Ipswich Fives Centenary Celebrations
The following article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2008/09 to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Fives at Ipswich School.
Batty About Fives
This article by Howard Wiseman first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report in 2006/07
"FIVES BATS, No2. English Willow 3/-each".
Fives on the BBC - April 2007
Giles Coren filmed a documentary for BBC4 called 'Edwardian Supersize Me' - in which he lived on an Edwardian diet for a week and lived a generally Edwardian lifestyle. The documentary included a spot of Fives, partly because it was the only way Giles could be available for a Fives match for the Old Westminsters against the Old Ipswichians, and partly because he considered Fives to be a very Edwardian thing.
Tim Dowling Tries Eton Fives
Article from the Guardian 1st June 2006
The list of competitive sports for which I have no talent is long, but there are more I've never attempted. Looking over the list, I can dismiss certain sports outright, thanks to a thorough understanding of my limitations: Australian-rules football, the shot put, speed skating, free diving ... I'll just keep ticking them off until ... let's see ... ah, here we are: Eton Fives.
A Victorian Leisure Centre
This article by Keith Tucker first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2005/06
The ubiquitous "Leisure Centre" containing recreational, lodging, dining and sporting facilities whether provided by the local council or part of commercial premises is an idea that most of us would consider to have its origins well and truly in modern times, but remarkably this is not the case.
For the Fun of the Game
A tribute to Richard Field - Former Master at Shrewsbury by Richard Barber from 2005
Much of what gets written about Fives records events at the top levels of the game, as its most skilful proponents clash in headline-catching competitions, achieving hard-won victories in famous finals and lifting impressive silverware to display with pride during the coming year. But what we seldom hear about are the innumerable matches among the foot-soldiers of the game Fives which bring no less enjoyment than the game at top level and which probably characterises about 95% of all the Fives played up and down the country.
Oakham Centenary
This article appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2003/04
Fives in Jersey
This article by James Woodcock & Christopher Journeaux (Jersey Heritage Trust) originally appeared in the 2003-2004 EFA Annual Report).
The Westway courts under construction
Eccentric Sport Moves into the Inner City
Article by David Milliken in Feb 2003
Published by the kind permission of Reuters.
ETON, England, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The ancient sport of Eton Fives has spread from its traditional enclaves in England's independent schools into the concrete jungle of the inner city.
They Think It's All Over
Robin Mason reports:
January 2003: If it hadn't been Mike Fenn on the other end of the 'phone, I would not have believed it. But it was Mike, and it was true that the BBC wanted some Eton Fives players to appear on They Think It's All Over.