1966 Claxton Shield Series baseball - signed
c. 1966A white leather baseball with red stitching to the seams. Handwritten on the ball are 18 faded signatures of the 1966 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series team, coach and manager. Results of two of Western Australia's games in the Series are also handwritten on the ball.
The ball was made in Australia; however, the manufacturer's mark is indistinct.
This signed baseball is a game ball from the 1966 Claxton Shield Series held in Adelaide, South Australia from July 28 to August 6. The results of two of Western Australia's winning games are handwritten on the ball: on 31st July 1966 at Glenelg Baseball Ground, WA defeated New South Wales 3 runs to 2; and on 3rd August 1966, at Norwood Oval, they triumphed over Victoria, 7 runs to 5.
The ball also bears the signatures of the Western Australian team, their coach and manager:
Dale Hughes, Terry Lean, Nick Mallett, Graeme Menner, Kevin Parry, Colin Trezona, Ray Cook, Ian Scarman, Colin Smith, Ernie Mews, Ken Barker, Kevin Peart, Grenville Kelly, Lindsay Moyle, Colin Guest, Brian Carne, Max Coe (Coach), Don Callanan (Manager).
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[Signatures]
'Kevin Peart'
'Ernie Mews'
'Colin Trezona'
'Ken Barker'
'Don Callanan'
'Ian Scarman'
'Ray Cook'
'Colin Guest'
'Grenville Kelly'
'Max Coe'
'Lindsay Moyle'
'Terry Lean'
'Colin Smith'
'Brian Carne'
'Graeme Menner'
'Dale Hughes'
'Nick Mallet'
'Kevin Parry'
[Handwritten inscriptions]
'WA defeated NSW 3-2 Sunday 31st July 1966'
'WA defeated Vic 7-5 Wednesday 3rd Aug 1966'
[Manufacturing stamp]
'Made in Australia by'
Grenville Kelly was a pitcher in the 1966 Western Australian team that competed in the Australian Claxton Shield baseball series in Adelaide. It was his second series, after playing in the 1964 championship in Melbourne, Victoria.
Kelly donated the ball to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives at a Claxton Shield reunion held at Empire Ballpark in Perth in 2024. It is a valued addition to the Museum's collection.
This is an item of historic and social significance to Western Australian baseball from an Australian interstate tournament. It is a rare item of memorabilia, made more so by the signatures of the Western Australian team, and comes with impeccable provenance.
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