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Signed baseball from 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series

c. 1950
Overview

A baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series. The brown leather ball has red and black stitched seams. Handwritten in black ink are signatures of team members from the five competing State teams.

Historical information

The 1950 Claxton Shield was the 11th annual Claxton Shield; it was held in Sydney, New South Wales from July 29 to August 5. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by New South Wales, their fifth Shield title.

Queensland secured its first Claxton Shield win on July 30 when they defeated Western Australia 2–1 in a 15-inning game. At that time, it was the longest Shield game in history and was played in front of 10,000 spectators who braved the rainy July weather.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Claxton_Shield]

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.294
Item type
Souvenirs
Sports Equipment
Themes
People
Social History
Sport
Material
Leather
Threads
Width
7.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

1950
WA
SA
VIC
NSW
QLD
Signatures of team members

Contextual Information

This baseball, donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Western Australian team member George Dickinson, is signed by players from all five competing States. The Western Australian signatures are: G. Shom (Capt.), E.C. Halse (Mgr), G. Dickinson, A. Hickinbotham (Vice-capt.), R. Gooch, A. Bell, R. Frankish, W. Gill, R. Booth, R. Dellar, R. Featherby, B. Jeffreys, J. Dore.

Three members of the Western Australian team were selected in the 1950 All-Australia team. They were A. Hickinbotham (catcher), A. Bell (first base) and G. Dickinson (utility).

National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47879163]

Keywords
Australian Baseball Championships
Western Australian Baseball Team
Claxton Shield 1950
Commemorative Baseball
Sydney, New South Wales
George Dickinson
Signatures
Year
c. 1950
Statement of significance

This is a rare and well-preserved baseball from Western Australia's participation in the 1950 national championships. The clear signatures of players from the five competing Australian states, gives the item historic and social significance. It has excellent provenance.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Signed baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series
Western Australian team signatures on a baseball from the
1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Sydney.
Signed baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series
South Australian team signatures on a baseball from the
1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Sydney.
Signed baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series
New South Wales team signatures on a baseball from the
1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Sydney.
Signed baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series
Victorian team signatures on a baseball from the
1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Sydney.
Signed baseball from the 1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series
Queensland team signatures on a baseball from the
1950 Australian Baseball Championship Series held in Sydney.

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