1952 Western Australian Claxton Shield baseball champions with the Shield
The black and white photograph shows members of the 1952 Western Australian Claxton Shield baseball champions team holding the Claxton Shield trophy. Team members are (L-R): Alex Barras (captain-coach), Basil Rigg (short stop), Jim Dore (2nd base), George Dickinson (pitcher), Brian Crutchett (pitcher) and Roy Gooch (catcher).
The 1952 Claxton Shield was the 13th annual Claxton Shield championship series, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held in Perth, Western Australia from August 2-10 at the WACA Oval. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The series was won for the first time by hosts Western Australia.
Details
Details
Western Australia joined the interstate Claxton Shield baseball competition in 1937. At the 1952 series they won their first championship title. In this photograph the coach Alex Barras and team players Basil Rigg, Jim Dore, George Dickinson, Brian Crutchett and Roy Gooch admire the Claxton Shield trophy.
During the carnival WA pitcher Charlie Puckett broke an Australian record when he pitched without change for 16 innings against Victoria. Puckett struck out the Victorian side 11 times and held it to eight safe hits. W.A. won the game 1-0. Puckett's hit in the 16th innings was also responsible for the winning run of the game. The duration of the game was also an Australian record for the series at 3¾ hours.
When the All-Australian team was chosen following the championship, five Western Australians were included; namely Don Callanan, Jim Dore, George Dickinson, Charlie Puckett and Ben Shom.
National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49045575]
National Library of Australia [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49046048]
This photograph is a copy of the original, loaned to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Brian Crutchett's son Eddie Crutchett.
The photograph is significant because it records the first time a Western Australian baseball team held the Claxton Shield as Australian baseball champions.
More items like this
Other items from Baseball WA
-
1967-68 West Australian Baseball League & West Australian Junior Baseball League Fixtures
-
1947 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1960 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1961 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1957 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1959 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1966 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1956 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
1955 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
Western Australian baseball team – 1952 Claxton Shield Series champions
-
1951 Western Australian Claxton Shield Series baseball team
-
Western Australian Baseball League catch card
Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->
