George Dickinson's 1952 Australian Baseball Team blazer pocket

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Overview

George Dickinson's 1952 Australian Baseball Team blazer pocket is made of green woollen material. The Australian coat of arms and the name of the team and the year are embroidered on the pocket.

Historical information

The 1952 Claxton Shield baseball tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia from 2-10 August. Four Australian State teams competed - South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Following the conclusion of the championships an all Australian team was chosen. Five of the victorious Western Australian team were selected - D. Callanan, J. Dore, G. Dickinson, C. Puckett and G. Shom.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.310

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Threads

Wool (Textile)

Width

16 cm

Height or length

25 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Australian coat of arms
Australian Baseball Team
1952

Contextual Information

This 1952 all Australian Baseball Team blazer pocket patch belonged to George Dickinson, an outstanding Western Australian team and Australian team member over many years throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. This was his 4th all-Australian team selection and the blazer pocket was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the Dickinson Family.

George's achievements include Claxton Shield Team Member 1936-1939, 1946-1952; Claxton Shield Outstanding Player 1950; Team Australia Member 1947,1948, 1950, 1952; Team Australia Captain 1947. He is an inductee in both the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Baseball WA Hall of Fame.

Keywords

George Dickinson

All Australian Baseball Team

Australian Baseball Team Blazer

Claxton Shield 1952

Western Australian Baseball Team

Sports Uniform

Baseball WA

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