The 1962 Claxton Shield was the twenty-third annual Claxton Shield

Claxton Shield

The Claxton Shield was the name of the premier baseball competition in Australia held between state-based teams, as well as the name of the trophy awarded to the champion team...

, it was held in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 thanks to a travelling pool to help the eastern states. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by Victoria claiming their sixth Shield title.

It was also the first year that a trophy sponsored by the Helms Foundation be awarded to the best player of the series in honour of South Australian player Ron Sharpe. It was to be called the Helms Award or Ron Sharpe Medal. The inaugural winner of this award was Anthony Strand from New South Wales.

The 1962 Shield was played in the warmer conditions during October, instead of the traditional late July winter period.