Season Archives

Midlands 2016: Phil-Ant-Trophy or the cup that keeps on giving...31/10/16: The 10th anniversary of the reinstituted Midlands Tournament took place at Repton at the weekend, with 29 pairs from all ove…

2016 Universities Tournament: Double Delight for the Dark Blues24/10/16: The 2016 Jesters Universities Tournament took place at Eton on Saturday and was another hugely successful day of Fives. 26 pai…

100 year anniversary of Fives at Aldenham schoolJack Travers reports:October 2016: Aldenham celebrated the centenary of the Fives Courts this half term. The courts have produced many fine players ove…

Hoskins and Wagland end the OI Trophy DroughtTim Gregory reports:11/10/16: The Old Ipswichian Fives Club trophy cabinet has lain empty for some time. This year being the 50th Anniversary of the club,…

Terry Shaw (1939-2016)Dale Vargas writes:Terry Shaw, for many years a stalwart of the Old Harrovians Eton Fives Club, has died aged 77.

Richard Barber Cup: Six of the Best for St.Olave's10/10/16: St.Olave's won the Richard Barber Cup - the three pair competition for schools with each pair featuring one former and one current pupil - …

2016 Under 25s: The Next Generation26/09/16: A slightly smaller field than usual gathered at Eton yesterday to contest the 2016 Under 25 tournament. Although there were plenty of potential entrants n…

Wily Waglands Win in Wales19/09/16: Saturday and Sunday saw the latest edition of the season-opening Welsh Invitational tournament at Rydal Penrhos school in Colwyn Bay. Now a well-established weeken…

Westminster Cup 2016: Patel & Merrett Win a ThrillerLaurie Brock reports:THE ANDREW AITKEN TROPHY: Shaneil Patel and Ben Merrett beat Laurie Brock and Alex Wessely 15-1411/09/16: On a glorious Septem…

Celebration of Fives at LancingRichard Black reports:05/09/16: As well as having a neo-gothic chapel of extraordinary beauty and size, Lancing College has the only set of Eton Fives courts in Sussex.…

EFA League Tables 2016/17

Certitude Group Make A Great Start At WestwayPaul Bowden reports:12/08/16: On 11th August, Westway had its first visit from the Certitude Out and About Group. Certitude is a London based charitable o…

EFA League Division 1 results 2016/17

Old Westminsters 2 lost to Old Salopians 2 0-3: A.Jackson & C.Shawcross lost to A.Taylor & B.Alderson 0-3 (3-12, 7-12, 7-12) N.Williams & A.Vinen lost to J.Flowers & S.Yick 0-3 (0-12, 2-12, 1-12) Old…

Team Westway 3 beat Team Westway 4 3-0 at Westway 14/05/17: F.Rowe & C.Wheeler beat B.Young & M.Goddard 3-0 (12-3, 12-4, 12-10) Team Westway 4 conceded second and third pairs   Team Westway 4 lost to…

2015/16 Club ReportsRead on to find out the clubs' views on the 2015/16 season...

International Fives Tournament in GenevaJohn Reynolds reports:28/06/16: A truly international Eton fives tournament has taken place in Geneva, featuring players born in at least a dozen countries aro…

2015/16 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the 2015/16 season...

WSSL Final 2016: Jesters Laughing All The Way To The TitlePaul Bowden reports:29/06/16: A very successful and enjoyable Westway Summer Superleague competition played throughout May and June came to i…

Berkhamsted \"Scholars and Rogues\" 2016Anthony Theodossi reports:24/06/16: On Thursday 23rd June we held the 10th annual Scholars & Rogues tournament where there were a number of ‘first time ever’ o…

EFA Receives £10,000 Sport England Grant14/06/16: The EFA are delighted to announce that they have been awarded a £10,000 grant from Sport England, an historic first for the sport. The grant is for t…

North Oxford Go Coast to Coast13/06/16: The Fives players of North Oxford EFC have a reputation in the world of Eton Fives for taking on daft challenges. Previous follies have included playing all th…

    Round 1: to be played by October 23rd 2016   Old Westminsters lost to Old Etonians 1-2 at Westminster 28/09/16: L.Brock & R.Houlden beat J.Cobb & J.Piggot 3-0 (12-1, 12-4, 12-3) E.Rose & H.de Que…

Coming Soon: Eton Fives The Movie...Filming is well underway for an exciting new short film that is going to showcase all of the virtues of Eton Fives. Release is scheduled for mid to late June but y…

2016 EFA Award WinnersWell done to this year's EFA award winners, who were presented with their prizes at the annual dinner at Abercorn School on Friday evening. Thank you to everyone who voted. The …

