2010s

Feb 2015: Wallball takes off at Streatham & Clapham High SchoolPaul Bowden reports:Thanks to an initiative set in motion by EFA Chairman Richard Black, Wallball is being introduced to the girls of St…

Feb 2015: Five in a Row - Dunbar & Cooley Conquer the Frozen North Yet Again02/02/15: The 2015 Northern Tournament at Shrewsbury was, as always, a huge success, with nearly 60 pairs braving the usual…

Jan 2015: Fives Buzzing at St.BeesPaul Bowden reports:It was great to be able to visit St Bees very recently and to discover a great enthusiasm for Fives. This is despite the fact that there has been…

EFA Trophy Jan 2015: The Usual Suspects26/02/15: The EFA Trophy in many ways embodies the soul of the game. It's fun, friendly (most of the time) and the eligibility restrictions mean that there's no…

Jan 2015: Berkhamsted Girls FestivalPaul Bowden reports:Following on from last year’s inaugural festival involving three schools, on 20th January 2015, 40 girls ranging in age from 10 to 18 from five…

Old Olavians beat Old Salopians 2-1 J.Toop & M.Wiseman beat H.Lewis & G.Thomason 3-0 (12-5, 12-5, 12-5) S.Cooley & P.White beat I.Hutchinson & G.Williams 3-1 (7-12, 12-8, 12-10, 12-6) H.Wiseman & …

Graves Cup 2015: Burnell and Morgan Roll Out the BarrelIn recent years it has often been said that the 3rd round of the FA Cup has rather lost its lustre and is no longer one of the standout weekends…

Dec 2014: Three Codes in One Day (Part 2)Two years after their previous attempt, North Oxford EFC once again undertook the infamous three code challenge last Sunday, with 16 players taking part in mi…

Dec 2014: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (at Aldenham anyway)Players at the Aldenham Heath Fives Club turned out in fancy dress last night (Tuesday 16 December 2014) for an evening of fun and froli…

Dec 2014 Just Capital - Dunbar & Cooley Retain the London08/12/14: Tom Dunbar and Seb Cooley retained their London Tournament title and maintained their unbeaten record together with an emphatic stra…

Dec 2014: Salopians squeak through to set up ABC Final rematch 01/12/14: The Alan Barber Cup semi-finals were at Eton yesterday afternoon, with the Olavians and the Salopians making it through to set…

Nov 2014: Wadham's Cuppers Runneth Over24/11/14: History was made on the Oxford University courts at Iffley Road on Saturday with the first ever Eton Fives Cuppers tournament. Cuppers competitions ar…

Nov 2014: Toop Turns The Tables in the Turnbull17/11/14: Fives fans have become used to the sight of Seb Cooley and James Toop taking each other on in major finals; in recent times Seb has had the ed…

Nov 2014: Black Sunday - Three in a row for Highgate10/11/14: The 2014 Richard Black Cup was won for the third successive year at Eton on Sunday 9th November by Highgate School, who once again proved…

Nov 2014: Austin Steps Up To Win The LadderPhil Lyndon reports:05/11/14: Aldenham Heath Fives Club stalwarts Chris Cernuschi and James Oliver were the proud winners of the new 12-0 cup last night dur…

Nov 2014: Super Cooley Goes Ballistic, Bunyan Is Atrocious** actually he played quite well, considering03/11/14: He'll never win any trophies for on court sartorial elegance, but Nick Bunyan did mana…

Universities 2014: Cambridge at the Double03/11/14: The 2014 Universities tournament threw up some impressive numbers this year: a record-equalling 34 pairs, 20 different Universities represented, ov…

Richard Barber Cup 2014: Olave's On TopGrant Williams reports:Oct 2014: A warm October Sunday saw the fourth Richard Barber Cup contested at Eton College.

