1966 Claxton Shield

January 2018 May 2020 1966 South Australia Adelaide, SA Victoria Victoria 5 South Australia 9 Victoria 1965 1967 The 1966 Claxton Shield was the 27th annual Claxton Shield, it was held in Adelaide, South Australia. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by South Australia who finished ahead of Victoria on run percentage for their 9th title.Clark Joe A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game https://books.google.com/books?id=rIXGQra02mAC&pg=PP1 5 April 2010 2003 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln, NE, United States 0-8032-6440-2 refClark The standard of the tournament was of poor quality with 114 errors committed over the 20 games. The 1966 Shield also marked the start of modern Australian players getting signed to the Major League system with Neil Page of South Australia getting signed to the Cincinnati Reds and Sid Thompson from New South Wales signing with the Philadelphia Phillies. Both players were released at the end of the 1967 Major League Baseball season.Major League Contract Records: 1945-1972 National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Cooperstown, New York References Claxton Shield Claxton Shield Category:Claxton Shield Category:July 1966 sports events in Australia Category:August 1966 sports events in Australia