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Peter May in the 1951 Cambridge Eton Fives team

Peter May – A Sporting Legend

This tribute first appeared in the 2010 Fives Federation Annual Review

Although Peter May's fame in the 1950s was as a great Captain of England cricket and a world-class batsman, he declared that Eton Fives was the game he loved the most.

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Now you can play Fives without going to Eton

Article from The Kensington & Chelsea Chronicle 11th February 2010

Traditionally the preserve of public school players, Eton fives is attempting to reach out to the wider community. ED SAUNT visited the only public courts in Britain at the Westway Sports Centre to get to grips with his 'blackguards', 'buttresses' and 'pepper-pots'.

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Eton game spreads to inner cities

CLICK HERE to read this Reuters article which appeared in November 2009

This is a Tale of a Wife of Fives...

This article was first published in the Eton Fives Association Annual Review 2009/10

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Fives – the Olympic Dream?

This article was first published in the 2009 Fives Federation Annual Review

Giles Coren lays out his vision of Fives in 2012…

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The genius of Kenneth Gandar-Dower

This article was first published in the 2009 Fives Federation Annual Review

Gordon Stringer looks into the career of James Toop’s twentieth century predecessor as master of both codes of Fives.

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Fives at KEHS

This article first appeared in the Birmingham Mail in February 2009

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Fives in the Himalayas

St.Paul's School in Darjeeling is one of the more remote outposts of the game. Here are some reports on Fives at the school from the last 35 years.

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Channel Five Features Eton Fives

04/09/08: "Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure" provided an excellent ten minute insight into the game of Eton Fives.

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Fives in New Zealand

This article first appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Review 2007/08

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