Oct 2014: Firth Among Equals - Kinnaird Winners Open New Berkhamsted CourtsLast Saturday (4th October 2014) saw the official opening of the three new courts at Berkhamsted School. The courts were ope…

Sept 2014: The Only Way is AsiaAnthony Theodossi reports:The first time I ever heard about courts in Malaysia was oddly enough my first time I ever set foot on a Fives court; it was the day the court…

Sept 2014 Zurich International - The John Reynolds TrophyFelix Buechi reports:The Zuoz Fives Club in Zurich was founded more than 50 years ago by some alumni of the Zuoz boarding school in Switzerlan…

Sept 2014: New Trophy For Old FriendshipJohn Reynolds reports:A new trophy honours the generations-old friendship between Old Citizen and Old Zuozer Fives players. The OCEFC last week presented the H…

Sep 2014: Twrnamaint Cymru yn llwyddiant mawrThe second ever instalment of the Eton Fives Welsh Tournament took place at Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay over the weekend of 20/21 September 2014 an…

Berkhamsted Scholars & Rogues 2014The annual Berkhamsted Scholars and Rogues tournament took place earlier this year. CLICK HERE to see the video of this terrific tournament, where pupils pair up wit…

2014 Under 25s - Land of Ho and Laurie15/09/14: The next generation of Fives superstars took centre stage at Eton on Sunday, as the Under 25 tournament got the 2014/15 season off to a flying start. A…

Westminster Cup 2014Laurie Brock reports:Veteran Neil Margerison continued his 2014 trophy winning spree at the weekend, adding the Westminster Cup to his Aldenham tournament victory earlier in the s…

EFA League Tables 2014/15

EFA League Division 1 results 2014/15

EFA League Division 3 results 2014/15

EFA League Named Players 2014/15

WSSL 14 Final: A Fistful of Fives GlovesJulian Black reports:The stage was set for the final fixtures of this years 2014 Westway Superleagues, with Dossi’s Desperados and Westway 2 fighting it out fo…

Putting the North into North OxfordJuly 2014: While many Fives players were idling away their summer holidays on Mediterranean beaches or Caribbean cruises, a small group of North Oxford EFC players,…

July 2014: A Night At The OperaDale Vargas reports:Krystyna and I were at Glyndebourne last evening and took the opportunity of investigating the remains of the Eton Fives courts there (I believe the…

July 2014: Peter Hamilton and John IngramDale Vargas describes the lives of two Fives players with Harrovian connections, both of whom have sadly died this year.

12 Players, 12 Matches, 12 Venues, 1 Day...“When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow’s only 27.”The legendary Sid Waddell, com…

2013/14 Club ReportsRead on to find out the clubs' views on the 2013/14 season...

2014 Heath Tournament: Austin And Margerison Win The DayGraham Pulsford reports:The 2014 Heath Tournament was played on Sunday June 15th with full courts under (sometimes) sunny skies. The competitor…

2013/14 School ReportsRead on to find out how the Fives-playing schools saw their 2013/14 season...

2014 Geneva Tournament: Euro-Fives at its Best John Reynolds and Ronald Pattison report: The annual Geneva Fives tournament took place last weekend 7/8 June 2014 run by the old boys of the Alpinum Ly…

  Read on to see the draw and results for the Alan Barber Cup 2014/15. Will this be the year that sees the Old Olavians finally toppled? Will the Aldenhamians be able to find their way to R/repton? …

May 2014: Ancient cup held at Westway for first timeJohn Reynolds reports:The Old Citizens held the Adams Cup at the Westway on Sunday - with half a century spanning finalists' ages.

Monty Moss: An ObituaryMay 2014: Monty Moss, who has died at the age of 90, had a vast influence over fives at Harrow, where he was captain in 1942; for many years he was chairman and then president …

EFA Dinner 2014: A Knight of NightsThe EFA End of Season Dinner and Awards Presentation took place at Emanuel School on Saturday night and was a fantastic evening. Read on to find out who picked up t…

May 2014: Cambridge Past v PresentDale Vargas reports:The first big celebration of the new courts at the sports centre in West Cambridge took place on Saturday 3 May in the form of an informal Past v…

April 2014: New Old Faces Win the VeteransGraham Pulsford reports:The Veterans Competition is always a very pleasant opportunity to spend an afternoon playing Fives and meeting up with friends and ri…

2014 Ladies Final: Hird & Cooley at the DoubleC.Cooley & K.Hird (1) beat E.Smith-Bingham & A.Reimer (3) 12-7, 12-1, 12-5The 2014 Ladies Championships final was played at Eton on Saturday 19th April a…

EFA Awards 2014As is now traditional, the EFA Dinner on May 10th will see the presentation of the EFA Awards for the following categories: Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Team of the Ye…

Aberconway Cup 2014: Williams G-Force Win AgainMike Fenn reports:This year’s Fathers & Sons Championship took place at Eton College on the same day as the Kinnaird National Championships final. This …