships 2019: Top Four Through11/03/19: The preliminary rounds of the 2019 National Ladies Championships took place at Eton yesterday, with a strong turnout and some excellent Fives.

Michael Constantinidi Thanksgiving ServiceThe Thanksgiving service for Michael Constantinidi will be held at Grosvenor Chapel, 24 South Audley Street, London, W1K 2PA on Wednesday 1st May at 2.30.

U12 Qualifiers Through To The Main CompetitionMark Williams reports:07/03/19: 43 pairs from 10 schools entered this inaugural Under 12 qualifying competition at the National Schools' Championships in…

I asked Gareth Hoskins to chair this committee. He in turn invited James Toop and Laurie Brock to sit with him on the panel, both of whom enjoy considerable experience of playing at the highest level…

New World Record For UppinghamJames Holroyd reports:04/03/19: At 3.45am on Saturday 9th February 2019, four Uppingham pupils gathered on a dark, windy and cold morning to start the World Record attem…

Varsity Match 2019: Oxford On Top Again04/03/19: For the third year in succession, the Varsity Match was dominated by Oxford, who won eleven of the twelve pairs played at Eton on Saturday, Cambridge'…

Richard alongside fellow players Mike Hughes, Harry Jennings and Alex Smith-BinghamRichard Barber's Final Game Of Fives - 70 Years After His First!05/03/19: Former EFA Chairman and President Richard …