Player Profiles

Name: Andy Bishop (Club President)

First played for North Oxford: 1995

Other teams played for: Jesters

Other sports played: Real Tennis; Cricket; Hockey

Favourite shot: Cut return straight into the front wall and back into the body for a let

Favourite courts: Summer Fields

Greatest achievement in Fives: EFA Director 2016-; Coaching Summer Fields pairs to wins in the U12 and Prep Schools' Championships 2015; EFA Coach of the Year 2015

Name:  Spencer Chapman (Club Sponsor & Treasurer)

First played for North Oxford: 2004/05 season 

Other teams played for: Old Citizens; Jesters

Other sports played: Boxing; Padel Tennis

Favourite shot: Any cut return

Favourite courts: Summer Fields of course

Greatest achievement in Fives: That I'm still playing the game! Part of North Oxford EFA Trophy and Division 2 winning teams 2009 and 12-14; Part of the Aston House Studs Westway Summer Superleague winning team 2010; took a game off Tom Dunbar in the Barber Cup in 2016; Oldest player to win a Half-Blue for Eton Fives

Name: Michael Millership

First played for North Oxford : 2006

Other teams played for: None

Other sports played: Squash, Tennis

Favourite shot: Any returned cut

Favourite courts: Summer Fields

Greatest achievement in Fives: Still to come!

Name: Martin Fiennes

First played for North Oxford: 2005

Other teams played for: Old Etonians

Other sports played: Football; Cricket

Favourite shot: Volley, volley, volley

Favourite courts: Summer Fields - light and warm!

Greatest achievement in Fives: It's all about the taking part etc etc (disguising lack of real achievements save winning the House Fives at Eton in 1979); Part of North Oxford EFA Trophy winning squad 2009

Name: Graham "Grandad" Pulsford

First played for North Oxford: 2007

Other teams played for: Cambridge University; Old Aldenhamians; Heath; EFA; Jesters; Old Edwardians

Other sports played: Cricket

Favourite shot: Left hand volley from top step to back right hand bricks

Favourite courts: Portugal Place, Cambridge now Aldenham

Greatest achievement in Fives: Still waiting - watch this space! Part of North Oxford EFA Trophy and Division 2 winning teams 2009 and 12-14; Serial winner of the MJS-J Cup

Name: Nick Shaw

First played for North Oxford: 2007

Other teams played for: Cambridge University; Old Harrovians

Other sports played: Squash; Tennis; Paume Artignoscaise

Favourite shot: Back court shot round three walls with extra side spin dying in the buttress. Just remember to avoid the vertical ledge on the right wall.

Favourite courts: Eton for their consistency, North Provence for the sunshine!

Greatest achievement in Fives: Winner of Schools' Open Championship '94; Captain of Cambridge University EFC '99; Part of North Oxford EFA Trophy winning team 2009; Member of North Oxford Division 2 and Old Harrovians Division 1 winning teams 2008/09 and 2016/17; Part of the Aston House Westway Summer Superleague winning teams 2010 & 2017; Kinnaird Cup quarter-finalist 2011; NOEFC Three Code Challenge winner 2018

Name: Peter Scholey

First played for North Oxford: 2006

Other teams played for: Old Edwardians

Other sports played: Moped endurance racing national champion (1991). Rubbish golfer.

Favourite shot: Two walls into the buttress from low back right.

Favourite courts: The old lilac grey courts at City of London. 

Greatest achievement in Fives: Part of North Oxford Division 2 winning teams 2009 and 12-14; Old Edwardians Division 1 winners 1975 and 1976. 1994 Graves Cup. 2003 Vets. 2014 over 50s. Also I think Warwickshire County Champs...but no idea when. Greatest achievement was getting my daughter to play so that we can (exactly) equal John Cooley's record of competing with all three sons and a daughter in the father and "sons" tournament. Member of the NOEFC Boughton Bowl winning team 2021.

Name: Nigel Cox

First played for North Oxford: 2006

Other teams played for: Lancing Old Boys; The Brigands; Newbury

Other sports played: Croquet

Favourite shot: Without doubt the most satisfying single shot of my whole career was when, after begin fouled in a very Hughesian manner on an easy front court volley, I was able to drill Tony Hughes straight between the eyes hitting the ball as hard as I could on a foot down cut

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Greatest achievement in Fives: The pinnacles are so far in the past I have difficulty remembering them!

