Cambridge Courts Celebrate Their Fifth Anniversary
05/11/18: The fifth anniversary of the new Cambridge courts was marked on Saturday by a large and distinguished gathering of Fives players with a splendid match between Cambridge University and the Jesters as the centrepiece.
Barker & Ravi Win In Repton
30/10/18: The 2018 edition of the revived Midlands Tournament at Repton last weekend was won by Olavians Tony Barker & Josh Ravi, who bounced back from a 0-12 second game defeat to win the final 2-1 against Cholmeleian brothers Abhishek and Aroop Bhattacharya.
Fives: The Rolls-Royce Of Sports
24/10/18: Just about everyone who has ever played the game will tell you that Eton Fives is undoubtedly the Rolls-Royce of sports. Well now it's official!
Universities 2018: Oxford Win Again
22/10/18: An exciting and well-supported Jesters Universities tournament at Eton on Saturday ended with Oxford winning both the men's and women's titles for the third year in succession as Georgia Allen & Marjolaine Briscoe retained their trophy and Arthur Wellesley & Oskar Denby stepped up to claim their first win.
Over 45s Pack A Suffolk Punch
Tim Gregory reports:
22/10/18: The Suffolk Championships were held at Ipswich on Saturday with the format this year a challenge match between the Over and Under 45s, with the senior team winning the final round to get their hands on the coveted "Suffolk Dibber"
Uppingham Aim For World Record Attempt
Zara Tweed reports:
16/10/18: On the 9th/10th February, the Uppingham School Fives Team are going to attempt to break the world record for the longest Fives game played.
Wolverhampton Fives Celebration
Mark Yates reports:
15/10/18: Celebrating 50 years (at least) of Wulfrunian Fives, the largest gathering of OW Fives players seen for many a long year assembled on 8 Sept. All were there to witness the unveiling of the new Honours Board and get back on court.
Aldenham Ladder: Everyone's A Winner!
Phil Lyndon reports:
10/10/18: Aldenham’s six-weekly ladder turned up a remarkable scenario last night when eight players walked away with a cup.
Stop Thief!
25/09/18: A large batch of Eton fives balls were stolen recently from the manufacturer's site. As new balls can only be purchased from Richard Dennis at the EFA or glovesandballs.com any other offer to sell balls to schools or clubs should be reported to the police as fives balls were not the only items stolen.
Under 25s 2018: Houlden & Bracken Extend Their Dominance
24/09/18: The traditional season opener at Eton yesterday - the U25 tournament in association with Advanta Wealth - produced a fourth and fifth victory in a row for Riki Houlden and Phoebe Bracken respectively, both with new partners and first time winners this year in Andrew Rennie and Marjolaine Briscoe.