Norrie Claxton

Norman Claxton

• Born November 2, 1877 in North Adelaide, South Australia Australia
• Died December 5, 1951 in North Adelaide, South Australia Australia

Biographical Information

Norrie Claxton was a champion sprinter in Australia and also played baseball, football and cricket. He was the first president of the South Australian Baseball League (1913-1929). In 1934, he presented the Claxton Shield prize to the top state baseball team in Australia; the event was held annually until 2010, except for a 12-year break when the Australian Baseball League and International Baseball League of Australia existed. In 2005, he was one of the initial inductees into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame.

Sources

• Australian Hall of Fame
• Wikipedia