Name: Jeremy Hindle

First played for North Oxford: 2007

Other teams played for: Old Etonians

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Favourite courts: Eton

Greatest achievement in Fives: Part of the Aston House Studs Westway Summer Superleague winning team 2010

Name: Will Campion

First played for North Oxford: 2008

Other teams played for: Old Salopians

Other sports played: Golf

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Name: Adrian Fort

First played for North Oxford: 2008

Other teams played for: Old Etonians; Jesters

Other sports played: Real Tennis; Squash

Favourite shot: Long distance cut

Favourite courts: Westminster; Summer Fields

Greatest achievement in Fives: TBA

Name: Jon Staley

First played for North Oxford: 2009

Other teams played for: Old Wellingtonians; Westminster; EFA

Other sports played: Golf, Running, Rugby

Favourite shot: Tight back right hand side of court drop shot off right hand wall into pepper pot. (Editor's note: this should really read the bash straight down the middle that goes 10 feet out)

Favourite courts: Wellington before they were knocked down (Now the cherry court cafe!)...Shrewsbury since then

Greatest achievement in Fives: Northern Tournament Festival Winner 2008/09; Schools' Championships Plate Winner 1997

Name: Hugo Meakin

First played for North Oxford: 2009

Other teams played for: Old Etonians

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Keeper of Fives at Eton several years ago

Name: Mandie Barnes

First played for North Oxford: 2009

Other teams played for: Windsor & Eton

Other sports played: Tennis; Paume Artignoscaise

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Greatest achievement in Fives: EFA Director; Member of the NOEFC Black Cup winning team 2017, 2018 and 2021

Name: Emily Scoones

First played for North Oxford: 2010

Other teams played for: Old Cholmeleians

Other sports played: Running

Favourite shot: cut return into the pepper (running in from the back court and returning round-the-wall-cuts especially)

Favourite courts: Highgate

Greatest achievement in Fives: Ladies Under 21 champion 2010. Schools Nationals semi-finalist 2009; Ladies Under 25s champion 2011; Part of the Aston House Studs Westway Summer Superleague winning team 2010; Ladies Finalist 2017 - 2022; Mixed Champion 2022; EFA Director

Name: Chris Austin

First played for North Oxford: 2010

Other teams played for: Old Wulfrunians; Heath

Other sports played: Cricket, Football, Badminton

Favourite shot: Round-arm from back left over the buttress and hugging the wall; Any right-hand volley I don't fluff horribly!

Favourite courts: Old courts at WGS before they became a minibus garage!

Greatest achievement in Fives: Winner of Schools' Open Championships 1993; Member of Old Wulfrunians EFA Trophy winning team 2010; Member of Aston House WSSL winning team 2017

Name: Stefan Nowinski

First played for North Oxford: 2010

Other teams played for: Oxford University Peppers

Other sports played: Running

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Greatest achievement in Fives: National Over 60s champion 2022; Three Code Challenge Winner 2021

Name: Carl Rennie

First played for North Oxford: 2010

Other teams played for: Old Aldenhamians

Other sports played: Squash and Hockey

Favourite shot: A nice and lofty defence with the left hand over the buttress

Favourite courts: Aldenham

Greatest achievement in Fives: Kinnaird Festival winner 2010 and a victory over Eton's second pair at the Schools' Nationals long before I knew what good Fives looked like

Name:  Jonny Nelmes

First played for North Oxford: 2007

Other teams played for:  Oxford University; Lancing Old Boys

Other sports played: Cricket

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Name:  Stephen Jones

First played for North Oxford:  2011

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Other sports played: Real Tennis

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Name: Izzy Watts

First played for North Oxford: 2012

Other teams played for: Oxford University

Other sports played: Cricket, Pigeon Racing

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Greatest achievement in Fives: EFA Under 21 Champion 2011; EFA Universities Champion 2012 & 2013; OUEFC Captain 2013/14; Universities Mixed Champion 2016; Ladies semi-finalist 2016

Name: Harriet Asquith

First played for North Oxford: 2012

Other teams played for: Oxford University

Other sports played: Paume Artignoscaise

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Oxford University Half-Blue 2012 and 2013; Mutiple Ladies Semi-Finalist. Member of the NOEFC Black Cup winning team 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Member of the NOEFC Boughton Bowl winning team 2021.

