George Dickinson's 1952 Australian Baseball Team cap

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Overview

George Dickinson's 1952 Australian Baseball Team cap is made of dark green woollen material and has the Australian coat of arms embroidered on the crown.

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-100-2020.309

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Material

Wool (Textile)

Width

26 cm

Height or length

12 cm

Depth

25 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Sport

Contextual Information

This 1952 all Australian Baseball Team cap 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 cap and 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 Cap

Claxton Shield 1952

Sports Uniform

Western Australian Baseball Team

Baseball WA

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