Season Archives

Sep 2011: REFCA Ladies Coaching DayDom Redmond reports:On Sunday 25th September REFCA ran its first ever Ladies Fives coaching day. This idea was well received and had a good attendance of 16 ladies …

Sep 2011: The Westminster Cup is bornJohn Reynolds reports:Twenty two players competed on Sunday for the Old Westminsters' club cup, in its first year. Schoolboy Riki Houlden and club competitions se…

2011 Ranking Tournament: Cooley outranks the restThe inaugural EFA Ranking Tournament was held yesterday at Eton and won by Seb Cooley.

2011: Brock/Joyce and Hird/Scoones claim the Under 25sThe first trophies of the 2011/12 season were won at Eton on Sunday 18th September at the Under 25 championships.

Ronald Pattison demonstrates the importance of a hearty breakfast before play begins...Sep 2011: Jesters tour to ProvenceNick Bunyan reports:The opposition for this years Jesters Eton Fives tour to P…

2011/12 EFA League PreviewThe celebrations have barely died down from the champagne-drenched Summer Superleague finale and yet the 2011/12 EFA League season is about to start. How will the new look y…

Anne Rimer presents the cheque to EFA Patron Lord Kingsdown and EFCT Chairman Richard BlackAug 2011: EFCT receives John Rimer legacy at Torry HillMike Fenn reports:Anne Rimer joined the recent Fives …

EFA League Division 2 results 2011/12

EFA League Tables 2011/12

EFA League Division 1 results 2011/12

EFA League Division 3 results 2011/12

EFA League Named Players 2011/12

Geneva Tournament 2011Filippo Variola reports:On 11th and 12th June we played our traditional Fives Tournament, as usual together with the students from the Lyceum Alpinum in Zuoz; Curt Schmitt came …

Summer 2011: Scholars and Rogues at BerkhamstedAnthony Theodossi reports:The fourth instalment of the in-house Berkhamsted version of the Turnbull Trophy took place at the end of term. The brainchild…

David Guilford and Anne Shortland-Jones at the opening of the sixteenth court at EtonDJS Guilford (1930 – 2011)Gordon Stringer and Dale Vargas pay tribute to David Guilford, former Kinnaird Cup winne…

2010/11 Club Reports Read on to see all the EFA club reports from the 2010/11 season... Aldenham  The Aldenham Fives Club had another busy and successful year culminating in the Heath Tournament on…

See below to see all the EFA school reports and photos from the 2010/11 season... Aldenham No report received Belmont This season’s Fives at Belmont have been marked by some outstanding individu…

May 2011: Malik and Woods win at AldenhamBob Pace reports:The 2011 Heath Tournament was played on Sunday 22 May under (sometimes) sunny skies. The competitors ranged in age from the veterans like Mar…

May 2011: Ladies End of Season Fives FestivalEmily Scoones reports:The first ever Ladies Festival Day was held at Eton on the 15th of May. This new individual competition was to celebrate the growth …

2010/11 Fivesonline end of season awardsFor the first time ever, the team at Fivesonline are proud to present their end of season awards. A distinguished panel of Fives experts has debated long and h…

2011 Veterans Tournament: Rolling back the yearsGraham Pulsford reports:The twenty seventh Veterans Tournament was held on Sunday 1st May at Eton College in glorious sunshine. Prince William and Cath…

Werner Ahrens (1938-2011): A Tribute by Daniel HaeringWerner, the cornerstone of the Zuoz Fives Club Zürich, has died of cancer at the age of 72. Werner was for many years the central figure in the p…

2010/11 EFA League: Old Millhillians win Division 2The season long duel at the top of Division 2 between North Oxford and the Old Millhillians was finally settled in favour of the North London team y…

2011 Mixed Championship: Win Number Three for Wiseman and RedmondHoward Wiseman and Dominique Redmond won the 2011 Mixed Championship for the third time - their first win since 2007 - yesterday at Et…

2011 Aberconway Cup: Hughes the Daddy...Mike Fenn reports:In ideal warm and sunny conditions the twenty-first Fathers and Sons' Tournament was held yesterday at Eton College. With an entry of sixteen…