Name: Rosie Scott

First played for North Oxford: 2012

Other teams played for: Lancing, Oxford University

Other sports played: Running

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Greatest achievement in Fives: National Schools' Winner 2006 & 2007; OUEFC Captain 2008/10; EFA Universities Champion 2011; Midland Tournament Festival Winner 2012

Name: Alex Yusaf

First played for North Oxford: 2013

Other teams played for: Old Ipswichians

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Northern Tournament Festival Winner 2012

Name: Phil Roper

First played for North Oxford: 2015

Other teams played for: Old Etonians, Lancing Old Boys

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Greatest achievements in Fives: Midland Tournament winner 2016

Name: Francesca Turnbull

First played for North Oxford: 2013

Other teams played for: Windsor & Eton

Other sports played: Tennis, Karate

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Greatest achievements in Fives: Member of the NOEFC Black Cup winning team 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022; NOEFC Three Code Challenge winner 2016

Name: Seb Cooley

First played for North Oxford: 2014

Other teams played for: Old Olavians, Jesters

Other sports played: Cricket (badly); Paume Artignoscaise

Favourite shot: "the Parham"

Favourite courts: Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz

Greatest achievements in Fives: starting a few fives careers (Cobb, Piggott, Kirkby, Breese, Panayi... ); developing a few others (Lewis, Parham, Sale, Weld...) Part of and then coach of Schools' Championships winning pairs 20 years apart. Editor's Note: Rumour has it Seb has also won the odd trophy or two in his Fives career so far.

Name: James Piggot

First played for North Oxford: 2015

Other teams played for: Oxford University; Old Etonians

Other sports played: Squash

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Greatest achievements in Fives: National Schools' Winner 2014; Universities Champion 2015, 2016 & 2017; U21 Champion 2016; Universities Mixed Champion 2016; U25 Champion 2017

Name: Barnaby Harrison

First played for North Oxford: 2016

Other teams played for: Old Etonians; Oxford University

Other sports played: Football, Cricket, Golf, Real Tennis, Tennis

Favourite shot: Right handed approach from the back left corner, off the side wall, front wall, and into the Pepper

Favourite courts: Numbers 7 & 8 at Eton

Greatest achievement in Fives: Winning consecutive Williams Cups at Eton, dropping only one set in the process

Name: James Cobb

First played for North Oxford: 2015

Other teams played for: Old Etonians; Oxford University

Other sports played: Rugby

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Greatest achievement in Fives: National Schools' Winner 2014; Oxford University Half-Blue

Name: Tom Kirkby

First played for North Oxford: 2016

Other teams played for: Old Etonians; Oxford University

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Greatest achievement in Fives: National Schools' Winner 2015; Universities Champion 2016 & 2017; U21 Champion 2017 & 2018; Universities Mixed champion 2018

Name: Stephen Thatcher

First played for North Oxford: 2016

Other teams played for: Old Edwardians; Oxford University

Other sports played: Badminton; Cricket

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Kinnaird Pepperpot Trophy Winner 2022

Name: Robert Wilson

First played for North Oxford: 2012

Other teams played for: Cambridge University, Windsor & Eton

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Greatest achievements in Fives: Cambridge University captain 2013/14; Kinnaird Cup quarter-finalist

Name: Ralph Morgan

First played for North Oxford: 2012

Other teams played for: Old Citizens, Jesters, Old Cholmeleians

Other sports played: None

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Favourite courts: Grillon and Zuoz

Greatest achievement in Fives: Graves Cup Champion 2015; NOEFC Three Codes Champion 2014

Name: Nathan Turnbull

First played for North Oxford: 2015

Other teams played for: Cambridge University, Windsor & Eton

Other sports played: Rugby Fives

Favourite shot: Hard shot backwards into the back bricks, rebounding up onto the front wall - the "Jack Parham"

Favourite courts: Cambridge

Greatest achievements in Fives: Cambridge University Half-Blue 2017 and Captain 2017/18

Name: Faye Kerr

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: None

Other sports played: Hockey; Shouting

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Member of the NOEFC Black Cup winning team 2017, 2018 and 2021

Name: Joe Da Costa

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: None

Other sports played: Rugby

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Name: Robert Thorogood

First played for North Oxford: 2018

Other teams played for: Cambridge University, Old Uppinghamians

Other sports played: Village cricket

Favourite shot: Any cut return, frankly

Favourite courts: Uppingham first court (with the 4th court being the worst) 

Greatest achievement in Fives: 1988, Guinness World Record Holder for Endurance Fives. Four of us played (and had to score) a match that lasted 38 hours. 

Name: Rachel Wood

First played for North Oxford: 2018

Other teams played for: None

Other sports played: Squash

Favourite shot: A leaping right-hand volley of the cut return into the pot, preferably avoiding the returner's face. Or the occasional backwards-through-the-legs on top step....

