Barber Cup Eton Fives
21 October 2013
Barber Cup: Aldenham vs St Olave’sDespite a valiant effort from Aldenham’s six players, the OAs were knocked out of the Barber Cup Eton fives competition by a strong St Olave’s team in October.OAs Josh Rose and Carl Rennie (1st pair); Rubel Mallik and Andrew Rennie (2nd pair); and Darshan and Nirav Patel (3rd pair) battled hard but were beaten 1-2 overall.The OAs faced some of the game’s most highly ranked players. Josh and Carl lost 0-3 to Pete Cohen and Dave Mew. Rubel and Andrew lost 1-3 to Howard Wiseman and Will Phillips while cousins Darshan and Nirav Patel won 3-0 beating Chris Self and Sanjay Kundu.This was the first time the OAs had entered the knockout competition in many years and, although we had home advantage, St Olave’s competitive fives experience shone through especially on receiving the cut. Both first and second pairs struggled to get the cuts up consistently but when they did were more than a match for their opposition.Congratulations must go to Darshan and Nirav on their 3-0 win. They took the first two games with relative ease but were set back on their heels in the third when St Olave’s took the first 4 points. But the left-handed duo fought back to take the third game 14-11.Report byPhil Lyndon (K1976-81)