Season Archives

At first pair, Toop and M.Wiseman started strongly and won the first game convincingly. Worth and Griffiths got into the second game and fought hard, but lacked the consistency to rally and challenge…

Roddy Forman: An ObituaryJan 2014: Roddy Forman was master in charge of Fives at Eton for several years and, in retirement, was an ardent coach at Summer Fields, Oxford. He was the ideal person to in…

Jan 2014: Lord Kingsdown - A TributeGordon Stringer writes:Lord Kingsdown, KG, PC (1927 – 2013)It is with a great sense of loss that we record the death of Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Lord Kingsdown, who …

Ipswich Tournament 2014: Any Port in a StormThe 2014 Ipswich Tournament took place at the weekend, with the usual assortment of Ipswichians past and present plus guests taking part in a splendid week…

London Tournament 2013: Last Hurrah for HighgateThe weekend of December 7/8 saw the end of an era as the top courts at Highgate were used for the final time before being knocked down. The 2013 London…

2013/14 Turnbull Trophy - Olave's and Shrewsbury in the FinalThe 2013 Graham Turnbull Trophy took place at Eton on Sunday 17th November with 28 pairs from 8 different schools taking part. The standar…

2013 Black Cup: Highgate Girls Back in BlackThe Richard Black has been going now for five years and is well established as one of the highlights of the Fives calendar, providing an EFA Trophy style c…

November 2013: Cambridge Courts Officially OpenedSaturday Nov 9th marked a red letter day in the history of Eton Fives, as after the near 20 wait since the demolition of Portugal Place and after a hu…

November 2013: New Home for the EFA ArchivesHighgate have recently converted part of one of their former boarding houses into a brand new Archives Room and happily they have been able to take on the …

Midlands Tournament 2013: Young at HeartThe 2013 edition of the Midlands Tournament took place at Repton over the weekend of November 2nd/3rd. Presided over as usual in their own inimitable style by …

2013 Jesters Universities TournamentThe 2013 Jesters Universities tournament took place at Eton last weekend and featured 29 pairs representing 16 different universities, with first time appearances …

2013: St.Olave's retain the Richard BarberGrant Williams reports:Sunday 13th of October, venue Eton College, the fourth incarnation of The Richard Barber Cup, the tournament that pitches schoolboys/g…

2013 Under 25sA record entry of 29 pairs took part in the Under 25s tournament at Eton on Sunday, with an extremely high standard of Fives across the board. The men were competing for the newly prese…

Autumn Fives Festival – Sunday 22nd September 2013 – Shrewsbury SchoolMark Yates reports:A beautiful sunny day witnessed the first competitive Fives for many of the players at this year’s Autumn Five…

September 2013: Zuoz at 50 - A Personal PerspectiveGrant Williams gives his personal reflections on ZFCZ'z 50th birthday celebrationsLeaving the third world depravity that we English know as Luton Ai…

September 2013: Zuoz Fives Club Zurich - 50 Not OutJohn Reynolds reports:The half century of the Zurich branch of Zuoz fives was celebrated, appropriately, by some 50 players (and their ages spanned …

EFA League Tables 2013/14

EFA League Division 1 results 2013/14

EFA League Division 3 results 2013/14

EFA League Named Players 2013/14

August 2013: EFA President Rides London To Raise Money For Cambridge CourtsEFA President Richard Barber successfully completed the 100 mile RideLondon bike ride last weekend, raising money for the ne…

July 2013: Westway Fives Festival Is A Huge SuccessPaul Bowden reports:The First Westway Fives Festival at Eton CollegeOn Wednesday 17th July, 112 ten and eleven year olds from three schools took par…

Cambridge Playathon players go the distanceRobert Wilson reports:On Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June, Cambridge University Eton Fives Club played a twenty-four hour sponsored match on the court at …

Aldenham Tournament 2013: Pulsford and Malik triumphPlayed at Aldenham on Sunday 9th JuneGraham Pulsford reports:The courts were buzzing well before the start with players warming up and practising t…