2012/13 Alan Barber Cup: Wulfrunians win 20 years on
In 1992, the Old Wulfrunians won the Alan Barber Cup for the first and only time, with a team featuring that season's Kinnaird Cup winners Mark Moore and Gary Baker. They won that final against the Old Cholmeleians, who, in an echo of the Old Olavians current dominance, had not been beaten in the competition since 1976.
September 2012: Courts re-opened at Rydal Penrhos
Fives at Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay has been on the up over the last few years and Sunday saw the official re-opening of two courts at the school that had previously been used for storage for many years, bringing the total number there back up to four.
2012 Richard Barber Cup: Olave's win the Barber (Part 1)
The Alan Barber Cup has been the blue riband event for Old Boy club Fives for many years; in the last couple of seasons it has been joined by the Richard Barber Cup, also a three pair team event, but with each pair consisting of one current and one former pupil of the schools concerned. The trophy was first played for in the 2010/11 season and returned at Eton on Sunday after a one year hiatus. The finalists this time were the same as two years ago - St.Olave's and Shrewsbury - and the final result also the same, with St.Olave's running out winners, despite Shrewsbury taking a 1-0 lead in all three pairs in the final.
EFA League Preview 2012/13
The 2012/13 EFA League season is already underway and here is the Fivesonline guide to this year's runners and riders.
Sep 2012: Midlands Schools' Ladder
Mark Yates reports:
The Autumn Ladder took place at Shrewsbury school on Sunday 30th September 2012, sadly the number of schools turning out was lower than last year but most pleasing was the number of girls playing. The afternoon was full of fun, with participation the aim of the day. The format allowed everyone to add to their individual games and be stretched on the higher courts, in particular the girls playing alongside the boys.
EFA League Tables 2012/13
2012 Ranking Tournament: Cohen ranks highly
Guy Chapman reports:
The second ever EFA Rankings Tournament took place at Eton on Sunday.
We had a very strong set of ten players taking part, albeit without the top four from the official rankings list, who all had other engagements. With just ten the format changed slightly to ‘Winner Stays on; Different partners / opponents each game’, but with the same general principle of playing as an individual against a variety of pairings. The well matched pairings made for some long and close games, and I’m pleased to report that every player won at least one of their four games, and there were no one-sided contests.
EFA League Division 1 results 2012/13
2012 Under 25s: Defending Champions reign supreme
The Men's and Ladies' National Under 25 titles were retained by last year's winners Andrew Joyce and Laurie Brock and Karen Hird and Emily Scoones at Highgate on Saturday.
EFA League Division 2 results 2012/13