Favourite courts: Zuoz upper courts

Greatest achievement in Fives: Member of the NOEFC Black Cup winning teams 2018, 2021 and 2022; runner-up in the 2021 National Ladies Championships; member of the NOEFC Boughton Bowl winning team 2021; Universities Champion 2021 and 2022. EFA Director.

Name: Matt Chinery

First played for North Oxford: 2018

Other teams played for: Windsor & Eton

Other sports played: Football; squash

Favourite shot: Slow overarm slap from back right off front wall into an unguarded pepper

Favourite courts: Zuoz

Greatest achievement in Fives: Midlands Festival winner 2018, Engadin Challenge Cup finalist 2018, Northern Festival Winner 2022,  Kinnard Pepperpot Trophy Winner 2022. Member of the 2022 WSSL Aston House Stampede team. EFA Director.

Name: Simon Cass

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: Old Ipswichians

Other sports played: Does the guitar count?

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Name: Oli Lawton

First played for North Oxford: 2016

Other teams played for: Aldenham

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Name: Theo Bossom

First played for North Oxford: 2006

Other teams played for: Old Etonians

Other sports played: Football; Cricket; Rackets

Favourite shot: Smashing a volley to the back corners of the court

Favourite courts: Westminster

Greatest achievement in Fives: Captain of Fives at Eton; Part of North Oxford EFA Trophy and Division 2 winning team 2009

Name: Hugo Tobias

First played for North Oxford: 2009

Other teams played for: Oxford University; Old Wellingtonians

Other sports played: Occasional game of squash

Favourite shot: Left hand volley into the buttress or round the walls from the back into the buttress

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Midlands Tournament Festival Winner 2007/08; Northern Tournament Festival Winner 2008/09; Schools' Championships Plate Winner 1997

Name: Tom McCahon

First played for North Oxford: 2018

Other teams played for: Team Westway, Emanuel

Other sports played: Pool. snooker. squash

Favourite shot:  A running backwards return around the walls and into the pot.

Favourite courts: Emanuel centre court with a chair in the middle.

Greatest achievement in Fives: U12 Individual Tournament Finalist; Kinnaird Cup quarter-finalist 2021

Name: Chris Lumbard

First played for North Oxford: 2016

Other teams played for: Old Citizens, Lancing

Other sports played: Running

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Name: Sam Mcloughlin

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: Old Salopians

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Member of Old Salopians EFA Trophy winning teams 2020 and 2022.

Name: Steve Kaaber Gore

First played for North Oxford: 2019

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Name: Kirby Clayton

First played for North Oxford: 2019

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Dossi Dish winner at the 2021 Mixed Championships

Name: Alex Abrahams

First played for North Oxford: 2019

Other teams played for: Lancing; Brigands

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Runner-up 2019 Under 25 Tournament; Member of the NOEFC Boughton Bowl winning team 2021

Name: Toby Bush

First played for North Oxford: 2019

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Name: Tom Hoskins

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: Old Edwardians

Other sports played: Hockey, Cricket, Table Tennis, Paume Artignoscaise

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Winner of the 2019 Mike Fenn Plate at the Aberconway Cup

Name: Noah Caplin

First played for North Oxford: 2018

Other teams played for: Oxford University

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Oxford University Half-Blue; Under 25 Champion 2020, 2021 and 2022; Kinnaird Cup semi-finalist 2021 and 2022; Northern Tournament finalist 2022; Member of the NOEFC Boughton Bowl winning team 2021. EFA Young Player of the Year 2022.

Name: Colin Turnbull

First played for North Oxford: 2014

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Winner of the 2018 Mike Fenn Plate at the Aberconway Cup

Name: Gael Guetard

First played for North Oxford: 2021

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Name: Jack Flowers

First played for North Oxford: 2015

Other teams played for: Oxford University, Old Salopians

Other sports played: Football

Favourite shot: The volley from back court over the buttress, that inevitably goes in the pot

Favourite courts: Iffley Road

Greatest achievements in Fives: Captain of Oxford University EFC 2014 and 2016; earning a place on the player profile page of the NOEFC website!

Name: Anna Platz

First played for North Oxford: 2017

Other teams played for: Stowe School

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Favourite shot: The serve over the top into the right hand court at Summer Fields

Favourite courts: Stowe

Greatest achievement in Fives: Being even noisier than Faye on court

Name: Barnaby Kelly

First played for North Oxford: 2010

Other teams played for: Old Etonians

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Former keeper of Fives at Eton

Name: Annie Calderbank

First played for North Oxford: 2019

Other teams played for: Cambridge University; Oxford University

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Greatest achievement in Fives: Captain CUEFC 2018