2011 Ladies Final: A Dom-inant White-washThe Final of the National Ladies Championships took place at Eton yesterday, with Kerry White and Dominique Redmond defending their title yet again with a 12-…

April 2011: Aldenham trio climb to the top of the ladderPhil Lyndon reports:Chris Austin, Graham Pulsford and Matt Woods won their way to the top of the Aldenham Fives Club ladder on Tuesday (5 April…

2010/11 Richard Black Cup: EFA win againThe second ever Richard Black Cup took place at Eton on Sunday, with five teams gracing the courts and producing a veritable feast of Fives. The entry for this…

2011 Marsh National Schools' Championships: Shrewsbury and Highgate claim the silverwareThe Marsh Insurance National Schools' Championships took place at Eton last week, with over 500 pairs taking pa…

Dunbar and Cooley win the 2011 KinnairdKinnaird Cup Final: T.Dunbar & S.Cooley (2) beat J.Toop & M.Wiseman (1) 3-0 (15-11, 12-7, 12-4)

2011 Kinnaird Cup Final: John Reynolds previews the big gameThis year's Kinnaird final between first seeds and defending champions James Toop and Matt Wiseman and second seeds Tom Dunbar and Seb Cool…

March 2011 Fives: Not just a young man's gameSimon Woolfries reports: Very Old Ipswichians vs Very Old WestminstersThis fixture, inaugurated last year, was held again at Westminster on Tues. 22nd Mar…

2011 Marsh National Schools' Championships: 96 pairs play in the Under 12sMark Williams reports: A record entry of 96 pairs from 14 schools (including Rydal Penrhos and St Mary Abbott (Westway) for t…

2011 Old Boy/Schoolboy team competition: A successful startMark Williams reports:A most encouraging entry for this new competition which aims to unite school and old boy players over 3 pairs comprise…

2011 Prep Schools' Tournament: Highgate dominate againJames Woodcock reports:35 pairs from nine Schools participated at Eton this year by kind permission of the Head Master.

2011 Universities Mixed Championship: Cambridge take the titleElli Hullis reports:Drizzling rain did not deter nine pairs from universities across the country coming to compete in the inaugural Unive…

2011 Schools Mixed Championship: Shrewsbury on songMark Williams reports:Fifteen pairs from 5 schools entered t

2011 Kinnaird Cup Semis: Top seeds into the FinalMark Williams reports:Doug Foster and George Campbell started the first two games well against James Toop and Matt Wiseman, and tried to play forceful…

2011 Williams Cup: Show of strength from ShrewsburyMark Williams reports:Six schools entered this National competition for three pair school teams at Eton on Sunday 6th March. Each pair from each sch…

2011 Varsity Match: Cambridge edge historic contestRodney Knight reports:In fine but cold weather, the newly refurbished Eton College courts welcomed this historic Varsity Match first, courtesy of th…

2011 Kinnaird Cup: Top seeds looking strongThis year's Kinnaird Cup qualifying rounds took place at Eton over the weekend of 26th/27th February. The entry was disappointingly low this year, with 28 p…

2011 Ladies National Championships: Top seeds cruise through20 pairs took part in the qualifying rounds of the National Ladies Championships at Eton on Sunday. Half-term meant that unfortunately none…

2011 EFA Trophy: Berkhamsted pip the Salopians in epicThe semi-finals and final of the 2011 EFA Trophy took place at Eton at the weekend and produced a day of fiercely contested matches between four …

2010/11 Barber Cup Final: Olavians win againMark Williams reports:

2010 Geneva Tournament: Fives à la SuisseFilippo Variola reports:The 2010 Geneva Fives Tournament was played this year in Zürich at the Zuoz Fives Club Zürich to reduce the travelling distance for th…

2010/11 Under 21s: Joyce and O'Neill retain their titleThe second EFA Under 21 Championships took place at Eton yesterday, with a much larger entry than last year and a tremendous day's Fives.

2010/11 Under 21s: Mantle and Cutmore-Scott win all Oxford finalThe Under 21s Ladies Championships at Eton produced an increased entry compared to last year's competition, but suffered slightly from …

2011 Northern Tournament: Shrewsbury injury jinx hands title to Dunbar and CooleyThe Northern Tournament took place at Shrewsbury over the weekend with around 50 pairs taking part, split across the m…