1964 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team

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Overview

A black and white photograph of the Western Australian 1964 state baseball team that competed in the interstate Claxton Shield Championships series.

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The 1964 Claxton Shield was the 25th annual Claxton Shield, an Australian interstate baseball championships. It was held at the Albert Park in Melbourne, Victoria. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series final was between South Australia and Victoria, with South Australia defeating the Victorians, led by newcomer Ian Chappell who drove in seven runs in the final alone.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Claxton_Shield]

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This photograph, reproduced from the program of the 1964 Claxton Shield Series, records the images and names of the team that represented Western Australia that baseball series.

They are (L-R): Back row: Rus Stewart, Colin Trezona, John Kelly, Merv Muggleton (Coach), Brian Muggleton, Graeme Menner, Bob O’Rourke (Manager).
Centre row: Geoff Bennett, Dale Hughes, Grenville Kelly, Ron Thornton, John Farrant.
Front row: Charlie Hodder, Kevin Parry, Des Ward, Rodney Byrne, Bernie Bryer.
Absent: John Braithwaite.

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Western Australian State Baseball Team

Western Australian State Baseball Uniform

Claxton Shield 1964

Baseball WA

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