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Location | Duncan Road, Sheldon, Queensland, Australia |
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Coordinates | 27°34′1″S 153°13′12″E / 27.56694°S 153.22000°E |
Owner | Queensland Government |
Field size | Left Field – 330 feet (101 m) Center Field – 395 feet (120 m) Right Field – 330 feet (101 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1995 |
Renovated | 2000 |
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Redlands Baseball Club Claxton Shield |
John Murray Field is home to Redlands Baseball Club in Sheldon, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a fully fenced and regulation size field with field level fenced dugouts, 2 bullpens, 2 indoor battery cages with an automated pitching machine, an air-conditioned scorers box. Floodlighting is of AAA standard and has hosted trial games for various countries including the Netherlands, Italy and United States.[1] Opposite to John Murray Field is the Tony Street Field which serves as a playing field for juniors and minor league senior teams as well as a warm up and training field.
Redlands has hosted the Claxton Shield 2008 for the Queensland Rams and will host three Claxton Shield 2009 games.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Redlands Baseball Club History Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Claxton Shield 2009