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Newbury HA1 Retain The Superleague

Mike Till reports:

25/07/24: The Westway Summer Super League has now concluded following the final round of matches on Tuesday evening. I am delighted to announce that Newbury HA1 were the deserved winners for the second year in a row - many congratulations to Will Thomas and his band of players.

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The EFA: Serving For 100 Years

To celebrate the EFA’s Centenary year, we will be releasing a series of short films about Eton Fives and the work of the EFA, starting with this video.  Enjoy!

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EFA Centenary ArtEFActs: Fives Keepers' Book

Between 1901 and 1987 the captain of Fives at Eton College, known as the Keeper, was responsible for recording all school Eton Fives activities in a book.

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Eton College Courts Reopen

05/07/24: Eton’s Provost, William Waldegrave, hosted an event on 14th June to celebrate the completed renovation of all sixteen of its Fives courts, with a new roof installed across both banks of eight, and new floors and finishes in several courts.

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Paul Bowden

25/06/24: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Paul Bowden last Wednesday at the age of 80.

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100 Years Of Fives At Zuoz

25/06/24: In a year of Fives centenaries, one of the most memorable is the 100th anniversary of the building of the first Fives courts at the Lyceum Alpinum in Zuoz.

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St Bees Invitational 2024: Cumbria's Weekend In The Sun

25/06/24: The second edition of the St Bees Invitational Tournament took place on the world's most northerly Fives courts at the weekend.

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EFA Centenary ArtEFActs: Mallory's Invoice

13/06/24: George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (1886-1924) was an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British expeditions to climb Mount Everest in the early 1920s.

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Centenary ArtEFActs

13/06/24: Last month’s Centenary launch event included the opportunity to view an exhibition of Eton Fives artefacts specially curated for the occasion by Alex Knight.

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2023/24 School Reports

Read on to find out the schools' views on their 2023/24 seasons. Missing reports will hopefully be added shortly...

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