Newbury Fives: A Game Of Aches and Ladders

Nigel Cox reports:

06/05/21: The Newbury EFC held its first ever ladder evening on May 4th. All three courts were full.

Varsity Match 2021: A Dark Bluewash

04/05/21: This year's Varsity Match was dominated on court by Oxford, but was a triumph for both sides, who did a fantastic job to get the match played at all and with a full complement of pairs.

Westminsters Into Their First Ever Barber Cup Final

04/05/21: The Old Westminsters made history at Eton on Sunday as they qualified for the final of the Alan Barber Cup in association with Advanta Wealth for the first time in the 56 year history of the competition.

World Fives Day 2021 supporting Young Minds in their fight for improving children and young people’s mental health

01/05/21: For this year’s World Fives Day, the Eton Fives Association has partnered with Advanta Foundation to raise money for Young Minds – the UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people.

Barber Cup Back In Action

26/04/21: After another lengthy enforced interruption, the competitive 2020/21 Fives season returned to the courts over the weekend with the resumption of the Alan Barber Cup.

Viva El Fives

22/04/21: A brand new Fives court is now halfway through being built in Oxoaca, Mexico, thanks to Old Zuozer Emiliano Ruiz Ayala.

Return To Play Update

12/03/21: We are sure that it will not have escaped your notice that the recently published roadmap out of lockdown has opened up the possibility of once again starting to play Eton Fives.

Welcome to Stefan Ferencz

09/03/21: The Eton Fives Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Stefan Ferencz as Marketing and Development Manager for its FiveStar programme.

A Fives Song (1902)

Currently unable to get on court, a group of musical Fives players - led by Nic Walker - have turned their gloved hand instead to resurrecting "A Fives Song", composed in 1902 but incomprehensibly neglected ever since.