Gilleys Shield

[1] In 1947, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria participated in the first interstate softball competition in the country.

[1] For the 2009–2010 season the Shield will for the first time admit the New Zealand White Sox team to the competition.

[1][3] They finally won in 1969, repeating their first-place finish again in 1973, 1981 when they shared the title with Victoria, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993.

[3] Between the start of the competition and 1995, New South Wales won a total of nine Gilley Shields.

[5] Between the start of the competition and 1995, Queensland won a total of ten Gilley Shields.

[3] Between the start of the competition and 1995, Victoria won a total of twenty-two Gilley Shields if the 1981 tie with New South Wales is counted.

[3][4] Between 1947 and 1968, the Australian Capital Territory did not win the Mack Gilley Shield.

[4] South Australia hosted the Mack Gilley Shield in Adelaide in 1951, 1956, and 1962.

[1] Western Australia hosted the Mack Gilley Shield in Perth in 1952, 1957, and 1963.

[1] The Australian Capital Territory hosted the Mack Gilley Shield in Canberra in 1965.