2016 Veterans Tournament: Williams & Hughes Defy The March Of TimeGraham Pulsford reports:26/04/16: Playing in the Veterans Competition is a great way to round off the fives season and a unique oppor…

Aberconway Cup 2016: New Management, Same ResultChris Hughes reports:19/04/16: There were lots of firsts at the annual Fathers and Sons competition this year. Most notably, a legend of the game, Mike…

Mixed Emotions as Cooleys Continue to DominateWatch the final here: GAME 1 GAME 211/04/16: The 2016 Mixed tournament at Eton yesterday lived up to its reputation as a one of the most friendly,…

Kinnaird Cup Final 2016: Glorious Twelfth for DunbarWatch the whole match by CLICKING HERE04/04/16: The Kinnaird Cup Final at Eton yesterday was won for the sixth successive year by Tom Dunbar and Se…

Marsh National Schools' Championships 201628/03/16: 510 pairs from 32 schools - including Malay College and the Lyceum Alpinum, Zuoz - took part in this year's Marsh National Schools' Championships a…

Prep Schools' Tournament 2016James Woodcock reports:21/03/16: On Friday 18th March we returned to Harrow by kind permission of the Headmaster. It was a cold day and with 31 pairs representing 8 schoo…

Spreading Fives in HarrowGraham Dunbar reports:21/03/16: Amongst many partnerships with our local schools and the community, Harrow School has an introductory fives programme for Year 6 children from…

Roger Radford OBE (1944-2016)Roger Radford, who died in January after a two year battle with prostate cancer, will be remembered as Hon Secretary of the Old Citizens Fives Club when he took over from…

Williams Cup 2016: Four in a Row for EtonMark Williams reports:06/03/16: Eton College won the national 3 pair team competition for the Williams Cup, where each school plays every other school in a ro…

Varsity Match 2016: High Class Blues Fives07/03/16:Men’s Blues Match. Rodney Knight reports:After a fine display of fives from the Oxford and Cambridge Blues teams in this much anticipated encounter,…

Hutchinson & Taylor into the Kinnaird SemisOld Salopians Ian Hutchinson and Ed Taylor claimed the last Kinnaird Cup semi-final spot at Eton on Saturday with a comfortable three game win over Old West…

2016 Torch Trophy Trust Awards04/03/16: Congratulations to EFA Director Paul Bowden, who yesterday received a Torch Trophy Trust Award from HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Torch Trophy Trust President…

Gown Beats Town To Win The EFA Trophy29/02/16: Finals day of the EFA Trophy often produces some of the most exciting matches of the season and the 2016 edition certainly delivered its fair share of t…

Ladies Championships 2016: A Record-Breaking EntryIan Mitchell & Mandie Barnes report:On a bracing February morning, 37 pairs – continuing the record-breaking trend – assembled for the 2016 Ladies Et…

Kinnaird Cup 201622/02/16: The qualifying rounds of the 2016 Kinnaird Cup took place at Eton over the weekend; 29 pairs entered the main tournament and the depth of quality of the entry was the best …

Universities Mixed 2016: Roses Are Red, Trophies Are Dark Blue15/02/16: What better way to spend Valentine's Day than playing mixed Fives? None according to the pairs who made it to Highgate on Sunda…

A Fives RevolutionEleven-time Kinnaird Cup winner John Reynolds give his verdict on the 2016 Barber Cup final and how the game has changed in recent years:The game of Eton fives is undergoing many ch…

Dunbar and Cooley Show Northern Composure08/02/16: The 2016 Northern Tournament took place on Saturday and Sunday with 55 pairs braving the traditional Shrewsbury cold, wind and rain to produce the e…

At third pair, Howard Wiseman and Dave Mew were too strong for Henry Lewis and Chris Hughes and won comfortably in 3 games. The second pair match was the best contest, with all three games being har…

Under 21s: All The Young Dudes01/02/16: The 2016 Under 21 tournament took place at Eton yesterday and was an absolute cracker, with heroes everywhere. The star man of the men's tournament was James P…

Feb 2016: Third Berkhamsted Girls FestivalPaul Bowden reports:On Tuesday 26th January 2016 44 girls from seven different schools gathered for the third Girls’ Fives Festival at Berkhamsted. Oakham an…

EFA Trophy 2016: Slippery When Wet25/01/16: The qualifying rounds for the 2016 EFA Trophy took place at Eton on Sunday with the damp and slippery courts almost giving Fives a bad name and the ten tea…

Jan 2016: Homerton Win Cambridge CuppersRiki Houlden reports:On Sunday 24th January, 15 players came to the Cambridge University Sports Centre Eton Fives courts for Eton Fives Cuppers 2016, the tourn…