Eton fives, a derivative of the British game of fives, is a handball game, similar to Rugby fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court. The object is to force the other team to fail to hit the ball 'up' off the front wall, using any variety of wall or ledge combinations as long as the ball is played 'up' before it bounces twice. Eton fives is an uncommon sport, with only a few courts, most of them as part of the facilities of the independent schools in the United Kingdom.
Outdoor Eton fives court at High Elms Country Park
The buttress, step and ledges on the High Elms Country Park court, recreating an arbitrary architectural detail of the Eton College chapel
Fives is an English handball sport derived from jeu de paume, similar to the games of handball, Basque pelota, and squash. The game is played in both singles and doubles teams, in an either three- or four-sided court.
A game of Rugby fives in progress
Fives wall in South Petherton, Somerset
Fives courts at Eton
A buttress at the High Elms Country Park Eton fives courts