Kinnaird Cup Semi-Finals: New Faces To Take On Defending Champions
26/03/18: Yesterday's Kinnaird Cup semi-finals at Eton produced two tremendous matches, entertaining a good-sized crowd, with the end product a repeat of this year's Northern Tournament final in a couple of weeks time.
Summer Fields Win The 2018 Prep Schools' Tournament
Guy Smith-Bingham reports:
20/03/18: The 2018 Preparatory Schools' Fives Tournament was won by Summer Fields in a tightly contested final against Berkhamsted.
Ladies Championships Semi-Finals: Top Two Through Again
26/03/18: This year's Ladies final will be a rematch of last year's contest, as the top two seeded pairs both made it through their semi-finals in straight games at Eton yesterday.
Old Salopian Fives Weekend
Grant Williams reports:
19/03/18: The third weekend in March saw the gathering of 56 Old Salopians, Shrewsbury Students, and friends of fives for a fixture that filled all fourteen courts at Shrewsbury School.
2018 Marsh National Schools' Championships
24/03/18: This year’s Marsh Schools’ Championships, played at Eton College, maintained a long-standing tradition of the breaking the record in terms of overall number of entrants with 698 pairs entering this year. The number of girls’ entries also continues to grow apace.
Marsh National Schools' Championships Update 19/03/18
The main week of the 2018 Marsh National Schools' Championships is up and running. Yesterday coaches, organisers and players alike braved the arctic conditions at Eton and the girls U15 and U15 competitions both reached the semi-finals stage.
New Sports Centre Development at Eton
21/03/18: Eton College is planning to build a large new School Sports Centre (“SCC”) that will replace all the buildings that adjoin the Fives Courts. This will have a disruptive effect on the game during the two year building period but the good news is that there are likely to be magnificent facilities for Eton Fives when the project is completed.
Hughes Cup: Eton Retain The Title
14/03/18: Eton retained the Hughes Cup yesterday with a 2-1 victory on the Eton courts against Highgate in this year's final.
Cardinal Vaughan Impress at Schools' Nationals
Richard Black reports:
20/03.18: On Monday 19th March ten pupils from Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School made their debut in the Under 16 competition of the Marsh National Schools' Championships -and what a great day it was for them!
Kinnaird Cup 2018: Wet Weather Fails To Dampen Spirits
12/03/18: The Kinnaird Cup qualifying rounds took place at the weekend with a good-sized field surviving slippery courts on the first morning to provide an exciting and enjoyable weekend of Fives.