The 1939 Claxton Shield was the sixth annual

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, an Australian national

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tournament. It was held at Richmond Cricket Ground, Albert Ground,

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and

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from 29 July to 5 August, the second time Melbourne had hosted the Shield.

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won the Shield for the third time, successfully defending their title from the previous two years.

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joined the other four states for the first time in the tournament. The other participating teams were Victoria,

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and

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. It was also the first year an

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was picked primarily based on the Championships.

Format

As had been the case in the

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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

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used would have been the net runs for and against, with the team achieving the greater value placing in the higher position.

Results

Preliminaries

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Finals

Third place final

Championship game

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All-Australian team

At the conclusion of the tournament, representatives from the Australian Baseball Council selected an All-Australian team. Though the selected team did not actually play together, it was the first time an Australian team had been selected.

References

Bibliography

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