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unusual facts about Claxton Shield


Sydney Storm

The franchise featured in every post season throughout its existence and won the Claxton Shield once.


2009 Claxton Shield

The 2009 Diamond Anniversary Claxton Shield was the 75-year anniversary of the Claxton Shield and was held from 2 December 2008 to 8 February 2009 and was the Shield's Diamond anniversary.

2010–11 Australian Baseball League season

It came 12 years after the old Australian Baseball League ceased and is the successor of the mostly amateur Claxton Shield competition that has been played since 1934.

Gunnah Mollah

He went on to be a member of the first Queensland team to participate in the Claxton Shield in 1939.

Ron Sharpe

Sharpe was one of the first players in the Claxton Shield, helping South Australia to victory in the inaugural 1934 Claxton Shield as well as 1935 where he pitched 15 innings in the final against New South Wales and the 1936 Claxton Shield.


see also

2009 Claxton Shield team rosters

The 2009 Claxton Shield was the 56th edition of the premier baseball competition in Australia, contested between teams representing the five mainland states: New South Wales Patriots, Queensland Rams, defending champions Perth Heat (representing the state of Western Australia), South Australia and Victoria Aces.

Gunnah Mollah

He went on to coach Queensland in 1955 and 1956 and umpired many games including Claxton Shield, a friendly series against the Tokyo Giants and the 1956 Olympics Baseball.

After World War II, Gunnah represented Queensland in friendly series against New South Wales, but did not play in the Claxton Shield again due to Queensland not participating in the tournament again until 1950.