March 2013: Hird and Barnes in cross-code triumph
Eton Fives players Karen Hird and Fiona Barnes took a leaf out of the James Toop handbook earlier in the month, showing that they can switch codes and still be the best by dominating the Ladies Winchester Fives Championships at Malvern. Karen won the singles title and then teamed up with Fiona to take the doubles crown as well, leaving the specialists trailing in their wake.
Eton Fives players Karen Hird and Fiona Barnes took a leaf out of the James Toop handbook earlier in the month, showing that they can switch codes and still be the best by dominating the Ladies Winchester Fives Championships at Malvern. Karen won the singles title and then teamed up with Fiona to take the doubles crown as well, leaving the specialists trailing in their wake.