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5th February 2017 Comment off

Normal service resumed at the U25s

Oundle School, 4-5 February 2017 STOP PRESS Normal service was resumed when Ed Kay won his third successive National U25 Singles title, beating Ben Beltrami in the final. Ed then went on to win his third successive Doubles title with Matt Shaw, beating Ben Beltrami & Ollie Arnold in the final. It is Ed’s sixth […]

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4th February 2017 Comment off

Entries open for 2017 Ladies Winchester Fives Championships

Ladies’ Winchester Fives Championships Malvern College, Malvern; Sunday March 5th 2017 Organiser Maddy Raynor is now accepting entries for the 2017 Ladies Winchester Fives Championships, which will be held at Malvern College on Sunday March 5th. Both singles and doubles titles will be contested on the same day, with players of all ages and abilities […]

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31st January 2017 Comment off

2017 Jesters Tour marks the end of an era

2017 Jesters tour to Scotland Edinburgh/Musselburgh, Friday-Sunday 13-15th January 2017 Frank and Harry Akerman write: The 27th Jesters Tour weekend to Edinburgh proved again to be a big success, with 34 tourists representing the Jesters in the 26 matches, and this despite the date clashing with the 50th North West tournament in Manchester and with […]

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27th January 2017 Comment off

Neil Butterfield revisits Fives USA

In October 2016 Neil Butterfield went back to New England to revisit courts he had first played on in 1982 and to seek out a privately owned Singles court in Maine. See this link to read his report: Neil Butterfield revisits Fives USA ******* The years between 1979 and 1994 were a time of close ties […]

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23rd January 2017 Comment off

First RFA Ladies National Singles title for Tessa Mills

Ladies National Championships St. Paul’s School, Barnes, Sunday 15th January 2017 Once again a year to celebrate ‘Ladies Fives’, writes Alex Steel. A slightly smaller competition of 19 players this year still provided a day full of intense competition. Thanks must go to Trevor White, who continues to bring a large contingent of ladies from […]

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22nd January 2017 Comment off

Entry form for 2017 National Winchester Fives Championship

Winchester Fives Championship Sedbergh School, Cumbria, Sunday March 12th Organiser Harry Akerman has now published the entry form and details for the 2017 Winchester Fives Championship (current holders Ed Kay and Will Ellison pictured above, with Harry). The event will take place at Sedbergh School, the most northern of the four venues that host the […]

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22nd January 2017 Comment off

Entries open for 2017 North of England Open

North of England Championships Durham, Saturday/Sunday February 25/26th Organiser Julian Aquilina is now accepting entries for the North of England championships, where Will Ellison (above) is defending both singles and doubles titles. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, everything is being done online – and you […]

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16th January 2017 Comment off

North West Open titles for Ellison, Kay and Shaw

North West Open Championships Y Club, Manchester, January 14/15th 2017 STOP PRESS It was a weekend of history-making in Manchester, where John Beswick presided over the 50th North West Open Championships and Matt Shaw won his first open title. Mind you, that only came after the rather more seasoned campaigner Will Ellison took the singles […]

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13th January 2017 Comment off

Entries being accepted for 2017 Under 25s Championships

Under 25s Championships Oundle School, Saturday/Sunday February 4/5th Ed Kay – organising the tournament for the second time, as well as defending both the singles and doubles titles – is now accepting entries for the National U25s championships. However, rather than publishing a physical entry form, which players need to complete and return, everything is […]

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9th January 2017 Comment off

Winchester College dominates West of England Championships

West of England Schools Championships 2017 Sherborne School, Dorset, January 7th/8th STOP PRESS Winchester College achieved the remarkable feat of providing all the main competition finalists in this year’s West of England Schools’ Championships at Sherborne School. Last year’s Colts’ champion Kidner beat the 2016 Senior winner Song with a finely judged display of singles, […]