1938 Claxton Shield
| 1938 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 – 13 August |
| Host(s) | Western Australia Perth, Western Australia |
| Teams | 4 |
| Defending champions | File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales (2nd title) |
| 1st runner-up | File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia |
| 2nd runner-up | File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia |
The 1938 Claxton Shield was the fifth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at the WACA Ground[1] and Subiaco Oval[2] in Perth from 3 to 13 August, the first time Perth had hosted the Shield. New South Wales won the Shield for the second time, successfully defending their title from the previous year. Hosts Western Australia had their best finish, losing to New South Wales in the final to finish second overall. The other participating teams were Victoria and South Australia.[3][4]
Format
[edit | edit source]As had been the case in the 1937 tournament, the four teams played a round-robin schedule, meeting each other team once, with two competition points were on offer in each game. The points were awarded as follows:
- Win – two points
- Tie – one point
- Loss – no points
At the end of these preliminary games, the top two teams played each other to determine the champions, while the remaining two teams faced each other to determine third place. In the event of a tie between teams in terms of points, the tiebreaker used would have been the net runs for and against, with the team achieving the greater value placing in the higher position.
Results
[edit | edit source]Preliminaries
[edit | edit source]| Team | Points | Wins | Ties | Losses | For-Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | +4 |
| File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | -1 |
| File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | +5 |
| File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | -8 |
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| 6 August 1937 | Victoria File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg | 0 – 7 | File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia | Western Australia WACA Ground |
| 6 August 1937 | New South Wales File:Flag of New South Wales.svg | 4 – 0 | File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia | Western Australia WACA Ground |
| 9 August 1937 | New South Wales File:Flag of New South Wales.svg | 2 – 3 | File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria | Western Australia Subiaco Oval |
| 9 August 1937 | South Australia File:Flag of South Australia.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia | Western Australia Subiaco Oval |
| 11 August 1937 | Western Australia File:Flag of Western Australia.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria | Western Australia WACA Ground |
| 11 August 1937 | South Australia File:Flag of South Australia.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales | Western Australia WACA Ground |
Finals
[edit | edit source]Third place final
[edit | edit source]| 13 August 1937 | Victoria File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg | 0 – 9 | File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia | Western Australia Subiaco Oval |
Championship game
[edit | edit source]| 13 August 1937 | Western Australia File:Flag of Western Australia.svg | 0 – 2 | File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales | Western Australia Subiaco Oval |
| 1938 Claxton Shield Champions |
|---|
| File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales 2nd title |
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Clark 2003, pp.52–4
- ^ Harris 2009, p.27
Bibliography
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